Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals

May 2, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	1	8
KC	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	2	9

loss:

D. Leonard(3-3)win: Texas Rangers logo

S. Comer(2-3)save: Texas Rangers logo

S. Lyle(4)

TEXKC

1Buddy Bell doubles (7) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Johnny Grubb scores. [1 run] 10
3Amos 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
4Bill Sample out on a sacrifice bunt. Pat Putnam scores. Nelson Norman to 2nd. Bill Sample to 1st. [1 run] 21
5Al Oliver hits a home run (3). [1 run] 31
5Darrell Porter walks. Clint Hurdle scores. George Brett to 3rd. Amos Otis to 2nd. [1 run] 32

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bill SampleLF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.281
2Johnny GrubbDH	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	.171
3Al OliverCF	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.370
4Buddy Bell3B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200
5Richie ZiskRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.214
6Jim SundbergC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.176
7Pat Putnam1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.320
Mike Jorgensen1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
8Bump Wills2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.195
9Nelson NormanSS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217




TOTAL	10	35	3	3	1	1	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	BB	PC	ERA
Steve ComerRHP	7.1	8	2	2	3	42	2.97
Sparky LyleLHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	5	3.00
TOTAL	8.3	8	2	2	3	47	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	BB	LOB	AVG
1Frank White2B	0	5	1	0	0	2	.284
2George Brett3B	2	5	0	0	0	0	.268
3Amos OtisCF	3	4	0	1	0	0	.346
4Darrell PorterC	0	3	0	1	1	1	.351
5Al CowensRF	0	4	0	0	0	3	.310
6Ralph LaCock1B	0	2	0	0	2	0	.317
Willie WilsonPR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
7Hal McRaeDH	1	4	0	0	0	3	.244
8Clint HurdleLF	1	3	1	0	0	1	.273
John WathanPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	2	.346
9Freddie PatekSS	1	2	0	0	0	1	.329
Steve BraunPH	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250
U L WashingtonSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Joe ZdebPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143
TOTAL	8	35	2	2	3	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dennis LeonardRHP	9.0	10	3	3	1	1	1	43	3.06

TOTAL	9.0	10	3	3	1	1	1	43	-

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1st inningTEXKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Bill Sample singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
00
SINGLE — Johnny Grubb singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Bill Sample to 2nd.
00
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
DOUBLE — Buddy Bell doubles (7) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Johnny Grubb scores. [1 run]
10
BATTER OUT — Richie Zisk out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Frank White out, pitcher Steve Comer to first baseman Pat Putnam. [1 out]
10
BATTER OUT — George Brett out to center fielder Al Oliver. [2 outs]
10
DOUBLE — Amos Otis doubles (5) on a to right fielder Richie Zisk.
10
BATTER OUT — Darrell Porter out to left fielder Bill Sample. [3 outs]
10

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TEX

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

Wednesday, May 2, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 20,155 (53.2%)

weather: 64 degrees, unknown