Final
CWS 8 — DET 10
5/8/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197905080
Complete available game record for CWS at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lynn Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Morales | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marv Foley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kip Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Barrios | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Proly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Young | 1.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Barrios | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Baker | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ron Schueler | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jack Billingham | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Proly | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Proly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Barrios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Bannister | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Foley | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Jones | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Morales | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | S9.2-3;1X3(946);B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | FLE3 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2 | 2–1 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H(UR) | 2–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/9D | 2–4 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D8 | 3–4 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S/BG.2-3 | 3–4 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 3–4 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 4–4 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/FL | 4–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 4–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 4–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/L | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7D.1-H | 4–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 4–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/7D | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | BK.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–6 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 6–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 6–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 6–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 6–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 6–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 6–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D8.2-H;1-H | 6–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 6–9 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–10 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 6–10 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 6–10 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9 | 6–10 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 6–10 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 6–10 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 6–10 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/F | 6–10 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 6–10 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 6–10 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 6–10 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 6–10 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–10 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 6–10 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 6–10 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 6–10 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–10 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 6–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 6–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 6–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 6–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D8.3-H;2-H | 6–10 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 8–10 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 31 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 8–10 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 8–10 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D9 | 8–10 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 8–10 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 8–10 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 8–10 |