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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on August 7, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: John Shulock 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Mark Johnson |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Shortstop |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
John Ellis | DH |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
Pat Corrales | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Champ Summers | DH |
Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wilcox
Rivers hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Wilcox
There goes Bell. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Comer
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Comer
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Wilcox
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Comer
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Comer
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Comer
Morales hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Comer
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Comer
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Wilcox
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wilcox
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Comer
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Comer
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Comer
Whitaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Wilcox
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanks vs. Wilcox
Blanks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Comer
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Comer
Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wilcox
Rivers 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 -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver 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
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Comer
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Comer
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Comer
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Wilcox
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Comer
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Comer
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Comer
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Wilcox
Blanks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Blanks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Wilcox
Rivers 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
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Comer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Comer
Summers hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Comer
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Thompson for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Wilcox
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Comer
Parrish hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Comer
Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Comer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Kern
Tom Brookens pinch runs for Aurelio Rodriguez. Jim Kern now pitching.
Trammell bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Blanks covering, for the out. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Kern
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Tom Brookens now playing third base.
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
Billy Sample pinch runs for John Ellis.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kern
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Kern
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1979, game 1 -- Texas at Detroit (N) Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Bell B, ss 4 1 2 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Oliver A, lf 4 0 2 1 Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 2 Zisk R, rf 4 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Summers C, dh 3 0 0 0 Ellis J, dh 4 0 2 0 Morales J, rf 3 0 1 0 Sample B, pr 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Brookens T, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Blanks L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 10 1 28 3 5 3 Texas 001 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 010 000 002 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. Texas IP H R ER BB SO Comer S 7.1 4 1 1 0 2 Kern J (L) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilcox M (W) 9.0 10 1 1 0 4 E -- Soderholm E DP -- Texas 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Texas 7, Detroit 3 2B -- Morales J, Bell B, Oliver A, Blanks L HR -- Thompson J, Kemp S CS -- Bell B SH -- Trammell A T -- 2:25 A -- 0
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