Tapping five pitchers for eight hits, the Tigers edged the White Sox, 10-8. The score was 6-6 going into the bottom of the fifth inning when a single by Lou Whitaker, walk to Rusty Staub and single by Steve Kemp produced the Tigers' tie-breaking tally.

Before the inning ended, Lance Parrish belted a two-run double and scored on a double by Jerry Morales. Morales also had a two-run homer in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 8

Game Played on Tuesday, May 8, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox    2  2  0    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   8 15  1
Tigers       4  0  0    2  4  0    0  0  x  -  10  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   2   0     1   0   .333      LeFlore cf            3   1   0   0     2   0   .340
Washington rf         5   2   3   0     0   0   .313        Jones cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Lemon cf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .387      Whitaker 2b           4   2   1   0     1   0   .325
Soderholm 3b          5   2   3   3     0   0   .311      Staub dh              3   2   1   0     2   0   .400
Bannister 2b          4   1   3   2     1   0   .372      Kemp lf               3   2   1   2     1   0   .416
Orta dh               3   0   0   0     2   1   .183      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .281
Johnson 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .346      Parrish c             3   2   1   2     1   0   .293
Pryor ss              4   0   0   0     1   2   .351      Morales rf            4   1   2   3     0   1   .231
Foley c               4   1   1   1     1   0   .220      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  15   7     7   4             Totals               31  10   8   9     8   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 13,769
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Tigers 5
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Garr (3), Soderholm (6), Johnson (6), Parrish (5), Morales (8)
Home Runs: Foley (2), Soderholm (3), Morales (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (13), Trammell (1)
GIDP: Soderholm (6), Foley (2), Parrish (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 0     2   4   2   3   0   0   5   4.23
Schueler                4     1   2   2   1   1   1  13   4.50
Scarbery L(1-1)         0.2   4   4   4   1   0   0   7   5.59
LaGrow                  2.2   1   0   0   3   2   0  12   9.17
Proly                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.69
Totals                  8     8  10   8   8   3   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young                   1.1   8   4   4   1   0   1  12   9.60
Baker                   3.1   3   2   2   5   2   1  16   4.73
Billingham W(3-3)       4.1   4   2   2   1   2   0  18   3.97
Totals                  9    15   8   8   7   4   2  46

Wild Pitches: Schueler (1), LaGrow (2), Billingham (1)
Balks: Baker (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Bob Moyer, 2B - Joe Kavulich, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to shortstop; Washington singled to
left [Garr to second]; On a bunt Lemon forced Garr (pitcher to
third) [Washington to second]; Soderholm singled to right
[Washington to third, Lemon out at third (right to second to
shortstop), Soderholm to second]; Chet Lemon rounded the bag
too far; Bannister singled to right [Washington scored,
Soderholm scored]; Orta walked [Bannister to second]; Johnson
flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker
walked; Johnson dropped a foul fly hit by Staub for an error;
Staub singled to right [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second];
Kemp walked [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third, Staub to
second]; Thompson singled to right [Whitaker scored, Staub
scored (unearned), Kemp to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED BARRIOS
(PITCHING); Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Kemp to third, Thompson out at second]; Schueler
threw a wild pitch [Kemp scored (unearned)]; Morales flied out
to left; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Pryor flied out to right; Foley homered; Garr
doubled to center; On a bunt Washington singled [Garr to third];
Lemon singled to center [Garr scored, Washington to third];
BAKER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Soderholm grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second];
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez lined to third; Trammell flied to right in
foul territory; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister singled to right; Orta walked
[Bannister to second]; Johnson flied out to center; Pryor walked
[Bannister to third, Orta to second]; Foley grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pryor out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to right; Kemp made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr lined to center; Washington flied out to
left; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson lined to first; Parrish walked; Morales
homered [Parrish scored]; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop;
Trammell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers
6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm homered; Bannister walked; Orta was
called out on strikes; Johnson singled to center [Bannister to
third]; Pryor struck out; Foley walked [Johnson to second];
Baker balked [Bannister scored, Johnson to third, Foley to
second]; Garr walked; BILLINGHAM REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING);
Washington forced Garr (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: SCARBERY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); LeFlore flied
out to right; Whitaker singled to right; Staub walked [Whitaker
to second]; Kemp singled to right [Whitaker scored, Staub to
second]; Thompson flied out to left; Parrish doubled to center
[Staub scored, Kemp scored]; Morales doubled to left [Parrish
scored]; LAGROW REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING); Rodriguez struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 10.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon lined to second; Soderholm lined to left;
Bannister singled to right; Orta forced Bannister (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to center; LaGrow threw a wild
pitch [Trammell to second]; LeFlore popped to first; Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub walked; Kemp flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnson struck out; Pryor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Foley lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Parrish
popped to third in foul territory; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Washington
singled to left; Lemon walked [Washington to second]; Billingham
threw a wild pitch [Washington to third, Lemon to second];
Soderholm doubled to center [Washington scored, Lemon scored];
Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Tigers
10.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Trammell walked;
Trammell stole second; LeFlore walked; PROLY REPLACED LAGROW
(PITCHING); Whitaker forced LeFlore (second to shortstop)
[Trammell to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Tigers 10.

WHITE SOX 9TH: JONES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Johnson
doubled to right; Pryor struck out; Foley flied out to center;
Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 8, Tigers 10.
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".