Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Jul 22, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	7	13	0	13
TEX	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	6	12	1	7

loss:

S. Lyle(4-7)win: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Quisenberry(1-0)

KCTEX

1George Brett hits a home run (10). Willie Wilson scores. [2 runs] 20
1Richie Zisk singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Bill Sample scores. John Ellis to 2nd. [1 run] 21
4Richie Zisk hits a home run (9). [1 run] 22
5George Brett hits a home run (11). Amos Otis scores. [2 runs] 42
5Buddy Bell singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Bump Wills scores. Bill Sample to 2nd. [1 run] 43
5John Ellis singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Bill Sample scores. Buddy Bell to 3rd. [1 run] 44
5Richie Zisk singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Buddy Bell scores. John Ellis to 2nd. [1 run] 45
6Willie Wilson reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Bump Wills. Ralph LaCock scores. U L Washington to 2nd. [1 run] 55
7George Brett hits a home run (12). [1 run] 65
8Pat Putnam singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Oscar Gamble scores. [1 run] 66
9Willie Wilson singles on a to center fielder Bill Sample. Al Cowens scores. Frank White out at home on the throw, center fielder Bill Sample to catcher Jim Sundberg. U L Washington to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 76

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Willie WilsonLF	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	3	.312
2Steve BraunDH	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.250
3Amos OtisCF	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.297
4George Brett3B	3	4	3	5	0	1	3	2	.321
5Darrell PorterC	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	3	.302
6Al CowensRF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.316
7Ralph LaCock1B	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.283
Jerry TerrellPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385
George Scott1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
8Frank White2B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	5	.257
9Freddie PatekSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.240
Jamie QuirkPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286
U L WashingtonPR-SS	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.256
TOTAL	13	38	7	6	5	7	3	28	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry GuraLHP	4.2	7	5	5	2	2	1	32	5.48
Marty PattinRHP	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.74
Steve MingoriLHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.79
Dan QuisenberryRHP	2.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	13	0.87
TOTAL	9.0	12	6	6	3	2	1	52	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bump Wills2B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.282
2Bill SampleCF	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Mike JorgensenPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278
3Buddy Bell3B	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.290
4John EllisDH	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.261
Al OliverPH	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
5Richie ZiskLF	3	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.239
6Oscar GambleRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	.362
7Jim SundbergC	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.252
8Pat Putnam1B	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.292
9Nelson NormanSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Johnny GrubbPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.266
Larvell BlanksSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209
TOTAL	12	36	6	6	3	2	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve ComerRHP	5.2	7	5	4	3	4	2	47	3.50
Bob BabcockRHP	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	1	14	6.75
Sparky LyleLHP	1.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	15	3.34
Jim KernRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.41
TOTAL	8.3	13	7	6	5	7	3	78	-

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
SINGLE — Willie Wilson singles on a to center fielder Bill Sample.
00
POP OUT — Steve Braun pops out to second baseman Bump Wills. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to right fielder Oscar Gamble. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Willie Wilson steals (39) 2nd base.
00
HOME RUN — George Brett hits a home run (10). Willie Wilson scores. [2 runs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Darrell Porter strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Bump Wills out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — Bill Sample singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson.
20
BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out to left fielder Willie Wilson. [2 outs]
20
WALK — John Ellis walks. Bill Sample to 2nd.
20
SINGLE — Richie Zisk singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Bill Sample scores. John Ellis to 2nd. [1 run]
21
GROUNDOUT — Oscar Gamble grounds out to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [3 outs]
21

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TEX

7Runs6

13Hits12

0Errors1

.342Batting Avg.333

38At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits2

3Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In6

7Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts3

13Left on Base7

23Total Bases16

Sunday, July 22, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 29,863 (74.1%)