The A's rallied for two runs in the ninth inning and snapped the Tigers' six-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory. The A's were held to only three hits in the first eight frames, but put together a single by Dave Revering and double by Mario Guerrero for a run in the fourth to tie the score at 1-1. Jason Thompson homered in the seventh to put the Tigers ahead again.

In the A's ninth, Larry Murray doubled, leading to the departure of Jack Billingham. After John Hiller relieved, Dwayne Murphy walked and Mitchell Page beat out a bunt to load the bases. Jim Essian then grounded into a double play as Murray scored the tying run. Hiller passed Revering to reload the bases before yielding the mound to Fernando Arroyo, who was tagged for the game-winning single by Guerrero. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      1, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .292      Murphy cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .281
  Jones cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   2   .236
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .359        Edwards pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Staub dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .255        Essian c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Summers rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Guerrero ss           4   0   2   2     0   0   .252
Parrish c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .327      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Burke lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Ramirez 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murray rf             1   1   1   0     2   0   .171
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   2     2   5             Totals               28   3   6   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  2,731
Left on Base: Tigers 3, A's 3
DP: Tigers 2, A's 1
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Guerrero (4), Murray (5)
Home Runs: Thompson (5)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (4), Edwards (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (2)
GIDP: Page (4), Essian (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              8     4   2   2   2   3   0  27   2.74
Hiller L(3-4)           0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.78
Arroyo                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8.2   6   3   3   4   3   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(4-0)          9     4   2   2   2   5   1  32   1.10
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   5   1  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker flied
out to center; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Page
grounded out (second to first); Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub flied out to right; Thompson popped to third
in foul territory; Summers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to
right; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Mankowski
struck out; Trammell singled to center; Trammell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke flied out to right; Ramirez flied out to
left; Murray walked; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to left; Kemp
singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page flied out to left; Newman struck out;
Revering singled to right; Guerrero doubled to center [Revering
scored, Guerrero out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers walked; Parrish walked [Summers to second];
Mankowski hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Summers
out at third]; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross flied out to left; Burke struck out;
Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker flied
out to center; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray walked; On a bunt Murphy grounded out
(catcher unassisted) [Murray stayed at first]; Dwayne Murphy
called for interference for running into his own batted
ball; Page grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub made an out to third; Thompson homered;
Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish reached on an
error by Guerrero [Parrish to second]; Mankowski flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman singled to left; EDWARDS RAN FOR NEWMAN;
Revering lined to right; Edwards was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Trammell was
called out on strikes; LeFlore lined to shortstop; Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: JONES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Gross flied
out to right; Burke grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to center; Staub grounded out (first
to pitcher); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murray doubled to left; HILLER REPLACED
BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Murphy walked; Page singled [Murray to
third, Murphy to second]; Essian grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murray scored (no RBI), Murphy
to third, Page out at second]; Revering walked; ARROYO REPLACED
HILLER (PITCHING); Guerrero singled to right [Murphy scored,
Revering to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics
3.