Detroit Tigers 11 – 6 Texas Rangers
15 April 1979 · ARL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Buddy Bell | 1 in 107 games |
| 34 | final score 11–6 | 1 in 307 games | |
| 11 | 5 scoreless innings | Sheldon Burnside | 1 in 29 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Kemp | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Jason Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Morales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tim Corcoran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milt May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Wockenfuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Mankowski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Jones | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Young | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Sheldon Burnside | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Grubb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gary Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Oliver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Bell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oscar Gamble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| John Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pat Putnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Billy Sample | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Jorgensen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Comer | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Sparky Lyle | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Kern | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |