Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
April 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1979 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 0, Chicago White Sox 11

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Sample lf 4 0 2 0
Bell 3b 3 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
  Jorgensen cf 0 0 0 0
Zisk rf 4 0 1 0
Ellis 1b,c 4 0 1 0
Gray dh 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Roberts 1b 1 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 0 0 0
Norman ss 3 0 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
  Bosley pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Washington rf 5 3 2 3
  Moore rf 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 2 1 2 3
  Torres cf 1 0 0 0
Squires 1b 4 1 1 0
Bannister 2b 3 2 2 1
Orta dh 4 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 5 0 2 2
Foley c 4 1 1 0
Pryor ss 5 2 2 1
Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 15 10
Texas 000 000 000062
Chicago 011 313 02x11150
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (1-1) 5.0 8 6 3 5 1
  Medich   2.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Farmer   1.0 2 2 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
7
8
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten  W (2-0) 9.0 6 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
4

  E–Wills (5), Norman (8).  DP–Texas 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Washington (8,off Alexander); Lemon (8,off Alexander).  HR–Chicago Lemon (2,6th inning off Medich 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Orta (1,by Alexander).  SB–Sample (3,2nd base off Baumgarten/Foley); Washington (4,2nd base off Alexander/Sundberg).  CS–Sample (1,2nd base by Baumgarten/Foley); Lemon (3,2nd base by Alexander/Sundberg).  IBB–Alexander (2,Orta).  U-HP–Woody Urchak, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Dave Slickenmeyer, 3B–Bill Sprincz.  T–2:49.  A–12,056.
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