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FINAL
Apr 17, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
TEX00010310161208
CLE0000100012609
win:Texas Rangers logoF. Jenkinsloss:Cleveland Guardians logoR. Waitssave:Texas Rangers logoJ. Kern

Scoring Summary

TEXCLE
  • Texas Rangers logo
    4
    Richie Zisk singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Bill Sample scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    5
    Andre Thornton hits a home run (1). [1 run]
    11
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Buddy Bell out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rick Manning. Bump Wills scores. Bill Sample to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    21
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    John Ellis singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Bill Sample scores. Richie Zisk to 2nd. [1 run]
    31
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Jim Sundberg singles on a to center fielder Rick Manning. Richie Zisk scores. Mike Jorgensen to 2nd. [1 run]
    41
  • Texas Rangers logo
    7
    Buddy Bell doubles (3) on a to left fielder Ted Cox. Al Oliver scores. [1 run]
    51
  • Texas Rangers logo
    9
    Buddy Bell out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rick Manning. Bill Sample scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    61
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    9
    Jim Norris singles on a to right fielder Johnny Grubb. Gary Alexander scores. Duane Kuiper to 2nd. [1 run]
    62

Player Stats

Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bump Wills2B15101000.267
2Bill SampleLF35301000.389
3Al OliverCF34101001.452
4Buddy Bell3B13030002.276
5Richie ZiskRF12110100.429
Johnny GrubbRF01000101.120
6John Ellis1B13010001.182
Mike JorgensenPR-1B01000002.235
7Jim SundbergC14011000.172
8Gary GrayDH12000000.333
Oscar GamblePH01000100.286
9Nelson NormanSS04001003.278
TOTAL12356653010-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Fergie JenkinsRHP5.1311621381.99
Jim KernRHP3.2311650452.38
TOTAL9.0622127183-
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jim NorrisDH24010100.265
2Rick ManningCF13001202.286
3Bobby BondsRF14001003.243
4Toby Harrah3B04001006.189
5Andre Thornton1B14112013.094
6Gary AlexanderC02101200.100
7Duane Kuiper2B12000200.355
8Ted CoxLF04002004.138
9Tom VeryzerSS02002000.148
Paul DadePH01001000.000
Dave RoselloSS00000000.000
Wayne CagePH01001002.133
TOTAL63122127120-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Rick WaitsLHP5.2844220343.00
Dan SpillnerRHP1.0211110131.04
Sid MongeLHP1.100020081.23
Len BarkerRHP1.0211000512.00
TOTAL9.0126653060-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTEXCLE
  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bump Wills strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Bill Sample out to second baseman Duane Kuiper. [2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — Al Oliver singles on a to shortstop Tom Veryzer.
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out, shortstop Tom Veryzer to first baseman Andre Thornton. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Norris out to shortstop Nelson Norman. [1 out]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rick Manning strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Bobby Bonds out to center fielder Al Oliver. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

6Runs2
12Hits6
0Errors0
.343Batting Avg.194
35At Bats31
2Extra-base Hits1
0Home Runs1
6Runs-Batted-In2
3Walks7
0Stolen Bases2
5Strikeouts12
8Left on Base9
14Total Bases9

Game Details

Tuesday, April 17, 1979 · 3:33 AM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 6,910 (19.8%)