Rangers @ Tigers
August 8, 1979

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Top 2	R	H	E
Rangers	4	4	0
Tigers	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Rangers	4	5	0
Tigers	0	1	0

Billy Sample Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.255
OBP	.000	.340
At Bats	0	247
Hits	0	63
• Singles	0	45
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	31
RBI’s	0	27

Steve Baker Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	7	1

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Tiger Stadium - August 8, 1979

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Single

Steve Baker

Lance Parrish

Jason Thompson

Lou Whitaker

Aurelio Rodriguez

Alan Trammell

Steve Kemp

Jerry Morales

Champ Summers

Billy Sample

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Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.

Bottom 1 Kemp strikes out.

Bottom 1 Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Steve Baker now pitching. Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Soderholm hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores.

Top 1 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Zisk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bell scores. Oliver moves to third.

Top 1 Oliver takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Bell reaches second base with a double. Rivers scores.

Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Rivers reaches second base with a double.

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