Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 11, Texas Rangers 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Smalley ss 6 1 1 3
Wilfong 2b 5 0 2 3
Goodwin dh 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph,dh 2 1 0 0
  Cubbage ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Landreaux lf 6 2 3 0
Powell rf 6 1 2 2
Wynegar c 3 2 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0
Edwards cf 4 2 2 2
Castino 3b 4 2 2 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Redfern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 13 10
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 3 0
Wills 2b 5 1 2 0
Bell 3b 5 0 1 0
Ellis dh 4 1 2 1
  Washington pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Zisk rf 4 1 1 1
Sample lf 4 0 2 1
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Norman ss 3 0 1 1
  Putnam ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 14 4
Minnesota 000 440 02111132
Texas 012 010 0004144
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (12-6) 7.0 12 4 4 0 1
  Redfern   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
0
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (4-7) 4.0 8 6 2 2 1
  Darwin   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Rajsich   3.2 3 2 0 1 5
  McCall   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
11
5
6
7

  E–Smalley 2 (26), Rivers (6), Bell (14), Norman 2 (24).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Sundberg (7).  2B–Minnesota Wilfong (21,off Alexander); Landreaux (25,off Alexander); Castino (13,off McCall), Texas Wills 2 (18,off Zahn,off Redfern); J Ellis (12,off Zahn).  3B–Minnesota Smalley (3,off Alexander).  HR–Texas Zisk (17,5th inning off Zahn 0 on, 2 out).  SH–R Jackson (6,off Darwin).  SF–Wilfong (10,off McCall).  IBB–Wynegar (5,by Darwin).  IBB–Darwin (2,Wynegar).  U-HP–Fred Spenn, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:41.  A–20,619.
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