Texas Rangers 14, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 2) Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium Rangers 0 0 0 5 3 0 3 1 2 - 14 17 0 Indians 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 4 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 6 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Hargrove lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .240 Bell ss 4 3 3 0 0 1 .301 Manning cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Norman ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Bonds rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Oliver lf 3 2 2 1 2 0 .318 Norris rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Zisk rf 4 3 3 4 0 0 .264 Thornton 1b 3 1 2 2 0 1 .238 Jorgensen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Johnson dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Putnam 1b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .291 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 J. Ellis dh 5 2 3 1 0 0 .271 Alexander c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Soderholm 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .239 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Roberts c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Blanks 2b 3 1 1 2 0 1 .216 Alston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rosello ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Paxton 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 14 17 14 2 2 Totals 29 3 4 3 3 2 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 45,534 Left on Base: Rangers 5, Indians 4 DP: Rangers 0, Indians 1 Errors: Harrah Doubles: Putnam (14), Bell (28), Zisk (13), Blanks (4), J. Ellis (8) Triples: Roberts (1) Home Runs: Zisk (11), Thornton (19) Stolen Bases: Manning (22) Sacrifice Flies: Blanks 2 (4), Thornton (6), Johnson (4) GIDP: Roberts (3) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darwin W(3-2) 9 4 3 3 3 2 1 34 4.50 Totals 9 4 3 3 3 2 1 34 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton L(7-6) 4 6 7 6 2 1 0 21 5.85 Reuschel 2.1 5 4 4 0 1 1 12 6.53 Andersen 2.2 6 3 3 0 0 0 13 11.42 Totals 9 17 14 13 2 2 1 46 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Rocky Roe RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Bell was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to center; Zisk made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Manning singled to center [Hargrove to third]; Manning stole second; Bonds walked; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hargrove scored, Manning to third, Bonds to second]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Manning scored, Bonds to third]; Harrah walked; Alexander grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2. RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis lined to third; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2. RANGERS 3RD: Roberts lined to second; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied out to center; Thornton singled to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 2. RANGERS 4TH: Bell singled to right; Oliver walked [Bell to second]; Zisk singled to right [Bell to third, Oliver to second]; Putnam doubled to right [Bell scored, Oliver scored, Zisk to third]; J. Ellis singled to third [Zisk scored, Putnam to third]; Soderholm reached on an error by Harrah [Putnam scored (RBI), J. Ellis to third]; Roberts made an out to second; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center [J. Ellis scored (unearned)]; Rivers flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Harrah made an out to second; Alexander grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Indians 2. RANGERS 5TH: Bell doubled to right; Oliver walked; REUSCHEL REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Zisk homered [Bell scored, Oliver scored]; Putnam grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis popped to third in foul territory; Soderholm flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Manning made an out to third; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 2. RANGERS 6TH: Roberts made an out to second; Blanks was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton homered; Johnson flied out to right; Harrah flied out to center; Alexander made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 3. RANGERS 7TH: Bell singled to left; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Bell to second]; Zisk doubled to right [Bell scored]; Putnam singled to right [Zisk scored]; J. Ellis singled to left [Putnam to second]; ANDERSEN REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to left [Putnam scored, J. Ellis to second]; Roberts grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Kuiper flied out to center; ALSTON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Alston grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Indians 3. RANGERS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING SS); NORRIS REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Blanks doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Blanks to third]; NORMAN BATTED FOR BELL; Norman made an out to third; Oliver singled to center [Blanks scored]; Jorgensen singled to first [Oliver to third]; Putnam flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 12, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Manning grounded out (second to first); Norris grounded out (third to first); Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 12, Indians 3. RANGERS 9TH: J. Ellis doubled to center; Soderholm flied out to center; Roberts tripled to left [J. Ellis scored]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to right [Roberts scored]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 14, Indians 3. INDIANS 9TH: Johnson flied out to left; Harrah made an out to second; Alexander made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 14, Indians 3.

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