Playing in his first game since July 9, Aurelio Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to help the Tigers defeat the White Sox, 4-2. The round-tripper after a pass to John Wockenfuss in the fourth inning tied the score at 2-2. Ron LeFlore singled to open the fifth and advanced on a wild pitch. Lou Whitaker bunted and when White Sox third baseman Jim Morrison collided with catcher Milt May, LeFlore put on the speed and scored from second base, giving the Tigers their deciding run. [The Sporting News] |
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, July 21, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Tigers 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 x - 4 6 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .303 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Orta 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Lemon cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .298 Kemp lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .330 Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 Parrish c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Bannister lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Morales rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Torres rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Summers ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Pryor ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Washington ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Wockenfuss dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 .258 Morrison 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Nordhagen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez 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 33 2 7 2 2 4 Totals 29 4 6 2 4 3 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 37,596 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Tigers 6 DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Johnson, Morrison, Rodriguez Doubles: Lemon (24) Home Runs: Orta (5), Rodriguez (5) Stolen Bases: Bannister (13), Wockenfuss (1), Thompson (1) Caught Stealing: Pryor (3) Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (3) GIDP: Parrish (11) Hit by Pitch: Bannister (1,by Petry) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Baumgarten L(9-6) 7 6 4 2 4 2 1 31 3.70 Howard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.04 Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.08 Totals 8 6 4 2 4 3 1 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry W(2-1) 8 7 2 2 2 2 1 33 2.22 Lopez SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.92 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Petry (2) Wild Pitches: Baumgarten (5), Hoffman (2) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Don Denkinger WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr walked; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garr to second]; Lemon doubled to right [Garr scored]; Johnson lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Lemon out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker flied out to center; Kemp singled to center; Parrish walked [Kemp to second]; Morales walked [Kemp to third, Parrish to second]; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Bannister was hit by a pitch; Bannister stole second; Torres grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bannister to third]; Pryor made an out to second; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss singled to left; Wockenfuss stole second; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison flied out to center; Garr flied out to center; Orta homered; Lemon singled to center; Johnson walked [Lemon to second]; Bannister popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp grounded out (second to pitcher); Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Pryor singled to third; May singled to center [Pryor to third]; Pryor was caught stealing home (catcher to third); Morrison struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Morales lined to center; Thompson lined to shortstop; Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez homered [Wockenfuss scored]; Trammell popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to shortstop; Lemon flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to center; Baumgarten threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; On a bunt Whitaker singled to third [LeFlore scored (error by Morrison) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kemp popped to first in foul territory; Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister reached on an error by Rodriguez [Bannister to second]; Torres made an out to third; Pryor lined to right; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Morales popped to first; Thompson walked; Thompson stole second; Wockenfuss lined to center; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Morrison popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore lined to first; Whitaker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Kemp singled to right; Parrish reached on an error by Johnson on a sacrifice bunt [Kemp to third, Parrish to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR MORALES; HOWARD REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Summers made an out to shortstop; HOFFMAN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Hoffman threw a wild pitch [Kemp scored (unearned), Parrish to third]; Thompson struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Torres singled to right; LOPEZ REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); WASHINGTON BATTED FOR PRYOR; Washington struck out; May was called out on strikes; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR MORRISON; Nordhagen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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