Rangers 2-3 Tigers (Aug 8, 1979)

TEX

DET

1

0

2

1

0

3

0

1

4

0

1

5

0

1

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

X

R

2

3

H

11

6

E

1

W: M. Chris

L: D. Medich

S: A. Lopez

TEX

Team Stats

DET

1

HR

1

2

R

3

11

H

6

1

SB

2

LOB

.314

AVG

.207

.351

OBP

.294

.400

SLG

.414

3.38

ERA

2.00

8

K

5

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 squeaked out a win over the Texas Rangers, 3 to 2, on August 9, 1979.

Game Info

August 8, 1979

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1
John Ellis J. Ellis DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Soderholm E. Soderholm 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Sample B. Sample PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	2	11	2	1	1	2	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Summers C. Summers DH	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Jerry Morales J. Morales RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Lynn Jones L. Jones CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	29	3	6	3	1	2	4	8

Batting

HR: E. Soderholm

TB: B. Bell 2, J. Ellis, A. Oliver, P. Putnam, E. Soderholm 5, J. Sundberg 2, R. Zisk 2

RBI: E. Soderholm, R. Zisk

SAC: L. Blanks

Baserunning

SB: M. Rivers

CS: B. Bell

Batting

2B: L. Jones, S. Kemp, A. Trammell

HR: C. Summers

TB: T. Brookens, L. Jones 2, S. Kemp 2, C. Summers 4, A. Trammell 2, L. Whitaker

RBI: S. Kemp, C. Summers, A. Trammell

IBB: C. Summers

SF: A. Trammell

GIDP: J. Morales

Baserunning

SB: T. Brookens, J. Morales

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Doc Medich D. Medich (L)	4.0	6	3	3	3	3	1	6.75
Jim Kern J. Kern	4.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	3	3	4	8	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Chris M. Chris (W)	5.0	8	2	2	2	4	1	3.60
Aurelio Lopez A. Lopez (S)	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	2	2	2	5	1

Batters faced: J. Kern 13, D. Medich 21

Batters faced: M. Chris 24, A. Lopez 14

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1
John Ellis J. Ellis DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Soderholm E. Soderholm 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Sample B. Sample PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	2	11	2	1	1	2	5

Batting

HR: E. Soderholm

TB: B. Bell 2, J. Ellis, A. Oliver, P. Putnam, E. Soderholm 5, J. Sundberg 2, R. Zisk 2

RBI: E. Soderholm, R. Zisk

SAC: L. Blanks

Baserunning

SB: M. Rivers

CS: B. Bell

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Doc Medich D. Medich (L)	4.0	6	3	3	3	3	1	6.75
Jim Kern J. Kern	4.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	3	3	4	8	1

Batters faced: J. Kern 13, D. Medich 21

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Summers C. Summers DH	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Jerry Morales J. Morales RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Brookens T. Brookens 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Lynn Jones L. Jones CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	29	3	6	3	1	2	4	8

Batting

2B: L. Jones, S. Kemp, A. Trammell

HR: C. Summers

TB: T. Brookens, L. Jones 2, S. Kemp 2, C. Summers 4, A. Trammell 2, L. Whitaker

RBI: S. Kemp, C. Summers, A. Trammell

IBB: C. Summers

SF: A. Trammell

GIDP: J. Morales

Baserunning

SB: T. Brookens, J. Morales

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Chris M. Chris (W)	5.0	8	2	2	2	4	1	3.60
Aurelio Lopez A. Lopez (S)	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	2	2	2	5	1

Batters faced: M. Chris 24, A. Lopez 14

59-55 TEX

DET 59-54

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL West

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