Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers
August 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1979 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 9

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 5 0 1 0
Jones cf 5 1 1 1
Paciorek 1b 4 4 3 0
Horton dh 5 1 2 2
Roberts lf 3 0 1 1
Valentine rf 3 1 2 1
  Simpson rf 1 0 0 0
Stein B. 3b 5 1 1 3
Cox c 4 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 1 0
Mendoza ss 4 0 1 0
  Bochte ph 1 0 0 0
Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
  Stein R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 2 1 0
Trammell ss 2 2 1 2
Kemp dh 4 2 2 2
Wockenfuss 1b 1 0 1 0
  Thompson ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Morales lf 4 1 1 2
Jones rf 4 0 1 1
Brookens 3b 3 1 1 0
Putman c 3 0 1 0
  Summers ph 1 1 1 1
  Parrish c 0 0 0 0
Wagner 2b 2 0 0 1
  Whitaker ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 10 9
Seattle 101 033 0008132
Detroit 101 130 21x9101
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley   3.0 3 2 1 3 2
  Montague   1.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Stein  L (2-3) 3.2 3 3 3 1 5
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
5
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood   5.0 9 5 5 2 3
  Hiller   1.1 3 3 3 4 0
  Tobik  W (2-4) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
6

  E–Paciorek (1), Cox (6), Wagner (8).  DP–Seattle 1.  PB–Putman (1).  2B–Detroit Morales (18,off Montague).  HR–Seattle B Stein (5,5th inning off Underwood 2 on, 2 out); R Jones (21,6th inning off Hiller 0 on, 2 out); Horton (25,6th inning off Hiller 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Kemp (24,7th inning off R Stein 1 on, 0 out); Summers (16,8th inning off R Stein 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Roberts (6,by Underwood).  SF–Wagner (2,off Montague).  SB–LeFlore 2 (64,2nd base off Rawley/Cox 2); Brookens (7,2nd base off Rawley/Cox); Morales (7,3rd base off R Stein/Cox).  CS–Trammell (11,2nd base by Rawley/Cox).  IBB–Underwood (1,Roberts).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:46.  A–31,770.
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