4/13/1979, ROC79-FRA79, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1979 Forest Citys 5 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 6 21 21 0 11 1 1979 Tigers 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 8 15 2 11 0 Forest Citys AB R H BI AVG Tigers AB R H BI AVG Moreno cf 6 3 2 0 .333 Frias ss 6 1 2 0 .207 Whitaker 2b 5 2 2 4 .400 Rodriguez,A 3b 5 0 0 0 .179 Lowenstein 3b 6 1 1 0 .167 Wockenfuss 1b 4 2 2 2 .412 Wagner ph 1 0 1 3 1.000 Nordhagen ph 1 0 0 0 .267 Lezcano rf 4 3 3 0 .750 Kingman,D lf 4 3 4 1 .325 Valentine,B ph 1 1 1 0 1.000 Robinson,Bi cf 4 1 3 2 .250 Cromartie lf 6 4 5 4 .833 Norman,D rf 4 1 1 3 .200 Buckner 1b 5 1 2 2 .400 Dillard 2b 0 0 0 0 .308 DeJesus ss 6 4 2 3 .333 Edwards,M ph 4 0 1 0 .167 Benedict c 3 2 1 2 .333 Alexander,G c 4 0 1 0 .231 Lerch p 2 0 0 1 .000 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 2 0 1 2 .500 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez,W p 1 0 0 0 .000 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 .132 48 21 21 21 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 .000 McCovey ph 1 0 1 0 .167 Rajsich p 1 0 0 0 .000 Smith,R ph 1 0 0 0 .333 41 8 15 8 Forest Citys INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Lerch 4.1 8 6 6 5 3 91 51 12.46 Hassler W 1-0 3.1 4 2 2 0 5 45 32 5.40 Hernandez,W 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 14 10 0.00 9.0 15 8 8 5 8 150 93 Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Messersmith L 0-1 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 20 10 67.50 Owchinko 3.1 4 2 2 2 4 56 33 4.38 Hartzell 1.0 4 4 1 0 0 19 12 2.66 Rajsich 4.0 9 10 9 6 2 99 58 13.50 9.0 21 21 17 9 6 194 113 ROC: Valentine,B batted for Lezcano in the 9th Wagner batted for Lowenstein in the 9th Wagner moved to 3b in the 9th Valentine,B moved to rf in the 9th FRA: Edwards,M batted for Dillard in the 2nd Edwards,M moved to 2b in the 3rd Poquette batted for Owchinko in the 4th McCovey batted for Hartzell in the 5th Nordhagen batted for Wockenfuss in the 8th Nordhagen moved to rf in the 9th Robinson,Bi moved to 1b in the 9th Norman,D moved to cf in the 9th Smith,R batted for Rajsich in the 9th E-Alexander,G, Edwards,M. 2B-Moreno(1), Whitaker(1), DeJesus(1), Wagner(1), Frias(3), Kingman,D(2). 3B-Moreno(1), Robinson,Bi(2). HR-Cromartie(1), Buckner(1), DeJesus(1), Wockenfuss 2(2), Kingman,D(10), Norman,D(1). RBI-Whitaker 4(4), Cromartie 4(4), Buckner 2(2), DeJesus 3(3), Benedict 2(2), Lerch(1), Hassler 2(2), Wagner 3(3), Wockenfuss 2(5), Kingman,D(17), Robinson,Bi 2(6), Norman,D 3(3). K-Moreno 2, Lowenstein 2, Lerch, Hassler, Frias, Rodriguez,A 2, Robinson,Bi, Norman,D 2, Rajsich, Nordhagen. BB-Moreno, Whitaker 2, Lezcano, Cromartie, Benedict 3, Valentine,B, Kingman,D, Robinson,Bi, Norman,D, Alexander,G, Edwards,M. SF-Lerch. CI-Buckner. GWRBI: Cromartie Temperature: 59, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 3 MPH. 4/13/1979, ROC79-FRA79, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1979 Forest Citys 5 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 6 21 21 0 11 1 1979 Tigers 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 8 15 2 11 0 Forest Citys -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Moreno cf 1>8 2>T 4>k D.1-3 43.2-3;1-2 Whitaker 2b 8 S.3-H W D.3-H;2-H 7 Lowenstein 3b S k k 7 7>43 Wagner ph Lezcano rf W.1-2 note 1 7 6>Rajsich S S Valentine,B ph Cromartie lf HR.2-H;1-H S.3-H 5>Hartzell S.1-3 S.1-3 S Buckner 1b HR 13 53.1-2 note 2 S.3-H;1-2 DeJesus ss HR 3>63 e4.2-3;B-1 note 3 4 Benedict c Owchinko 9 S.3-H;1-3 W.1-2 W.2-3;1-2 W Lerch p 7 k 7/SF.3-H Hassler p note 4 k Hernandez,W p 1: S.1-3;Bx2(74) 2: CI.1-2;B-1(e2) 3: 64/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 4: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Frias ss 1>7 k D 63.2-3;1-2 8>S Rodriguez,A 3b 6 3>k 63 7 k Wockenfuss 1b HR 7 5>HR 6>43 Nordhagen ph k Kingman,D lf S W D HR S.1-3 Robinson,Bi cf T.1-H W.1-2 S.2-3 k note 1 S.3-H;1-3 Norman,D rf k W.2-3;1-2 HR.3-H;1-H k 7 Dillard 2b Edwards,M ph 2>W 63 43 7>9 9>S Alexander,G c 3/g.1-2 4>8 W 9 S.1-2 Messersmith p Owchinko p 13.2-3 Poquette ph 3/g Hartzell p McCovey ph Hassler S.1-2 Rajsich p k Smith,R ph note 2 1: Hernandez,W 2: 643/gdp.2-3 Forest Citys -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Moreno cf 8>k W.1-2 Whitaker 2b 9 note 1 Lowenstein 3b 13 Wagner ph note 2 Lezcano rf Valentine,B ph 9>S W Cromartie lf W.1-2 13 Buckner 1b 7 DeJesus ss D.2-H;1-3 Benedict c note 3 Lerch p Hassler p Hernandez,W p 4/L 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: D.3-H;2-H;1-H 3: FC.3-H;2-3;B-1 Tigers -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Frias ss 8 Rodriguez,A 3b Wockenfuss 1b Nordhagen ph Kingman,D lf Robinson,Bi cf Norman,D rf Dillard 2b Edwards,M ph Alexander,G c Messersmith p Owchinko p Poquette ph Hartzell p McCovey ph Rajsich p Smith,R ph Forest Citys IN OUT ER Tigers IN OUT ER Lerch A1 C8 6 Messersmith A1 A7 5 L 0-1 Hassler C9 E4 2 W 1-0 Owchinko A8 C4 2 Hernandez,W E5 F1 0 Hartzell C5 D3 1 Rajsich D4 G5 9 4/13/1979, ROC79-FRA79, Tiger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1979 Forest Citys 5 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 6 21 21 0 11 1 1979 Tigers 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 8 15 2 11 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Forest Citys batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Moreno flied out to center (BFX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Whitaker flied out to center (BX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Lowenstein lined a single to right (BX) 0-0 2 1-- 32 Lezcano walked, Lowenstein to second (1CBSBFB>B) 0-0 2 12- 20 Cromartie homered deep to right center, Lowenstein scored, Lezcano scored (2B2BX) 3-0 2 --- 00 Buckner homered deep down the right field line (X) 4-0 2 --- 10 DeJesus homered deep to right (BX) Owchinko now pitching 5-0 2 --- 31 Benedict walked (BFBBB) 5-0 2 1-- 32 Lerch flied out to left (CBBBC>X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Tigers batting 5-0 0 --- 01 Frias flied out to left (CX) 5-0 1 --- 10 Rodriguez,A popped out to short (BX) 5-0 2 --- 10 Wockenfuss homered deep down the left-field line (BX) 5-1 2 --- 22 Kingman,D lined a single between third and short (BSCFFBX) 5-1 2 1-- 00 Robinson,Bi lined a triple down the right field line, Kingman,D scored (X) 5-2 2 --3 32 Norman,D struck out (CBBBCS) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Forest Citys batting 5-2 0 --- 11 Moreno lined a triple to left center (FBX) 5-2 0 --3 00 Whitaker grounded a single up the middle, Moreno scored (X) 6-2 0 1-- 12 Lowenstein struck out (BFFC) 6-2 1 1-- 01 Lezcano lined a single down the left field line, Whitaker to third, Lezcano out at second (CX) 6-2 2 --3 02 Cromartie reached on an infield single to third, Whitaker scored (CFX) 7-2 2 1-- 12 Buckner grounded out to the mound (CFBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting Edwards,M pinch hitting for Dillard 7-2 0 --- 30 Edwards,M walked (BBBB) 7-2 0 1-- 21 Alexander,G grounded out to first, Edwards,M to second (CBBX) 7-2 1 -2- 01 Owchinko grounded out to the mound, Edwards,M to third (CX) 7-2 2 --3 22 Frias struck out (FBBFS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Forest Citys batting Edwards,M moved to second base 7-2 0 --- 20 DeJesus grounded out to short (BBX) 7-2 1 --- 10 Benedict flied out to right (BX) 7-2 2 --- 22 Lerch struck out (CBCBC) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting 7-2 0 --- 02 Rodriguez,A struck out (FSS) 7-2 1 --- 12 Wockenfuss flied out to left (SFBFX) 7-2 2 --- 31 Kingman,D walked (BBBCB) 7-2 2 1-- 32 Robinson,Bi walked, Kingman,D to second (FBFBB>F>F>B) 7-2 2 12- 30 Norman,D walked, Kingman,D to third, Robinson,Bi to second (BBBB) 7-2 2 123 01 Edwards,M grounded out to short (CX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Forest Citys batting 7-2 0 --- 12 Moreno struck out (BFFFS) 7-2 1 --- 32 Whitaker walked (BBBCCB) 7-2 1 1-- 22 Lowenstein struck out (FBSBC) 7-2 2 1-- 10 Lezcano flied out to left (BX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Tigers batting 7-2 0 --- 22 Alexander,G flied out to center (CBSBX) Poquette pinch hitting for Owchinko 7-2 1 --- 10 Poquette grounded out to first (BX) 7-2 2 --- 21 Frias grounded a double down the first base line (BCBX) 7-2 2 -2- 01 Rodriguez,A grounded out to short (FX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Forest Citys batting Hartzell now pitching 7-2 0 --- 00 Cromartie lined a single to right center (X) 7-2 0 1-- 00 Buckner grounded out to third, Cromartie to second (X) 7-2 1 -2- 10 Cromartie to third, DeJesus to first on an error by the second baseman Edwards,M (BX) 7-2 1 1-3 11 Benedict lined a single down the right field line, Cromartie scored, DeJesus to third (BFX) 8-2 1 1-3 02 Lerch hit a sacrifice fly to left, DeJesus scored (CFX) 9-2 2 1-- 10 Moreno grounded a double down the first base line, Benedict to third (BX) 9-2 2 -23 31 Whitaker lined a double to right center, Benedict scored, Moreno scored (BBBCX) 11-2 2 -2- 10 Lowenstein flied out to left (BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Tigers batting 11-2 0 --- 00 Wockenfuss homered deep to left (X) 11-3 0 --- 00 Kingman,D grounded a double down the third base line (X) 11-3 0 -2- 31 Robinson,Bi lined a single to shallow right, Kingman,D to third (BCBBX) 11-3 0 1-3 00 Norman,D homered deep down the left-field line, Kingman,D scored, Robinson,Bi scored (X) 11-6 0 --- 01 Edwards,M grounded out to second (CX) 11-6 1 --- 32 Alexander,G walked (BCBBSB) McCovey pinch hitting for Hartzell Hassler now pitching 11-6 1 1-- 00 McCovey reached on an infield single to third, Alexander,G to second (X) 11-6 1 12- 01 Frias grounded out to short, Alexander,G to third, McCovey to second (FX) 11-6 2 -23 12 Rodriguez,A flied out to left (CFBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Forest Citys batting Rajsich now pitching 11-6 0 --- 01 Lezcano lined a single to center (CX) 11-6 0 1-- 22 Cromartie grounded a single between first and second, Lezcano to third (FFBFBX) 11-6 0 1-3 02 Buckner reached on catcher's interference, Cromartie to second, Buckner to first on an error by the catcher Alexander,G (CFX) 11-6 0 123 00 DeJesus grounded to short, forcing Buckner at second, Lezcano scored, Cromartie to third, DeJesus to first (X) 12-6 1 1-3 30 Benedict walked, DeJesus to second (BBB1B) 12-6 1 123 00 