Five hits by Steve Kemp paced a 20-hit attack as the Tigers routed the White Sox, 14-5. The Tigers sent 11 men to the plate in the sixth inning and scored six times. Kemp opened the outburst with a single and capped it with a run-scoring single. Kemp and Lou Whitaker each accounted for three RBIs in the game. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 14, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      15, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       1  2  1    4  0  6    0  0  0  -  14 20  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  2  0  -   5 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .301      Bannister dh          5   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Wagner ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Squires 1b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Whitaker 2b           5   1   2   3     1   1   .300      Garr lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Kemp lf               6   2   5   3     0   1   .326        Nordhagen rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Morales rf            6   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Washington rf         3   1   0   0     0   1   .281
Staub dh              5   2   2   0     0   0   .235        Bell ss             1   1   1   0     1   0   .185
Parrish c             5   3   4   2     0   0   .278      Orta 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .233
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .266      Torres cf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .303
Brookens 3b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .318      Morrison 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Trammell ss           4   2   3   1     0   1   .278      May c                 4   0   4   3     0   0   .269
  Jones cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Kessinger ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .198
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Trout p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  14  20  13     3   5             Totals               39   5  13   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 25,873
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 9
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Trammell, May
Doubles: Parrish 2 (14), Trammell (7), Orta (9), May (9), Torres (4)
Home Runs: Torres (4)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (49), Brookens 2 (3), Parrish (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Brookens (1)
GIDP: Morales (7), Moore (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris W(8-5)           7     9   3   3   0   2   1  30   3.55
Hiller                  2     4   2   2   2   0   0  11   4.50
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   2   1  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(9-9)          3.1   9   6   6   1   3   0  20   5.16
Scarbery                2     7   5   5   0   2   0  13   4.25
Trout                   0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   3.09
Howard                  0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4   4.07
Hoffman                 3.1   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   1.29
Totals                  9    20  14  14   3   5   0  49

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to third; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker struck out; Kemp singled to right [LeFlore scored];
Morales was called out on strikes; Staub flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Squires
flied out to right; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish doubled to left; Thompson flied out to
center [Parrish to third]; Brookens singled to left [Parrish
scored]; Brookens stole second [Brookens to third (error by
May)]; Brookens stole home; Trammell singled to center; LeFlore
flied out to right; Whitaker walked [Trammell to second]; Kemp
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington grounded out (second to first); Orta
doubled to center; Torres grounded out (second to first) [Orta
to third]; Morrison made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Morales popped to first; Staub popped to catcher in
foul territory; Parrish singled to shortstop; Parrish stole
second; Thompson singled to right [Parrish scored]; Brookens
forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May doubled to right; Kessinger flied out to
left; Bannister popped to first in foul territory; Squires
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell doubled to left; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Whitaker singled to left [Trammell scored,
Whitaker to second (on throw to home)]; SCARBERY REPLACED
WORTHAM (PITCHING); Kemp singled to right [Whitaker scored];
Morales flied out to left; Staub singled to right [Kemp to
second]; Parrish doubled to center [Kemp scored, Staub scored];
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Washington
struck out; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens singled to center; Trammell struck out;
LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Torres doubled to right; Morrison grounded out
(third to first); May singled to center [Torres scored];
Trammell dropped a foul fly hit by Kessinger for an error;
Kessinger singled to center [May to third]; Bannister popped to
catcher; Squires grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled to center; Morales flied out to left;
Staub singled to center [Kemp to second]; Parrish singled to
left [Kemp to third, Staub to second]; TROUT REPLACED SCARBERY
(PITCHING); Thompson walked [Kemp scored, Staub to third,
Parrish to second]; HOWARD REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Brookens
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Staub scored, Parrish to third];
Trammell singled to center [Parrish scored, Thompson to second];
LeFlore walked [Thompson to third, Trammell to second]; Whitaker
singled to center [Thompson scored, Trammell scored, LeFlore to
third]; HOFFMAN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Kemp singled to
center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to second]; Morales forced Kemp
(shortstop to second); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 14, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr singled to right; Washington forced Garr
(third to second); Orta grounded out (second to first)
[Washington to second]; Torres homered [Washington scored];
Morrison flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 14,
White Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: BELL REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); NORDHAGEN
REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); MOORE REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING
LF); Staub flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to
first); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 14, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING SS); JONES
REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING CF); May singled to right; Moore
flied out to left; Bannister popped to second; Squires singled
to right [May to third]; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 14, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to center; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wagner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 14, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HILLER REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Bell walked;
Orta singled to center [Bell to third]; Torres popped to third
in foul territory; Morrison walked [Orta to second]; May singled
to center [Bell scored, Orta scored, Morrison to third]; Moore
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [May out
at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 14, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker lined to left; Kemp singled to right;
Morales grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 14, White
Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bannister made an out to third; Squires singled
to center; Nordhagen popped to second; Bell singled to center
[Squires to second]; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 14, White Sox 5.