1979 - 08 - 05 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 05 of 08 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: 1979/08/05 Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Tiger Stadium with 28703 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Detroit Tigers	001000001	2	6	1
Kansas City Royals	110001000	3	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Detroit Tigers -	3	Dan Petry		Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals -	3	Dennis Leonard		Whitey Herzog
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -	0
Kansas City Royals -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Jerry Morales	8		Willie Wilson	7
Lou Whitaker	4		Hal McRae	10
Steve Kemp	10		Jamie Quirk	5
Jason Thompson	3		Darrell Porter	2
Champ Summers	9		Pete LaCock	3
Al Greene	7		Al Cowens	9
Lance Parrish	2		Amos Otis	8
Tom Brookens	5		Frank White	4
Alan Trammell	6		Freddie Patek	6
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dale Ford			Home Plate Umpire
Terry Cooney			First Base Umpire
Mike Reilly			Second Base Umpire
John Shulock			Third Base Umpire