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May 16, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 8 12 1
Twins 4 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 8 12 1
Twins 4 10 0

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .317
OBP .250 .360
At Bats 4 139
Hits 1 44
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 2 24

Gary Serum Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 16, 1979
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Fielder's Choice
Gary Serum
Butch Wynegar
Ron Jackson
Rob Wilfong
John Castino
Roy Smalley
Ken Landreaux
Willie Norwood
Glenn Adams
Al Oliver
Buddy Bell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serum fields it and has Bell trapped. There's the throw to Castino who throws to Smalley, who tags Bell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Glenn Adams now playing right field. Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Serum covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Glenn Adams pinch hits for Bombo Rivera. Adams hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Landreaux takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rob Wilfong now playing second base. Sundberg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Norwood strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall. Wilfong is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Putnam strikes out.
Top 7 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Castino is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Landreaux scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Landreaux reaches third base with a triple. Norwood scores. Wynegar goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norwood moves to second.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norman scores. Grubb moves to second.
Top 6 Nelson Norman pinch runs for Larvell Blanks. Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norman moves to third.
Top 6 Blanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Blanks reaches second base with a double. Jorgensen scores. Wills scores.
Top 6 Gary Serum now pitching. There goes Wills. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 6 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. Jorgensen moves to third.
Top 6 Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Zisk scores. Putnam goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third.
Top 6 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landreaux scores. Rivera moves to third.
Bottom 5 Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to second.
Bottom 5 Landreaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Grubb reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out.
Top 4 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randall hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 3 Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanks scores. Grubb scores. Oliver moves to second.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grubb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Blanks moves to third.
Top 3 Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landreaux takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Matlack fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Matlack. Wynegar moves to third.
Bottom 2 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.