Erupting for five runs in the sixth inning, the Royals overcame an early Texas lead and downed the Rangers, 10-6. The rally began with a single by Pete LaCock and a double by Clint Hurdle. George Brett and Amos Otis drove home runs and others scored on a wild pitch and an error by Buddy Bell. The Royals picked up three more markers in the eighth on an RBI single by Darrell Porter and a two-run homer by Al Cowens. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Monday, May 7, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 - 10 16 2 Rangers 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .261 Wills 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .216 McRae dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 Grubb lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .204 Otis cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .333 Blanks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter c 3 2 2 1 2 0 .348 Oliver cf 5 1 0 0 0 1 .314 Cowens rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .304 Zisk rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .224 LaCock 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .311 Putnam dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 .297 Wathan ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Bell 3b 5 0 3 2 0 0 .198 Hurdle lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .267 Wilson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .188 Patek ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .295 Norman ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Washington 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .333 Sample ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 10 16 8 2 2 Totals 40 6 13 6 1 5 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 14,242 Left on Base: Royals 8, Rangers 9 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Washington, Rodriguez, Wills, Bell Doubles: Washington (2), Hurdle (8), Otis (6), Wills (3), Grubb (2) Triples: Bell (2) Home Runs: Cowens (4), Putnam (1), Grubb (2) Sacrifice Hits: Norman (6) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (2) GIDP: Hurdle (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 4.1 9 6 6 0 4 2 22 3.86 Rodriguez W(3-0) 2.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 12 4.76 Pattin SV(2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.61 Totals 9 13 6 6 1 5 2 42 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer 5.1 10 6 6 2 1 0 28 3.83 Medich L(0-2) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 5.25 Rajsich 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.53 D. Ellis 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 5.40 Lyle 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 6 4.29 Totals 9 16 10 9 2 2 1 45 Wild Pitches: Rodriguez (3), Medich (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Johnny James, 2B - Mike Thompson, 3B - Joe Bob Taylor ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills doubled; Grubb doubled to left [Wills scored]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Grubb out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Zisk singled to second [Oliver to third]; Putnam forced Zisk (center to shortstop) [Oliver scored]; Bell tripled to right [Putnam scored]; Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Cowens singled to center [Porter to third]; LaCock singled to center [Porter scored, Cowens to second]; Hurdle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens to third, LaCock out at second]; Patek grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Norman struck out; On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 3RD: Washington flied out to center; Brett reached on an error by Wills; McRae forced Brett (second to shortstop); Otis singled to left [McRae to second]; Porter walked [McRae to third, Otis to second]; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 3RD: Oliver struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam homered; Bell singled to center; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (third to first); Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Patek singled to right; Washington doubled to left [Patek scored]; Brett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4. ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to left; Otis flied out to left; Porter flied out to center; Cowens forced McRae (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Grubb homered; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk singled to center; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Putnam singled to right [Zisk to third]; Bell forced Putnam (third to second) [Zisk scored]; Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Jorgensen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to right; Hurdle doubled to center [LaCock to third]; Patek singled to pitcher [LaCock stayed at third, Hurdle stayed at second]; Washington popped to third; Brett singled to right [LaCock scored, Hurdle to third, Patek to second]; MEDICH REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Medich threw a wild pitch [Hurdle scored, Patek to third, Brett to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek scored, Brett to third]; Otis singled to center [Brett scored]; Porter singled to left [Otis to third]; Cowens reached on an error by Bell [Otis scored (unearned) (no RBI), Porter to second]; RAJSICH REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 6. RANGERS 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sundberg singled to left; Norman reached on an error by Rodriguez on a sacrifice bunt [Sundberg to second]; Wills forced Sundberg (pitcher to third) [Norman to second]; Grubb flied out to right; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 6. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Zisk walked; On a bunt Putnam hit into a double play (third to first) [Zisk out at second]; Bell singled to left; Jorgensen singled to right [Bell to second]; PATTIN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Sundberg popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 6. ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); D. ELLIS REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); McRae singled to left; Otis doubled to center [McRae out at home (center to second to catcher)]; LYLE REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Porter singled to right [Otis scored]; Cowens homered [Porter scored]; Wathan popped to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Rangers 6. RANGERS 8TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR NORMAN; Sample lined to second; Wills popped to second; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Rangers 6. ROYALS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLANKS REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Wilson grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out (first unassisted); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Rangers 6. RANGERS 9TH: Oliver reached on an error by Washington; Zisk forced Oliver (pitcher to shortstop); Putnam forced Zisk (first to shortstop); Bell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Rangers 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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