Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1979 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore dh 3 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Wockenfuss lf 4 0 1 0
Parrish c 3 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 2 1
Putman 1b 3 0 1 0
Wagner ss 3 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 4 0 1 0
Money 3b 4 1 2 0
Cooper 1b 1 0 1 1
  Wohlford pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0
Oglivie lf,1b 3 0 1 1
Lezcano rf 4 0 2 1
Bando dh 3 0 0 0
Yount ss 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Travers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 10 3
Detroit 000 000 010141
Milwaukee 000 201 00x3101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  L (0-1) 7.1 10 3 3 1 2
  Tobik   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
1
3
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Travers  W (6-4) 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
4

  E–Petry (1), Thomas (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Putman (1,off Travers), Milwaukee Cooper (23,off Petry); Oglivie (12,off Petry).  HR–Detroit Rodriguez (4,8th inning off Travers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cooper (3,off Petry); Martinez (5,off Petry); Wohlford (4,off Petry).  IBB–Oglivie (10,by Petry).  IBB–Petry (1,Oglivie).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:15.  A–39,141.
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