Back-to-back homers by Lance Parrish and Jerry Morales in the eighth inning climaxed the Tigers' 5-2 victory over the White Sox. The Tigers scored their first three runs in the third inning. Aurelio Rodriguez drew a leadoff walk and was forced at second by Alan Trammell. After a single by Ron LeFlore moved Trammell, Lou Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly. LeFlore stole second and tallied on a single by Steve Kemp. A double by Jason Thompson plated Kemp. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       1, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  7  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore dh            5   1   1   0     0   2   .304      Garr lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .339
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .361      Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .396      Lemon cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .378
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .174      Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Parrish c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .269      Bannister 2b          4   1   2   1     0   2   .375
Morales rf            2   1   2   1     2   0   .200      Orta dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .173
Jones cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .350      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Foley c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Trammell ss           3   1   0   0     0   1   .419        Nordhagen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .364
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   7   5     4   5             Totals               31   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 16,470
Left on Base: Tigers 5, White Sox 6
DP: Tigers 3, White Sox 1
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Thompson (2)
Home Runs: Parrish (2), Morales (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (2)
GIDP: Jones (1), Squires (1), Soderholm (4), Nordhagen (2)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (1,by Baker)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker W(1-2)            6     4   1   1   3   4   0  23   3.10
Billingham SV(1)        3     3   1   0   0   0   0  12   4.01
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   4   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(0-3)           8     7   5   5   4   3   2  34   5.03
Scarbery                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.23
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   5   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Baker (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Woody Urchak, 2B - Bill Sprincz, 3B - Gene Fowler


TIGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Gene Fowler; LeFlore struck
out; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Kemp was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr struck out; Washington struck out; Lemon
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
walked; Morales walked [Parrish to second]; Jones grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Squires flied out to center; Bannister was called
out on strikes; Orta made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Trammell forced Rodriguez (third
to second); LeFlore singled to right [Trammell to third];
LeFlore stole second; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Trammell scored]; Kemp singled to right [LeFlore scored];
Thompson doubled to right [Kemp scored]; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Foley grounded out
(second to first); Pryor singled to right; Garr grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales singled to right; Jones forced Morales
(pitcher to shortstop); Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington singled to third; Lemon walked
[Washington to second]; Squires grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Washington to third, Lemon out at second];
Bannister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
0.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker popped to
third in foul territory; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta walked; Soderholm grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Orta out at second]; Foley popped to
third in foul territory (third to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson flied out to center; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales walked; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor singled to center; Garr walked [Pryor to
second]; Washington popped to third in foul territory; Lemon was
hit by a pitch [Pryor to third, Garr to second]; Squires made an
out to second; Bannister singled to left [Pryor scored, Garr to
third, Lemon out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to right; Trammell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to second];
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: On a bunt Kemp popped to catcher in foul territory;
Thompson grounded out (third to first); Parrish homered; Morales
homered; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Garr
singled to third; Washington grounded out (second to first)
[Garr to second]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: SCARBERY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Trammell struck out; LeFlore
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Squires grounded out (first unassisted);
Bannister singled to center; Orta reached on a fielder's choice
[Bannister to second (error by Trammell; assist by Whitaker)];
Soderholm singled to center [Bannister scored (unearned), Orta
to third]; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR FOLEY; Nordhagen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 2.