1979 - 08 - 09 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 09 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 Texas Rangers

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/09 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
Played at Tiger Stadium with 23663 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Detroit Tigers	00111000x	3	6	1
Texas Rangers	110000000	2	11	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Detroit Tigers -	2	Mike Chris		Sparky Anderson
Texas Rangers -	2	Doc Medich		Pat Corrales
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -	1
Texas Rangers -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Lou Whitaker	4		Mickey Rivers	8
Alan Trammell	6		Buddy Bell	6
Steve Kemp	7		Al Oliver	7
Jason Thompson	3		Richie Zisk	9
Champ Summers	10		John Ellis	10
Jerry Morales	9		Eric Soderholm	5
Lance Parrish	2		Pat Putnam	3
Tom Brookens	5		Jim Sundberg	2
Lynn Jones	8		Larvell Blanks	4
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Bill Deegan			Home Plate Umpire
John Shulock			First Base Umpire
Jerry Neudecker			Second Base Umpire
Mark Johnson			Third Base Umpire