A seven-run explosion in the ninth inning propelled the Tigers to an 11-6 triumph over the Rangers, who suffered their first loss of the season after six straight victories. The Rangers led, 6-4, in the ninth with nobody on and two out when Lou Whitaker drew a bases on halls from Sparky Lyle. A single by Steve Kemp and walk to Jason Thompson loaded the bases and brought on Jim Kern to relieve Lyle.

An infield single by pinch-hitter Tim Corcoran scored Whitaker and a single by Phil Mankowski drove home two more. A single by Lynn Jones produced the fourth run of the frame, and after a fielder's choice, the final pair came across on a double by Lance Parrish. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 11, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1979 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  7  -  11 15  0
Rangers      1  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore dh            5   1   1   0     1   0   .222      Wills 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .280
Whitaker 2b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .261      Grubb lf,rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .125
Kemp lf               4   2   3   3     1   0   .440        Gray ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Thompson 1b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .158      Oliver cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .407
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Bell 3b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .269
  Corcoran ph,rf      1   1   1   1     0   0   .200      Gamble dh             2   1   1   3     0   1   .308
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .125        J. Ellis ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Wockenfuss c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .160
  Mankowski ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .400      Putnam 1b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .364
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sample ph,lf        2   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Jones cf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   0   0     0   2   .286      Jorgensen rf,1b       4   1   2   1     0   1   .250
Trammell ss           3   1   3   0     0   0   .500      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrish ph,c        2   0   1   3     0   0   .235        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  11  15  11     4   4             Totals               36   6  11   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 19,353
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Rangers 7
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: May (1), Morales (4), Parrish (1)
Home Runs: Kemp (2), Gamble (2), Jorgensen (1)
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (4), Grubb (1), Sample (1), Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Wills (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young                   4     6   6   6   2   4   2  20  13.50
Burnside W(1-1)         5     5   0   0   2   3   0  20   4.32
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   7   2  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer                   6.2   8   3   3   2   3   0  29   1.98
Lyle L(1-1)             2     3   4   4   2   1   1  11   5.14
Kern                    0     4   4   1   0   0   0   5   2.35
Rajsich                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    15  11   8   4   4   1  46

Umpires: HP - Johnny James, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Mike Thompson, 3B - Jeff Brown


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied to center; Whitaker flied to left;
Kemp singled to center; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb
singled to left; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Grubb to
second]; Bell singled to center [Grubb scored]; Gamble struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Morales popped to shortstop; May grounded out
(second to pitcher); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg popped to catcher in foul territory;
Putnam struck out; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez struck out; Trammell singled to shortstop;
LeFlore singled to center [Trammell to second]; Whitaker singled
to center [Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Kemp popped to
shortstop; Thompson flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Jorgensen lined to right; Wills lined to second;
Grubb popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); May doubled
to left; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to left; Bell singled to right
[Oliver to third]; Gamble homered [Oliver scored, Bell scored];
Sundberg lined to third; Putnam struck out; Campaneris was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers
4.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore flied to right;
Whitaker grounded out (second to first) [Trammell to second];
Kemp walked; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Jorgensen homered; Wills walked; Wills stole
second; Grubb walked; BURNSIDE REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Oliver
flied to center [Wills to third]; Wills stole home and Grubb
stole second; Bell walked; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR GAMBLE; J. Ellis
popped to first; Sundberg walked [Grubb to third, Bell to
second]; SAMPLE BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Sample was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SAMPLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Morales popped to
catcher in foul territory; May flied to center; Jones grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris flied to left; Jorgensen singled to
center; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Trammell
singled to right; LeFlore walked [Trammell to second]; Whitaker
singled to center [Trammell out at home (center to second to
catcher), LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second (on throw to
home)]; LYLE REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Kemp homered [LeFlore
scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson lined to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Grubb struck
out; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; Bell flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Morales doubled to left; Wockenfuss struck out;
Jones grounded out (second to first) [Morales to third];
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Sample singled
to third; Campaneris singled to left [Sample to second]; Sample
stole third and Campaneris stole second; Jorgensen struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeFlore flied to right; Whitaker walked;
Kemp singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Thompson walked
[Kemp to second]; KERN REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED
FOR MORALES; Corcoran singled to third [Whitaker scored, Kemp to
third, Thompson to second]; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS;
Mankowski singled to right [Kemp scored, Thompson scored,
Corcoran to third]; Jones singled to right [Corcoran scored,
Mankowski to second]; Rodriguez reached on an error by
Campaneris [Mankowski to third, Jones to second]; Parrish
doubled to right [Mankowski scored (unearned), Jones scored
(unearned), Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; RAJSICH REPLACED KERN
(PITCHING); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R (4
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 11, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING SS); PARRISH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Wills flied to right; GRAY BATTED FOR GRUBB; Gray singled
to left; Oliver singled to right [Gray out at third (right to
shortstop)]; Bell flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
11, Rangers 6.