Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1979 at Arlington Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 5 1 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 2 1
Otis cf 5 2 3 1
Porter c 3 2 2 1
Cowens rf 5 1 2 2
LaCock 1b 3 1 2 1
  Wathan ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Hurdle lf 4 1 1 0
  Wilson lf 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 5 2 2 0
Washington 2b 5 0 1 1
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 16 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 5 1 2 0
Grubb lf 5 1 2 2
  Blanks ss 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 5 1 0 0
Zisk rf 4 1 2 0
Putnam dh 5 2 2 2
Bell 3b 5 0 3 2
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Norman ss 2 0 0 0
  Sample ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Comer p 0 0 0 0
  Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6
Kansas City 010 105 03010162
Texas 301 020 0006132
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   4.1 9 6 6 0 4
  Rodriguez  W (3-0) 2.1 4 0 0 1 1
  Pattin  SV (2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer   5.1 10 6 6 2 1
  Medich  L (0-2) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Rajsich   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ellis   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Lyle   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
10
9
2
2

  E–Washington (4), Rodriguez (1), Wills (8), Bell (3).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Washington (2,off Comer); Hurdle (8,off Comer); Otis (6,off D Ellis), Texas Wills (3,off Leonard); Grubb (2,off Leonard).  3B–Texas Bell (2,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Cowens (4,8th inning off Lyle 1 on, 2 out), Texas Putnam (1,3rd inning off Leonard 0 on, 2 out); Grubb (2,5th inning off Leonard 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McRae (2,off Medich).  SH–Norman (6,off Rodriguez).  WP–Rodriguez (3), Medich (1).  U-HP–Dick Nelson, 1B–Johnny James, 2B–Mike Thompson, 3B–Joe Bob Taylor.  T–2:47.  A–14,242.
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