Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

May 8, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

L. Gurawin: Texas Rangers logo

J. Kern

KCTEX

1
Amos Otis reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Bump Wills. U L Washington scores. George Brett to 2nd. [1 run]
10
1
Darrell Porter singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. George Brett scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [1 run]
20
1
Ralph LaCock grounds out to first baseman John Ellis. Amos Otis scores. Darrell Porter to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
30
1
John Ellis hits a home run (2). Al Oliver scores. Richie Zisk scores. [3 runs]
33
2
Bill Sample singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Jim Sundberg scores. Bump Wills scores. [2 runs]
35
3
Al Cowens singles on a to shortstop Nelson Norman. Amos Otis scores. Throwing error by shortstop Nelson Norman. [1 run]
45
3
Clint Hurdle walks. Al Cowens scores. Ralph LaCock to 3rd. Hal McRae to 2nd. [1 run]
55
3
Freddie Patek singles on a to pitcher Ed Farmer. Ralph LaCock scores. Freddie Patek hits into a double play, first baseman John Ellis to catcher Jim Sundberg to third baseman Buddy Bell to second baseman Bump Wills to third baseman Buddy Bell to catcher Jim Sundberg. Hal McRae out at home. Clint Hurdle out at 3rd. [1 run] [3 outs]
65
4
Jim Sundberg hits a home run (1). Gary Gray scores. [2 runs]
67
5
Wild pitch by pitcher Ed Farmer. Tom Poquette scores. Ralph LaCock to 3rd. [1 run]
77
5
Gary Gray singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Al Oliver scores. Richie Zisk to 2nd. [1 run]
78

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Frank White2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297
U L WashingtonPR-2B	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	.250
Steve BraunPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200
2George Brett3B	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	.258
3Amos OtisCF	1	5	2	1	1	0	1	.327
4Darrell PorterC	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	.354
5Al CowensRF	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	.308
Tom PoquettePR-RF	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	.000
6Ralph LaCock1B	1	3	1	1	0	1	2	.312
7Hal McRaeDH	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	.255
8Clint HurdleLF	0	3	0	1	2	1	3	.250
9Freddie PatekSS	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	.304
TOTAL	8	33	7	5	9	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry GuraLHP	4.2	8	8	7	1	2	2	32	6.29
Eduardo RodriguezRHP	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	3.68
TOTAL	8.0	9	8	7	2	2	2	45	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bill SampleLF	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.273
2Buddy Bell3B	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212
3Al OliverCF	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	.311
4Richie ZiskRF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.215
5John Ellis1B	1	3	1	3	1	0	1	2	.282
Johnny GrubbPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Mike Jorgensen1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
6Gary GrayDH	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.281
Pat PutnamPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.289
7Jim SundbergC	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	.202
8Bump Wills2B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.210
9Nelson NormanSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
TOTAL	9	31	8	8	2	2	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Ed FarmerRHP	4.1	7	7	4	3	4	42	4.30
Jim KernRHP	4.2	1	0	0	6	0	27	1.53
TOTAL	9.0	8	7	4	9	4	69	-

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — Frank White hit by pitch.
00
SINGLE — George Brett singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. U L Washington to 3rd.
00
FIELD ERROR — Amos Otis reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Bump Wills. U L Washington scores. George Brett to 2nd. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Darrell Porter singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. George Brett scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [1 run]
20
STRIKEOUT — Al Cowens strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
GROUNDOUT — Ralph LaCock grounds out to first baseman John Ellis. Amos Otis scores. Darrell Porter to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
30
WALK — Hal McRae walks.
30
STRIKEOUT — Clint Hurdle strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Bill Sample flies out to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [1 out]
30
DOUBLE — Buddy Bell doubles (8) on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle.
30
FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Al Oliver reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Larry Gura unassisted. Buddy Bell out at 3rd. [2 outs]
30
WALK — Richie Zisk walks. Al Oliver to 2nd.
30
HOME RUN — John Ellis hits a home run (2). Al Oliver scores. Richie Zisk scores. [3 runs]
33
BATTER OUT — Gary Gray out, pitcher Larry Gura to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [3 outs]
33

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TEX

7Runs8

8Hits9

1Errors3

.242Batting Avg.290

33At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In8

4Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts2

5Left on Base3

9Total Bases17

Tuesday, May 8, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 14,400 (35.7%)