Twins @ Rangers
May 21, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 13 2
Rangers 6 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 13 2
Rangers 6 11 2

John Ellis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .327
OBP .000 .328
At Bats 0 55
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 16

Mike Marshall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 10
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Arlington Stadium - May 21, 1979
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Mike Marshall
Glenn Borgmann
Ron Jackson
Rob Wilfong
John Castino
Roy Smalley
Ken Landreaux
Willie Norwood
Hosken Powell
John Ellis
Al Oliver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 7 13 2 4
Texas Rangers 6 11 2 8
Winning Pitcher Pete Redfern
Losing Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Save Mike Marshall
Game Winning RBI Hosken Powell
Attendance 11,601
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

John Ellis pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino juggles the ball. That's an error on Castino.
Bottom 9 Mike Marshall now pitching. Hosken Powell now playing right field. Glenn Borgmann now catching. Rob Wilfong now playing second base. Willie NorwoBell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Glenn Adams pinch hits for Bombo Rivera. Adams hits a fly ball towards right. Zisk catches it and throws to home to double up Castino.
Top 9 Jim Kern now pitching. Hosken Powell pinch hits for Bob Randall. Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. Powell reaches second base with a double. Norwood scores. Castino moves to third.
Top 9 Castino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilfong scores. Norwood moves to second.
Top 9 Willie Norwood pinch hits for Dave Edwards. Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales scores. Wilfong moves to second.
Top 9 Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Butch Wynegar. Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales moves to third.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to second.
Top 9 Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Norman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Wills. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sundberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Zisk hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Randall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Norman.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Landreaux 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 6 Nelson Norman pinch runs for Larvell Blanks. Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blanks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Pete Redfern now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Redfern Wills moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Putnam scores.
Bottom 6 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zisk tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Putnam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Edwards. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 6 Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Oliver 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 6 Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Castino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jorgensen strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Landreaux is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Wills moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Wills takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 2 Jorgensen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wynegar moves to third.
Top 2 Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to second.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Jackson scores. Morales moves to second.
Top 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Matlack drops the ball. Jackson moves to third.
Top 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smalley strikes out.
Top 1 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out.
Top 1 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.