Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
May 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1979 at Arlington Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 4 0 0 0
  Powell ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Rivera rf 4 1 1 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Borgmann c 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 1 2 1
Morales dh 4 2 2 0
Wynegar c 4 1 2 1
  Wilfong pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Landreaux lf 4 0 1 0
Edwards cf 3 0 0 0
  Norwood ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Castino 3b 4 0 3 2
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  Redfern p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Grubb lf 5 0 1 0
Bell 3b 5 0 1 0
Oliver dh 5 0 1 0
Zisk rf 5 1 1 0
Putnam 1b 4 2 2 1
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen cf 3 1 1 2
Sundberg c 4 2 1 1
Wills 2b 3 0 2 1
Blanks ss 2 0 1 1
  Norman pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Minnesota 031 000 0037132
Texas 020 003 0106112
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell   5.2 8 5 4 1 1
  Redfern  W (2-0) 2.1 3 1 1 2 0
  Marshall  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
3
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   8.0 9 5 3 0 3
  Lyle  L (3-3) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Kern   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
0
3

  E–Smalley (5), Castino (2), Norman (12), Matlack (2).  DP–Minnesota 2, Texas 4.  PB–Sundberg (3).  2B–Minnesota R Jackson (11,off Matlack); Rivera (5,off Matlack); Powell (1,off Kern), Texas Putnam (7,off Hartzell); Sundberg (4,off Hartzell).  HR–Texas Jorgensen (4,2nd inning off Hartzell 0 on, 2 out); Putnam (2,8th inning off Redfern 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Jorgensen (1,off Hartzell).  SB–Wills (13,2nd base off Redfern/Wynegar).  WP–Redfern (2).  BK–Redfern (1).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:26.  A–11,601.
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