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.

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