The White Sox smashed six homers, including three by Claudell Washington, to overpower the Tigers, 12-4. Washington started the barrage with a solo swat in the third inning. Ralph Garr connected with a man on base in the sixth.

Washington and Rusty Torres hit consecutive homers in the seventh and, after one out, Jim Morrison came through with his first round-tripper in the American League. Washington capped his power show with a two-run wallop in the eighth. The Tigers had a homer by John Wockenfuss. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Saturday, July 14, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  1
White Sox    1  0  1    1  0  3    3  3  x  -  12 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .301      Bannister dh          4   1   1   1     1   2   .322
Whitaker 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Garr lf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .301
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .236        Moore lf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Orta 2b               3   1   1   1     2   1   .229
Wockenfuss 1b         4   1   1   2     0   0   .245      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Staub dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .231        Squires 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Washington rf         5   3   3   5     0   1   .284
Brookens 3b           4   1   0   1     0   1   .278      Torres cf             5   1   2   1     0   2   .294
Trammell ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .271      May c                 4   1   0   0     1   1   .240
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morrison 3b           3   2   2   1     0   0   .231
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger ss          2   0   1   1     1   1   .192
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   9   4     2   4             Totals               35  12  13  12     6  10

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 23,887
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Whitaker, Morrison
Doubles: Trammell (6), Morales (16), Garr (7)
Triples: Bannister (6)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (6), Washington 3 (10), Garr (6), Torres (3), Morrison (1)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (12), LeFlore (48)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (1), Kessinger (3)
GIDP: Johnson (12)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker L(1-6)            4.2   5   3   3   5   5   1  24   6.07
Wilcox                  1.1   5   5   5   0   2   3   9   5.61
Tobik                   2     3   4   4   1   3   2  10   4.99
Totals                  8    13  12  12   6  10   6  43

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten W(9-5)       7.1   8   4   4   2   3   1  33   3.77
Farmer                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.79
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   4   1  39

Passed Balls: May (5)
Wild Pitches: Farmer (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
grounded out (third to first); Morales walked; May allowed a
passed ball [Morales to second]; Parrish flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister struck out; Garr doubled to center;
Orta singled to right [Garr scored]; Johnson walked [Orta to
second]; Washington struck out; Torres flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Staub
walked; Jones singled to center [Staub to third, Jones to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Brookens reached on a fielder's choice [Staub
scored, Jones out at third (shortstop to third to second),
Brookens to second]; Trammell doubled to left [Brookens scored];
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May struck out; Morrison flied out to right;
Kessinger walked; Bannister walked [Kessinger to second]; Garr
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker reached on an error by Morrison; Whitaker
stole second; Morales grounded out (third to first); Parrish
grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to third]; Wockenfuss
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta reached on an error by Whitaker; Johnson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Orta out
at second]; Washington homered; Torres struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied
out to center; Brookens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May walked; Morrison out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [May to second]; Kessinger singled to center
[May scored]; Bannister made an out to third; Garr struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell struck out; LeFlore singled to left;
Whitaker singled to left [LeFlore to second]; Morales popped to
second; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta walked; Johnson flied out to center;
Washington flied out to right; Torres singled to right [Orta to
third]; WILCOX REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
flied out to right; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Morrison singled to left; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Morrison to second]; Bannister
tripled to center [Morrison scored]; Garr homered [Bannister
scored]; Orta struck out; Johnson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 6.

TIGERS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); SQUIRES REPLACED
JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Brookens struck out; On a bunt Trammell
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker
forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington homered; Torres homered; TOBIK
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); May made an out to second; Morrison
homered; Kessinger struck out; Bannister struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Morales doubled to right; Parrish struck out;
Wockenfuss homered [Morales scored]; Staub singled to right;
FARMER REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Farmer threw a wild pitch
[Staub to second]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brookens grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Moore singled to center; Orta walked [Moore to
second]; Squires popped to shortstop; Washington homered [Moore
scored, Orta scored]; Torres struck out; May grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 12.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
singled to third; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker struck out;
Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
White Sox 12.

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