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Texas Rangers @ 
Kansas City Royals
1979-07-13 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 30139 · night · 2:46
Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 9–4. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 4th. Steve Comer earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Pat Putnam went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | |
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
W: Steve Comer L: Dennis Leonard SV: Sparky Lyle
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Gamble | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Grubb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Norman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete LaCock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank White | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 U. L. Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamie Quirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Comer | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 Sparky Lyle | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dennis Leonard | 6.2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
 Al Hrabosky | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Paschall | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: S7
- Buddy Bell: 6(1)3/GDP
- Al Oliver: 31
Bot 1
- Willie Wilson: 8
- Steve Braun: 4/P
- Amos Otis: K
Top 2
- Oscar Gamble: W
- Pat Putnam: HR/9.1-H
- Johnny Grubb: 6/P
- Mike Jorgensen: K/C
- Jim Sundberg: S7
- Nelson Norman: 43
Bot 2
- George Brett: W
- Darrell Porter: D7.1-3
- Al Cowens: 63.3-H
- Pete LaCock: 7
- Frank White: D7.2-H
- Freddie Patek: W
- Willie Wilson: 46(1)/FO
Top 3
- Bump Wills: 31
- Buddy Bell: 4/P
- Al Oliver: D8
- Oscar Gamble: S8.2-H
- Pat Putnam: 6/P
Bot 3
- Steve Braun: 43
- Amos Otis: 8
- George Brett: 7
Top 4
- Johnny Grubb: W
- Mike Jorgensen: S9.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: 8.2-3
- Nelson Norman: T8.3-H;1-H
- Bump Wills: 3/G
- Buddy Bell: S7.3-H
- Al Oliver: 6/P
Bot 4
- Darrell Porter: S8
- Al Cowens: HP.1-2
- Pete LaCock: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Frank White: 7/SF/7D.3-H
- Freddie Patek: 7
Top 5
- Oscar Gamble: 7
- Pat Putnam: K/C
- Johnny Grubb: 9
Bot 5
- Willie Wilson: 63
- Steve Braun: S4
- Amos Otis: S7.1-2
- George Brett: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Darrell Porter: 4(1)/FO
Top 6
- Mike Jorgensen: 13
- Jim Sundberg: S7
- Nelson Norman: 7
- Bump Wills: 46(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Al Cowens: 13
- Pete LaCock: W
- Frank White: S8.1-2
- Freddie Patek: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Willie Wilson: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Buddy Bell: 7/L
- Al Oliver: 7/L
- Oscar Gamble: S7
- Pat Putnam: W.1-2
- Richie Zisk: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Billy Sample: WP.3-H(UR);2-3
- Billy Sample: D7.3-H(UR)
- Jim Sundberg: 53
Bot 7
- U. L. Washington: 9/FL
- Amos Otis: 13
- George Brett: 8
Top 8
- Nelson Norman: S8
- Bump Wills: 8
- Buddy Bell: 54(1)/FO
- Al Oliver: S8.1-2
- Oscar Gamble: 8
Bot 8
- Darrell Porter: S9
- Al Cowens: S7.1-2
- George Scott: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Frank White: 3/FL/P
- Freddie Patek: 8
Top 9
- Pat Putnam: 43
- Richie Zisk: 43
- Billy Sample: 3/P
Bot 9
- Willie Wilson: D7
- U. L. Washington: 9
- Amos Otis: 53.2-3
- George Brett: S8.3-H
- Jamie Quirk: 63