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Lineups and Summary
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 16, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on May 16, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Hartzell |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 6,121 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Les Novack 1B: Mike Fitzpatrick 2B: Bill Follmer 3B: Mike Briscese |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | DH |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Willie Norwood | Center Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Ken Landreaux | Left Fielder |
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 16, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Matlack
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Hartzell
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Hartzell
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Matlack
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Matlack
Matlack fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Matlack. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landreaux vs. Matlack
Landreaux takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Hartzell
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Blanks moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanks scores. Grubb scores. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Hartzell
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Matlack
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Hartzell
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Matlack
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Hartzell
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Grubb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Matlack
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Matlack
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Matlack
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landreaux scores. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Hartzell
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Hartzell
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Zisk scores. Putnam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanks vs. Serum
Gary Serum now pitching.
There goes Wills. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanks vs. Serum
Blanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Blanks reaches second base with a double. Jorgensen scores. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Serum
Nelson Norman pinch runs for Larvell Blanks.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Serum
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norman scores. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Matlack
Nelson Norman now playing shortstop.
Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Matlack
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norwood moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Matlack
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Landreaux reaches third base with a triple. Norwood scores. Wynegar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Matlack
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Landreaux scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Matlack
Castino is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Serum
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Serum
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching. Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Wilfong is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kern
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Kern
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kern
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Serum
Rob Wilfong now playing second base.
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Serum
Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kern
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Kern
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Kern
Landreaux takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Kern
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Bombo Rivera.
Adams hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Serum
Glenn Adams now playing right field.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Serum covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Serum
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landreaux. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serum fields it and has Bell trapped. There's the throw to Castino who throws to Smalley, who tags Bell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Serum
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wilfong fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Kern
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Kern
Wilfong strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Kern
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first, with Kern covering, for the out. Castino moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. Kern
Norwood strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1979 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Grubb J, lf 5 1 3 1 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Bell B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Wilfong R, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Oliver A, cf 5 0 1 2 Smalley R, ss 5 0 2 0
Zisk R, rf 5 1 2 0 Norwood W, cf 5 1 1 0
Putnam P, dh 5 1 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 4 1 1 2 Morales J, dh 4 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 4 1 2 0
Wills B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Landreaux K, lf 2 2 2 2
Blanks L, ss 3 1 2 2 Rivera B, rf 2 0 1 0
Norman N, pr-ss 1 1 0 0 Adams G, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Castino J, 3b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 13 8 36 4 10 3
Texas 003 005 000 -- 8
Minnesota 000 013 000 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 6.0 8 4 3 2 2
Kern J (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell P (L) 5.2 8 7 7 1 0
Serum G 3.1 5 1 1 0 2
E -- Matlack J, Norman N
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 6, Minnesota 8
2B -- Grubb J 2, Jorgensen M, Blanks L, Bell B
3B -- Landreaux K
SB -- Wills B
PB -- Sundberg J
T -- 2:23
A -- 6121
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