The combined four-hit pitching by Milt Wilcox and Aurelio Lopez carried the Tigers to a 4-1 decision over the Indians. The Tigers scored twice in the fourth inning on doubles by Alan Trammell, Jerry Morales and Lance Parrish and registered their final two runs in the eighth on sacrifice flies by Steve Kemp and John Wockenfuss. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  1
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      LeFlore dh            3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Norris cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Trammell ss           2   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281        Peters ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
Harrah 3b,ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .283        Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Morales rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .215
Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .273        Kemp ph,lf          0   0   0   1     0   0   .318
Hassey c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Wockenfuss 1b         3   0   0   1     0   0   .270
Rosello 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .273        Thompson 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Parrish c             4   0   2   1     0   2   .273
  Alston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Jones lf,rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
  Cox 3b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Brookens 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stegman cf            3   1   0   0     0   0   .182
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   4             Totals               27   4   6   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  8,517
Left on Base: Indians 6, Tigers 4
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Harrah, Trammell
Doubles: Trammell (11), Morales (22), Parrish (21), LeFlore (21)
Triples: Hargrove (3)
Home Runs: Hassey (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (69), Trammell (13), Morales (10), Jones (8)
Caught Stealing: Alston (4), Parrish (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (8), Wockenfuss (2)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(14-13)          7     6   4   2   2   3   0  28   4.69
Cruz                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.54
Monge                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.42
Totals                  8     6   4   2   3   4   0  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(12-7)          8     4   1   1   2   4   1  29   4.40
Lopez SV(18)            1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.30
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dallas Parks


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Norris
walked; Bonds made an out to second; Harrah walked [Norris to
second]; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Trammell walked [LeFlore to second];
LeFlore stole third and Trammell stole second; Morales reached
on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Trammell to third]; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Hassey grounded out (second to
first); Rosello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Jones flied out to right;
Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to
center; Norris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stegman
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds reached on an error by Trammell; Harrah lined
into a double play (right to first) [Bonds out at first];
Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell doubled to left; Morales doubled to left
[Trammell scored]; Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first);
Morales stole third; Parrish doubled to left [Morales scored];
Parrish was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Jones
singled to right; Jones stole second; Brookens was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson flied out to left; Hassey grounded out
(second to first); Rosello singled to right; Veryzer was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Stegman grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove tripled to center; Norris flied out to
left; Bonds struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell flied out to right; Morales grounded out
(third to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
left; Hassey homered; Rosello flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish singled to left; Jones made an out to first;
Brookens struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: ALSTON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Alston singled to
center; Hargrove flied out to center; Norris grounded out
(second to first) [Alston to second]; Alston was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: COX REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 3B); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Stegman reached on an error by Harrah;
LeFlore doubled to left [Stegman to third]; CRUZ REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); PETERS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Peters walked; KEMP
BATTED FOR MORALES; MONGE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Kemp hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Stegman scored (unearned), LeFlore to
third]; Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored
(unearned)]; Parrish struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING SS); KEMP STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); THOMPSON REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B);
JONES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Bonds made an out to second; Harrah walked; Thornton
flied out to left; Johnson walked [Harrah to second]; Hassey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Tigers 4.