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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Underwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Howard |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 47,795 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Dallas Parks 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Left Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Mike Colbern | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 12, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Howard
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Howard
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Howard
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Howard
There goes Staub. The throw from Colbern and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Whitaker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Howard
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Howard
Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morales. Bannister reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Howard
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison juggles the ball. That's an error on Morrison. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Howard
There goes Morales. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Morales steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Howard
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Howard
Brookens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Brookens reaches third base with a triple. Morales scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Howard
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to home to get Brookens. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Howard
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Underwood
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Underwood
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morales. Pryor reaches second base with a double. Torres goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colbern vs. Underwood
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Howard
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Howard covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Howard
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Howard
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Howard
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Howard
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub scores. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Howard
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Howard
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Howard
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Howard
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Underwood
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Howard
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Howard
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Howard
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Underwood
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Underwood
Colbern hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Howard
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Howard
There goes Summers. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Summers steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Howard
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Howard
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Summers scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Farmer
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Farmer
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Farmer
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Farmer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Farmer
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Underwood
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Underwood
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Farmer
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Farmer
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Farmer
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Farmer
Parrish hits a line drive towards short. Pryor catches it and throws to first to double up Morales. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Underwood
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Farmer
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Farmer
Trammell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bannister reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Farmer
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Farmer
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Farmer
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lopez
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Orta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lopez
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Rusty Torres.
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Lopez
Morrison strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1979, game 1 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 0 2 0 Bannister A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Staub R, dh 3 1 1 0 Lemon C, cf 3 0 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Summers C, rf 3 1 2 0 Nordhagen W, dh 3 0 0 0
Morales J, lf 4 1 2 1 Orta J, ph 1 0 0 0
Parrish L, c 4 0 1 1 Torres R, rf 3 1 1 0
Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Washington C, ph 1 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0 Morrison J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 3 0 1 1
Colbern M, c 3 0 0 0
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35 4 9 3 32 1 5 1
Detroit 111 001 000 -- 4
Chicago 010 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood P (W) 7.2 5 1 1 2 3
Lopez A (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Howard F (L) 5.1 6 4 2 2 4
Farmer E 3.2 3 0 0 1 1
E -- Colbern M, Morrison J
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Chicago 6
2B -- Bannister A, Pryor G, Moore J
3B -- Brookens T
SB -- Staub R, Morales J, Summers C, LeFlore R 2
T -- 2:38
A -- 47795
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