Hassler lined a single to right, Cromartie scored, DeJesus scored, Benedict to second (X) 14-6 1 12- 11 Moreno grounded out to second, Benedict to third, Hassler to second (CBX) 14-6 2 -23 01 Whitaker popped out to left (SX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Tigers batting 14-6 0 --- 01 Wockenfuss grounded out to second (FX) 14-6 1 --- 10 Kingman,D homered deep down the left-field line (BX) 14-7 1 --- 32 Robinson,Bi struck out (CBBFBC) 14-7 2 --- 22 Norman,D struck out (BSBCS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Forest Citys batting 14-7 0 --- 11 Lowenstein grounded out to second (BCX) 14-7 1 --- 00 Lezcano lined a single to shallow center (X) 14-7 1 1-- 12 Cromartie grounded a single between first and second, Lezcano to third (BSCX) 14-7 1 1-3 00 Buckner reached on an infield single to second, Lezcano scored, Cromartie to second (X) 15-7 1 12- 11 DeJesus popped out to second (CBX) 15-7 2 12- 32 Benedict walked, Cromartie to third, Buckner to second (BSCBB>B) 15-7 2 123 02 Hassler struck out (FSC) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Tigers batting 15-7 0 --- 00 Edwards,M flied out to right (X) 15-7 1 --- 00 Alexander,G flied out to right (X) 15-7 2 --- 12 Rajsich struck out (BFFS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Forest Citys batting 15-7 0 --- 12 Moreno struck out (CBSFS) 15-7 1 --- 10 Whitaker flied out to right (BX) 15-7 2 --- 22 Lowenstein grounded out to the mound (BSBFX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Tigers batting 15-7 0 --- 12 Frias reached on an infield single to the catcher (CBFX) 15-7 0 1-- 32 Rodriguez,A struck out (BFFFFBBS) Nordhagen pinch hitting for Wockenfuss 15-7 1 1-- 12 Nordhagen struck out (CFBS) 15-7 2 1-- 00 Kingman,D lined a single to center, Frias to third (X) Hernandez,W now pitching 15-7 2 1-3 11 Robinson,Bi singled to right center, Frias scored, Kingman,D to third (CBX) 15-8 2 1-3 01 Norman,D flied out to left (CX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Forest Citys batting Nordhagen moved to right field Robinson,Bi moved to first base Norman,D moved to center field Valentine,B pinch hitting for Lezcano 15-8 0 --- 21 Valentine,B lined a single to shallow center (BCBX) 15-8 0 1-- 32 Cromartie walked, Valentine,B to second (BCBFBFB) 15-8 0 12- 11 Buckner flied out to left (BFX) 15-8 1 12- 01 DeJesus doubled deep to right center, Valentine,B scored, Cromartie to third (SX) 16-8 1 -23 21 Benedict reached on a fielder's choice to third, Cromartie scored, DeJesus to third, Benedict to first (CBBX) 17-8 1 1-3 11 Hernandez,W lined out to second (BCX) 17-8 2 1-3 32 Moreno walked, Benedict to second (FBBBC>F>B) 17-8 2 123 32 Whitaker walked, DeJesus scored, Benedict to third, Moreno to second (BFBBS>B) Wagner pinch hitting for Lowenstein 18-8 2 123 10 Wagner grounded a double down the third base line, Benedict scored, Moreno scored, Whitaker scored (BX) 21-8 2 -2- 30 Valentine,B walked (BBBB) 21-8 2 12- 01 Cromartie grounded out to the mound (FX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Tigers batting Wagner moved to third base Valentine,B moved to right field 21-8 0 --- 00 Edwards,M grounded a single between first and second (X) 21-8 0 1-- 10 Alexander,G lined a single to shallow left, Edwards,M to second (BX) Smith,R pinch hitting for Rajsich 21-8 0 12- 21 Smith,R grounded into a double play, DeJesus to Whitaker to Buckner, Edwards,M to third (BSBX) 21-8 2 --3 01 Frias flied out to center (SX)