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Rangers 16 @ Tigers 9
Tiger Stadium
August 8, 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 8, 1979 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 16 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1979 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 16 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 16
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 9 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 9
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Losing PitcherPat Underwood  
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Game Winning RBIBuddy Bell 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Home Starting PitcherPat Underwood  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Neudecker
1B: Mark Johnson
2B: Bill Deegan
3B: John Shulock

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Rivers  Center Fielder 
Buddy Bell  Shortstop 
Al Oliver  Left Fielder 
Richie Zisk  Right Fielder 
John Ellis  First Baseman 
Eric Soderholm  Third Baseman 
Jim Sundberg  Catcher 
Billy Sample  DH 
Larvell Blanks  Second Baseman 
Pat Corrales  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Champ Summers  Right Fielder 
Jerry Morales  Center Fielder 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Al Greene  DH 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Rangers 16 @ Tigers 9
Tiger Stadium
August 8, 1979

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         Game of 8/8/1979, game 1 -- Texas at Detroit (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Rivers M, cf          6  2  2  1   Whitaker L, 2b        4  1  3  0   
Jenkins F, p-p        0  0  0  0   Trammell A, ss        2  0  0  0   
Kern J, p             0  0  0  0   Wagner M, ss          1  1  0  0   
Bell B, ss            6  1  2  1   Kemp S, lf            5  2  2  1   
Oliver A, lf          5  4  3  1   Thompson J, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Zisk R, rf            2  3  2  1   Jones L, cf           2  0  0  0   
Ellis J, 1b           0  0  0  1   Summers C, rf-1b      3  2  2  5   
Jorgensen M, pr-1b    4  2  1  0   Morales J, cf-rf      4  1  1  0   
Soderholm E, 3b       4  3  3  6   Parrish L, c          2  0  1  1   
Sundberg J, c         5  1  1  2   Putman E, c           2  0  0  0   
Sample B, dh-cf       5  0  2  0   Greene A, dh          3  1  0  0   
Blanks L, 2b          4  0  1  1   Rodriguez A, 3b       3  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 16 17 14                        34  9 11  8

Texas            402 035 110 -- 16
Detroit          020 003 013 --  9

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W)         8.0 10  6  6  3  4
Kern J                1.0  1  3  0  3  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Underwood P (L)       0.2  4  4  4  1  0
Baker S               4.0  6  5  4  2  0
Hiller J              4.1  7  7  7  5  1

E -- Rodriguez A 2, Rivers M, Bell B
DP -- Texas 3, Detroit 2
LOB -- Texas 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Rivers M, Bell B, Parrish L, Sundberg J, Oliver A, Summers C
HR -- Soderholm E 2, Oliver A, Summers C, Rivers M, Kemp S
SH -- Trammell A
SF -- Ellis J, Rodriguez A, Soderholm E
WP -- Hiller J, Kern J
PB -- Parrish L
T -- 3:00
A -- 0

    

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