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Tuesday August 7, 1979
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Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, August 7, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  1    0  4  x  -   8 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      LeFlore dh            5   0   1   1     0   1   .298
Bell ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Trammell ss           4   2   1   0     1   0   .271
Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .319      Kemp lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .333
Zisk rf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .268      Morales rf            4   2   2   4     0   1   .228
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Wockenfuss c,1b       3   1   1   1     1   0   .274
J. Ellis c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Jones cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
  Sundberg c          2   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Brookens 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Putman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Parrish c           1   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Blanks 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Wagner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .312
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Rajsich p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitaker 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     2   3             Totals               34   8  10   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 27,009
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Tigers 6
DP: Rangers 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Lyle
Doubles: Zisk (14)
Triples: Wockenfuss (1)
Home Runs: Bell (12), Zisk (12), Morales 2 (11)
Stolen Bases: Sample (7), Trammell 3 (8)
Caught Stealing: Jones (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rajsich L(0-2)          5.2   5   4   4   2   2   1  23   4.05
Lyle                    2     4   4   4   1   2   1  12   3.46
Babcock                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   9.00
Totals                  8    10   8   8   4   4   2  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(8-5)       6     5   2   2   1   2   2  24   3.53
Lopez SV(10)            3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.45
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   2  36

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Trammell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk walked; Putnam forced Zisk (second to
shortstop); J. Ellis singled to center [Putnam to second];
Soderholm flied out to center [Putnam to third]; Sample was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Morales made an out to second; Wockenfuss made an
out to first; Jones walked; Brookens singled to right [Jones to
third]; Jones was caught stealing home (catcher to second to
catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied
out to right; Bell homered; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Putman grounded out (third to first); Wagner
grounded out (second to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Putnam flied
out to right; J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell singled to center; Trammell stole second;
Kemp singled to center [Trammell scored]; Morales homered [Kemp
scored]; Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brookens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Soderholm singled to left; Sample forced Soderholm
(second to shortstop); Sample stole second; Blanks flied out to
left; Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Putman grounded out (third to first); Wagner
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
lined to shortstop; Zisk homered; Putnam struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING C ); Trammell
walked; Trammell stole second; Trammell stole third; Kemp lined
to left; Morales struck out; Wockenfuss tripled to center
[Trammell scored]; LYLE REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Jones
reached on a fielder's choice; Brookens forced Jones (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to center; LOPEZ REPLACED
BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Soderholm grounded out (third to first)
[Sundberg to second]; Sample grounded out (first unassisted)
[Sundberg to third]; Blanks walked; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Putman struck out; Wagner grounded out (third to
first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Tigers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: PARRISH REPLACED PUTMAN (PLAYING C ); WOCKENFUSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bell lined to right; Oliver
singled to right; Zisk doubled to right [Oliver to third];
Putnam popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to center; Kemp singled to right;
Morales homered [Kemp scored]; Wockenfuss walked; Jones singled
to right [Wockenfuss to second]; Brookens struck out; Parrish
singled to left [Wockenfuss scored, Jones to second]; BABCOCK
REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); SUMMERS BATTED FOR WAGNER; Summers
walked [Jones to third, Parrish to second]; LeFlore singled to
shortstop [Jones scored, Parrish to third, Summers to second];
Trammell forced LeFlore (third to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Tigers 8.

RANGERS 9TH: WHITAKER REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 2B); Soderholm
grounded out (second to first); Sample lined to right; JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR BLANKS; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 8.



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