A homer by Jerry Morales in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tie and escorted Dan Petry to his first major league victory as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 3-1. Petry gave up four hits, with the White Sox run coming on a homer by Milt May in the third inning.

The Tigers caught up against Ken Kravec in the seventh when John Wockenfuss singled and Tom Brookens doubled. After Morales' tie-breaking homer, the Tigers added an extra run in the ninth on an error by third baseman Jim Morrison. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, July      13, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   3  9  0
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Bannister dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Whitaker 2b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .300      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Morales rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .236      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Parrish c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Johnson 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Wockenfuss 1b         4   2   2   0     0   1   .245      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .227
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Jones lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Pryor ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Summers ph,lf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Morrison 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .100
Brookens 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .357      May c                 3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Kemp ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   2     3   5             Totals               30   1   4   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 27,587
Left on Base: Tigers 6, White Sox 4
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Morrison
Doubles: Brookens (1), Wockenfuss (4)
Home Runs: Morales (9), May (4)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: Jones (3), LeFlore (8), Whitaker (6), Johnson (1)
GIDP: Pryor (8)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Petry)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry W(1-1)            9     4   1   1   1   4   1  32   2.20
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   4   1  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(8-8)           8.1   9   3   2   2   5   1  33   3.55
Scarbery                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.53
Hoffman                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   5   1  36

Passed Balls: Parrish (16)
Hit by Pitch: Petry (1)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker singled to
second; Whitaker stole second; Whitaker stole third; Morales
struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister made an out to shortstop; Garr grounded
out (second to first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss popped to third in foul territory; Staub
flied out to center; Jones singled to left; Jones was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson singled to right; Orta struck out;
Washington singled to center [Johnson to second]; Pryor grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Washington
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens popped to first in foul territory; Trammell
flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (third to first); May
homered; Bannister flied out to center; Garr flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker struck out; Morales flied out to center;
Parrish walked; Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon flied out to right; Johnson was hit by a
pitch; Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Orta singled to right; Washington flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub singled to center; Jones flied out to right;
Brookens flied out to center; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor flied out to left; Morrison flied out to
center; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to
second]; Morales struck out while LeFlore was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Whitaker to second]; Parrish was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Garr
flied out to left; Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss singled to center; Staub flied out to
center; Jones flied out to center; Brookens doubled to center
[Wockenfuss scored]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
singled to center; Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Morales homered; Parrish popped to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor popped to first; Morrison walked; May flied
out to left; Bannister forced Morrison (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss doubled to center; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted) [Wockenfuss to third]; SCARBERY REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); SUMMERS BATTED FOR JONES; Summers was walked
intentionally; KEMP BATTED FOR BROOKENS; HOFFMAN REPLACED
SCARBERY (PITCHING); Kemp reached on an error by Morrison
[Wockenfuss scored (unearned) (no RBI), Summers to second];
Trammell lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Summers
out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RODRIGUEZ
REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING 3B); Garr grounded out (second to first);
Lemon grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.