Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins - Sep 8, 1979

TEX

70-72

MIN

72-68

FINAL

Metropolitan Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	14	0
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	1

WIN

6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

LOSS

4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

SAVE

2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Box Score

TEX BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1M. RiversCF	1-5	0	0	2	.282
2B. Wills2B	1-4	0	0	1	.273
3A. OliverLF	1-1	0	0	0	.326
↳ B. SampleLF	2-3	0	0	0	.275
4B. Bell3B	1-5	0	0	0	.297
5J. EllisDH	0-2	0	0	0	.280
↳ P. PutnamPH	1-3	1	1	1	.286
6R. ZiskRF	0-3	1	0	0	.269
7W. Montanez1B	1-5	1	0	0	.240
8J. SundbergC	4-4	2	0	1	.271
9N. NormanSS	2-4	1	0	1	.206

TEX PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
D. Medich(W, 8-6)	6.1	7	2	3	3	43-31	4.40
J. Kern(S, 25)	2.2	0	0	1	2	16-12	1.42

TEX 100.0%

TEXEVENMIN

10050100

BOT 9 · TEX 6-2 MIN · TEX 100.0%Mike Cubbage strikes out swinging.

TOP 3Mickey Rivers 1-run groundout to first baseman Ron Jackson. Jim Sundberg scores. Nelson Norman to 2nd.1-0
TOP 4Jim Sundberg 1-run single on a to center fielder Ken Landreaux. Richie Zisk scores. Willie Montanez to 2nd.2-0
TOP 4Nelson Norman 1-run single on a to left fielder Dave Edwards. Willie Montanez scores. Jim Sundberg to 2nd.3-0
TOP 4Mickey Rivers 1-run single on a to right fielder Hosken Powell. Jim Sundberg scores. Nelson Norman to 3rd.4-0
TOP 4Bump Wills 1-run sac fly to left fielder Dave Edwards. Nelson Norman scores.5-0
BOT 4Ron Jackson 1-run force-out grounder, shortstop Nelson Norman to second baseman Bump Wills. Ken Landreaux scores. Butch Wynegar out at 2nd. Ron Jackson to 1st.5-1
TOP 5Pat Putnam hits a home run (16).6-1
BOT 7

TEX LEADS 9-4

TEX BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1M. RiversCF	1-5	0	0	2	.282
2B. Wills2B	1-4	0	0	1	.273
3A. OliverLF	1-1	0	0	0	.326
↳ B. SampleLF	2-3	0	0	0	.275
4B. Bell3B	1-5	0	0	0	.297
5J. EllisDH	0-2	0	0	0	.280
↳ P. PutnamPH	1-3	1	1	1	.286
6R. ZiskRF	0-3	1	0	0	.269
7W. Montanez1B	1-5	1	0	0	.240
8J. SundbergC	4-4	2	0	1	.271
9N. NormanSS	2-4	1	0	1	.206

TEX PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
D. Medich(W, 8-6)	6.1	7	2	3	3	43-31	4.40
J. Kern(S, 25)	2.2	0	0	1	2	16-12	1.42

TEX 100.0%

TEXEVENMIN

10050100

BOT 9 · TEX 6-2 MIN · TEX 100.0%Mike Cubbage strikes out swinging.

TOP 3Mickey Rivers 1-run groundout to first baseman Ron Jackson. Jim Sundberg scores. Nelson Norman to 2nd.1-0
TOP 4Jim Sundberg 1-run single on a to center fielder Ken Landreaux. Richie Zisk scores. Willie Montanez to 2nd.2-0
TOP 4Nelson Norman 1-run single on a to left fielder Dave Edwards. Willie Montanez scores. Jim Sundberg to 2nd.3-0
TOP 4Mickey Rivers 1-run single on a to right fielder Hosken Powell. Jim Sundberg scores. Nelson Norman to 3rd.4-0
TOP 4Bump Wills 1-run sac fly to left fielder Dave Edwards. Nelson Norman scores.5-0
BOT 4Ron Jackson 1-run force-out grounder, shortstop Nelson Norman to second baseman Bump Wills. Ken Landreaux scores. Butch Wynegar out at 2nd. Ron Jackson to 1st.5-1
TOP 5Pat Putnam hits a home run (16).6-1
BOT 7

TEX LEADS 9-4