1979 - 09 - 08 Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 of 09 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: 1979/09/08 Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
Played at Tiger Stadium with 30069 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Detroit Tigers	000110110	3	6	0
New York Yankees	121000010	5	8	3
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Detroit Tigers -	3	Jack Morris		Sparky Anderson
New York Yankees -	2	Ron Guidry		Billy Martin
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -	2
New York Yankees -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Ron LeFlore	10		Bobby Murcer	8
Tom Brookens	4		Chris Chambliss	3
Jerry Morales	7		Oscar Gamble	7
John Wockenfuss	3		Reggie Jackson	9
Lance Parrish	2		Jim Spencer	10
Lynn Jones	9		Graig Nettles	5
Dave Stegman	8		Jerry Narron	2
Aurelio Rodriguez	5		Brian Doyle	4
Mark Wagner	6		Bucky Dent	6
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Larry McCoy			Home Plate Umpire
Joe Brinkman			First Base Umpire
Vic Voltaggio			Second Base Umpire
Marty Springstead			Third Base Umpire