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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. Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6Game Played on Monday, May 7, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 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.
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