Rangers (6) vs Twins (2) · Sep 8, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Sep 8, 1979

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	14	0	12
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	1	8

win:D. Medich (TEX)loss:J. Koosman (MIN)save:J. Kern (TEX)

TEXMIN

3
Mickey Rivers grounds out to first baseman Ron Jackson. Jim Sundberg scores. Nelson Norman to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
10
4
Jim Sundberg singles on a to center fielder Ken Landreaux. Richie Zisk scores. Willie Montanez to 2nd. [1 run]
20
4
Nelson Norman singles on a to left fielder Dave Edwards. Willie Montanez scores. Jim Sundberg to 2nd. [1 run]
30
4
Mickey Rivers singles on a to right fielder Hosken Powell. Jim Sundberg scores. Nelson Norman to 3rd. [1 run]
40
4
Bump Wills out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dave Edwards. Nelson Norman scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
4
Ron Jackson grounds into a force out, shortstop Nelson Norman to second baseman Bump Wills. Ken Landreaux scores. Butch Wynegar out at 2nd. Ron Jackson to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
51
5
Pat Putnam hits a home run (16). [1 run]
61
7
Dave Edwards out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman Willie Montanez. Danny Goodwin scores. [1 run] [1 out]
62

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mickey RiversCF	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	.282
2Bump Wills2B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.273
3Al OliverLF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326
Bill SampleLF	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.275
4Buddy Bell3B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	.297
5John EllisDH	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280
Pat PutnamPH	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	.286
6Richie ZiskRF	0	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	.269
7Willie Montanez1B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.240
8Jim SundbergC	4	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	.271
9Nelson NormanSS	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.206
TOTAL	14	39	6	6	4	4	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Doc MedichRHP	6.1	7	2	2	3	3	0	43	4.40
Jim KernRHP	2.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	1.42


TOTAL	9.0	7	2	2	5	4	0	59	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike Cubbage3B	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	.275
2Rob Wilfong2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.306
3Roy SmalleySS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.290
4Ken LandreauxCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308
5Butch WynegarC	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270
6Ron Jackson1B	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.270
7Danny GoodwinDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.282
8Hosken PowellRF	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298
9Dave EdwardsLF	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.262


TOTAL	7	33	2	2	5	4	0	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jerry KoosmanLHP	4.0	8	5	5	1	2	0	30	3.46
Paul ThormodsgardRHP	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	1	8	9.00
Mike BacsikRHP	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	21	4.82
Pete RedfernRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	3.41
TOTAL	9.0	14	6	6	4	4	1	65	-

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1st inningTEXMIN

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Mickey Rivers out, second baseman Rob Wilfong to first baseman Ron Jackson. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Bump Wills lines out to center fielder Ken Landreaux. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Al Oliver singles on a to right fielder Hosken Powell.
00
BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out to left fielder Dave Edwards. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Mike Cubbage out, second baseman Bump Wills to first baseman Willie Montanez. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Rob Wilfong out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman Willie Montanez. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Roy Smalley flies out to third baseman Buddy Bell. [3 outs]
00

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TEX

MIN

6Runs2

14Hits7

0Errors1

.359Batting Avg.212

39At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts5

12Left on Base8

18Total Bases8

Saturday, September 8, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 15,382 (39.9%)

weather: 71 degrees, unknown