Rangers @ Indians
August 4, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 8 9 1
Indians 12 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 8 9 1
Indians 12 12 0

Buddy Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .298
OBP .500 .328
At Bats 4 439
Hits 2 131
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 3 66

Dan Spillner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 4, 1979
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Out
Dan Spillner
Gary Alexander
Andre Thornton
Duane Kuiper
Toby Harrah
Tom Veryzer
Jim Norris
Rick Manning
Bobby Bonds
Buddy Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 8 9 1 3
Cleveland Indians 12 12 0 7
Winning Pitcher Rick Waits
Losing Pitcher John Henry Johnson
Save Dan Spillner
Game Winning RBI Toby Harrah
Attendance 12,693
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pat Putnam pinch hits for Nelson Norman. Putnam hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alexander for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrah is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing left field. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Billy Sample. Jorgensen 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 8 Ellis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 7 Manning hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Norris takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver 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 7 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Kern now pitching. Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to third.
Bottom 6 Alexander hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Alexander reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Harrah is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dan Spillner now pitching. Norman 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 6 Roberts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Ellis moves to second.
Top 6 Sample hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Manning. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Manning steals second.
Bottom 5 Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Veryzer scores. There goes Norris trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 5 Dave Rajsich now pitching. Norris bunts towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alexander moves to third. Veryzer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Veryzer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babcock fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 5 Alexander takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Rivers bunts towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to third. Norman moves to second.
Top 5 Norman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thornton tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Thornton moves to third.
Bottom 4 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis juggles the ball. That's an error on Ellis. Thornton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Zisk strikes out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Waits scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Bottom 3 Manning is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Norris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton scores. Alexander scores. Kuiper moves to third. Veryzer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Thornton moves to third. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 3 Alexander takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bob Babcock now pitching. Johnson hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores.
Top 3 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jim Norris now playing left field. Roberts strikes out.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Sundberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alexander hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Hargrove moves to third.
Bottom 1 Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 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.