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Texas Rangers @ 
Chicago White Sox
1979-07-09 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 22279 · 2:26
Chicago White Sox defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 6th. Ross Baumgarten earned the win and Randy Scarbery picked up the save. Billy Sample went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| CHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Fergie Jenkins SV: Randy Scarbery
Umpires — HP: Jerry Neudecker · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Bill Deegan · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Sample | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Soderholm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Roberts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 LaRue Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Norman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larvell Blanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alan Bannister | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ralph Garr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Orta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lamar Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chet Lemon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Claudell Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greg Pryor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Milt May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Squires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Kessinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fergie Jenkins | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
 Sparky Lyle | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ross Baumgarten | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Ed Farmer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guy Hoffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: 9
- Billy Sample: 53
- Buddy Bell: S4
- Richie Zisk: 7
Bot 1
- Alan Bannister: W
- Ralph Garr: SB2
- Ralph Garr: S9.2-3
- Jorge Orta: W.1-2
- Lamar Johnson: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Chet Lemon: 7/SF.3-H
- Claudell Washington: K
- Greg Pryor: 5/F
Top 2
- John Ellis: 3/G
- Eric Soderholm: W
- Dave Roberts: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Milt May: 53
- Kevin Bell: K
- Alan Bannister: 7
Top 3
- LaRue Washington: 8
- Nelson Norman: 43
- Bump Wills: 8
Bot 3
- Ralph Garr: D9
- Jorge Orta: 43.2-3
- Lamar Johnson: 13
- Chet Lemon: 63
Top 4
- Billy Sample: HR/7D.B-H
- Buddy Bell: 4
- Richie Zisk: 63
- John Ellis: S7
- Eric Soderholm: 9
Bot 4
- Claudell Washington: 4/L
- Greg Pryor: 13
- Milt May: 3/G
Top 5
- Dave Roberts: S7
- LaRue Washington: SB2
- LaRue Washington: 53
- Nelson Norman: S8.2-3
- Bump Wills: D7.3-H;1-3
- Billy Sample: W
- Buddy Bell: 8/8D/SF.3-H;2-H
- Richie Zisk: S6.1-2
- John Ellis: K
Bot 5
- Kevin Bell: W
- Alan Bannister: 8
- Ralph Garr: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Eric Soderholm: 7
- Dave Roberts: 8
- LaRue Washington: 63
Bot 6
- Jorge Orta: S8
- Lamar Johnson: S9.1-2
- Chet Lemon: D7.2-H;1-3
- Claudell Washington: IW
- Greg Pryor: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Milt May: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
- Mike Squires: 43
Top 7
- Nelson Norman: 8
- Bump Wills: 53
- Billy Sample: K
Bot 7
- Alan Bannister: S7
- Rusty Torres: E3/SH.1-2
- Jorge Orta: K
- Lamar Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Buddy Bell: S8
- Oscar Gamble: 13.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: BK.2-3
- Jim Sundberg: 53
- Johnny Grubb: W
- Mike Jorgensen: 13
Bot 8
- Chet Lemon: 53
- Claudell Washington: 43
- Greg Pryor: S7
- Milt May: S8.1-3
- Don Kessinger: 7
Top 9
- Al Oliver: D9
- Larvell Blanks: 9
- Bump Wills: K
- Billy Sample: K/C