Rangers (8) vs Royals (7) · Apr 30, 1979

FINAL

Apr 30, 1979

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	7	0
KC	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	7	13	3

win:J. Kern (TEX)loss:S. Busby (KC)save:S. Lyle (TEX)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Bill SampleLF	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	.280
2Buddy Bell3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.208
3Al OliverCF	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	.370
4Oscar GambleDH	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	.316
5Richie ZiskRF	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	.229
6Jim SundbergC	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	.161
7Mike Jorgensen1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.263
8Bump Wills2B	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	.186
9Nelson NormanSS	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	.220



TOTAL	7	29	8	7	3	5	0

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Fergie JenkinsRHP	4.2	7	6	6	3	3	2	2.68
Jim KernRHP	3.1	4	0	0	2	1	0	1.83
Sparky LyleLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	3.31
TOTAL	9.0	13	7	7	6	5	2

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1George Brett3B	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	.250
2Hal McRaeDH	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	.253
3Amos OtisCF	2	5	2	0	2	0	0	.314
4Darrell PorterC	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	.366
5Al CowensRF	2	4	1	3	0	1	1	.325
6Ralph LaCock1B	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	.310
John WathanPH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333
7Clint HurdleLF	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	.269
Frank WhitePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.308
8Freddie PatekSS	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	.328
Jamie QuirkPH-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9U L Washington2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.500
TOTAL	13	37	7	7	6	5	2

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Rich GaleRHP	2.1	4	6	4	2	3	0	7.67
Steve BusbyRHP	6.2	3	2	0	1	2	0	0.96

TOTAL	9.0	7	8	4	3	5	0

texkc

1
Al Oliver singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Bill Sample scores.[1 run]
10
1
Hal McRae out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman Mike Jorgensen. George Brett scores.[1 run]
11
3
Nelson Norman reaches on a fielding error by second baseman U L Washington. Bump Wills scores.[1 run]
21
3
Oscar Gamble walks. Nelson Norman scores. Bill Sample to 3rd. Al Oliver to 2nd.[1 run]
31
3
Richie Zisk singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Bill Sample scores. Al Oliver scores. Oscar Gamble to 3rd.[2 runs]
51
3
Jim Sundberg out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Oscar Gamble scores.[1 run]
61
3
Al Cowens triples (3) on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Amos Otis scores. Darrell Porter scores.[2 runs]
63
4
Clint Hurdle hits a home run (1).[1 run]
64
5
Al Cowens hits a home run (3).[1 run]
65
5
Clint Hurdle singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bill Sample. Ralph LaCock scores.[1 run]
66
6
Bump Wills singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Jim Sundberg scores.[1 run]
76
6
Nelson Norman out on a sacrifice bunt, second baseman U L Washington to first baseman Ralph LaCock. Bump Wills scores.[1 run]
86
9
John Wathan out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bill Sample. Amos Otis scores.[1 run]
87

1st inningtexkc

TOP 1
SINGLE — Bill Sample singles on a ground ball to third baseman George Brett.
00
STRIKEOUT — Buddy Bell strikes out swinging.[1 out]
00
SINGLE — Al Oliver singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Bill Sample scores.[1 run]
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Oscar Gamble grounds into a double play, second baseman U L Washington to first baseman Ralph LaCock. Al Oliver out at 2nd. Oscar Gamble out at 1st.[3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
TRIPLE — George Brett triples (3) on a pop up to left fielder Bill Sample.
10
BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman Mike Jorgensen. George Brett scores.[1 run][1 out]
11
BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to center fielder Al Oliver.[2 outs]
11
BATTER OUT — Darrell Porter out, first baseman Mike Jorgensen to pitcher Fergie Jenkins.[3 outs]
11

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9th inning

TEX

8Runs7

7Hits13

0Errors3

.241Batting Avg.351

29At Bats37

2Extra-base Hits8

0Home Runs2

7Runs-Batted-In7

5Walks5

2Stolen Bases0

3Strikeouts6

3Left on Base9

9Total Bases28

Monday, April 30, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 23,634 (62.4%)

weather: 52 degrees, unknown