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September 8, 1979

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Rangers 5 7 0
Twins 0 1 1
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Rangers 5 8 0
Twins 0 1 1

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 1 285
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 30

Jerry Koosman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 11 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 8, 1979
Jerry Koosman
Butch Wynegar
Ron Jackson
Rob Wilfong
Mike Cubbage
Roy Smalley
Dave Edwards
Ken Landreaux
Hosken Powell
Billy Sample
Mickey Rivers
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norman tags and scores.
Top 4 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Norman moves to third.
Top 4 Norman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montanez scores. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk scores. Montanez moves to second.
Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields the ball and throws to Koosman covering. Safe. Zisk moves to second.
Top 4 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Ellis. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Wilfong applying the tag.
Top 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong misplays the ball. That's an error on Wilfong.
Bottom 3 Wilfong 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 3 Cubbage takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Powell is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to home to get Norman. Wills moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norman moves to third.
Top 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. Sundberg scores. Norman moves to second.
Top 3 Norman bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sundberg moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Sundberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Goodwin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Billy Sample now playing left field. Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wynegar 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 2 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ellis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.