Triggered by a game-opening homer by Frank White, the Royals rapped three Ranger pitchers for 11 hits in pounding out a 9-3 victory. Darrell Porter blasted a two-run homer in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       1, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  7  1
Royals       3  0  3    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   9 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sample lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      White 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .301
  Campaneris ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Otis cf               4   2   2   0     0   2   .324
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .364      Cowens rf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .325
Zisk rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
J. Ellis 1b,c         4   0   1   0     0   0   .160      Porter c              3   2   1   3     1   0   .365
Gray dh               2   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Wathan 1b             1   0   1   1     0   0   .360
  Gamble ph,dh        2   0   1   1     0   0   .325        LaCock ph,1b        3   1   2   2     0   0   .328
Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .172      Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .324
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Wilson lf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .286
Wills 2b              3   1   0   1     0   0   .178      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   2     1   2             Totals               33   9  11   9     3   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 20,767
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Royals 4
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 2
Errors: Zisk, Patek
Doubles: Sample (4)
Triples: Sundberg (2)
Home Runs: White (3), Porter (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (10), Cowens (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wilson (1)
GIDP: Zisk (3), Sample (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-1)          2.1   5   6   6   3   0   1  15  23.14
Medich                  4.2   5   2   2   0   3   1  18   6.52
Farmer                  1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   5.06
Totals                  8    11   9   9   3   3   2  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(4-2)       5     1   0   0   1   2   0  17   3.55
Pattin SV(1)            4     6   3   2   0   0   0  17   2.57
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Farmer (1), Pattin 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Bob Jones, 2B - Don Schulte, 3B - Al Purduski


RANGERS 1ST: Sample flied out to left; Bell flied out to right;
Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White homered; Brett singled to left; Otis singled
to right [Brett to third, Otis to second (error by Zisk)];
Cowens flied out to left; McRae walked; Porter forced McRae
(second to shortstop) [Brett scored, Otis to third]; Wathan
singled to center [Otis scored, Porter to third]; Patek flied
out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk popped to first in foul territory; J. Ellis
flied out to center; Gray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to left; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Wills flied out to center; Norman
was called out on strikes; Sample doubled to left [Sundberg to
third]; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Cowens
walked; McRae popped to shortstop; Otis stole third and Cowens
stole second; Porter walked; MEDICH REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING);
LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock singled to left [Otis scored,
Cowens scored, Porter to second]; Patek singled to right [Porter
scored, LaCock out at third (right to third)]; Wilson grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 6.

RANGERS 4TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Oliver grounded
out (second to pitcher); Zisk flied out to center; J. Ellis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (second to first); Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Gray flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to
center; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; McRae flied out to left;
Porter homered [Cowens scored]; LaCock grounded out (first
unassisted); Patek popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 8.

RANGERS 6TH: PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Norman
grounded out (second to first); Sample flied out to center; Bell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied
out to right; Brett singled to right; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to center; Zisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second];
J. Ellis singled to left; GAMBLE BATTED FOR GRAY; Gamble
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cowens grounded
out (second to first); McRae struck out; Porter flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg tripled to center; Wills reached on an
error by Patek [Sundberg scored]; GRUBB BATTED FOR NORMAN; Grubb
singled to right [Wills to third]; Sample grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Wills scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Grubb out at second]; Bell flied out to center; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING 1B); J. ELLIS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); CAMPANERIS REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING SS); FARMER
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); LaCock singled to center; Farmer
threw a wild pitch [LaCock to second]; Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first) [LaCock to third]; Wilson hit a sacrifice fly
to right [LaCock scored]; White flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 9.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled
to left; J. Ellis flied out to center; Pattin threw a wild pitch
[Zisk to second]; Pattin threw a wild pitch [Zisk to third];
Gamble singled to center [Zisk scored]; Jorgensen popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 9.