Rangers 6-5 Twins (Sep 8, 1979)

TEX

MIN

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

3

1

5

0

6

1

0

7

0

8

0

2

9

2

R

6

5

H

11

8

E

2

1

W: S. Comer

L: P. Hartzell

S: J. Kern

TEX

Team Stats

MIN

1

HR

0

6

R

5

11

H

8

1

SB

0

LOB

.314

AVG

.235

.390

OBP

.250

.429

SLG

.353

2.00

ERA

6.00

1

K

1

BB

4

Current Series

Rangers

5

Twins

4

Game 1

Final

Rangers

6

Twins

2

Game 2

Final

Rangers

6

Twins

5

Game 3

Final

1979 AL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Game Summary

The Minnesota Twins couldn't pull it off against the Texas Rangers, 6 to 5, on September 9, 1979.

Game Info

September 8, 1979

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	5	1	3	1	0	1	0	0
Willie Montanez W. Montanez DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	6	11	6	1	1	4	1

MIN

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Hosken Powell H. Powell RF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bombo Rivera B. Rivera PH-RF	1	0	0	1	0	0
Roy Smalley R. Smalley SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Landreaux K. Landreaux CF	3	0	0	1	0	0
Ron Jackson R. Jackson 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar C	3	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Goodwin D. Goodwin DH	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Morales J. Morales PH	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Cubbage M. Cubbage PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Wilfong R. Wilfong 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Rick Sofield R. Sofield LF	4	1	2	3	0	0
John Castino J. Castino 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Adams G. Adams PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	5	8	5	1	1

Batting

2B: W. Montanez

HR: J. Grubb

TB: B. Bell 3, J. Grubb 4, W. Montanez 2, N. Norman, A. Oliver, P. Putnam, M. Rivers, J. Sundberg 2

RBI: B. Bell, J. Grubb 2, N. Norman, A. Oliver, P. Putnam

HBP: J. Grubb

SAC: M. Rivers

SF: N. Norman

GIDP: J. Sundberg

Baserunning

SB: B. Bell

Batting

2B: R. Smalley, R. Sofield

3B: R. Wilfong

TB: J. Castino, R. Jackson, R. Smalley 2, R. Sofield 3, R. Wilfong 4, B. Wynegar

RBI: K. Landreaux, B. Rivera, R. Sofield 3

SF: K. Landreaux

GIDP: B. Wynegar

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Comer S. Comer (W)	7.0	6	3	2	1	1	2.57
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Kern J. Kern (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	2	1	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Hartzell P. Hartzell (L)	8.1	9	6	6	4	1	1	6.48
Darrell Jackson D. Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Pete Redfern P. Redfern	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	4	1	1

WP: S. Lyle

Batters faced: S. Comer 27, J. Kern 4, S. Lyle 5

WP: P. Redfern

Batters faced: P. Hartzell 38, D. Jackson, P. Redfern 3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	5	1	3	1	0	1	0	0
Willie Montanez W. Montanez DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen M. Jorgensen 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb RF	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	6	11	6	1	1	4	1

Batting

2B: W. Montanez

HR: J. Grubb

TB: B. Bell 3, J. Grubb 4, W. Montanez 2, N. Norman, A. Oliver, P. Putnam, M. Rivers, J. Sundberg 2

RBI: B. Bell, J. Grubb 2, N. Norman, A. Oliver, P. Putnam

HBP: J. Grubb

SAC: M. Rivers

SF: N. Norman

GIDP: J. Sundberg

Baserunning

SB: B. Bell

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Comer S. Comer (W)	7.0	6	3	2	1	1	2.57
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Kern J. Kern (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	2	1	1

WP: S. Lyle

Batters faced: S. Comer 27, J. Kern 4, S. Lyle 5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Hosken Powell H. Powell RF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bombo Rivera B. Rivera PH-RF	1	0	0	1	0	0
Roy Smalley R. Smalley SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Landreaux K. Landreaux CF	3	0	0	1	0	0
Ron Jackson R. Jackson 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar C	3	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Goodwin D. Goodwin DH	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Morales J. Morales PH	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Cubbage M. Cubbage PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Wilfong R. Wilfong 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Rick Sofield R. Sofield LF	4	1	2	3	0	0
John Castino J. Castino 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Adams G. Adams PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	5	8	5	1	1

Batting

2B: R. Smalley, R. Sofield

3B: R. Wilfong

TB: J. Castino, R. Jackson, R. Smalley 2, R. Sofield 3, R. Wilfong 4, B. Wynegar

RBI: K. Landreaux, B. Rivera, R. Sofield 3

SF: K. Landreaux

GIDP: B. Wynegar

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Hartzell P. Hartzell (L)	8.1	9	6	6	4	1	1	6.48
Darrell Jackson D. Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Pete Redfern P. Redfern	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	4	1	1

WP: P. Redfern

Batters faced: P. Hartzell 38, D. Jackson, P. Redfern 3

71-72 TEX

MIN 72-69

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL West

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