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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1979-06-02 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 3420 · 2:41
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 9–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 6th. Jack Morris earned the win and Dave Tobik picked up the save. Jim Essian went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Jack Morris L: Craig Minetto SV: Dave Tobik
Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Haller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Whitaker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Lance Parrish | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Morales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Wockenfuss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alan Trammell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lynn Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Milt Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Revering | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mario Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Glenn Burke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Essian | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Murray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Morris | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
 Dave Tobik | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Minetto | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Todd | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Lacey | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Norris | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Hamilton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ron LeFlore: S7
- Lou Whitaker: SB2
- Lou Whitaker: W
- Lance Parrish: D8.2-H;1-H
- Rusty Staub: 8
- Jason Thompson: 7
- Jerry Morales: 63
Bot 1
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Milt Ramirez: 53
- Mitchell Page: 9
Top 2
- John Wockenfuss: S7
- Aurelio Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Alan Trammell: S7.2-3;1-2
- Ron LeFlore: 9/DP.3XH(92)
- Lou Whitaker: W.2-3;1-2
- Lance Parrish: 7
Bot 2
- Dave Revering: S7
- Mario Guerrero: 43.1-2
- Wayne Gross: 43
- Glenn Burke: K
Top 3
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
- Jason Thompson: 7/FL
- Jerry Morales: K/C
Bot 3
- Jim Essian: 53
- Larry Murray: W
- Dwayne Murphy: SB2#
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Milt Ramirez: 63
Top 4
- John Wockenfuss: 63
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
- Alan Trammell: 63
Bot 4
- Mitchell Page: 4
- Dave Revering: 43
- Mario Guerrero: 3/G
Top 5
- Ron LeFlore: S8
- Lou Whitaker: SB2
- Lou Whitaker: 43
- Lance Parrish: 43.2-3
- Rusty Staub: 4
Bot 5
- Wayne Gross: 43
- Glenn Burke: 43
- Jim Essian: HR/7
- Larry Murray: 6
Top 6
- Jason Thompson: 63
- Jerry Morales: D7
- John Wockenfuss: 53
- Aurelio Rodriguez: D7.2-H
- Alan Trammell: W
- Ron LeFlore: S8.2-H;1-3
- Lou Whitaker: SB2.3-H(WP);1-3
- Lou Whitaker: K
Bot 6
- Dwayne Murphy: 3
- Milt Ramirez: K
- Mitchell Page: 53
Top 7
- Lance Parrish: S7
- Rusty Staub: S9.1-3
- Jason Thompson: 4(1)3(B)/GDP.3-H(NR)
- Jerry Morales: 63
Bot 7
- Dave Revering: K/C
- Mario Guerrero: 8
- Wayne Gross: W
- Glenn Burke: S8.1-2
- Jim Essian: 7
Top 8
- Lynn Jones: K/C
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7/FL
- Alan Trammell: K
Bot 8
- Larry Murray: S9
- Dwayne Murphy: W.1-2
- Milt Ramirez: W.2-3;1-2
- Mitchell Page: K
- Dave Revering: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Mario Guerrero: PB.2-3;1-2#
- Mario Guerrero: 4
- Wayne Gross: K
Top 9
- Ron LeFlore: S8
- Lou Whitaker: S9.1-3
- Lance Parrish: SB2
- Lance Parrish: S8.3-H;2-3
- Rusty Staub: W.1-2
- Jason Thompson: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jerry Morales: 8
- Lynn Jones: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 5(2)3(B)/GDP
Bot 9
- Glenn Burke: K
- Jim Essian: 6
- Larry Murray: 2/FL