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Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Guardians
1979-04-17 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 6910 · 2:34
Texas Rangers defeated Cleveland Indians 6–2. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 6th. Fergie Jenkins earned the win and Jim Kern picked up the save. Andre Thornton 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 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Rick Waits SV: Jim Kern
Umpires — HP: Bob Rice · 1B: Ted Hendry · 2B: Harry Farnsworth · 3B: Don Schirmer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Sample | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Gray | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Norman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Oscar Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Norris | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Manning | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bobby Bonds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Toby Harrah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andre Thornton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Gary Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Duane Kuiper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ted Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Veryzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul Dade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wayne Cage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fergie Jenkins | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Jim Kern | 3.2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Waits | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Dan Spillner | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Sid Monge | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Len Barker | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: K
- Billy Sample: 4
- Al Oliver: S6
- Buddy Bell: 63
Bot 1
- Jim Norris: 6
- Rick Manning: K
- Bobby Bonds: 8
Top 2
- Richie Zisk: 8
- John Ellis: 63
- Jim Sundberg: 13
Bot 2
- Toby Harrah: 63
- Andre Thornton: 13
- Gary Alexander: K
Top 3
- Gary Gray: 53
- Nelson Norman: 53
- Bump Wills: 53
Bot 3
- Duane Kuiper: 9
- Ted Cox: 63
- Tom Veryzer: K/C
Top 4
- Billy Sample: D9
- Al Oliver: K
- Buddy Bell: 53
- Richie Zisk: S8.2-H
- John Ellis: 9
Bot 4
- Jim Norris: 7
- Rick Manning: S9
- Bobby Bonds: K/C
- Toby Harrah: SB2
- Toby Harrah: 2
Top 5
- Jim Sundberg: 63
- Gary Gray: S7
- Nelson Norman: CS2(24)
- Nelson Norman: 43
Bot 5
- Andre Thornton: HR/7
- Gary Alexander: 13
- Duane Kuiper: W
- Ted Cox: CS2(24)#
- Ted Cox: K
Top 6
- Bump Wills: S2
- Billy Sample: S5.1-2
- Al Oliver: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
- Buddy Bell: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
- Richie Zisk: W
- John Ellis: S9.3-H;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S8.2-H;1-2
- Oscar Gamble: W.2-3;1-2
- Nelson Norman: 8
Bot 6
- Tom Veryzer: K
- Jim Norris: S8
- Rick Manning: W.1-2
- Bobby Bonds: 63.2-3;1-2
- Toby Harrah: 2/FL
Top 7
- Bump Wills: 43
- Billy Sample: K
- Al Oliver: S7
- Buddy Bell: D7.1-H
- Johnny Grubb: W
- Mike Jorgensen: 13
Bot 7
- Andre Thornton: K/C
- Gary Alexander: W
- Duane Kuiper: W.1-2
- Ted Cox: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Jim Sundberg: K/C
- Oscar Gamble: 9
- Nelson Norman: K
Bot 8
- Paul Dade: K
- Jim Norris: W
- Rick Manning: SB2
- Rick Manning: W
- Bobby Bonds: S3.2-3;1-2
- Toby Harrah: K/C
- Andre Thornton: K
Top 9
- Bump Wills: 43
- Billy Sample: S9
- Al Oliver: S9.1-3
- Buddy Bell: 8/SF.3-H
- Johnny Grubb: 7
Bot 9
- Gary Alexander: W
- Duane Kuiper: S7.1-2
- Ted Cox: K
- Wayne Cage: K
- Jim Norris: S9.2-H;1-2
- Rick Manning: 8