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Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Guardians
1979-04-18 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 6192 · 2:59
Cleveland Indians defeated Texas Rangers 6–4. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Sid Monge earned the win. Gary Alexander went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Sid Monge L: Doc Medich SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ted Hendry · 1B: Harry Farnsworth · 2B: Don Schirmer · 3B: Bob Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Sample | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Oscar Gamble | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nelson Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bert Campaneris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larvell Blanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Norris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Manning | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Bonds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Toby Harrah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andre Thornton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wayne Cage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Alexander | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Duane Kuiper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doyle Alexander | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
 Dave Rajsich | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Doc Medich | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Wilkins | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
 Sid Monge | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: K/C
- Billy Sample: W
- Al Oliver: S7.1-3
- Buddy Bell: 43.3-H;1-2
- Richie Zisk: K
Bot 1
- Jim Norris: 13
- Rick Manning: 31
- Bobby Bonds: W
- Toby Harrah: SB2
- Toby Harrah: 8
Top 2
- Oscar Gamble: S5
- Jim Sundberg: 9
- Mike Jorgensen: K
- Nelson Norman: 43
Bot 2
- Andre Thornton: 8
- Wayne Cage: S9
- Gary Alexander: D9.1-3
- Duane Kuiper: W
- Tom Veryzer: 52(3)3(B)/GDP
Top 3
- Bump Wills: 3/G
- Billy Sample: S4
- Al Oliver: T7.1-H
- Buddy Bell: 53.3-H
- Richie Zisk: K/C
Bot 3
- Jim Norris: S8
- Rick Manning: S9.1-3
- Bobby Bonds: 8/8D/SF.3-H;1-2
- Toby Harrah: 7
- Andre Thornton: SB3
- Andre Thornton: W
- Wayne Cage: W.1-2
- Gary Alexander: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Duane Kuiper: S1.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tom Veryzer: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Oscar Gamble: 3/G
- Jim Sundberg: 8
- Mike Jorgensen: K/C
Bot 4
- Jim Norris: W
- Rick Manning: 16(1)/FO
- Bobby Bonds: CS2(24)
- Bobby Bonds: W
- Toby Harrah: SB2
- Toby Harrah: PB.2-3
- Toby Harrah: W
- Andre Thornton: SB2
- Andre Thornton: 53
Top 5
- Nelson Norman: 7
- Bump Wills: W
- Billy Sample: SB2
- Billy Sample: K/C
- Al Oliver: IW
- Buddy Bell: K
Bot 5
- Wayne Cage: E4/G
- Gary Alexander: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Duane Kuiper: CSH(25)#
- Duane Kuiper: 63
- Tom Veryzer: K/C
Top 6
- Richie Zisk: S8
- Oscar Gamble: 46(1)/FO
- Jim Sundberg: S1.1-2
- Mike Jorgensen: 6(1)3(B)/GDP
Bot 6
- Jim Norris: K
- Rick Manning: 13
- Bobby Bonds: 63
Top 7
- Pat Putnam: D8
- Bump Wills: WP.2-3
- Bump Wills: 7/SF.3-H
- Johnny Grubb: K/C
- Al Oliver: K/C
Bot 7
- Toby Harrah: S8
- Andre Thornton: 6/L
- Wayne Cage: W.1-2
- Gary Alexander: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Duane Kuiper: 43
- Tom Veryzer: 8
Top 8
- Buddy Bell: 63
- Richie Zisk: K/C
- John Ellis: W
- Jim Sundberg: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Jim Norris: 8
- Rick Manning: 3/G
- Bobby Bonds: S7
- Toby Harrah: POCS2(134)
Top 9
- Gary Gray: S9
- Bert Campaneris: WP.1-2#
- Bert Campaneris: 6/FL
- Bump Wills: 3
- Larvell Blanks: K
Notes & reviews
- Billy Sample ejected by HP umpire Ted Hendry