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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 1, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 1, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Baker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 16,470 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nelson 1B: Woody Urchak 2B: Bill Sprincz 3B: Gene Fowler |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | DH |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Lynn Jones | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Marv Foley | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 1, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Baker
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Baker
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Baker
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Kravec
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Baker
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Baker
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Baker
Orta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Kravec
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Kravec
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Foley and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trammell tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Kemp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Baker
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Baker
Foley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Baker
Pryor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Baker
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Kravec
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Kravec
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Baker
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Baker
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Squires vs. Baker
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Baker
Bannister strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Baker
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Baker
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Baker
Foley hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Kravec
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Baker
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Baker
Garr takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Baker
Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Baker
Lemon is hit by the pitch. Pryor moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Squires vs. Baker
Squires hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bannister vs. Baker
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pryor scores. Garr moves to third. There goes Lemon trying to get to third. Kemp throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags Lemon for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Kravec
Trammell bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Jack Billingham now pitching.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Billingham
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Billingham
Foley hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Foley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kravec
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Billingham
Pryor hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Billingham
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Scarbery
Randy Scarbery now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Scarbery
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Scarbery
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Billingham
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Squires for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Billingham
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bannister moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Billingham
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bannister scores. Orta moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordhagen vs. Billingham
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Marv Foley.
Nordhagen 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. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1979 -- Detroit at Chicago (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, dh 5 1 1 0 Garr R, lf 3 0 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 0 1 Washington C, rf 4 0 1 0
Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 1 Lemon C, cf 2 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Squires M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Parrish L, c 3 1 1 1 Bannister A, 2b 4 1 2 1
Morales J, rf 2 1 2 1 Orta J, dh 3 0 0 0
Jones L, cf 4 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Foley M, c 3 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 1 0 0 Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 3 1 2 0
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31 5 7 5 31 2 7 2
Detroit 003 000 020 -- 5
Chicago 000 001 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Baker S (W) 6.0 4 1 1 3 4
Billingham J (S) 3.0 3 1 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (L) 8.0 7 5 5 4 3
Scarbery R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Trammell A
DP -- Detroit 3, Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Chicago 6
2B -- Thompson J
HR -- Parrish L, Morales J
SB -- LeFlore R
SH -- Trammell A
SF -- Whitaker L
HBP -- by Baker S (Lemon C)
T -- 2:19
A -- 16470
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