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September 7, 1979

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Bottom 5 R H E
Yankees 0 3 1
Tigers 3 6 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Yankees 0 3 1
Tigers 3 6 0

Lou Whitaker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP 1.000 .393
At Bats 2 392
Hits 2 113
• Singles 0 90
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 1 7
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 69
RBI’s 2 39

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 1
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Tiger Stadium - September 7, 1979
Jim Kaat
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Fred Stanley
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Lou Whitaker
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Whitaker takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Randolph hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gulden hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 4 LeFlore hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trammell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Morales reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 There goes Summers. The throw from Gulden and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Jim Kaat now pitching. Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jack Billingham now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robbins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dent moves to third.
Top 3 Randolph hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robbins fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 3 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. LeFlore scores.
Bottom 2 LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. LeFlore reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez strikes out. Gulden drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rodriguez out.
Top 2 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clay juggles the ball. That's an error on Clay. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Summers goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Summers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Clay covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Randolph takes first base on ball four.