Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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 4, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 5 2 3 1
Brett 3b 5 2 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 1
Porter c 4 0 2 1
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 2 0 0 0
  Wilson rf 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Washington 2b 3 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Grubb lf 3 0 0 0
  Chalk ph 1 0 1 0
  Blanks pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Bell 3b 5 1 1 0
Oliver cf 5 0 4 1
Zisk rf 5 1 2 0
Putnam dh 3 0 0 0
  Gray ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 2 0 0 0
  Ellis ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Wills 2b 4 0 2 2
Norman ss 2 0 1 0
  Sample ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 13 3
Kansas City 200 000 101470
Texas 000 000 0213134
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  W (2-2) 6.2 6 0 0 2 4
  Hrabosky   1.0 5 2 2 0 0
  Martin  SV (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
2
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (4-1) 9.0 7 4 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
3
6

  E–Oliver 2 (4), Wills (11), Jenkins (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Porter (5,off Jenkins), Texas Bell (9,off Martin).  HR–Kansas City Braun (1,9th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Patek (3,off Jenkins).  SB–Porter (1,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg); Wills (8,2nd base off Gale/Porter).  U-HP–Mike Thompson, 1B–Joe Bob Taylor, 2B–Dick Nelson, 3B–Johnny James.  T–2:54.  A–18,324.
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