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Tigers 14 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
July 15, 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 15, 1979 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 14 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 15, 1979 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 14 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 14
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 5 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJack Morris  
Losing PitcherRich Wortham  
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Game Winning RBISteve Kemp 

Game Info

DateJuly 15, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Morris  
Home Starting PitcherRich Wortham  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance25,873 
Time of Game2 hours 53 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Durwood Merrill
1B: Dave Phillips
2B: Dan Morrison
3B: Dallas Parks

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron LeFlore  Center Fielder 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Jerry Morales  Right Fielder 
Rusty Staub  DH 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alan Bannister  DH 
Mike Squires  First Baseman 
Ralph Garr  Left Fielder 
Claudell Washington  Right Fielder 
Jorge Orta  Second Baseman 
Rusty Torres  Center Fielder 
Jim Morrison  Third Baseman 
Milt May  Catcher 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Don Kessinger  Manager 

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Tigers 14 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
July 15, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/15/1979 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
LeFlore R, cf         4  2  1  0   Bannister A, dh       5  0  0  0   
Wagner M, ss          1  0  0  0   Squires M, 1b         5  0  2  0   
Whitaker L, 2b        5  1  2  3   Garr R, lf            3  0  1  0   
Kemp S, lf            6  2  5  3   Nordhagen W, rf       2  0  0  0   
Morales J, rf         6  0  0  0   Washington C, rf      3  1  0  0   
Staub R, dh           5  2  2  0   Bell K, ss            1  1  1  0   
Parrish L, c          5  3  4  2   Orta J, 2b            5  1  2  0   
Thompson J, 1b        4  1  1  2   Torres R, cf          4  2  2  2   
Brookens T, 3b        4  1  2  2   Morrison J, 3b        3  0  0  0   
Trammell A, ss        4  2  3  1   May M, c              4  0  4  3   
Jones L, cf           1  0  0  0   Kessinger D, ss       2  0  1  0   
                                   Moore J, lf           2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 14 20 13                        39  5 13  5

Detroit          121 406 000 -- 14
Chicago          000 012 020 --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (W)          7.0  9  3  3  0  2
Hiller J              2.0  4  2  2  2  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wortham R (L)         3.1  9  6  6  1  3
Scarbery R            2.0  7  5  5  0  2
Trout S*              0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Howard F              0.1  2  2  2  1  0
Hoffman G             3.1  2  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- May M, Trammell A
DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 9
2B -- Parrish L 2, Orta J, May M, Trammell A, Torres R
HR -- Torres R
SB -- LeFlore R, Brookens T 2, Parrish L
SF -- Brookens T
T -- 2:53
A -- 25873

    

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