9/8/1979, KEN79-FRA79, game 1, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1979 Eagles 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 0 9 2
1979 Tigers 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 3 4 0
Eagles AB R H BI AVG Tigers AB R H BI AVG
Sample rf 5 1 1 1 .243 Kessinger ss 4 2 3 0 .249
Castino 3b 5 0 1 2 .261 Skaggs c 1 0 0 0 .286
Spikes lf 5 0 0 0 .171 Whisenton ph 1 0 0 0 .143
Lemon cf 5 1 2 0 .304 Alexander,G c 2 0 0 0 .201
Garner 2b 4 3 1 0 .286 Smith,R cf 1 0 0 1 .351
Rudi 1b 5 1 1 1 .289 Nordhagen ph 3 0 1 2 .286
Chambliss 1b 0 0 0 0 .367 Summers rf 0 0 0 0 .281
Trevino c 4 1 3 2 .303 Robinson,Bi ph 3 1 2 2 .258
Foli ss 3 1 1 1 .251 Crowley 1b 1 0 0 0 .270
Niekro,P p 4 1 1 2 .245 McCovey ph 2 0 0 0 .259
40 9 11 9 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 .138
Rodriguez,A ph 1 0 1 0 .245
Kingman,D lf 1 0 0 0 .263
Davis,W ph 3 0 1 0 .188
Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 .000
Money 3b 3 0 0 0 .204
Poquette rf 1 0 1 0 .273
Mackanin 2b 1 0 0 0 .200
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 .043
Roberts,DW ph 2 1 1 0 .250
Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0 .294
Robbins p 0 0 0 0 .417
Edwards,M 2b 3 1 0 0 .214
34 5 10 5
Eagles INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Niekro,P W 22-11 9.0 10 5 5 2 3 122 79 2.71
9.0 10 5 5 2 3 122 79
Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Robbins L 2-3 2.1 6 7 2 2 1 56 33 5.02
Hartzell 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 28 18 4.06
Messersmith 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 29 19 4.96
Rajsich 1.0 3 2 0 0 0 26 19 4.68
9.0 11 9 2 2 2 139 89
KEN: Chambliss inserted at 1b in the 9th
FRA: Edwards,M inserted at 2b in the 3rd
Whisenton batted for Skaggs in the 3rd
Alexander,G inserted at c in the 4th
Nordhagen batted for Smith,R in the 4th
Robinson,Bi batted for Summers in the 4th
McCovey batted for Crowley in the 4th
Davis,W batted for Kingman,D in the 4th
Nordhagen moved to lf in the 5th
Robinson,Bi moved to cf in the 5th
McCovey moved to 1b in the 5th
Davis,W moved to rf in the 5th
Roberts,DW batted for Hartzell in the 5th
Roberts,DW moved to 1b in the 6th
Rodriguez,A batted for Messersmith in the 8th
Rodriguez,A moved to 3b in the 9th
Poquette inserted at rf in the 9th
Wockenfuss batted for Roberts,DW in the 9th
E-Money, Roberts,DW, Rodriguez,A. 2B-Lemon(31), Garner(28), Rudi(10),
Kessinger(12), Robinson,Bi(22), Roberts,DW(4). HR-Robinson,Bi(18).
RBI-Sample(15), Castino 2(23), Rudi(21), Trevino 2(18), Foli(42),
Niekro,P 2(17), Smith,R(42), Nordhagen 2(10), Robinson,Bi 2(60). CS-Davis,W.
K-Spikes 2, Crowley, Mackanin, Alexander,G. BB-Garner, Trevino, Summers,
Edwards,M. SH-Niekro,P. HBP-Foli 2. HB-Hartzell 2. WP-Robbins.
GWRBI: Niekro,P
Temperature: 60, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 15 MPH.
