Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

May 7, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	3	0	10	16	2	8
TEX	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	13	2	9

loss:

D. Medich(0-2)win: Kansas City Royals logo

E. Rodriguez(3-0)save: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Pattin(2)

Scoring Summary

KCTEX

1Johnny Grubb doubles (2) on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Bump Wills scores. [1 run] 01
1Pat Putnam grounds into a force out, center fielder Amos Otis to shortstop Freddie Patek. Al Oliver scores. Richie Zisk out at 2nd. Pat Putnam to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 02
1Buddy Bell triples (2) on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Pat Putnam scores. [1 run] 03
2Ralph LaCock singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Darrell Porter scores. Al Cowens to 2nd. [1 run] 13
3Pat Putnam hits a home run (1). [1 run] 14
4U L Washington doubles (2) on a to left fielder Johnny Grubb. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] 24
5Johnny Grubb hits a home run (2). [1 run] 25
5Buddy Bell grounds into a force out, third baseman George Brett to second baseman U L Washington. Richie Zisk scores. Pat Putnam out at 2nd. Buddy Bell to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 26
6George Brett singles on a to right fielder Richie Zisk. Ralph LaCock scores. Clint Hurdle to 3rd. Freddie Patek to 2nd. [1 run] 36
6Wild pitch by pitcher Doc Medich. Clint Hurdle scores. Freddie Patek to 3rd. George Brett to 2nd. [1 run] 46
6Hal McRae out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Richie Zisk. Freddie Patek scores. George Brett to 3rd. [2 runs] [2 outs] 56
6Amos Otis singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. George Brett scores. [1 run] 66
6Al Cowens reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Buddy Bell. Amos Otis scores. Darrell Porter to 2nd. [1 run] 76
8Darrell Porter singles on a to right fielder Richie Zisk. Amos Otis scores. [1 run] 86
8Al Cowens hits a home run (4). Darrell Porter scores. [2 runs] 106

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George Brett3B	1	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.261
2Hal McRaeDH	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.260
3Amos OtisCF	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.333
4Darrell PorterC	2	3	2	1	0	2	0	1	.348
5Al CowensRF	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	5	.304
6Ralph LaCock1B	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.311
John WathanPH-1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.303
7Clint HurdleLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.262
Willie WilsonLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
8Freddie PatekSS	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	.295
9U L Washington2B	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.333
TOTAL	16	42	10	8	2	2	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dennis LeonardRHP	4.1	9	6	6	4	0	2	30	3.86
Eduardo RodriguezRHP	2.1	4	0	0	1	1	0	17	4.76
Marty PattinRHP	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.61


TOTAL	8.3	13	6	6	5	1	2	55	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bump Wills2B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.216
2Johnny GrubbLF	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.204
Larvell BlanksSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Al OliverCF	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.314
4Richie ZiskRF	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.224
5Pat PutnamDH	2	5	2	2	0	0	1	3	.297
6Buddy Bell3B	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.198
7Mike Jorgensen1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.267
8Jim SundbergC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.188
9Nelson NormanSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217
Bill SamplePH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
TOTAL	13	40	6	6	5	1	2	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve ComerRHP	5.1	10	6	6	1	2	0	36	3.83
Doc MedichRHP	0.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	5.25
Dave RajsichLHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.53
Dock EllisRHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	5.40
Sparky LyleLHP	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	8	4.29
TOTAL	8.2	16	10	9	2	2	1	55	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — George Brett out, second baseman Bump Wills to first baseman Mike Jorgensen. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out to center fielder Al Oliver. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, third baseman Buddy Bell to first baseman Mike Jorgensen. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Bump Wills doubles (3).
00
DOUBLE — Johnny Grubb doubles (2) on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Bump Wills scores. [1 run]
01
FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Al Oliver reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Dennis Leonard unassisted. Johnny Grubb out at 3rd. [1 out]
01
SINGLE — Richie Zisk singles on a ground ball to second baseman U L Washington. Al Oliver to 3rd.
01
FORCEOUT — Pat Putnam grounds into a force out, center fielder Amos Otis to shortstop Freddie Patek. Al Oliver scores. Richie Zisk out at 2nd. Pat Putnam to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
02
TRIPLE — Buddy Bell triples (2) on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Pat Putnam scores. [1 run]
03
STRIKEOUT — Mike Jorgensen strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

TEX

10Runs6

16Hits13

2Errors2

.381Batting Avg.325

42At Bats40

4Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs2

8Runs-Batted-In6

2Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

2Strikeouts5

8Left on Base9

22Total Bases23

Game Details

Monday, May 7, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 14,242 (35.3%)

weather: 80 degrees, unknown