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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on April 17, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,910 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Rice 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Harry Farnsworth 3B: Don Schirmer |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Gary Gray | DH |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Norris | DH |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Ted Cox | Left Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 17, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Waits
Sample hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Waits
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Jenkins
Norris hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Jenkins
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Jenkins
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Waits
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jenkins
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Jenkins
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Jenkins
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Waits
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Waits
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Jenkins
Kuiper hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jenkins
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jenkins
Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Waits
Sample hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Sample reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Waits
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sample scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Waits
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Jenkins
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Jenkins
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Jenkins
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Jenkins
There goes Manning. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Jenkins
Harrah hits a popup in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Waits
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Waits
Gray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Waits
There goes Gray. The throw from Alexander and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Waits
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Jenkins
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Jenkins
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Jenkins
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Jenkins
There goes Kuiper. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jenkins
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Waits
Wills hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Waits
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Waits
Oliver bunts in front of the plate. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Waits
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills tags and scores. Sample tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Waits
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Waits
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sample scores. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Waits
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for John Ellis.
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk scores. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Spillner
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Gary Gray. Dan Spillner now pitching.
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Jorgensen moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Norman vs. Spillner
Norman hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jenkins
Johnny Grubb now playing right field. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Jenkins
Norris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Jenkins
Manning takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Norris moves to third. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. Kern
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Spillner
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Spillner
Sample strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Spillner
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Spillner
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cox. Bell reaches second base with a double. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Spillner
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Kern
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kern
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Kern
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Kern
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Monge
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Monge
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Monge
Norman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Kern
Paul Dade pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Kern
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Kern
There goes Norris. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Norris steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Kern
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Kern
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws to Kern covering. Safe. Norris moves to third. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Kern
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thornton vs. Kern
Thornton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Barker
Dave Rosello now playing shortstop. Len Barker now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Barker
Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Barker
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sample moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Barker
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sample tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Barker
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kern
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Kern
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Kern
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cage vs. Kern
Wayne Cage pinch hits for Dave Rosello.
Cage strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Kern
Norris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Kern
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1979 -- Texas at Cleveland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Norris J, dh 4 0 2 1
Sample B, lf 5 3 3 0 Manning R, cf 3 0 1 0
Oliver A, cf 4 1 3 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 0
Bell B, 3b 3 0 1 3 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 2 1 1 1 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 1 1
Grubb J, rf 1 0 0 0 Alexander G, c 2 1 0 0
Ellis J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 2 0 1 0
Jorgensen M, pr-1b 1 0 0 0 Cox T, lf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1 Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0
Gray G, dh 2 0 1 0 Dade P, ph 1 0 0 0
Gamble O, ph 1 0 0 0 Rosello D, ss 0 0 0 0
Norman N, ss 4 0 0 0 Cage W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 12 6 31 2 6 2
Texas 000 103 101 -- 6
Cleveland 000 010 001 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 5.1 3 1 1 2 6
Kern J (S) 3.2 3 1 1 5 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (L) 5.2 8 4 4 2 2
Spillner D 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Monge S 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Barker L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 8, Cleveland 9
2B -- Sample B, Bell B
HR -- Thornton A
SB -- Manning R, Norris J
CS -- Gray G, Kuiper D
SH -- Oliver A
SF -- Bell B 2
T -- 2:34
A -- 6910
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