Paced by Mike Squires, who collected four hits, the White Sox enjoyed an 11-3 rout of the Tigers. Squires singled in the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister. He doubled in the fifth and scored on a double by Jorge Orta. Squires also drove in two runs with a sixth-inning single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Monday, July      23, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    0  1  2    3  3  0  -  11 13  0
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr dh               5   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Jones cf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .292
Squires 1b            6   2   4   2     0   0   .255      Brookens 2b           2   1   1   0     1   1   .281
Lemon cf              3   2   1   1     2   0   .294        Whitaker ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Orta 2b               4   2   2   3     1   1   .258      Kemp lf               4   0   3   3     0   0   .332
Bannister lf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .308      Parrish c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .280
Torres rf             2   2   1   1     2   1   .276        Putman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Pryor 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
May c                 4   1   1   1     1   0   .272      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Kessinger ss          5   1   1   0     0   2   .198      Wockenfuss dh         3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greene ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
                                                          Trammell ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .277
                                                          Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Young p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  11  13  10     7   5             Totals               33   3   9   3     5  10

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 21,436
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 9
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Morales, Trammell
Doubles: Squires (5), Orta (12), Pryor (11), Kemp (20)
Home Runs: Orta (6), Torres (5)
Stolen Bases: Jones (5)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (6), Bannister (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bannister (4), Kemp (4)
Hit by Pitch: Torres (2,by Baker)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(5-3)            6     7   3   3   5   7   0  28   3.43
Farmer SV(4)            3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   4.20
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5  10   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker L(1-7)            5.2   7   5   5   3   3   0  28   6.20
Billingham              0.2   2   3   2   3   0   0   6   3.70
Tobik                   1.2   4   3   3   1   1   2  10   5.50
Young                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.05
Totals                  9    13  11  10   7   5   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Baker (6)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Mike Reilly


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to center; Squires singled to center
[Garr to second]; Lemon singled to right [Garr scored, Squires
to third, Lemon to second (error by Morales)]; Orta flied out to
left; Bannister hit a sacrifice fly to right [Squires scored,
Lemon to third]; Torres was hit by a pitch; Pryor grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Jones singled to center; Jones stole second;
Brookens singled to left [Jones to third]; Kemp doubled to
center [Jones scored, Brookens scored]; Parrish walked; Morales
flied out to center; Thompson lined into a double play (third to
first) [Parrish out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to
left; Garr made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires singled to center; Lemon flied out to
right; Orta struck out; Bannister grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Jones grounded out (third to first); Brookens struck
out; Kemp singled to left; Parrish walked [Kemp to second];
Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Torres walked; Pryor out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Torres to second]; May grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Torres to third]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Wockenfuss was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr made an out to shortstop; Squires doubled to
center; Lemon lined to left; Orta doubled to center [Squires
scored]; Bannister popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to right; Trammell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jones struck out;
Brookens walked; Kemp singled to left [Brookens to second];
Parrish forced Kemp (first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Torres struck out; Pryor struck out; May walked;
Kessinger singled to left [May to second]; Garr walked [May to
third, Kessinger to second]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED BAKER
(PITCHING); Squires singled to center [May scored, Kessinger
scored, Garr to third, Squires out at second (center to second
to first to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales flied out to center; Thompson walked;
Wockenfuss struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon walked; Orta walked [Lemon to second];
Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Lemon to
third, Orta to second]; Torres was walked intentionally; Pryor
singled to third [Lemon scored, Orta to third, Torres to
second]; TOBIK REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); May singled to
shortstop [Orta scored, Torres scored (error by Trammell)
(unearned), Pryor to third, May to second]; Kessinger struck
out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell singled to center; Jones walked [Trammell
to second]; FARMER REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); WHITAKER BATTED
FOR BROOKENS; Whitaker forced Jones (second to shortstop)
[Trammell to third, Whitaker to first]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Trammell scored]; Parrish singled to left [Whitaker
to second]; Morales struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
8, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PUTMAN
REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Squires flied out to center;
Lemon walked; Orta homered [Lemon scored]; Bannister flied out
to center; Torres homered; Pryor doubled to left; May made an
out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to center; GREENE BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Greene grounded out (third to first); Debut game
for Al Greene; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 11, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GREENE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); YOUNG
REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Kessinger was called out on strikes;
Garr grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell singled to right; Jones was called out on
strikes; Whitaker lined to shortstop; Kemp grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 11, Tigers 3.