Detroit Tigers 4 – 5 Milwaukee Brewers
8 July 1979 · MIL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Ben Oglivie | 1 in 321 games |
| 16 | 9 strikeouts | Mike Caldwell | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Steve Kemp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Morales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Lance Parrish | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| John Wockenfuss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mark Wagner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Billingham | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| John Hiller | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Milwaukee Brewers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Money | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cecil Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Gorman Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ben Oglivie | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Sixto Lezcano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Robin Yount | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Moore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Gantner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Milwaukee Brewers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Caldwell | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |