1979 - 04 - 16 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 16 of 04 1979, the Detroit Tigers attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Detroit Tigers were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/04/16 Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Tiger Stadium with 9457 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Detroit Tigers13110040x10111
Kansas City Royals0020200002113
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Detroit Tigers -2Jack BillinghamLes Moss
Kansas City Royals -2Larry GuraWhitey Herzog
 
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -1
Kansas City Royals -0
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Ron LeFlore10George Brett5
Lou Whitaker4Hal McRae10
Steve Kemp7Amos Otis8
Jason Thompson3Darrell Porter2
Jerry Morales9Al Cowens9
John Wockenfuss2Pete LaCock3
Lynn Jones8Clint Hurdle7
Aurelio Rodriguez5Frank White4
Alan Trammell6Freddie Patek6
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Tom Ravashiere Home Plate Umpire
Doug Cossey First Base Umpire
John Shulock Second Base Umpire
Dick Runchey Third Base Umpire