Detroit Tigers 10, Texas Rangers 4 (Game 2)
Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 6 0 Tigers 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 x - 10 9 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .280 Jones cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .288 Bell ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .302 Trammell ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 .274 Oliver lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .322 Kemp dh 2 2 0 1 2 1 .332 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 2 2 .270 Morales rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .226 J. Ellis dh 4 1 1 0 1 2 .277 Summers rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Wockenfuss lf 4 2 3 5 0 1 .288 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Jorgensen 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .252 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Blanks 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Brookens 3b 2 1 0 1 2 0 .256 Putnam ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 Wagner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Norman 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Robbins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gleaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 6 4 7 7 Totals 32 10 9 10 6 8 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 28,619 Left on Base: Rangers 10, Tigers 5 DP: Rangers 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Brookens, Wagner Doubles: Jones (5) Triples: Trammell (3) Home Runs: Wockenfuss 2 (13), Jones (3) Stolen Bases: Rivers (4), Trammell (9), Brookens (5) Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (6) GIDP: Zisk (9) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson L(4-14) 2.2 4 6 6 2 2 3 14 4.88 Allard 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 11 9.00 Babcock 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 7 10.13 Gleaton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.40 Totals 8 9 10 10 6 8 3 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Robbins W(1-1) 6.2 1 2 2 5 4 0 26 3.38 Lopez 2.1 5 2 2 2 3 0 15 2.60 Totals 9 6 4 4 7 7 0 41 Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Jones flied out to right; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk walked; J. Ellis flied out to left; Soderholm flied out to right; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Morales flied out to center; Wockenfuss homered; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks walked; Rivers made an out to third; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); Jones homered; Trammell singled to left; Trammell stole second; Kemp walked; Morales walked [Trammell to third, Kemp to second]; Wockenfuss homered [Trammell scored, Kemp scored, Morales scored]; ALLARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Parrish made an out to catcher; Debut game for Brian Allard; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 6. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Zisk was called out on strikes; J. Ellis walked; Soderholm lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Brookens walked; Brookens stole second; Wagner struck out; Jones doubled to left [Brookens scored]; Trammell flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 5TH: Kemp walked; Morales struck out; Wockenfuss singled to center [Kemp to second]; Parrish struck out; Thompson walked [Kemp to third, Wockenfuss to second]; BABCOCK REPLACED ALLARD (PITCHING); Brookens walked [Kemp scored, Wockenfuss to third, Thompson to second]; Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 8. RANGERS 6TH: Rivers walked; Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers to second (error by Wagner; assist by Trammell)]; Oliver forced Bell (second to shortstop) [Rivers to third]; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 8. TIGERS 6TH: Jones singled to center; Trammell tripled to left [Jones scored]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trammell scored]; Morales struck out; Wockenfuss struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 10. RANGERS 7TH: SUMMERS REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING RF); J. Ellis singled to right; Soderholm flied out to center; Sundberg struck out; Jorgensen walked [J. Ellis to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); PUTNAM BATTED FOR BLANKS; Putnam walked [J. Ellis to third, Jorgensen to second]; Rivers singled to center [J. Ellis scored, Jorgensen scored, Putnam to third]; Bell singled to left [Putnam scored, Rivers to second]; Oliver singled to right [Rivers scored, Bell to second]; Zisk walked [Bell to third, Oliver to second]; J. Ellis struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 10. TIGERS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING 2B); GLEATON REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Thompson lined to left; Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 10. RANGERS 8TH: Soderholm singled to left; Sundberg flied out to right; Jorgensen forced Soderholm (first to shortstop); Norman made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 10. TIGERS 8TH: Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell singled to third; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 10. RANGERS 9TH: Rivers singled; Rivers stole second; Bell popped to first in foul territory; Oliver reached on an error by Brookens; Zisk struck out; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 10.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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