Rangers @ Indians
August 3, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 8 16 0
Indians 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 8 16 0
Indians 3 5 0

Gary Alexander Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .221
OBP .000 .301
At Bats 0 281
Hits 0 62
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 45

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 10
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 3, 1979
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Strikeout
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Dave Roberts
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Richie Zisk
Gary Alexander
Andre Thornton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 8 16 0 10
Cleveland Indians 3 5 0 4
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Rick Wise
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Buddy Bell
Attendance 21,920
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gary Alexander pinch hits for Ron Hassey. Alexander strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds scores.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Norris scores. Bonds moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Bottom 9 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to third. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norris moves to second.
Bottom 9 Norris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Norman strikes out.
Top 9 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave Rosello now playing third base. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dell Alston pinch hits for Tom Veryzer. Alston bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Hassey moves to third. Kuiper moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Hassey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jorgensen strikes out.
Top 8 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores.
Top 8 Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Norman hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Johnny Grubb. Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 7 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second.
Top 7 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Norris hits a line drive towards short. Norman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out.
Bottom 6 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jim Norris now playing center field. Larry Andersen now pitching. Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kuiper is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 4 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Bell scores.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hargrove hits a fly ball towards cemter. Rivers catches it and throws to home to double up Hassey.
Bottom 3 Veryzer bunts towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veryzer for the out. Hassey moves to third. Kuiper moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hassey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hassey takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Grubb is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Putnam hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Oliver scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Top 3 Oliver is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Bell reaches second base with a double. Rivers goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Harrah bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thornton strikes out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grubb hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove strikes out.
Top 1 Putnam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zisk strikes out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.