Tigers 3-4 Rangers (Jul 31, 1979)

DET

TEX

1

0

2

0

3

0

1

4

0

5

1

6

0

2

7

2

0

8

0

9

0

X

R

3

4

H

6

E

1

W: S. Comer

L: M. Wilcox

S: J. Kern

DET

Team Stats

TEX

0

HR

0

3

R

4

6

H

6

1

SB

0

LOB

.194

AVG

.207

.286

OBP

.258

.194

SLG

.345

3.38

ERA

3.00

4

K

8

2

BB

4

Current Series

Tigers

6

Rangers

4

Game 1

Final

Tigers

3

Rangers

11

Game 2

Final

Tigers

3

Rangers

4

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, 4 to 3, on August 1, 1979.

Game Info

July 31, 1979

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	4	0	2	1	1	0	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Champ Summers C. Summers RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Lynn Jones L. Jones RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Greene A. Greene DH	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	2
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
Totals	31	3	6	3	1	4	8

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb DH	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	3	0	1	2	0	0
Dave Roberts D. Roberts 2B	2	2	1	0	1	0
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	29	4	6	4	2	4

Batting

TB: A. Greene, R. LeFlore 2, J. Thompson, A. Trammell 2

RBI: R. LeFlore, A. Trammell 2

GIDP: R. LeFlore, C. Summers

Baserunning

SB: R. LeFlore

Batting

2B: B. Bell, D. Roberts

3B: J. Sundberg

TB: B. Bell 3, M. Rivers, D. Roberts 2, J. Sundberg 3, R. Zisk

RBI: B. Bell, M. Rivers, J. Sundberg 2

SAC: N. Norman 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Milt Wilcox M. Wilcox (L)	8.0	6	4	3	2	4	0	3.38
Totals	8.0	6	4	3	2	4	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Comer S. Comer (W)	6.2	6	3	3	3	3	4.05
Jim Kern J. Kern (S)	2.1	0	0	0	1	5	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	8

Batters faced: M. Wilcox 33

Batters faced: S. Comer 28, J. Kern 7

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	4	0	2	1	1	0	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Champ Summers C. Summers RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Lynn Jones L. Jones RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Greene A. Greene DH	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	2
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
Totals	31	3	6	3	1	4	8

Batting

TB: A. Greene, R. LeFlore 2, J. Thompson, A. Trammell 2

RBI: R. LeFlore, A. Trammell 2

GIDP: R. LeFlore, C. Summers

Baserunning

SB: R. LeFlore

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Milt Wilcox M. Wilcox (L)	8.0	6	4	3	2	4	0	3.38
Totals	8.0	6	4	3	2	4	0

Batters faced: M. Wilcox 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb DH	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	3	0	1	2	0	0
Dave Roberts D. Roberts 2B	2	2	1	0	1	0
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	29	4	6	4	2	4

Batting

2B: B. Bell, D. Roberts

3B: J. Sundberg

TB: B. Bell 3, M. Rivers, D. Roberts 2, J. Sundberg 3, R. Zisk

RBI: B. Bell, M. Rivers, J. Sundberg 2

SAC: N. Norman 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Comer S. Comer (W)	6.2	6	3	3	3	3	4.05
Jim Kern J. Kern (S)	2.1	0	0	0	1	5	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	8

Batters faced: S. Comer 28, J. Kern 7

53-51 DET

TEX 56-49

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL East

Game Summary

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