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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 7, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,921 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Cossey 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Bob Moyer 3B: Ron Luciano |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Marv Foley | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 7, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Rozema
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rozema
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Rozema
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Rozema
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Trout
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Trout
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Trout
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Trout
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Rozema
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Rozema
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rozema
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Rozema
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Trout
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Trout
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Trout
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Trout
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Rozema
Foley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Rozema
Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rozema
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Rozema
There goes Washington. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Rozema
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Rozema
Soderholm hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Rozema
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Rozema
Orta 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 3
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Trout
Trammell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Trout
LeFlore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Trout
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rozema
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Rozema
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Rozema
Foley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Rozema
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Trout
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Trout
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Trout
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Trout
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Trout
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Trout
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Trout
Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. There goes Parrish trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rozema
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Rozema
There goes Washington. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Rozema
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Rozema
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Trout
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Trout
Whitaker bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Trout
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Trout
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Rozema
Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Rozema
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rozema
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Rozema
There goes Bannister. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Trout
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Trout
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Trout
Morales strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Trout
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Rozema
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foley vs. Rozema
Foley bunts towards the mound. Rozema settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching. Junior Moore pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Hiller
Washington 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
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Trout
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Trout
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Trout
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hiller
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Hiller
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Hiller
Bannister takes first base on ball four. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Taylor
Bruce Taylor now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jorge Orta.
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Trout
Staub is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Trout
Mark Wagner pinch runs for Rusty Staub.
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Trout
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Proly
Tim Corcoran pinch runs for Jason Thompson. Mike Proly now pitching.
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Proly
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Proly fields it and throws to third for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Proly
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Proly
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Taylor
Tim Corcoran now playing first base. Lynn Jones now playing center field.
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Taylor
Thad Bosley pinch runs for Lamar Johnson.
Pryor bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Bosley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Taylor
Foley hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Taylor
Mike Squires pinch hits for Rusty Torres.
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Jones 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 5/7/1979 -- Chicago at Detroit (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 3 1 1 2 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 1 0
Moore J, ph 1 0 1 0 Jones L, cf 0 0 0 0
Torres R, lf 0 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Squires M, ph 1 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 3 1 1 0
Washington C, rf 4 1 3 0 Wagner M, pr 0 1 0 0
Lemon C, cf 3 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 2 2 2
Soderholm E, 3b 3 1 1 2 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 3 1
Bannister A, 2b 3 0 2 0 Corcoran T, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Orta J, dh 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 3 1
Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bosley T, pr 0 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 0 1 1
Pryor G, ss 3 0 1 0
Foley M, c 3 1 1 0
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31 4 11 4 33 5 11 5
Chicago 004 000 000 -- 4
Detroit 000 300 02x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trout S (L)* 7.0 10 5 5 2 3
Proly M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema D 6.1 10 4 4 2 1
Hiller J 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Taylor B (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
DP -- Chicago 1, Detroit 4
LOB -- Chicago 6, Detroit 7
3B -- Washington C
HR -- Garr R, Soderholm E, Kemp S
SB -- Washington C
CS -- Washington C, Bannister A
SH -- Pryor G
HBP -- by Trout S (Staub R), by Taylor B (Johnson L)
T -- 2:26
A -- 13921
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