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FINAL
May 23, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN0001001002606
TEX40011001-7902
win:Texas Rangers logoF. Jenkinsloss:Minnesota Twins logoD. Goltz

Scoring Summary

MINTEX
  • Texas Rangers logo
    1
    Al Oliver hits a home run (5). Buddy Bell scores. [2 runs]
    02
  • Texas Rangers logo
    1
    Pat Putnam hits a home run (3). John Ellis scores. [2 runs]
    04
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    Hosken Powell doubles (3) on a to right fielder Mike Jorgensen. Ken Landreaux scores. Ron Jackson to 3rd. [1 run]
    14
  • Texas Rangers logo
    4
    Mike Jorgensen hits a home run (5). [1 run]
    15
  • Texas Rangers logo
    5
    Al Oliver hits a home run (6). [1 run]
    16
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    John Castino out, second baseman Bump Wills to first baseman Pat Putnam. Hosken Powell scores. Rob Wilfong to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    26
  • Texas Rangers logo
    8
    Al Oliver hits a home run (7). [1 run]
    27

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Mike CubbageDH03000101.247
2Roy SmalleySS04000001.386
3Ken LandreauxCF24100000.319
4Glenn AdamsLF14000001.289
5Ron Jackson1B14001002.287
6Hosken PowellRF13110101.526
7Butch WynegarC13000103.295
8Rob Wilfong2B04001003.317
9John Castino3B03011001.300
TOTAL6322233013-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dave GoltzRHP5.0766314314.71
Ken BrettLHP1.100001083.48
Mike BacsikRHP1.221110184.15
TOTAL8.097742547-
Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Johnny GrubbLF23000000.267
Richie ZiskPH01001001.226
Bill SampleLF00000000.258
2Buddy Bell3B03100102.258
3Al OliverCF34340030.304
4John EllisDH14101000.317
5Pat Putnam1B24120010.321
6Mike JorgensenRF14110011.301
7Jim SundbergC03001000.200
8Bump Wills2B02000100.215
9Larvell BlanksSS02001000.276
Nelson NormanSS00000000.214
TOTAL930774254-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Fergie JenkinsRHP9.0622330503.52
TOTAL9.062233050-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINTEX
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Cubbage out, pitcher Fergie Jenkins to first baseman Pat Putnam. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Roy Smalley out to right fielder Mike Jorgensen. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Ken Landreaux out, second baseman Bump Wills to pitcher Fergie Jenkins. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — Johnny Grubb singles on a to center fielder Ken Landreaux.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Johnny Grubb caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Butch Wynegar to second baseman Rob Wilfong. [1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    WALK — Buddy Bell walks.
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    HOME RUN — Al Oliver hits a home run (5). Buddy Bell scores. [2 runs]
    02
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — John Ellis singles on a to left fielder Glenn Adams.
    02
  • Texas Rangers logo
    HOME RUN — Pat Putnam hits a home run (3). John Ellis scores. [2 runs]
    04
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Jorgensen out, second baseman Rob Wilfong to first baseman Ron Jackson. [2 outs]
    04
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Jim Sundberg strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    04
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Team Stats

2Runs7
6Hits9
0Errors0
.188Batting Avg.300
32At Bats30
1Extra-base Hits5
0Home Runs5
2Runs-Batted-In7
3Walks2
0Stolen Bases1
3Strikeouts4
6Left on Base2
7Total Bases24

Game Details

Wednesday, May 23, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX
attendance: 17,909 (44.4%)
weather: 79 degrees, unknown