California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1979 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the California Angels 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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California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 12

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
  Davis rf 0 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 1 0
Downing c 4 0 1 1
  Donohue pr,c 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thon 2b 1 0 0 0
Clark lf 4 1 1 0
Miller cf 3 0 0 0
  Harlow cf 1 0 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 1 1
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Botting p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 2 3 1
Trammell ss 3 1 1 2
  Wagner ss 1 0 1 0
LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1
Kemp dh 3 1 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 2 1 1
Summers rf 1 3 1 2
  Jones ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Morales lf,rf 5 2 2 3
Wockenfuss c 3 0 1 1
Brookens 3b 4 0 1 1
Robbins p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
  Chris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 13 12
California 100 010 000280
Detroit 026 120 01x12131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase  L (9-9) 2.1 4 6 6 5 0
  Botting   5.2 9 6 6 3 4
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
8
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Robbins  W (3-2) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Tobik   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Chris   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
6

  E–Whitaker (8).  DP–California 1, Detroit 1.  2B–California Clark (1,off Robbins), Detroit Morales (19,off Aase).  3B–Detroit LeFlore (7,off Aase).  HR–Detroit Summers (17,4th inning off Botting 0 on, 2 out); Trammell (4,5th inning off Botting 1 on, 2 out); Thompson (17,8th inning off Botting 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Campaneris (2,off Robbins).  SB–Campaneris (11,2nd base off Tobik/Wockenfuss).  WP–Tobik 2 (3).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:29.  A–19,178.
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