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FINAL
May 9, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC200000101470
TEX0000000213134
win:R. Gale (KC)loss:F. Jenkins (TEX)save:R. Martin (KC)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Steve BraunLF3521001.400
2George Brett3B1520100.256
3Amos OtisCF1401100.324
4Darrell PorterC2401000.360
5Hal McRaeDH0400200.245
6Ralph LaCock1B0400100.296
7Clint HurdleRF0200020.243
Willie WilsonRF0000000.231
8Freddie PatekSS0300000.295
9U L Washington2B0300110.200
TOTAL73443631
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Rich GaleRHP6.26004205.09
Al HraboskyLHP1.05220003.60
Renie MartinRHP1.12110006.75
TOTAL9.01333420
Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Johnny GrubbLF0300000.189
Dave ChalkPH11000001.000
Larvell BlanksPR-SS0100000.000
2Buddy Bell3B1510000.211
3Al OliverCF4501000.333
4Richie ZiskRF2510100.226
5Pat PutnamDH0300000.268
Gary GrayPH0100000.273
6Mike Jorgensen1B0200110.255
John EllisPH-1B1110000.300
7Jim SundbergC1400100.204
8Bump Wills2B2402100.221
9Nelson NormanSS1200000.219
Bill SamplePH-LF0100010.269
TOTAL133833420
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Fergie JenkinsRHP9.07426313.34
TOTAL9.0742631

Scoring Summary

kctex
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Darrell Porter singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Steve Braun scores. George Brett scores. Darrell Porter to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Al Oliver.[2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Amos Otis singles on a to right fielder Richie Zisk. George Brett scores.[1 run]
    30
  • Texas Rangers logo
    8
    Bump Wills singles on a to left fielder Steve Braun. Richie Zisk scores. John Ellis scores. Jim Sundberg to 2nd.[2 runs]
    32
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Steve Braun hits a home run (1).[1 run]
    42
  • Texas Rangers logo
    9
    Al Oliver singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Buddy Bell scores.[1 run]
    43

Play-by-Play

1st inningkctex
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Steve Braun singles on a to right fielder Richie Zisk.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — George Brett singles on a to left fielder Johnny Grubb. Steve Braun to 3rd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Amos Otis strikes out swinging.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Darrell Porter singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Steve Braun scores. George Brett scores. Darrell Porter to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Al Oliver.[2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Hal McRae strikes out swinging.[2 outs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Ralph LaCock grounds out to first baseman Mike Jorgensen.[3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Johnny Grubb out, pitcher Rich Gale to first baseman Ralph LaCock.[1 out]
    20
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out, second baseman U L Washington to first baseman Ralph LaCock.[2 outs]
    20
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — Al Oliver singles on a to right fielder Clint Hurdle.
    20
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Richie Zisk strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

4Runs3
7Hits13
0Errors4
.206Batting Avg.342
34At Bats38
2Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In3
3Walks2
1Stolen Bases1
6Strikeouts4
7Left on Base10
11Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, May 9, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX
attendance: 18,324 (45.5%)