Brian Kingman pitched a three-hitter as the A's breezed to an 8-1 victory over the Tigers. After a two-out single by Dave Revering in the first inning produced a 1-0 lead, the A's clinched the outcome in the second with a two-run triple by Dwayne Murphy and single by Jim Essian. Rob Picciolo singled home another tally in the third and Jeff Newman cracked a three-run homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    21, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
A's          1  3  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 13  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Henderson lf          4   2   2   0     1   0   .251
  Wagner 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Murphy cf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .264
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Essian 3b             5   1   2   1     0   2   .277
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .302      Revering 1b           4   1   2   1     1   1   .282
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Newman c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .238
Summers dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Edwards 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .240
Wockenfuss c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .247
Morales lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Page dh               4   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Jones rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Picciolo ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Brookens 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chris p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   3   1     1   7             Totals               36   8  13   8     3   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  1,563
Left on Base: Tigers 4, A's 8
DP: Tigers 0, A's 0
Errors: Picciolo, Kingman
Triples: Brookens (2), Murphy (3)
Home Runs: Newman (21)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chris L(2-1)            1.2   6   4   4   2   2   0  13   7.24
Underwood               6.1   7   4   4   1   6   1  27   4.79
Totals                  8    13   8   8   3   8   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman W(4-4)          9     3   1   1   1   7   0  32   3.97
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   7   0  32

Wild Pitches: Chris (2)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker flied out to left; Trammell flied out to
right; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Essian struck out;
Revering singled [Henderson scored]; Newman singled [Revering to
third]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Summers singled;
Wockenfuss struck out; Morales made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (third to first); Page
singled; Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson walked
[Page to second]; Murphy tripled [Page scored, Henderson
scored]; Essian singled [Murphy scored]; Chris threw a wild
pitch [Essian to second]; Revering walked; UNDERWOOD REPLACED
CHRIS (PITCHING); Newman made an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Jones grounded out (second to first); Brookens flied
out to center; Whitaker reached on an error by Kingman [Whitaker
to second]; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled; Edwards stole second; Armas
struck out; Page flied out to center [Edwards to third];
Picciolo singled [Edwards scored]; Henderson flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 5.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
was called out on strikes; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Essian
singled; Revering singled [Essian to second]; Newman homered
[Essian scored, Revering scored]; Edwards struck out; Armas
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 8.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Morales popped to
catcher in foul territory; Jones singled [Jones to second (error
by Picciolo)]; Brookens tripled [Jones scored]; Whitaker struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: WAGNER REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); Page
grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo grounded out (second
to first); Henderson singled; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore struck out;
Thompson walked; Summers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian struck out; Revering flied out to center;
Newman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; Morales was
called out on strikes; Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Armas
struck out; Page singled; Picciolo made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to center; Wagner flied out to
right; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
walked; Essian flied out to right; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Summers made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 8.