Richie Zisk and Pat Putnam drove in three runs apiece as the Rangers broke Rick Wise's eight-game winning streak and defeated the Indians, 8-3. The Rangers routed Wise during a five-run outburst in vthird inning. Mickey Rivers hit a one-out single and scored on a double by Buddy Bell.

After a pass to Al Oliver and a wild pitch, Zisk lined a two-run single and Putnam folowed with a two-run homer. Zisk knocked in another run with a double in the fourth and Putnam hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Cliff Johnson homered for the Indians. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Friday, August 3, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Rangers      0  0  5    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   8 16  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Hargrove lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Bell 3b               5   2   2   1     0   1   .297      Manning cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Oliver lf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .310        Norris cf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Zisk rf               5   1   3   3     0   1   .261      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   3   .288
Putnam 1b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .289      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Grubb dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Johnson dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
  Jorgensen pr,dh     1   1   0   0     0   1   .260      Harrah 3b,ss          4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Sundberg c            5   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Roberts 2b            5   0   3   1     0   0   .284        Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Norman ss             5   0   0   0     0   2   .194      Kuiper 2b             2   0   1   0     1   1   .249
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                            Rosello 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                          Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   8  16   8     2   6             Totals               30   3   5   2     3   9

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 21,920
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Indians 4
DP: Rangers 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Bell 2 (27), Zisk (12)
Home Runs: Putnam (14), Johnson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Putnam (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(11-8)         8     5   3   3   3   8   1  31   3.67
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.06
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   9   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(11-6)            2.2   8   5   5   1   3   1  17   3.68
Reuschel                2.1   4   1   1   0   0   0  11   5.79
Andersen                4     4   2   2   1   3   0  17  12.00
Totals                  9    16   8   8   2   6   1  45

Wild Pitches: Lyle (1), Wise (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Bell forced Rivers (second
to shortstop); Oliver singled to left [Bell to second]; Zisk
struck out; Putnam made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Manning flied out to center;
Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grubb lined to second; Sundberg flied out to left;
Roberts made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Johnson struck out; On a bunt
Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman struck out; Rivers singled to left; Bell
doubled to left [Rivers scored]; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Wise threw a wild pitch [Bell to third, Oliver to
second]; Zisk singled to center [Bell scored, Oliver scored];
Putnam homered [Zisk scored]; Grubb was called out on strikes;
Sundberg singled to left; Roberts singled to left [Sundberg to
second]; REUSCHEL REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Norman forced
Roberts (shortstop to second); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hassey walked; Kuiper singled to center [Hassey to
second]; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Hassey to third, Kuiper to second]; Hargrove hit into a double
play to center [Hassey out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
doubled to left; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk
doubled to right [Bell scored]; Putnam flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bonds
struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb flied out to center; Sundberg singled to
left; Roberts singled to left [Sundberg to second]; Norman
forced Roberts (second to shortstop) [Sundberg to third]; Rivers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson homered; Harrah flied out to left; Hassey
grounded out (second to pitcher); Kuiper was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: NORRIS REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING CF); ANDERSEN
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Bell was called out on strikes;
Oliver flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted); Norris lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to left; Grubb walked; Sundberg
singled to right [Grubb to second]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR GRUBB;
Roberts singled to right [Jorgensen scored, Sundberg to third];
Norman made an out to third; Rivers flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bonds was
called out on strikes; Thornton flied out to left; Johnson made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Bell flied out to left; Oliver singled to right;
Zisk singled to right [Oliver to third]; Putnam hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Oliver scored]; Jorgensen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrah singled to right; Hassey forced Harrah
(second to shortstop); Kuiper walked [Hassey to second]; ALSTON
BATTED FOR VERYZER; On a bunt Alston grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Hassey to third, Kuiper to second]; Hargrove flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians 1.

RANGERS 9TH: ROSELLO REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 3B); HARRAH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Sundberg flied out to right;
Roberts flied out to left; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris singled to right; Bonds singled to left
[Norris to second]; Thornton walked [Norris to third, Bonds to
second]; LYLE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Lyle threw a wild
pitch [Norris scored, Bonds to third, Thornton to second];
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Harrah grounded out
(third to first) [Bonds scored]; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HASSEY;
Alexander struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians
3.

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