Jack Morris scattered nine hits as the Tigers posted a 3-1 verdict over the A's. A single by Lou Whitaker, walk to Rusty Staub and RBI single by Jason Thompson netted the Tigers a run in the first inning. They picked up two more tallies in the fourth on a single by Phil Mankowski, a sacrifice bunt, fielder's choice grounder by Ron LeFlore, single by Whitaker, RBI single by Steve Kemp and run-scoring single by Staub. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, June      11, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2
Tigers       1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murphy cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .285      LeFlore cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .304
Murray rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .192      Whitaker 2b           5   2   2   0     0   1   .305
Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   2   .232      Kemp lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .350
Newman 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Staub dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .231
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .273
Essian c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Summers rf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Bryant lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .167        Morales ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Ramirez 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
  Revering ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .176
  Edwards pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .252
  Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Keough p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     1   4             Totals               31   3   9   3     6   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 15,625
Left on Base: A's 8, Tigers 11
DP: A's 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Newman, Picciolo, Rodriguez, Morris
Stolen Bases: Murray (3), LeFlore (29)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (2)
GIDP: Ramirez (1), Bryant (4), Whitaker (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(4-1)          3.2   7   3   3   4   0   0  22   1.49
Lacey                   3.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  12   4.57
Keough                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.21
Totals                  8     9   3   3   6   2   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris W(4-2)           9     9   1   1   1   4   0  36   3.68
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Parrish (9)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray
singled to left; Page singled to right [Murray to second];
Newman struck out; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Picciolo; LeFlore was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitaker singled
to center; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to
second]; Staub walked; Thompson singled to left [Whitaker
scored, Staub to third]; Summers walked [Thompson to second];
Parrish flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian walked; Bryant flied out to right; Ramirez
forced Essian (third to second); Picciolo forced Ramirez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Trammell walked; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell to second];
Whitaker grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy made an out to second; Murray grounded out
(first to pitcher); Page popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp walked; Staub reached on an error by Newman
[Kemp to third]; Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp
out at home (first to third to catcher), Staub to second];
Summers forced Thompson (first to shortstop) [Staub to third];
Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman singled; Parrish allowed a passed ball
[Newman to second]; Gross popped to catcher in foul territory;
Essian singled [Newman to third]; Bryant singled [Newman scored,
Essian to third]; Ramirez grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bryant out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski singled; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore reached on a
fielder's choice [Mankowski out at third (pitcher to third)];
Whitaker singled [LeFlore to third]; Kemp singled [LeFlore
scored, Whitaker to second]; Staub singled [Whitaker scored,
Kemp to third]; LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo made an out to second; Murphy singled;
Murphy was picked off first but was safe on an error by Morris
[Murphy to second]; Murray singled [Murphy to third]; Murray
stole second; Page struck out; Newman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers struck out; Parrish walked; Mankowski flied
out to center; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Gross
grounded out (second to first); Essian struck out; Bryant
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker
struck out; Kemp flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers
3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
flied out to center; Murphy singled; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson walked; MORALES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Morales
flied out to right; Parrish lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Thompson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Page was
called out on strikes; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: KEOUGH REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded
out (third to first); Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore
singled; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian reached on an error by Rodriguez; Bryant
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Essian out at
second]; REVERING BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Revering singled; EDWARDS
RAN FOR REVERING; GUERRERO BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Guerrero forced
Edwards (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Tigers 3.