Royals @ Rangers
July 21, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 4 0
Rangers 4 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 4 0
Rangers 4 11 1

Al Cowens Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .318
OBP .000 .366
At Bats 3 277
Hits 0 88
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 48

Jim Kern Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 2 16
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Arlington Stadium - July 21, 1979
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Jim Kern
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Richie Zisk
Johnny Grubb
Oscar Gamble
Al Cowens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 1 4 0 2
Texas Rangers 4 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher Doc Medich
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save Jim Kern
Game Winning RBI Nelson Norman
Attendance 36,258
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Grubb now playing center field. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Eduardo Rodriguez now pitching. Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 8 Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Billy Sample. The umpire calls a balk on Mingori Wills moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 U L Washington now playing second base. Freddie Patek now playing shortstop. Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out.
Top 8 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Todd Cruz. Quirk strikes out.
Top 8 Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White. Braun strikes out.
Top 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 7 Busby spins and fires to second, and Zisk is picked off.
Bottom 7 Gamble is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Steve Busby now pitching. Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sample scores. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sample reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 LaCock hits a line drive towards short. Norman catches it and throws to second to double up Cowens.
Top 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Otis strikes out.
Top 7 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. Cowens moves to second.
Top 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. Brett moves to second.
Top 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Norman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gamble is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Bell. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Bell steals second.
Bottom 5 Ellis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wills takes first base on ball four. Putnam moves to third. Norman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gamble scores. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 4 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell takes first base on ball four. Sample moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Putnam moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 3 Norman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Putnam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sundberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gamble hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scott strikes out. There goes LaCock. The throw from Sundberg to Norman, and LaCock is out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to White who tags Bell, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores.
Top 1 Brett is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.