Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 16, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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 6, Texas Rangers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 3 1 0 0
  Rivera ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 0
Goodwin dh 2 1 2 2
  Vega ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Landreaux lf 4 0 2 2
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 1 1 0
Sofield cf 1 1 1 0
  Edwards ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Jackson R. 1b 3 1 0 0
Castino 3b 4 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 7 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 0 1 0
Oliver lf 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b,ss 4 1 1 0
Montanez dh 4 1 3 1
Sample rf 4 0 1 0
Putnam 1b 3 0 1 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Norman ss 2 0 1 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Soderholm 3b 1 0 0 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 1
Minnesota 060 000 000670
Texas 000 000 110292
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (2-9) 7.0 7 1 1 2 0
  Jackson   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (9-7) 1.2 5 6 0 1 2
  Johnson   6.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Darwin   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
0
1
6

  E–Wills (19), Putnam (5).  DP–Minnesota 2, Texas 1.  2B–Minnesota Goodwin (8,off Medich); Landreaux 2 (27,off Medich,off Johnson); Wynegar (17,off Johnson).  HR–Texas Montanez (6,7th inning off Erickson 0 on, 0 out).  WP–D Jackson 2 (6).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–2:20.  A–6,853.
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