In uniform although still recovering from strep throat, Richie Zisk came up as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and delivered a two-run homer to beat the Tigers, 7-5, for the Rangers' sixth straight victory in the club's best start in its eight-year history.

With one out in the eighth, Nelson Norman drew a pass from Steve Baker. The Tigers summoned John Hiller from the bullpen. Zisk then batted for Mike Jorgensen and hit his dramatic homer on Hiller's first pitch. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Rangers 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 x - 7 9 3 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore dh 4 0 1 1 1 1 .227 Wills 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Whitaker 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .211 Grubb lf 5 0 0 1 0 1 .095 Kemp lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .381 Oliver cf 3 0 2 1 2 1 .409 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 1 2 0 .200 Bell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .227 Morales rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Gamble dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 .273 Parrish c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Sundberg c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .182 May ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Putnam 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .444 Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Norman ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 .357 Jones cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .429 Jorgensen rf 1 1 0 0 2 0 .167 Rodriguez 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .444 Zisk ph,rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 .400 Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corcoran ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 9 5 8 3 Totals 30 7 9 7 8 2 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 30,014 Left on Base: Tigers 12, Rangers 9 DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Bell, Norman 2 Doubles: Rodriguez (2), Thompson (1), Kemp (2), Oliver (2), Bell (2) Home Runs: Zisk (1) Stolen Bases: Jones (2), LeFlore (3), Wills 2 (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wills (1) GIDP: Wills (1) Hit by Pitch: Putnam (1,by Baker) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox 4.2 6 5 5 4 0 0 23 5.91 Baker L(0-1) 2.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 12 3.38 Hiller 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 3.38 Totals 8 9 7 7 8 2 1 40 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 5.1 6 4 3 5 2 0 27 2.70 Farmer 2 3 1 0 3 1 0 13 0.00 Lyle W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 3 8 3 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Baker (1) Umpires: HP - Jeff Brown, 1B - Johnny James, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Mike Thompson TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker flied to center; Kemp flied to right; Thompson reached on an error by Norman [LeFlore to third]; Morales flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb flied to center; Oliver singled to left; Bell flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Jones walked; Jones stole second; Rodriguez doubled to left [Jones scored]; Trammell popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales flied to left; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Norman singled to center; Jorgensen walked [Norman to second]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Norman to third, Jorgensen to second]; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Norman scored, Jorgensen to third]; Oliver doubled to left [Jorgensen scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Trammell singled to third [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore hit into a double play (first to first to shortstop) [Rodriguez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Gamble walked; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Gamble to second]; Putnam singled to center [Gamble scored]; Norman popped to first in foul territory; Jorgensen flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson doubled to right [Whitaker scored]; Morales flied to center; MAY BATTED FOR PARRISH; May was walked intentionally; Jones flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wills singled to left; Grubb flied to left; Wills stole second; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell doubled to left [Wills scored, Oliver out at home (left to shortstop to catcher), Bell to third (on throw to home)]; Gamble was walked intentionally; BAKER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Sundberg singled to third [Bell scored, Gamble to second]; Putnam was hit by a pitch [Gamble to third, Sundberg to second]; Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 5. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell singled to center; FARMER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker reached on an error by Norman [Trammell to second]; Kemp doubled to center [Trammell scored (unearned), Whitaker scored (unearned)]; Thompson was walked intentionally; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 5. RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen walked; Wills grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; Grubb flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 5. TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Jones singled to third [Jones to second (error by Bell)]; Rodriguez flied to center; CORCORAN BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Corcoran was walked intentionally; LeFlore flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 5. RANGERS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Oliver struck out; Bell singled to center; Gamble flied to center; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp singled to pitcher; Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; LYLE REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Morales lined into a double play (left to left to second) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Norman walked; HILLER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); ZISK BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Zisk homered [Norman scored]; Wills walked; Wills stole second; Grubb struck out; Oliver walked; Bell lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 7. TIGERS 9TH: ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR MAY; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 7.

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