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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 14, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 14, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 14, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,014 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Brown 1B: Johnny James 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Mike Thompson |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | DH |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Lynn Jones | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Mike Jorgensen | Right Fielder |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 14, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Alexander
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Alexander
Kemp hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Alexander
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wilcox
Wills bunts towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Wilcox
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Alexander
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Alexander
There goes Jones. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Alexander
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Alexander
Trammell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Alexander
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Alexander
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Alexander
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Wilcox
Putnam 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
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Alexander
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Alexander
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Wilcox
Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Wilcox
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Wilcox
Wills bunts towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. Norman moves to third. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Wilcox
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. Norman scores. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Jorgensen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Alexander
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Alexander
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore hits a popup towards first. Putnam catches it and throws to second to double up Rodriguez. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Wilcox
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Wilcox
Norman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Wilcox
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Alexander
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Alexander
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Alexander
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Alexander
Milt May pinch hits for Lance Parrish.
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wilcox
Milt May now catching.
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Wilcox
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Wilcox
There goes Wills. The throw from May and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Wilcox
Oliver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Wilcox
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Bell reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. There goes Oliver trying to get to home. Kemp throws the ball in to Trammell who relays the ball to May, who tags Oliver, who came all the way from first, for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gamble vs. Wilcox
Gamble is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Baker
Steve Baker now pitching.
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell scores. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Baker
Putnam is hit by the pitch. Gamble moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Norman vs. Baker
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Alexander
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Alexander
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Farmer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Farmer
Kemp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Kemp reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Whitaker goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Farmer
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Farmer
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Baker
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Baker
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Baker
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Farmer
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Farmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Farmer
Jones bunts towards third. Bell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Farmer
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Farmer
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Corcoran is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Farmer
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Baker
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Baker
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Baker
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Baker
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Farmer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Farmer
Kemp hits a line drive towards the mound. Farmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Farmer
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Morales hits a line drive towards left. Grubb catches it and throws to second to double up Kemp. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Baker
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Baker
Norman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching. Richie Zisk pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hiller
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Hiller
There goes Wills. The throw from May and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Hiller
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Hiller
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hiller
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Lyle
Richie Zisk now playing right field. John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Milt May.
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lyle
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left 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 4/14/1979 -- Detroit at Texas (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, dh 4 0 1 1 Wills B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 3 2 0 0 Grubb J, lf 5 0 0 1
Kemp S, lf 5 0 2 2 Oliver A, cf 3 0 2 1
Thompson J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bell B, 3b 5 1 2 1
Morales J, rf 5 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 2 1 0 0
Parrish L, c 2 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1
May M, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 0 1 1
Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 3 2 1 0
Jones L, cf 4 1 1 0 Jorgensen M, rf 1 1 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 2 1 Zisk R, ph-rf 1 1 1 2
Trammell A, ss 3 1 2 0
Corcoran T, ph 0 0 0 0
Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 30 7 9 7
Detroit 020 012 000 -- 5
Texas 002 120 02x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M 4.2 6 5 5 4 0
Baker S (L) 2.2 2 1 1 2 1
Hiller J 0.2 1 1 1 2 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D 5.1 6 4 3 5 2
Farmer E 2.0 3 1 0 3 1
Lyle S (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Norman N 2, Bell B
DP -- Detroit 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Detroit 12, Texas 9
2B -- Rodriguez A, Oliver A, Thompson J, Bell B, Kemp S
HR -- Zisk R
SB -- Jones L, LeFlore R, Wills B 2
SH -- Wills B
HBP -- by Baker S (Putnam P)
T -- 3:04
A -- 30014
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