In uniform although still recovering from strep throat, Richie Zisk came up as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and delivered a two-run homer to beat the Tigers, 7-5, for the Rangers' sixth straight victory in the club's best start in its eight-year history.

With one out in the eighth, Nelson Norman drew a pass from Steve Baker. The Tigers summoned John Hiller from the bullpen. Zisk then batted for Mike Jorgensen and hit his dramatic homer on Hiller's first pitch. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  2  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Rangers      0  0  2    1  2  0    0  2  x  -   7  9  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore dh            4   0   1   1     1   1   .227      Wills 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Whitaker 2b           3   2   0   0     2   0   .211      Grubb lf              5   0   0   1     0   1   .095
Kemp lf               5   0   2   2     0   0   .381      Oliver cf             3   0   2   1     2   1   .409
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   1     2   0   .200      Bell 3b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .227
Morales rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Gamble dh             2   1   0   0     2   0   .273
Parrish c             2   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
  May ph,c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .444
  Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Norman ss             3   2   1   0     1   0   .357
Jones cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .429      Jorgensen rf          1   1   0   0     2   0   .167
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .444        Zisk ph,rf          1   1   1   2     0   0   .400
Trammell ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corcoran ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     8   3             Totals               30   7   9   7     8   2

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 30,014
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Rangers 9
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Bell, Norman 2
Doubles: Rodriguez (2), Thompson (1), Kemp (2), Oliver (2), Bell (2)
Home Runs: Zisk (1)
Stolen Bases: Jones (2), LeFlore (3), Wills 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (1)
GIDP: Wills (1)
Hit by Pitch: Putnam (1,by Baker)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  4.2   6   5   5   4   0   0  23   5.91
Baker L(0-1)            2.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.38
Hiller                  0.2   1   1   1   2   1   1   5   3.38
Totals                  8     9   7   7   8   2   1  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               5.1   6   4   3   5   2   0  27   2.70
Farmer                  2     3   1   0   3   1   0  13   0.00
Lyle W(1-0)             1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   3   8   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Baker (1)

Umpires: HP - Jeff Brown, 1B - Johnny James, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Mike Thompson


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker flied to center; Kemp flied
to right; Thompson reached on an error by Norman [LeFlore to
third]; Morales flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grubb flied to center; Oliver singled to left; Bell flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Jones walked; Jones stole
second; Rodriguez doubled to left [Jones scored]; Trammell
popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore singled to center
[Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales
flied to left; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman singled to center; Jorgensen walked [Norman
to second]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Norman to third, Jorgensen to second]; Grubb grounded out
(first unassisted) [Norman scored, Jorgensen to third]; Oliver
doubled to left [Jorgensen scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; Trammell singled to third [Rodriguez to
second]; LeFlore hit into a double play (first to first to
shortstop) [Rodriguez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Gamble walked; Sundberg grounded out (second to
first) [Gamble to second]; Putnam singled to center [Gamble
scored]; Norman popped to first in foul territory; Jorgensen
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson doubled to right [Whitaker
scored]; Morales flied to center; MAY BATTED FOR PARRISH; May
was walked intentionally; Jones flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wills singled to
left; Grubb flied to left; Wills stole second; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Bell doubled to left [Wills scored, Oliver out at
home (left to shortstop to catcher), Bell to third (on throw to
home)]; Gamble was walked intentionally; BAKER REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Sundberg singled to third [Bell scored, Gamble to
second]; Putnam was hit by a pitch [Gamble to third, Sundberg to
second]; Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell
singled to center; FARMER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); LeFlore
was called out on strikes; Whitaker reached on an error by
Norman [Trammell to second]; Kemp doubled to center [Trammell
scored (unearned), Whitaker scored (unearned)]; Thompson was
walked intentionally; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen walked; Wills grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; Grubb
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Jones
singled to third [Jones to second (error by Bell)]; Rodriguez
flied to center; CORCORAN BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Corcoran was
walked intentionally; LeFlore flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Oliver
struck out; Bell singled to center; Gamble flied to center;
Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Rangers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp
singled to pitcher; Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; LYLE
REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Morales lined into a double play
(left to left to second) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Norman
walked; HILLER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); ZISK BATTED FOR
JORGENSEN; Zisk homered [Norman scored]; Wills walked; Wills
stole second; Grubb struck out; Oliver walked; Bell lined to
left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOCKENFUSS BATTED
FOR MAY; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 7.