Rangers 2-8 Tigers (Aug 6, 1979)

TEX

DET

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0

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

3

5

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6

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7

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4

9

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R

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8

H

7

10

E

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W: J. Billingham

L: D. Rajsich

S: A. Lopez

TEX

Team Stats

DET

2

HR

2

R

8

7

H

10

1

SB

3

LOB

.206

AVG

.294

.250

OBP

.368

.412

SLG

.529

9.00

ERA

2.00

4

K

3

4

BB

2

Current Series

Rangers

1

Tigers

3

Game 1

Final

Rangers

2

Tigers

8

Game 2

Final

Rangers

16

Tigers

9

Game 3

Final

Rangers

4

Tigers

10

Game 4

Final

Rangers

2

Tigers

3

Game 5

Final

1979 AL West

TEX DET

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

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

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers dominated the Texas Rangers, 8 to 2, on August 7, 1979.

Game Info

August 6, 1979

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Bell B. Bell SS	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Ellis J. Ellis C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Soderholm E. Soderholm 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	2	7	2	2	1	2	3

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore DH	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	4	2	1	0	0	3	1	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jerry Morales J. Morales RF	4	2	2	4	2	0	0	1
John Wockenfuss J. Wockenfuss C-1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Lynn Jones L. Jones CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Putman E. Putman 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Wagner M. Wagner 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Summers C. Summers PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	8	10	8	2	3	4	4

Batting

2B: R. Zisk

HR: B. Bell, R. Zisk

TB: B. Bell 4, J. Ellis, A. Oliver, E. Soderholm, J. Sundberg, R. Zisk 6

RBI: B. Bell, R. Zisk

Baserunning

SB: B. Sample

Batting

3B: J. Wockenfuss

HR: J. Morales 2

TB: T. Brookens, L. Jones, S. Kemp 2, R. LeFlore, J. Morales 8, L. Parrish, A. Trammell, J. Wockenfuss 3

RBI: S. Kemp, R. LeFlore, J. Morales 4, L. Parrish, J. Wockenfuss

Baserunning

SB: A. Trammell 3

CS: L. Jones

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dave Rajsich D. Rajsich (L)	5.2	5	4	4	2	2	1	6.35
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	2.0	4	4	4	1	2	1	18.00
Bob Babcock B. Babcock	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	8	8	4	4	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jack Billingham J. Billingham (W)	6.0	5	2	2	1	2	2	3.00
Aurelio Lopez A. Lopez (S)	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	3	2

Batters faced: B. Babcock 3, S. Lyle 12, D. Rajsich 23

Batters faced: J. Billingham 24, A. Lopez 12

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Bell B. Bell SS	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Ellis J. Ellis C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Soderholm E. Soderholm 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	2	7	2	2	1	2	3

Batting

2B: R. Zisk

HR: B. Bell, R. Zisk

TB: B. Bell 4, J. Ellis, A. Oliver, E. Soderholm, J. Sundberg, R. Zisk 6

RBI: B. Bell, R. Zisk

Baserunning

SB: B. Sample

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dave Rajsich D. Rajsich (L)	5.2	5	4	4	2	2	1	6.35
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	2.0	4	4	4	1	2	1	18.00
Bob Babcock B. Babcock	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	8	8	4	4	2

Batters faced: B. Babcock 3, S. Lyle 12, D. Rajsich 23

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore DH	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	4	2	1	0	0	3	1	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jerry Morales J. Morales RF	4	2	2	4	2	0	0	1
John Wockenfuss J. Wockenfuss C-1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Lynn Jones L. Jones CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Putman E. Putman 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Wagner M. Wagner 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Summers C. Summers PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	8	10	8	2	3	4	4

Batting

3B: J. Wockenfuss

HR: J. Morales 2

TB: T. Brookens, L. Jones, S. Kemp 2, R. LeFlore, J. Morales 8, L. Parrish, A. Trammell, J. Wockenfuss 3

RBI: S. Kemp, R. LeFlore, J. Morales 4, L. Parrish, J. Wockenfuss

Baserunning

SB: A. Trammell 3

CS: L. Jones

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jack Billingham J. Billingham (W)	6.0	5	2	2	1	2	2	3.00
Aurelio Lopez A. Lopez (S)	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	3	2

Batters faced: J. Billingham 24, A. Lopez 12

58-53 TEX

DET 57-53

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL West

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