9/8/1979, KEN79-FRA79, game 1, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1979 Eagles 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 0 9 2
1979 Tigers 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 3 4 0
Eagles -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Sample rf 1>9 S.3-H;1-2 53 8 13
Castino 3b 3/g wp.2-3;1-2 4>8 6>note 1 43
S.3-H;2-H 43
Spikes lf k 64/f k 4 9>Rajsich
e5.B-1
Lemon cf 2>7 3>43 D e3.B-1 S.1-3
Garner 2b W D 43 64/f note 2
Rudi 1b e5.1-2;B-1 D.2-H 5>7 7>43 7
Chambliss 1b
Trevino c S.2-H;1-3 W S 7 S.2-H;1-3
Foli ss note 3 Hartzell HBP.1-2 53 S.3-H;1-2
note 4
Niekro,P p S.2-H;1-3 note 5 note 6 8>5 64/f
1: Messersmith 2: 42.3xH;1-2;B-1 3: 42.3xH;1-2;B-1 4: HBP.2-3;1-2
5: 3/g.3-H;2-3;1-2 6: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Kessinger ss 1>D 8 S.2-3;1-2 S
Skaggs c 31.2-3
Whisenton ph 4
Alexander,G c k note 1
Smith,R cf 53.3-H
Nordhagen ph 4>63 note 2 8>63
Summers rf W
Robinson,Bi ph HR D.2-H;1-3 63
Crowley 1b k
McCovey ph 63 7
Messersmith p
Rodriguez,A ph S
Kingman,D lf 2>9
Davis,W ph 43 6>S 64/f
Rajsich p
Money 3b 43 5>9 CS2(24)
7
Poquette rf 9>S
Mackanin 2b k
Hartzell p
Roberts,DW ph D 7
Wockenfuss ph 7
Robbins p
Edwards,M 2b 3>7 W 7>8 643/gdp
1: 3/ldp.1x1(3) 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Eagles IN OUT ER Tigers IN OUT ER
Niekro,P A1 D9 5 W 22-11 Robbins A1 B7 2 L 2-3
Hartzell B8 D1 0
Messersmith D2 E2 0
Rajsich E3 E9 0
9/8/1979, KEN79-FRA79, game 1, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1979 Eagles 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 0 9 2
1979 Tigers 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 3 4 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Eagles batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Sample flied out to right (X)
0-0 1 --- 00 Castino grounded out to first (X)
0-0 2 --- 22 Spikes struck out (FBBFS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Tigers batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Kessinger doubled deep down the right field line (X)
0-0 0 -2- 21 Skaggs grounded out to first, Kessinger to third (BCBX)
0-0 1 --3 12 Smith,R grounded out to third, Kessinger scored (FFFBX)
0-1 2 --- 31 Summers walked (BBCBB)
0-1 2 1-- 12 Crowley struck out (1FSBC)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Eagles batting
0-1 0 --- 11 Lemon flied out to left (CBX)
0-1 1 --- 32 Garner walked (BFSBBB)
0-1 1 1-- 00 Garner to second on an error by the third baseman Money,
Rudi to first (11X)
0-1 1 12- 01 Trevino lined a single down the right field line, Garner
scored, Rudi to third (CX)
1-1 1 1-3 22 Foli grounded to second, Rudi out at home, Trevino to
second, Foli to first (BFFFBX)
1-1 2 12- 00 Niekro,P lined a single to right center, Trevino scored,
Foli to third (X)
2-1 2 1-3 11 Sample lined a single to right, Foli scored, Niekro,P to
second (BCX)
3-1 2 12- 11 Robbins threw a wild pitch, Niekro,P to third, Sample to
second (BFB)
3-1 2 -23 22 Castino lined a single to shallow center, Niekro,P
scored, Sample scored (BFB.SFX)
5-1 2 1-- 21 Spikes grounded to short, forcing Castino at second (BCBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting
5-1 0 --- 22 Kingman,D flied out to right (BCBCX)
5-1 1 --- 00 Money grounded out to second (X)
5-1 2 --- 22 Mackanin struck out (BSBCFS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Eagles batting
5-1 0 --- 11 Lemon grounded out to second (BCX)
5-1 1 --- 32 Garner lined a double to right center (BBBCCX)
5-1 1 -2- 12 Rudi doubled deep to left, Garner scored (BCCX)
6-1 1 -2- 30 Trevino walked (BBBB)
Hartzell now pitching
Edwards,M now playing second base
6-1 1 12- 02 Foli was hit by a pitch, Rudi to third, Trevino to second
(CFH)
6-1 1 123 11 Niekro,P grounded out to first, Rudi scored, Trevino to
third, Foli to second (BSX)
7-1 2 -23 01 Sample grounded out to third (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting
7-1 0 --- 12 Edwards,M lined out to left (FBCX)
7-1 1 --- 01 Kessinger flied out to center (CX)
Whisenton pinch hitting for Skaggs
7-1 2 --- 12 Whisenton popped out to second (FSFBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Eagles batting
Alexander,G now playing catcher
7-1 0 --- 00 Castino lined out to center (X)
7-1 1 --- 22 Spikes struck out (CCBBS)
7-1 2 --- 10 Lemon doubled deep to left center (BX)
