1979 - 05 - 23 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 23 of 05 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 New York Yankees

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/05/23 Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
Played at Tiger Stadium with 21671 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Detroit Tigers000001021481
New York Yankees1002000003110
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Detroit Tigers -2Jack MorrisLes Moss
New York Yankees -3Jim BeattieBob Lemon
 
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -0
New York Yankees -1
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Ron LeFlore8Mickey Rivers8
Lou Whitaker4Willie Randolph4
Steve Kemp7Thurman Munson2
Rusty Staub10Graig Nettles5
Jason Thompson3Reggie Jackson9
Lance Parrish2Chris Chambliss3
Lynn Jones9Roy White10
Phil Mankowski5Jay Johnstone7
Alan Trammell6Bucky Dent6
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Fred Spenn Home Plate Umpire
Larry Barnett First Base Umpire
Jim Evans Second Base Umpire
Ted Hendry Third Base Umpire