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The Tigers clawed the Rangers twice, 3-1 and 8-2. In the lidlifter, Steve Kemp celebrated his 25th birthday by blasting a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Lou Whitaker was aboard via a walk on four straight pitches before Kemp connected off Ranger reliever Jim Kern. Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRangers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 1 Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Bell ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Oliver lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .320 Kemp lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .332 Zisk rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Summers dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 J. Ellis dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Morales rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Sample pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .243 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Brookens pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Blanks 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 10 1 0 4 Totals 28 3 5 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:25 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Tigers 3 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Soderholm Doubles: Bell (29), Oliver (17), Blanks (5), Morales (17) Home Runs: Thompson (11), Kemp (19) Caught Stealing: Bell (3) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (9) GIDP: Soderholm (12), Morales (9) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer 7.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 26 3.34 Kern L(10-3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 1.49 Totals 8 5 3 3 1 2 2 30 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(9-5) 9 10 1 1 0 4 0 35 4.60 Totals 9 10 1 1 0 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Mark Johnson RANGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Mark Johnson; Rivers lined to first; Bell singled to center; Oliver was called out on strikes; Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker lined to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to left; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first) [Zisk to second]; J. Ellis reached on a fielder's choice [Zisk out at third (shortstop to third)]; Soderholm singled to right [J. Ellis to second]; Sundberg forced Soderholm (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Summers grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales doubled to right; Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (third to first); Bell doubled to left; Oliver doubled to left [Bell scored]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell struck out; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Ellis singled to left; Soderholm singled to left [J. Ellis to second]; Sundberg flied out to center [J. Ellis to third]; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson made an out to shortstop; Summers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk struck out; Putnam flied out to left; J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to right; Kemp lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Soderholm struck out; Sundberg flied out to center; Blanks doubled to right; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson reached on an error by Soderholm; Summers lined to center; Morales grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Bell flied out to center; Oliver singled to center; Zisk made an out to third; Putnam flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Parrish lined to left; On a bunt Rodriguez singled; BROOKENS RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brookens to second]; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 9TH: BROOKENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); J. Ellis singled to center; SAMPLE RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sample out at second]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Whitaker walked; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 3. |
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