Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
May 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1979 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 10

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 1 2 0
Washington rf 5 2 3 0
Lemon cf 4 1 1 1
Soderholm 3b 5 2 3 3
Bannister 2b 4 1 3 2
Orta dh 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 5 0 2 0
Pryor ss 4 0 0 0
Foley c 4 1 1 1
Barrios p 0 0 0 0
  Schueler p 0 0 0 0
  Scarbery p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 3 1 0 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 2 1 0
Staub dh 3 2 1 0
Kemp lf 3 2 1 2
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 2
Parrish c 3 2 1 2
Morales rf 4 1 2 3
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 1 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 10 8 9
Chicago 220 020 0208151
Detroit 400 240 00x1080
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios   0.0 2 4 2 3 0
  Schueler   4.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Scarbery  L (1-1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  LaGrow   2.2 1 0 0 3 2
  Proly   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
10
8
8
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Young   1.1 8 4 4 1 0
  Baker   3.1 3 2 2 5 2
  Billingham  W (3-3) 4.1 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
7
4

  E–Johnson (6).  DP–Chicago 1, Detroit 2.  2B–Chicago Garr (3,off Young); Soderholm (6,off Billingham); Johnson (6,off Billingham), Detroit Parrish (5,off Scarbery); Morales (8,off Scarbery).  HR–Chicago Foley (2,2nd inning off Young 0 on, 1 out); Soderholm (3,5th inning off Baker 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Morales (2,4th inning off Schueler 1 on, 1 out).  SB–LeFlore (13,2nd base off Barrios/Foley); Trammell (1,2nd base off LaGrow/Foley).  WP–Schueler (1), LaGrow (2), Billingham (1).  BK–Baker (1).  U-HP–Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B–Bob Moyer, 2B–Joe Kavulich, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:57.  A–13,769.
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