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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 2Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park ITigers 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.
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