Detroit Tigers 6 – 4 Texas Rangers
30 July 1979 · ARL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Jason Thompson | 1 in 107 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 3 | 8 hits allowed | Jack Morris | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom Brookens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lou Whitaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Kemp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lance Parrish | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Morales | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Wockenfuss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Champ Summers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Trammell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| John Hiller | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Soderholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pat Putnam | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Gamble | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jorgensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Sundberg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Roberts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Rivers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Norman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Larvell Blanks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Johnson | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Danny Darwin | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Kern | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |