5/8/1979, KC79-Tex79, Arlington Stadium
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1979 Royals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 10 2
1979 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 x 5 12 1 8 0
Royals AB R H BI AVG Rangers AB R H BI AVG
White 2b 5 0 1 0 .221 Sample lf 4 1 1 0 .253
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 .317 Bell 3b 4 1 0 0 .248
Otis cf 5 1 2 0 .340 Oliver cf 4 1 2 3 .296
Porter c 3 0 0 0 .240 Zisk rf 3 1 2 1 .282
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 .325 Ellis,J 1b 4 0 1 0 .341
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 1 .289 Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0 .297
McRae dh 4 1 2 0 .308 Gray dh 3 0 1 0 .189
Hurdle lf 2 0 1 1 .183 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 .297
Patek ss 3 0 0 0 .248 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 .220
34 2 7 2 Wills 2b 4 0 2 0 .270
Norman ss 3 1 2 0 .274
34 5 12 4
Royals (14-14) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gura L 1-4 6.0 9 4 4 1 1 104 64 4.28
Rodriguez 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 32 17 3.52
8.0 12 5 5 2 1 136 81
Rangers (15-12) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Farmer 4.0 4 2 1 3 3 73 40 4.30
Medich 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 30 18 1.74
Kern W 3-0 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 25 16 5.71
Lyle S 5 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0.50
9.0 7 2 1 4 3 138 80
Tex: Grubb batted for Gray in the 7th
Putnam inserted at 1b in the 8th
E-Brett, Bell. 2B-Hurdle(7), Wills(5). HR-Oliver(2), Zisk(3). RBI-LaCock(16),
Hurdle(11), Oliver 3(19), Zisk(13). SB-White(8), Otis(6), Wills(8). K-Otis,
LaCock, Patek, Sundberg. BB-Brett, Porter, Hurdle 2, Zisk, Norman. SH-Patek,
Sample. PB-Porter.
Ed Farmer was removed after a rain delay
Temperature: 94, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: none, Rain Delays: 64
minutes.
Attendance: 12,253
Game Time: 2:28
5/8/1979, KC79-Tex79, Arlington Stadium
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1979 Royals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 10 2
1979 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 x 5 12 1 8 0
Royals -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
White 2b 1>8 8 3/fl 7>Kern 9>23
S
Brett 3b W 3>63 6 SB2 53
9.2-3
Otis cf k S 5>Medich 63 53
S
Porter c W.1-2 SB2 53.1-2 43
5
Cowens rf 7 e5.2-3;B-1 43.2-3 8>53
LaCock 1b 2>k S.3-H;1-2 8 41
McRae dh S 7 6>8 S
Hurdle lf D.1-H 4>W 63 W.1-2
Patek ss k 24/SH.1-2 4 Lyle
8
Rangers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Sample lf 1>S 43 4/fl Rodriguez 63
note 1
Bell 3b 23.1-2 3>43 63 note 2
Oliver cf S.2-H 43 6>63 pb.3-H;1-2
HR.2-H
Zisk rf S.1-2 43 HR W
Ellis,J 1b 143/gdp 4>53 53 S.1-2
Putnam 1b
Gray dh 2>63 e5.B-1 S
Grubb ph 3/g
Sundberg c S 361/gdp k 8>31
Wills 2b 7 5>8 7>D S
Norman ss S.1-2 S W SB2
7
1: 13/SH.2-3;1-2 2: 42.3xH;2-3;B-1
Royals IN OUT ER Rangers IN OUT ER
Gura A1 C9 4 L 1-4 Farmer A1 C2 1
Rodriguez D1 E1 1 Medich C3 C9 0
Kern D1 D8 0 W 3-0
Lyle D9 E3 0 S 5
5/8/1979, KC79-Tex79, Arlington Stadium
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1979 Royals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 10 2
1979 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 x 5 12 1 8 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Royals batting
0-0 0 --- 32 White flied out to center (FCBBBX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Brett walked (BBBCB)
Started raining
0-0 1 1-- 02 Otis struck out (CCS)
0-0 2 1-- 32 Porter walked, Brett to second (BBCBF>B)
0-0 2 12- 00 Cowens flied out to left (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Rangers batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Sample lined a single to shallow right (FBFBFBX)
0-0 0 1-- 10 Bell grounded out to the catcher, Sample to second (BX)
0-0 1 -2- 10 Oliver lined a single down the right field line, Sample
scored (BX)
0-1 1 1-- 10 Zisk lined a single to shallow right, Oliver to second
(BX)
0-1 1 12- 01 Ellis,J grounded into a double play, Gura to White to
LaCock (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royals batting
0-1 0 --- 22 LaCock struck out (FBBSS)
0-1 1 --- 21 McRae lined a single up the middle (CBBX)
0-1 1 1-- 21 Hurdle lined a double to right center, McRae scored (BSBX)
1-1 1 -2- 22 Patek struck out (FFBFBFC)
1-1 2 -2- 00 White flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Rangers batting
1-1 0 --- 22 Gray grounded out to short (SFBBFX)
1-1 1 --- 21 Sundberg lined a single to right center (BFBX)
1-1 1 1-- 12 Wills flied out to left (SB>FFFX)
1-1 2 1-- 32 Norman grounded a single up the middle, Sundberg to
second (BBBCS>X)
1-1 2 12- 00 Sample grounded out to second (X)
Stopped raining
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royals batting
1-1 0 --- 10 Brett grounded out to short (BX)
1-1 1 --- 12 Otis lined a single to right (SCBX)
1-1 1 1-- 00 Otis stole second (>C)
1-1 1 -2- 32 Porter popped out to third (>C.BFBBX)
1-1 2 -2- 01 Otis to third, Cowens to first on an error by the third
baseman Bell (SX)
1-1 2 1-3 10 LaCock grounded a single up the middle, Otis scored,
Cowens to second (BX)
2-1 2 12- 21 McRae flied out to left (BFBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Rangers batting
2-1 0 --- 22 Bell grounded out to second (CBCFBX)
2-1 1 --- 11 Oliver grounded out to second (CBX)
2-1 2 --- 11 Zisk grounded out to second (BFX)
Started raining
************** Top of the 4th inning, Royals batting
2-1 0 --- 30 Hurdle walked (BBBB)
2-1 0 1-- 10 Patek sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Hurdle to second
(BbXb)
2-1 1 -2- 01 White popped out to first (FX)
2-1 2 -2- 11 Brett popped out to short (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Rangers batting
2-1 0 --- 21 Ellis,J grounded out to third (BSBX)
2-1 1 --- 00 Gray to first on an error by the third baseman Brett (X)
Game delayed by rain for 64 minutes
Farmer left the game after a rain delay
2-1 1 1-- 12 Sundberg grounded into a double play, LaCock to Patek to
Gura (BS>FX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Royals batting
Medich now pitching
2-1 0 --- 11 Otis lined a single to shallow center (BSX)
2-1 0 1-- 10 Porter grounded out to third, Otis to second (BX)
2-1 1 -2- 32 Cowens grounded out to second, Otis to third (CFBBBFX)
2-1 2 --3 10 LaCock flied out to center (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Rangers batting
2-1 0 --- 31 Wills flied out to center (BBBCX)
2-1 1 --- 22 Norman grounded a single between first and second (FBFBX)
2-1 1 1-- 00 Sample popped out to second (X)
2-1 2 1-- 32 Bell grounded out to short (BFBFFB>X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Royals batting
2-1 0 --- 10 McRae flied out to center (BX)
2-1 1 --- 22 Hurdle grounded out to short (BCFFFBFX)
2-1 2 --- 32 Patek popped out to second (BCBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Rangers batting
2-1 0 --- 11 Oliver grounded out to short (CBX)
2-1 1 --- 11 Zisk homered deep to left center (BCX)
2-2 1 --- 32 Ellis,J grounded out to third (BBBCSX)
2-2 2 --- 01 Gray lined a single to right center (CX)
2-2 2 1-- 12 Sundberg struck out (CFBFC)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Royals batting
Kern now pitching
2-2 0 --- 11 White lined a single to shallow center (SBX)
2-2 0 1-- 00 White stole second (1>C)
2-2 0 -2- 02 Brett flied out to right, White to third (1>C.SX)
2-2 1 --3 12 Otis grounded out to short (CBSX)
2-2 2 --3 10 Porter grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Rangers batting
2-2 0 --- 11 Wills lined a double to left center (SBX)
2-2 0 -2- 31 Norman walked (BCBBB)
Rodriguez now pitching
2-2 0 12- 10 Sample sacrifice bunted to the mound, Wills to third,
Norman to second (BbXb)
2-2 1 -23 00 Bell grounded to second, Wills out at home, Norman to
third, Bell to first (X)
2-2 2 1-3 12 Porter allowed a passed ball, Norman scored, Bell to
second (CFBFB)
2-3 2 -2- 22 Oliver homered deep to left, Bell scored (CFBFB.X)
2-5 2 --- 31 Zisk walked (CBBBB)
2-5 2 1-- 10 Ellis,J grounded a single between third and short, Zisk
to second (BX)
Grubb pinch hitting for Gray
2-5 2 12- 00 Grubb grounded out to first (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Royals batting
Putnam now playing first base
2-5 0 --- 11 Cowens grounded out to third (CBX)
2-5 1 --- 10 LaCock grounded out to second (BX)
2-5 2 --- 02 McRae lined a single to shallow left (CFX)
2-5 2 1-- 31 Hurdle walked, McRae to second (BBBCB)
Lyle now pitching
2-5 2 12- 00 Patek flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Rangers batting
2-5 0 --- 11 Sundberg grounded out to first (BFX)
2-5 1 --- 20 Wills lined a single to shallow left (BBX)
2-5 1 1-- 00 Wills stole second (1>C)
2-5 1 -2- 11 Norman flied out to left (1>C.BX)
2-5 2 -2- 32 Sample grounded out to short (BBBCSX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Royals batting
2-5 0 --- 10 White grounded out to the catcher (BX)
2-5 1 --- 00 Brett grounded out to third (X)
2-5 2 --- 32 Otis grounded out to third (BBCBFX)