7-1 2 -2- 11 Garner grounded out to second (FBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Tigers batting
Nordhagen pinch hitting for Smith,R
7-1 0 --- 01 Nordhagen grounded out to short (CX)
Robinson,Bi pinch hitting for Summers
7-1 1 --- 21 Robinson,Bi homered deep to left (CBBX)
McCovey pinch hitting for Crowley
7-2 1 --- 12 McCovey grounded out to short (BFCX)
Davis,W pinch hitting for Kingman,D
7-2 2 --- 21 Davis,W grounded out to second (CBBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Eagles batting
Nordhagen moved to left field
Robinson,Bi moved to center field
McCovey moved to first base
Davis,W moved to right field
7-2 0 --- 20 Rudi flied out to left (BBX)
7-2 1 --- 00 Trevino reached on an infield single to the pitcher (X)
7-2 1 1-- 00 Foli was hit by a pitch, Trevino to second (H)
7-2 1 12- 01 Niekro,P sacrifice bunted to third, Trevino to third,
Foli to second (FbXb)
7-2 2 -23 10 Sample lined out to center (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Tigers batting
7-2 0 --- 10 Money flied out to right (BX)
Roberts,DW pinch hitting for Hartzell
7-2 1 --- 21 Roberts,DW doubled deep to left center (BCBX)
7-2 1 -2- 31 Edwards,M walked (BBBCB)
7-2 1 12- 32 Kessinger grounded a single between third and short,
Roberts,DW to third, Edwards,M to second (CBBBCX)
7-2 1 123 32 Alexander,G struck out (CBSBFBS)
7-2 2 123 00 Nordhagen grounded a single up the middle, Roberts,DW
scored, Edwards,M scored, Kessinger to second (X)
7-4 2 12- 12 Robinson,Bi doubled down the right field line and
shallow, Kessinger scored, Nordhagen to third (CFBFX)
7-5 2 -23 00 McCovey flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Eagles batting
Messersmith now pitching
Roberts,DW moved to first base
7-5 0 --- 02 Castino grounded out to second (CSX)
7-5 1 --- 11 Spikes popped out to second (CBX)
7-5 2 --- 20 Lemon to first on an error by the first baseman
Roberts,DW (BBX)
7-5 2 1-- 21 Garner grounded to short, forcing Lemon at second (1CBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Tigers batting
7-5 0 --- 22 Davis,W grounded a single up the middle (CSBBX)
7-5 0 1-- 10 Davis,W was caught stealing second (B>B)
7-5 1 --- 20 Money flied out to left (B>B.X)
7-5 2 --- 00 Roberts,DW flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Eagles batting
7-5 0 --- 00 Rudi grounded out to second (X)
7-5 1 --- 11 Trevino flied out to left (BFX)
7-5 2 --- 00 Foli grounded out to third (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Tigers batting
7-5 0 --- 01 Edwards,M flied out to center (FX)
7-5 1 --- 01 Kessinger reached on an infield single to short (CX)
7-5 1 1-- 01 Alexander,G lined into a double play, Rudi unassisted,
Kessinger out at first (CX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Eagles batting
7-5 0 --- 12 Niekro,P popped out to third (BSSX)
7-5 1 --- 00 Sample grounded out to the mound (X)
7-5 2 --- 32 Castino grounded out to second (CBSBBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Tigers batting
7-5 0 --- 01 Nordhagen grounded out to short (CX)
7-5 1 --- 32 Robinson,Bi grounded out to short (BBCCBX)
Rodriguez,A pinch hitting for Messersmith
7-5 2 --- 12 Rodriguez,A lined a single up the middle (BFFX)
7-5 2 1-- 00 Davis,W grounded to short, forcing Rodriguez,A at second
(X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Eagles batting
Rodriguez,A moved to third base
Rajsich now pitching
Poquette now playing right field
7-5 0 --- 32 Spikes to first on an error by the third baseman
Rodriguez,A (SBBBSX)
7-5 0 1-- 12 Lemon lined a single to right center, Spikes to third
(CFBFX)
7-5 0 1-3 11 Garner grounded to second, Spikes out at home, Lemon to
second, Garner to first (CBX)
7-5 1 12- 01 Rudi flied out to left (CX)
7-5 2 12- 00 Trevino grounded a single up the middle, Lemon scored,
Garner to third (22X)
8-5 2 1-3 22 Foli lined a single to right, Garner scored, Trevino to
second (BBFFFFFX)
9-5 2 12- 00 Niekro,P grounded to short, forcing Foli at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Tigers batting
Chambliss now playing first base
9-5 0 --- 00 Poquette lined a single to shallow right (X)
Wockenfuss pinch hitting for Roberts,DW
9-5 0 1-- 11 Wockenfuss popped out to left (CBX)
9-5 1 1-- 11 Edwards,M grounded into a double play, Foli to Garner to
Chambliss (BFX)