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Completing the three-game series sweep, the Rangers edged the Twins, 6-5. The Rangers scored three runs in the fourth inning. Pat Putnam drove in the first run with a single and Johnny Grubb followed with a homer. A sacrifice fly by Nelson Norman in the sixth stanza gave the Texans a 4-1 lead. Jim Kern came on in the ninth to record his 26th save of the season. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 5Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRangers 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 11 2
Twins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 5 8 1
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Rivers cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Powell rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Wills 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .271 Rivera ph,rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
Oliver lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .325 Smalley ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289
Bell 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .300 Landreaux cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .306
Montanez dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .240 R. Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270
Putnam 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Wynegar c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .271
Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Grubb rf 2 2 1 2 1 0 .280 Morales ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Sundberg c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Cubbage ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Norman ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .207 Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308
Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sofield lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .258
Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292
Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 6 11 6 4 1 Totals 34 5 8 5 1 1
Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 9,261
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Twins 4
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 1
Errors: Bell, Grubb, R. Jackson
Doubles: Montanez (4), Smalley (25), Sofield (2)
Triples: Wilfong (5)
Home Runs: Grubb (10)
Stolen Bases: Bell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Norman (2), Landreaux (7)
GIDP: Sundberg (15), Wynegar (10)
Hit by Pitch: Grubb (1,by Hartzell)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Comer W(15-10) 7 6 3 2 1 1 0 27 3.78
Lyle 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 3.16
Kern SV(26) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.41
Totals 9 8 5 2 1 1 0 36
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hartzell L(6-8) 8.1 9 6 6 4 1 1 38 4.93
D. Jackson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.42
Redfern 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.39
Totals 9 11 6 6 4 1 1 42
Hit by Pitch: Hartzell (4)
Wild Pitches: Lyle (3), Redfern (5)
Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo
RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Wills flied out to left;
Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to second]; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Montanez doubled to right; Putnam grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Montanez to third]; Grubb walked; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Wynegar
walked; Goodwin lined to center; Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Norman grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
walked; Rivers was picked off first but was safe on an error by
R. Jackson; assist by Hartzell [Rivers to second]; Wills lined
to second; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Sofield grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
popped to first in foul territory; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Bell singled to center; Bell stole second; Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell to third]; Putnam
singled to right [Bell scored]; Grubb homered [Putnam scored];
Sundberg singled to left; Norman struck out; Rivers flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Smalley doubled to right [Smalley to third (error by
Grubb)]; Landreaux lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Smalley
scored (unearned)]; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wynegar lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Twins 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to center; Montanez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
3, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Goodwin grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong
singled to second; Sofield lined to third; Castino grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Putnam made an out to shortstop; Grubb was hit by a
pitch; Sundberg singled to right [Grubb to third]; Norman hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Grubb scored]; Rivers flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Landreaux popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4,
Twins 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Wills lined to left; Oliver walked; Bell grounded
out (second to first) [Oliver to second]; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Wynegar grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [R. Jackson out at
second]; Goodwin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 1.
RANGERS 8TH: Putnam made an out to second; Grubb grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sundberg lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING 1B); Wilfong
tripled to right; Sofield singled to left [Wilfong scored];
Castino singled to right [Sofield to second]; LYLE REPLACED
COMER (PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Lyle threw a wild
pitch [Sofield to third, Castino to second]; Rivera reached on a
fielder's choice [Sofield scored, Castino out at third (second
to third)]; Smalley lined to center; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 3.
RANGERS 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Norman singled
to right; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Norman to second]; Wills walked; D. JACKSON REPLACED HARTZELL
(PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Norman scored, Wills to
third]; REDFERN REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Bell singled to
center [Wills scored, Oliver to second]; Redfern threw a wild
pitch [Oliver to third, Bell to second]; Montanez reached on a
fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Bell to third]; Jorgensen flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 3.
TWINS 9TH: R. Jackson reached on an error by Bell; Wynegar
singled to left [R. Jackson to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR
GOODWIN; KERN REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
MORALES; Cubbage flied out to left; Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted) [R. Jackson to third, Wynegar to second]; Sofield
doubled to center [R. Jackson scored (unearned), Wynegar scored
(unearned)]; ADAMS BATTED FOR CASTINO; Adams made an out to
shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 5.
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