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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on April 7, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 43,708 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Fitzpatrick 1B: Tom Ravashiere 2B: Doug Cossey 3B: Bob Moyer |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Tim Corcoran | DH |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 7, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Rozema
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Rozema
Grubb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rozema
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Rozema
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Rozema
Gamble is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Rozema
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Rozema
Jorgensen 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Rozema
Norman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Rozema
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Rozema
Grubb 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
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Jenkins
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Jenkins
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mankowski vs. Jenkins
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field. Zisk picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zisk. Here's the throw into the infield and Parrish is out. Morales scores. Mankowski moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corcoran vs. Jenkins
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Rozema
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Rozema
Zisk 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jenkins
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Rozema
Gamble hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Rozema
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Rozema
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Jenkins
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Jenkins
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mankowski vs. Jenkins
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corcoran vs. Jenkins
Corcoran strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Rozema
Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Rozema
Wills is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Rozema
Grubb hits a fly ball towards center. LeFlore settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on LeFlore. Wills goes all the way around to score. Grubb moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Rozema
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grubb tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Rozema
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jenkins
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rozema
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Rozema
Gamble is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Rozema
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Rozema
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Burnside
Sheldon Burnside now pitching.
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Burnside
Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Jenkins
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Burnside
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Burnside
Grubb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Burnside
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Burnside
Zisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Burnside
Bell takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Lopez
John Ellis pinch hits for Oscar Gamble. Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Pat Putnam pinch hits for John Ellis.
Putnam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Lopez
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Jenkins
Johnny Grubb now playing right field. Billy Sample now playing left field.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Jenkins
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Mankowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Jenkins
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. Mankowski moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Jenkins
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lopez
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Lopez
Norman bunts towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitaker covering, for the out. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Lopez
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Lopez
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Jenkins
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lopez
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lopez
Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lopez
There's a wild pitch. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Lopez
Putnam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Jenkins
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Jenkins
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Jenkins
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Jenkins
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen juggles the ball. That's an error on Jorgensen. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzales vs. Jenkins
Dan Gonzales pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Gonzales hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1979 -- Texas at Detroit (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 4 3 2 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0
Grubb J, lf-rf 5 2 1 2 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliver A, cf 4 1 1 2 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 4 0 1 0 Kemp S, lf 4 1 2 1
Sample B, lf 1 0 1 0 Morales J, rf 4 1 1 0
Bell B, 3b 4 2 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 1 0
Gamble O, dh 2 0 0 0 Mankowski P, 3b 4 0 2 1
Ellis J, ph 0 0 0 0 Corcoran T, dh 4 0 0 0
Putnam P, ph 2 0 1 2 Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1 Gonzales D, ph 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Norman N, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 8 7 34 2 7 2
Texas 200 021 300 -- 8
Detroit 010 100 000 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema D (L) 5.1 4 5 2 2 1
Burnside S 1.1 2 3 3 1 0
Lopez A 2.1 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Zisk R, LeFlore R, Trammell A, Norman N 2, Jorgensen M
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Detroit 7
2B -- Morales J, Wills B, Putnam P, Mankowski P
3B -- Whitaker L
HR -- Grubb J, Kemp S
SH -- Norman N
SF -- Oliver A
HBP -- by Rozema D (Wills B)
WP -- Lopez A
PB -- Parrish L
T -- 2:40
A -- 43708
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