Jim Sundberg enjoyed a 4-for-4 night at the plate and Jim Kern tossed 2 2/3 innings of hitless relief for a 6-2 Rangers' victory over the Twins. Sundberg doubled off loser Jerry Koosman in the third and scored the game's first run on a groundout by Mickey Rivers.

The Rangers wrapped up the contest with four runs in the fourth on a walk, singles by Willie Montanez, Sundberg, Nelson Norman and Rivers, and a sacrifice fly by Bump Wills. Pat Putnam added his 16th homer of the season in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    4  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 14  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .282      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     2   1   .275
Wills 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Oliver lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .290
  Sample lf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .275      Landreaux cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Bell 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Wynegar c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
J. Ellis dh           2   0   0   0     0   1   .280      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   1     1   0   .270
  Putnam ph,dh        3   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Goodwin dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .282
Zisk rf               3   1   0   0     2   2   .269      Powell rf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .298
Montanez 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Edwards lf            3   0   0   1     1   1   .262
Sundberg c            4   2   4   1     1   0   .271      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .206        Thormodsgard p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     4   4             Totals               33   2   7   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,382
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Twins 8
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Wilfong
Doubles: Sundberg (23), Powell (15)
Home Runs: Putnam (16)
Caught Stealing: J. Ellis (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (2)
GIDP: Montanez (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(8-6)           6.1   7   2   2   3   3   0  28   4.40
Kern SV(25)             2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.42
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(18-12)        4     8   5   5   2   1   0  22   3.46
Thormodsgard            1     3   1   1   0   1   1   6   9.00
Bacsik                  3     2   0   0   2   1   0  13   4.82
Redfern                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.41
Totals                  9    14   6   6   4   4   1  45

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills lined
to center; Oliver singled to right; Bell flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis struck out; Zisk walked; Montanez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); SAMPLE REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING
LF); R. Jackson walked; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg doubled to left; Norman reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Sundberg to third]; Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted) [Sundberg scored, Norman to
second]; Wills singled to left [Norman to third]; Sample reached
on a fielder's choice [Norman out at home (third to catcher),
Wills to second]; Bell forced Sample (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell singled to shortstop [Powell out at second
(shortstop to second)]; Edwards was called out on strikes;
Cubbage walked; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: J. Ellis reached on an error by Wilfong; J. Ellis
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Zisk walked;
Montanez singled to first [Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to
center [Zisk scored, Montanez to second]; Norman singled to left
[Montanez scored, Sundberg to second]; Rivers singled to right
[Sundberg scored, Norman to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Norman scored]; Sample singled to right [Rivers to
second]; Bell flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
singled to center; Wynegar singled to right [Landreaux to
third]; R. Jackson forced Wynegar (shortstop to second)
[Landreaux scored]; Goodwin lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 5, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: THORMODSGARD REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); PUTNAM
BATTED FOR J. ELLIS; Putnam homered; Zisk struck out; Montanez
flied out to center; Sundberg singled to center; Norman singled
to right [Sundberg to third]; Rivers lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Powell singled to left; Edwards forced Powell (second
to shortstop); Cubbage made an out to third; Wilfong flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: BACSIK REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Wills
struck out; Sample walked; Bell flied out to right; Putnam lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley struck out; Landreaux made an out to second;
Wynegar singled to right; R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk flied out to center; Montanez flied out to
left; Sundberg walked; Norman forced Sundberg (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Goodwin singled to left; Powell doubled to right
[Goodwin to third]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Goodwin scored]; Cubbage walked; KERN REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Wilfong made an out to third; Smalley was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers flied out to right; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Sample singled to left; Bell
singled to center [Sample to second]; Putnam flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
made an out to second; R. Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 2.

RANGERS 9TH: REDFERN REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Zisk was called
out on strikes; Montanez grounded out (second to first);
Sundberg singled to third; Norman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards walked; Cubbage was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 2.