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Tigers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 15, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 15, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 31,885 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: John Shulock |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Left Fielder |
| John Wockenfuss | DH |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Jim Anderson | Shortstop |
| Tom Donohue | Catcher |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 15, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Barr
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Barr
Trammell hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Barr
There goes Whitaker. The throw from Donohue and he is safe. Whitaker steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Barr
There goes Whitaker. The throw from Donohue and he is out, Lansford applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Barr
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Barr
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Donohue and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Barr
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Petry
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Barr
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Barr
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Petry
Baylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Petry
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Petry
There goes Baylor. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Baylor steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Petry
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Petry
Grich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Petry
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Barr
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Barr
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Barr
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Petry
Donohue hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Petry
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Petry
Petry fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Petry. Lansford scores. Ford moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Petry
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Petry
Carew hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Barr
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Barr
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Summers vs. Barr
Summers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi throws the ball in to Carew who tags Summers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Trammell scores. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Barr
Thompson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Barr
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Petry
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Petry
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Petry
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Barr
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Barr
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Barr
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Barr
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Petry
Donohue hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Barr
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Barr
Summers hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Barr
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Petry
Lynn Jones now playing right field.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Petry
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Petry
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Barr
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Barr
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Barr
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Botting
Ralph Botting now pitching.
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Donohue and he is out, Grich applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Botting
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Petry
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Petry
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Petry
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donohue vs. Petry
Donohue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Botting
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Botting
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Botting
Jones bunts towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to third. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Botting
There's a wild pitch. Trammell scores. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Botting
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Botting
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Petry
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Petry
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Barlow
Larry Harlow now playing left field. Mike Barlow now pitching.
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Barlow
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Barlow
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards second. Grich catches it and steps on second to double up Wockenfuss. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Barlow
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Petry
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Underwood
Pat Underwood now pitching.
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Underwood
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Larry Harlow.
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Underwood
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1979 -- Detroit at California (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 2 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 3 1 0 0
LeFlore R, cf 3 1 2 0 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 0
Summers C, rf 3 1 2 2 Baylor D, dh 1 0 0 0
Jones L, rf 0 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Rudi J, lf 3 0 1 0
Morales J, lf 4 0 0 0 Harlow L, lf 0 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, dh 3 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, ph 1 0 0 0
Parrish L, c 4 1 2 0 Grich B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Anderson J, ss 3 0 0 0
Donohue T, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 10 5 28 1 2 0
Detroit 000 301 110 -- 6
California 001 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Petry D (W)* 8.0 2 1 0 5 4
Underwood P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
California IP H R ER BB SO
Barr J (L) 6.1 8 5 5 2 0
Botting R 1.2 1 1 1 1 3
Barlow M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Trammell A, Petry D
DP -- Detroit 2, California 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, California 6
2B -- Parrish L
HR -- Thompson J, Summers C
SB -- Whitaker L, LeFlore R, Baylor D
CS -- Whitaker L, Rodriguez A
SH -- Jones L
HBP -- by Petry D (Baylor D)
WP -- Botting R
T -- 2:37
A -- 31885
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