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FINAL
May 2, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
TEX10011000031018
KC0010100002829
win:Texas Rangers logoS. Comerloss:Kansas City Royals logoD. Leonardsave:Texas Rangers logoS. Lyle

Scoring Summary

TEXKC
  • Texas Rangers logo
    1
    Buddy Bell doubles (7) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Johnny Grubb scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Amos Otis singles on a to third baseman Buddy Bell. Frank White scores. George Brett out at 3rd, third baseman Buddy Bell to first baseman Pat Putnam to third baseman Buddy Bell. [1 run] [3 outs]
    11
  • Texas Rangers logo
    4
    Bill Sample out on a sacrifice bunt. Pat Putnam scores. Nelson Norman to 2nd. Bill Sample to 1st. [1 run]
    21
  • Texas Rangers logo
    5
    Al Oliver hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    31
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Darrell Porter walks. Clint Hurdle scores. George Brett to 3rd. Amos Otis to 2nd. [1 run]
    32

Player Stats

Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bill SampleLF13010101.281
2Johnny GrubbDH15100006.171
3Al OliverCF24110012.370
4Buddy Bell3B14010002.200
5Richie ZiskRF04001002.214
6Jim SundbergC14000001.176
7Pat Putnam1B14100001.320
Mike Jorgensen1B00000000.256
8Bump Wills2B24000001.195
9Nelson NormanSS13000002.217
TOTAL10353311118-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve ComerRHP7.1822030422.97
Sparky LyleLHP1.200000053.00
TOTAL8.382203047-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Frank White2B05100002.284
2George Brett3B25000000.268
3Amos OtisCF34010000.346
4Darrell PorterC03010101.351
5Al CowensRF04000003.310
6Ralph LaCock1B02000200.317
Willie WilsonPR-LF00000000.286
7Hal McRaeDH14000003.244
8Clint HurdleLF13100001.273
John WathanPH-1B01000002.346
9Freddie PatekSS12000001.329
Steve BraunPH01000001.250
U L WashingtonSS00000000.500
Joe ZdebPH01000000.143
TOTAL8352203014-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis LeonardRHP9.01033111433.06
TOTAL9.0103311143-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTEXKC
  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — Bill Sample singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — Johnny Grubb singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Bill Sample to 2nd.
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    DOUBLE PLAY — Al Oliver lines into a double play, second baseman Frank White to shortstop Freddie Patek. Bill Sample out at 3rd. Al Oliver out at 1st. [2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    DOUBLE — Buddy Bell doubles (7) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Johnny Grubb scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Richie Zisk out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Frank White out, pitcher Steve Comer to first baseman Pat Putnam. [1 out]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — George Brett out to center fielder Al Oliver. [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Amos Otis doubles (5) on a to right fielder Richie Zisk.
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Darrell Porter out to left fielder Bill Sample. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

3Runs2
10Hits8
1Errors2
.286Batting Avg.229
35At Bats35
4Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In2
1Walks3
1Stolen Bases1
1Strikeouts0
8Left on Base9
16Total Bases10

Game Details

Wednesday, May 2, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 20,155 (53.2%)
weather: 64 degrees, unknown