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Wednesday August 8, 1979
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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.



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