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September 8, 1979

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Rangers 6 13 0
Twins 2 7 1

Pat Putnam Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .287
OBP .500 .326
At Bats 2 366
Hits 1 105
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 58

Mike Bacsik Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 8, 1979
Out
Mike Bacsik
Butch Wynegar
Ron Jackson
Rob Wilfong
Mike Cubbage
Roy Smalley
Dave Edwards
Ken Landreaux
Hosken Powell
Pat Putnam
Buddy Bell
Billy Sample
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sample moves to second.
Top 8 Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bacsik, and towards Wilfong, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smalley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Wilfong hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cubbage takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin scores.
Bottom 7 Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Powell reaches second base with a double. Goodwin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Landreaux hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley strikes out.
Top 6 Putnam hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sample takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mike Bacsik now pitching. Wills strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wilfong hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cubbage hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rivers hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Norman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zisk strikes out.
Top 5 Paul Thormodsgard now pitching. Pat Putnam pinch hits for John Ellis. Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. Landreaux scores.
Bottom 4 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to third.
Bottom 4 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
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.