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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 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 August 7, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Rajsich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,009 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Bill Deegan |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Shortstop |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | DH |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
| Lynn Jones | Center Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Ed Putman | First Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 7, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Billingham
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Billingham
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Billingham
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Rajsich
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Rajsich
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Rajsich
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Rajsich covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Billingham
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Billingham
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Billingham
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Billingham
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Putnam moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. Billingham
Sample is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rajsich
Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Rajsich
Wockenfuss hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rajsich
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Rajsich
Brookens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putman vs. Rajsich
There go the runners. The throw from Ellis to Blanks covering second. The throw back to home, and Jones is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Billingham
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Billingham
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Billingham
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Billingham
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Rajsich
Putman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Rajsich
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Rajsich
LeFlore 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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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Billingham
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Billingham
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Billingham
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Rajsich
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Rajsich
There goes Trammell. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Rajsich
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Rajsich
Morales hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Rajsich
Wockenfuss hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rajsich
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Rajsich
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Billingham
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Billingham
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Billingham
There goes Sample. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Sample steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Billingham
Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Billingham
Rivers 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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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Rajsich
Putman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Rajsich
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Rajsich
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Billingham
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Billingham
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Billingham
Zisk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Billingham
Putnam strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Rajsich
Jim Sundberg now catching.
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Rajsich
There goes Trammell. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Rajsich
There goes Trammell. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Trammell steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Rajsich
Kemp hits a line drive into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Rajsich
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wockenfuss vs. Rajsich
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Wockenfuss reaches third base with a triple. Trammell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lyle. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Lyle
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Billingham
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Lopez
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sample for the out. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanks vs. Lopez
Blanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Lopez
Rivers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Lyle
Putman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lyle
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lyle
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lopez
Lance Parrish now catching. John Wockenfuss now playing first base.
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lopez
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Lopez
Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Putnam vs. Lopez
Putnam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Lopez
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lyle
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lyle
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Lyle
Morales hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Lyle
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lyle
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Lyle
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Lyle
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wockenfuss scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Summers vs. Babcock
Bob Babcock now pitching. Champ Summers pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Summers takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeFlore vs. Babcock
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones scores. Parrish moves to third. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Babcock
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lopez
Lou Whitaker now playing second base.
Soderholm 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, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lopez
Sample hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lopez
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Larvell Blanks.
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1979, game 2 -- Texas at Detroit (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0 LeFlore R, dh 5 0 1 1
Bell B, ss 4 1 1 1 Trammell A, ss 4 2 1 0
Oliver A, dh 4 0 1 0 Kemp S, lf 4 2 2 1
Zisk R, rf 3 1 2 1 Morales J, rf 4 2 2 4
Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wockenfuss J, c-1b 3 1 1 1
Ellis J, c 2 0 1 0 Jones L, cf 3 1 1 0
Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Putman E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sample B, lf 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 1 0 1 1
Blanks L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Wagner M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Summers C, ph 0 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 34 8 10 8
Texas 001 001 000 -- 2
Detroit 000 301 04x -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Rajsich D (L) 5.2 5 4 4 2 2
Lyle S 2.0 4 4 4 1 2
Babcock B 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W)* 6.0 5 2 2 1 2
Lopez A (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Lyle S
LOB -- Texas 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Zisk R
3B -- Wockenfuss J
HR -- Bell B, Morales J 2, Zisk R
SB -- Trammell A 3, Sample B
CS -- Jones L
T -- 2:27
A -- 27009
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