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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 21, 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 July 21, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 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 | July 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 37,596 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: (none) 3B: Don Denkinger |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | DH |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| John Wockenfuss | DH |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 21, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Petry
Garr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Petry
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Petry
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Garr scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Petry
Johnson hits a line drive towards first. Thompson catches it and throws to second to double up Lemon. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Baumgarten
Morales takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Baumgarten
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumgarten covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Petry
Bannister is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Petry
There goes Bannister. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bannister steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Petry
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Petry covering, for the out. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pryor vs. Petry
Pryor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Petry
May hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Baumgarten
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
There goes Wockenfuss. The throw from May and he is safe. Wockenfuss steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Baumgarten
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Petry
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Petry
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Petry
Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Petry
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Petry
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Petry
Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumgarten covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Petry
Torres 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Petry
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Petry
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Petry
There go the runners. The throw from Parrish to Rodriguez. The throw back to home, and Pryor is out at the plate. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Petry
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Baumgarten
Morales hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Baumgarten
Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Pryor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Baumgarten
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Baumgarten
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Petry
Garr 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Petry
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Petry
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Petry
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
There's a wild pitch. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker bunts towards third. Morrison picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Morrison. LeFlore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Petry
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Petry
Torres hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Petry
Pryor hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Petry
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Baumgarten
Morales hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Baumgarten
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Baumgarten
There goes Thompson. The throw from May and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Baumgarten
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Petry
Morrison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Petry
Garr 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Petry
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Baumgarten
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Petry
Lemon 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Petry
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Petry
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish bunts towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Kemp moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Summers vs. Howard
Champ Summers pinch hits for Jerry Morales. Fred Howard now pitching.
Summers hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Hoffman
Guy Hoffman now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Kemp scores. Parrish moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Hoffman
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wockenfuss vs. Hoffman
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Petry
Champ Summers now playing right field.
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Claudell Washington pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lopez
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Lopez
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Nordhagen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1979 -- Chicago at Detroit (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Garr R, dh 3 1 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 1 1 0
Orta J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lemon C, cf 4 0 2 1 Kemp S, lf 4 1 2 0
Johnson L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 2 0 0 0
Bannister A, lf 3 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 2 0 0 0
Torres R, rf 4 0 1 0 Summers C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 3 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Washington C, ph 1 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, dh 3 1 1 0
May M, c 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 2
Morrison J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0
Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 2 7 2 29 4 6 2
Chicago 101 000 000 -- 2
Detroit 000 210 01x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R (L)* 7.0 6 4 2 4 2
Howard F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hoffman G 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Petry D (W)+ 8.0 7 2 2 2 2
Lopez A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Morrison J, Rodriguez A, Johnson L
DP -- Chicago 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Lemon C
HR -- Orta J, Rodriguez A
SB -- Bannister A, Wockenfuss J, Thompson J
CS -- Pryor G
SH -- Parrish L
HBP -- by Petry D (Bannister A)
WP -- Baumgarten R, Hoffman G
T -- 2:52
A -- 37596
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