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A fifth-inning homer by Al Oliver proved the difference as the Rangers edged the Royals, 3-2. The Rangers' initial run came in the first inning on singles by Billy Sample and Johnny Grubb and a double by Buddy Bell Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 2, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRangers 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1
Royals 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Sample lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .281 White 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 .284
Grubb dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 .171 Brett 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .268
Oliver cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .370 Otis cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .346
Bell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Porter c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .351
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 LaCock 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .317
Putnam 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Wilson pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244
Wills 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .195 Hurdle lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .273
Norman ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Wathan ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346
Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .329
Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Zdeb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 1 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 0
Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 20,155
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 9
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 2
Errors: Oliver, Brett, Cowens
Doubles: Bell (7), Putnam (3), Oliver (5), Otis (5), McRae (8)
Home Runs: Oliver (3)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (1), Cowens (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sample (1), Norman (5)
GIDP: Grubb (2)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Comer W(2-3) 7.1 8 2 2 3 0 0 33 2.97
Lyle SV(4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.00
Totals 9 8 2 2 3 0 0 38
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Leonard L(3-3) 9 10 3 3 1 1 1 38 3.06
Totals 9 10 3 3 1 1 1 38
Umpires: HP - Harold Easley, 1B - Duane Shaw, 2B - Larry Zirbel, 3B - Ted Hendry
RANGERS 1ST: 28 minute rain delay before start of game;
Sample singled to center; Grubb singled to left [Sample to
second]; Oliver lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Sample out at second]; Bell doubled to center [Grubb scored];
Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett flied
out to center; Otis doubled to right; Porter flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to right; Putnam flied out to
center; Wills singled to shortstop [Sundberg to second]; Norman
forced Wills (right to second) [Sundberg to third (error by
Cowens)]; Sample walked [Norman to second]; Grubb flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
flied out to center; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Oliver reached on an error by Brett; Oliver stole
second; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver to third];
Zisk struck out; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Patek
singled to second; White forced Patek (third to second); Brett
singled to right [White to third]; Otis singled to third [White
scored, Brett out at third (third to first to third)]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
RANGERS 4TH: Putnam doubled to center; On a bunt Wills made an
out to pitcher; Norman singled to center [Putnam to third];
Sample reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Putnam
scored, Norman to second]; Grubb grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Sample out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens
grounded out (second to first); LaCock walked; McRae popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Oliver homered; Bell grounded out (third to first);
Zisk grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle singled to right; Patek flied out to right;
White flied out to left; Brett singled to left [Hurdle to
second]; Otis singled to third [Hurdle to third, Brett to
second]; Porter walked [Hurdle scored, Brett to third, Otis to
second]; Cowens forced Porter (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
RANGERS 6TH: Putnam flied out to right; Wills lined to
shortstop; Norman lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: LaCock flied out to center; McRae doubled to left;
Hurdle popped to shortstop; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
3, Royals 2.
RANGERS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Sample
grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied out to left; Oliver
doubled to center; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett flied
out to left; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Royals 2.
RANGERS 8TH: Zisk flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING 1B); Porter
grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens reached on an error by
Oliver; Cowens stole second; LaCock walked; LYLE REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR LACOCK; McRae popped to shortstop;
WATHAN BATTED FOR HURDLE; Wathan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
RANGERS 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATHAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wills singled to center; Norman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Wills to second]; Sample
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Grubb flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: ZDEB BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Zdeb flied to right in
foul territory; White flied out to left; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
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