Twins @ Rangers
May 23, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 6 0
Rangers 7 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 6 0
Rangers 7 9 0

Rob Wilfong Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .320
OBP .000 .377
At Bats 3 103
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 13

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 23, 1979
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Out
Fergie Jenkins
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Billy Sample
Al Oliver
Mike Jorgensen
Rob Wilfong
Butch Wynegar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 6 0 6
Texas Rangers 7 9 0 2
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Dave Goltz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Oliver
Attendance 17,909
Time of Game 2 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson strikes out. Sundberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jackson out.
Bottom 8 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Billy Sample now playing left field. Smalley 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 7 Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Wills. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Wills steals third.
Bottom 7 Richie Zisk pinch hits for Johnny Grubb. Mike Bacsik now pitching. Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 7 Norman bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilfong covering, for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 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 7 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell scores. Wilfong moves to second.
Top 7 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to second for the out. Powell moves to third.
Top 7 Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second.
Top 7 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Powell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ken Brett now pitching. Putnam 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 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adams 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 6 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 5 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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 fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smalley 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 5 Cubbage takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Castino strikes out.
Top 5 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blanks is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong 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 hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. Powell reaches second base with a double. Landreaux scores. Jackson moves to third.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. Landreaux moves to third.
Top 4 Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to second.
Top 4 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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 3 Ellis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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 3 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilfong is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out.
Top 2 Powell hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sundberg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Putnam hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Grubb. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Wilfong applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Top 1 Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.