Rangers @ Orioles
August 21, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 2 8 3
Orioles 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 2 8 3
Orioles 1 5 1

Billy Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .226
OBP .000 .297
At Bats 0 155
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 24

Jim Kern Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 20
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Memorial Stadium - August 21, 1979
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Strikeout
Jim Kern
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Richie Zisk
Billy Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 2 8 3 6
Baltimore Orioles 1 5 1 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher Dennis Martinez
Save Jim Kern
Game Winning RBI Richie Zisk
Attendance 14,891
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Smith pinch hits for Rich Dauer. Smith strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Crowley strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Top 9 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Kern now pitching. DeCinces strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Singleton moves to third.
Bottom 8 Singleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Belanger hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bumbry 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 8 Bell hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second.
Top 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dauer hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.
Top 7 Wills strikes out. There goes Sundberg. The throw from Skaggs to Belanger, and Sundberg is out.
Top 7 Norman strikes out.
Top 7 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Comer covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Montanez strikes out.
Top 6 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Top 6 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Zisk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Skaggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dauer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Crowley 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 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelly hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Murray. The throw from Sundberg and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 4 Murray takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Zisk moves to third.
Top 4 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bumbry strikes out.
Bottom 3 Skaggs strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rivers strikes out.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Crowley 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 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeCinces hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Singleton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Belanger strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bumbry moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Zisk hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martinez fires to first and picks off Oliver.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to second.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.