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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 29, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on April 29, 1980 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,941 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Jim Evans |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Kirk Gibson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| John Wockenfuss | DH |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 29, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Morris
Wills bunts towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Morris
There's a wild pitch. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Morris
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Morris
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Comer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Comer
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third, in foul territory. Bell races over to make the catch. He throws to first to double off Gibson. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Morris
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Morris
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Morris
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Zisk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Morris
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Putnam moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frias vs. Morris
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Putnam scores. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Frias moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Hiller
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frias tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Hiller
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Comer
Hebner hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Comer
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Comer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hiller
Bell hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hiller
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Hiller
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Hiller
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hiller
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Comer
Parrish bunts towards the mound. Comer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Comer
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Comer
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Comer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Comer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Hiller
Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Hiller
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Hiller
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Hiller
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hiller
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Comer
Gibson hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Comer
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hiller
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Hiller
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Hiller
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Hiller
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Comer
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Comer
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Comer
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Comer
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Comer
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Comer
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Comer
Gibson hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Hiller
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Hiller
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Hiller
Wills hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Hiller
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hiller
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Hiller
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Comer
Kemp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Comer
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Summers vs. Comer
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Comer
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Darwin
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Summers scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Darwin
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to third. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brookens vs. Rajsich
Dave Rajsich now pitching. Tom Brookens pinch hits for Lou Whitaker.
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Billingham
Tom Brookens now playing second base. Jack Billingham now pitching.
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Billingham
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Billingham
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Putnam moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frias vs. Billingham
Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Putnam tags and scores. Sundberg tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Billingham
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Billingham
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 10 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Rajsich
Jim Norris now playing right field. Dave Stegman pinch hits for Kirk Gibson.
Stegman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Rajsich
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Rajsich
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1980 -- Texas at Detroit (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 2 4 2 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Brookens T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Oliver A, lf 2 0 0 1 Gibson K, cf 3 0 1 0
Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Stegman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 4 1 1 0 Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 0
Zisk R, rf 4 2 2 2 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Norris J, rf 0 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 2 2 2 1
Putnam P, 1b 4 2 3 1 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 2 0
Sundberg J, c 4 2 2 0 Parrish L, c 3 1 2 3
Frias P, ss 3 1 2 2 Wockenfuss J, dh 3 0 1 1
Trammell A, ss 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 10 16 10 29 5 10 5
Texas 142 001 2 -- 10
Detroit 000 032 0 -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Comer S (W) 5.1 9 5 5 1 1
Darwin D 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Rajsich D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J (L) 1.1 5 5 5 0 0
Hiller J 4.2 8 3 3 1 2
Billingham J 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Putnam P, Rivers M, Kemp S
HR -- Zisk R, Parrish L
SH -- Wills B
SF -- Oliver A, Wills B, Frias P
WP -- Morris J
T -- 2:23
A -- 7941
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