Tigers 4-5 Rangers (Apr 12, 1979)

DET

TEX

1

2

0

1

3

0

4

0

5

0

2

6

1

0

7

2

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8

0

9

0

X

R

4

5

H

9

8

E

0

1

W: J. Kern

L: S. Burnside

S: S. Lyle

DET

Team Stats

TEX

0

HR

0

4

R

5

9

H

8

1

SB

0

LOB

.257

AVG

.267

.297

OBP

.353

.314

SLG

.333

5.63

ERA

3.00

4

K

2

4

BB

2

Current Series

Tigers

4

Rangers

5

Game 1

Final

Tigers

5

Rangers

7

Game 2

Final

Tigers

11

Rangers

6

Game 3

Final

1979 AL East

DET TEX

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Game Summary

The Texas Rangers squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 5 to 4, on April 13, 1979.

Game Info

April 12, 1979

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	2	3	1	0	0	0
Jerry Morales J. Morales RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milt May M. May C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Jones L. Jones CF	3	1	2	0	1	1	0
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Lance Parrish L. Parrish PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	4	9	2	1	2	2

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver CF	3	0	1	1	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	3	0	1	2	1	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble DH	3	1	1	0	0	0
John Ellis J. Ellis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF-LF	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen 1B-RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	2	2	1	0	1	0
Totals	30	5	8	4	4	4

Batting

2B: S. Kemp, J. Morales

TB: L. Jones 2, S. Kemp 2, J. Morales 2, J. Thompson, A. Trammell, L. Whitaker 3

RBI: J. Morales, L. Whitaker

GIDP: R. LeFlore, M. May

Baserunning

SB: L. Jones

Batting

2B: O. Gamble, B. Sample

TB: B. Bell, O. Gamble 2, N. Norman, A. Oliver, B. Sample 2, J. Sundberg, B. Wills 2

RBI: B. Bell 2, A. Oliver, J. Sundberg

IBB: B. Bell

SAC: P. Putnam

GIDP: B. Bell, A. Oliver

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Dave Rozema D. Rozema	4.2	7	4	4	2	1	7.71
Sheldon Burnside S. Burnside (L)	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	4.50
Bruce Taylor B. Taylor	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
John Hiller J. Hiller	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	4	4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Dock Ellis D. Ellis	5.0	7	2	2	2	2	3.60
Jim Kern J. Kern (W)	3.1	2	2	1	0	0	2.70
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	3	2	2

Batters faced: S. Burnside 9, J. Hiller 3, D. Rozema 22, B. Taylor

Batters faced: D. Ellis 23, J. Kern 12, S. Lyle 2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	2	3	1	0	0	0
Jerry Morales J. Morales RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milt May M. May C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Jones L. Jones CF	3	1	2	0	1	1	0
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Lance Parrish L. Parrish PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	4	9	2	1	2	2

Batting

2B: S. Kemp, J. Morales

TB: L. Jones 2, S. Kemp 2, J. Morales 2, J. Thompson, A. Trammell, L. Whitaker 3

RBI: J. Morales, L. Whitaker

GIDP: R. LeFlore, M. May

Baserunning

SB: L. Jones

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Dave Rozema D. Rozema	4.2	7	4	4	2	1	7.71
Sheldon Burnside S. Burnside (L)	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	4.50
Bruce Taylor B. Taylor	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
John Hiller J. Hiller	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	4	4

Batters faced: S. Burnside 9, J. Hiller 3, D. Rozema 22, B. Taylor

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver CF	3	0	1	1	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	3	0	1	2	1	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble DH	3	1	1	0	0	0
John Ellis J. Ellis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF-LF	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen 1B-RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	2	2	1	0	1	0
Totals	30	5	8	4	4	4

Batting

2B: O. Gamble, B. Sample

TB: B. Bell, O. Gamble 2, N. Norman, A. Oliver, B. Sample 2, J. Sundberg, B. Wills 2

RBI: B. Bell 2, A. Oliver, J. Sundberg

IBB: B. Bell

SAC: P. Putnam

GIDP: B. Bell, A. Oliver

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Dock Ellis D. Ellis	5.0	7	2	2	2	2	3.60
Jim Kern J. Kern (W)	3.1	2	2	1	0	0	2.70
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	3	2	2

Batters faced: D. Ellis 23, J. Kern 12, S. Lyle 2

1-3 DET

TEX 5-0

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL East

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