Detroit Tigers 4 – 12 Chicago White Sox
14 July 1979 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Claudell Washington | 1 in 321 games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 374 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Steve Baker | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 12 | 13 | 1 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Whitaker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Morales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lance Parrish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Wockenfuss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lynn Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Brookens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alan Trammell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Baker | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Milt Wilcox | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Tobik | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3B |
| Ralph Garr | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Junior Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jorge Orta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Squires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claudell Washington | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Rusty Torres | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Milt May | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jim Morrison | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Don Kessinger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Baumgarten | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ed Farmer | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |