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@CHW		4
1
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@KCR		6
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3
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12
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4
Thursday, July 12, 1979
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 47,795, Time of Game: 2:38
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
4
42-44
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 14 GB
 at White Sox
1
40-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
W: Pat Underwood (4-0)
L: Fred Howard (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  9  0
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .298 .731 -0.028 0.40 0.022 -0.050 0.1 3 0 2·SB
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .295 .796 0.010 0.78 0.072 -0.062 -0.4 1 2
Rusty Staub DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .229 .734 0.057 0.71 0.086 -0.029 0.4 SB
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .266 .758 -0.075 0.71 0.000 -0.075 -1.0 10 0
Champ Summers RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .277 .891 0.044 0.76 0.074 -0.030 0.8 2 0 SB
Jerry Morales LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236 .676 0.150 1.00 0.183 -0.032 1.9 2 0 SB
Lance Parrish C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 .790 -0.047 1.01 0.070 -0.117 -1.3 7 0
Tom Brookens 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .364 .909 0.065 0.65 0.114 -0.049 0.2 1 3 3B,GDP
Alan Trammell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .651 -0.084 0.52 0.000 -0.084 -1.3 1 6
Pat Underwood P
   Aurelio Lopez P
Team Totals 35 4 9 3 3 5 .257 .630 0.092 0.71 0.621 -0.528 -0.7 27 11
3B: T Brookens (1, off F Howard).
TB: T Brookens 3; C Summers 2; R LeFlore 2; J Morales 2; R Staub; L Parrish.
GIDP: T Brookens (1).
RBI: J Morales (24); L Parrish (39); T Brookens (1).
2-out RBI: J Morales.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: C Summers (2, 2nd base off F Howard/M Colbern); R Staub (1, 2nd base off F Howard/M Colbern); J Morales (1, 2nd base off F Howard/M Colbern); R LeFlore 2 (47, 2nd base off E Farmer/M Colbern 2).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Bannister 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .813 -0.011 0.94 0.061 -0.073 -0.0 2 1 2B
Junior Moore LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .640 -0.035 0.77 0.019 -0.054 -0.3 3 0 2B
Chet Lemon CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .302 .871 -0.033 0.80 0.037 -0.070 -0.5 1 0
Lamar Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .817 -0.092 1.32 0.025 -0.117 -0.9 10 1
Wayne Nordhagen DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .746 -0.096 1.24 0.000 -0.096 -0.9
   Jorge Orta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .671 -0.025 0.96 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
Rusty Torres RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .787 -0.014 0.76 0.027 -0.042 -0.1 2 0
   Claudell Washington PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .761 -0.014 0.53 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
Jim Morrison 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .347 -0.087 0.86 0.000 -0.087 -0.8 0 5
Greg Pryor SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .690 0.078 0.71 0.111 -0.033 0.8 2 6 2B
Mike Colbern C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .596 -0.078 0.96 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 6 0
Fred Howard P 1
   Ed Farmer P 1
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 2 5 .156 .456 -0.407 0.92 0.280 -0.689 -3.7 27 14
2B: G Pryor (10, off P Underwood); A Bannister (14, off P Underwood); J Moore (4, off P Underwood).
TB: G Pryor 2; J Moore 2; A Bannister 2; R Torres; C Lemon.
RBI: G Pryor (22).
2-out RBI: G Pryor.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Pryor-L Johnson; E Farmer-G Pryor-L Johnson.
E: J Morrison (1); M Colbern (2).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pat Underwood, W (4-0) 7.2 5 1 1 2 3 0 3.43 30 66 0.313 0.92 2.7
Aurelio Lopez, S (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 4 2 0 0.094 0.90 1.0
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 34 66 2 0 0.407 0.71 3.7

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Howard, L (1-4) 5.1 6 4 2 2 4 0 3.67 25 46 -0.166 0.92 -1.4
Ed Farmer 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 4.94 13 1 0 0.074 0.33 2.1
Team Totals 9 9 4 2 3 5 0 2.00 38 46 1 0 -0.092 0.92 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 47,795.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 1-0 1 -2- R DET T. Brookens F. Howard 11% 73% Triple to LF; Morales Scores/unER
b2 0-2 2 1-- R CHW G. Pryor P. Underwood -11% 57% Double to LF; Torres Scores
t3 2-1 2 12- R DET J. Morales F. Howard 11% 71% Single to RF; Staub Scores; Summers to 3B
t6 3-1 1 -2- R DET L. Parrish F. Howard 7% 86% Single to CF; Summers Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- DET R. Staub F. Howard 6% 56% Single to RF; Whitaker to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Fred Howard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore F. Howard -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- DET L. Whitaker F. Howard 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- DET R. Staub F. Howard 6% 56% Single to RF; Whitaker to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R DET J. Thompson F. Howard 5% 61% Staub Steals 2B; Whitaker Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
t1 1-0 1 -2- O DET J. Thompson F. Howard -3% 58% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 -2- O DET C. Summers F. Howard -3% 55% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHW A. Bannister P. Underwood -6% 49% Double to LF
b1 0-1 0 -2- O CHW J. Moore P. Underwood 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bannister to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 O CHW C. Lemon P. Underwood 6% 56% Lineout: SS
b1 0-1 2 --3 O CHW L. Johnson P. Underwood 4% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Fred Howard facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- DET J. Morales F. Howard 3% 63% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t2 1-0 0 1-- DET L. Parrish F. Howard 2% 66% Morales Steals 2B
t2 1-0 0 -2- O DET L. Parrish F. Howard -4% 62% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 -2- R DET T. Brookens F. Howard 11% 73% Triple to LF; Morales Scores/unER
t2 2-0 1 --3 O DET A. Trammell F. Howard -6% 67% Fielder's Choice SS; Brookens out at Hm/SS-C; Trammell to 1B
t2 2-0 2 1-- O DET R. LeFlore F. Howard -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O CHW W. Nordhagen P. Underwood 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- CHW R. Torres P. Underwood -3% 65% Single to LF
b2 0-2 1 1-- O CHW J. Morrison P. Underwood 3% 69% Strikeout
b2 0-2 2 1-- R CHW G. Pryor P. Underwood -11% 57% Double to LF; Torres Scores
b2 1-2 2 -2- O CHW M. Colbern P. Underwood 4% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Fred Howard facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker F. Howard -2% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 2-1 1 --- DET R. Staub F. Howard 2% 61% Walk
t3 2-1 1 1-- O DET J. Thompson F. Howard -3% 58% Flyball: RF
t3 2-1 2 1-- DET C. Summers F. Howard 2% 60% Single to 2B; Staub to 2B
t3 2-1 2 12- R DET J. Morales F. Howard 11% 71% Single to RF; Staub Scores; Summers to 3B
t3 3-1 2 1-3 O DET L. Parrish F. Howard -4% 67% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- O CHW A. Bannister P. Underwood 3% 70% Flyball: LF
b3 1-3 1 --- O CHW J. Moore P. Underwood 2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-3 2 --- O CHW C. Lemon P. Underwood 1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Fred Howard facing 8-9-1
t4 3-1 0 --- O DET T. Brookens F. Howard -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-1 1 --- O DET A. Trammell F. Howard -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-1 2 --- O DET R. LeFlore F. Howard -1% 69% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson P. Underwood 3% 72% Strikeout
b4 1-3 1 --- O CHW W. Nordhagen P. Underwood 2% 74% Flyball: LF
b4 1-3 2 --- O CHW R. Torres P. Underwood 1% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Fred Howard facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker F. Howard -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-1 1 --- O DET R. Staub F. Howard -1% 72% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-1 2 --- O DET J. Thompson F. Howard -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- O CHW J. Morrison P. Underwood 3% 74% Strikeout
b5 1-3 1 --- O CHW G. Pryor P. Underwood 2% 76% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 2 --- O CHW M. Colbern P. Underwood 1% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Fred Howard facing 5-6-7
t6 3-1 0 --- DET C. Summers F. Howard 3% 80% Single to RF
t6 3-1 0 1-- DET J. Morales F. Howard 2% 82% Summers Steals 2B
t6 3-1 0 -2- O DET J. Morales F. Howard -3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-1 1 -2- R DET L. Parrish F. Howard 7% 86% Single to CF; Summers Scores
Ed Farmer replaces Fred Howard pitching
t6 4-1 1 1-- OO DET T. Brookens E. Farmer -3% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 1-2-3
b6 1-4 0 --- O CHW A. Bannister P. Underwood 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-4 1 --- O CHW J. Moore P. Underwood 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-4 2 --- CHW C. Lemon P. Underwood -1% 87% Single to LF
b6 1-4 2 1-- CHW L. Johnson P. Underwood -3% 84% Walk; Lemon to 2B
b6 1-4 2 12- O CHW W. Nordhagen P. Underwood 5% 89% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 9-1-2
t7 4-1 0 --- O DET A. Trammell E. Farmer -1% 88% Flyball: CF
t7 4-1 1 --- DET R. LeFlore E. Farmer 1% 89% Single to RF
t7 4-1 1 1-- DET L. Whitaker E. Farmer 1% 90% LeFlore Steals 2B
t7 4-1 1 -2- O DET L. Whitaker E. Farmer -2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-1 2 -2- O DET R. Staub E. Farmer -2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 6-7-8
b7 1-4 0 --- O CHW R. Torres P. Underwood 3% 90% Flyball: RF
b7 1-4 1 --- O CHW J. Morrison P. Underwood 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-4 2 --- O CHW G. Pryor P. Underwood 1% 93% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 4-5-6
t8 4-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson E. Farmer -1% 92% Strikeout
t8 4-1 1 --- DET C. Summers E. Farmer 1% 93% Walk
t8 4-1 1 1-- DET J. Morales E. Farmer 2% 95% Single to RF; Summers to 3B
t8 4-1 1 1-3 OO DET L. Parrish E. Farmer -4% 91% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Pat Underwood facing 9-1-2
b8 1-4 0 --- O CHW M. Colbern P. Underwood 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- O CHW A. Bannister P. Underwood 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-4 2 --- CHW J. Moore P. Underwood -2% 94% Double to CF
b8 1-4 2 -2- CHW C. Lemon P. Underwood -2% 91% Walk
Aurelio Lopez replaces Pat Underwood pitching
b8 1-4 2 12- O CHW L. Johnson A. Lopez 5% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 8-9-1
t9 4-1 0 --- O DET T. Brookens E. Farmer -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-1 1 --- O DET A. Trammell E. Farmer -0% 96% Lineout: 2B
t9 4-1 2 --- DET R. LeFlore E. Farmer 0% 96% Single to RF
t9 4-1 2 1-- DET L. Whitaker E. Farmer 0% 96% LeFlore Steals 2B
t9 4-1 2 -2- O DET L. Whitaker E. Farmer -1% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 5-6-7
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen (DH) batting 5th
b9 1-4 0 --- O CHW J. Orta A. Lopez 3% 98% Foul Flyball: C
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Rusty Torres (RF) batting 6th
b9 1-4 1 --- O CHW C. Washington A. Lopez 1% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-4 2 --- O CHW J. Morrison A. Lopez 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.

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