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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 24,200 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nelson 1B: Mike Thompson 2B: Johnny James 3B: Joe Bob Taylor |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Gary Gray | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 4, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Jenkins
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Jenkins
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Jenkins
There goes Washington. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Norman applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jenkins
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Baumgarten
Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Baumgarten
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Jenkins
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Jenkins
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Jenkins
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Baumgarten
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Baumgarten
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Baumgarten
Gray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gray moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Baumgarten
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Jenkins
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Jenkins
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Jenkins
Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jenkins
Washington 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
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Baumgarten
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Baumgarten
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Baumgarten
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jenkins
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Jenkins
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Jenkins
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Jenkins
Orta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Jenkins
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Orta moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nahorodny vs. Jenkins
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orta tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Jenkins
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Baumgarten
Zisk hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Baumgarten
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Baumgarten
Gray hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jenkins
Washington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jenkins
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Farmer
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Farmer
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Farmer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Baumgarten
Thad Bosley now playing left field.
Wills strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Baumgarten
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumgarten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Baumgarten
Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bosley. Sample reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Baumgarten
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Sample moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zisk vs. Baumgarten
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Farmer
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Farmer
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Farmer
Bosley is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Farmer
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wills fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Baumgarten
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Baumgarten
Gray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Farmer
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Farmer
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Farmer
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Baumgarten
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Baumgarten
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Baumgarten
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Baumgarten
The ball gets by Nahorodny for a passed ball. Wills moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Baumgarten
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zisk vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putnam vs. Proly
Pat Putnam pinch hits for John Ellis.
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Farmer
Pat Putnam now playing first base.
Orta 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 -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Farmer
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Farmer
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Proly
Gray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Proly
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Proly
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. Gray moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grubb vs. Proly
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Nelson Norman.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gray scores. Wills moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Proly
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Billy Sample.
There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. Proly
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Proly
Larvell Blanks pinch runs for Oscar Gamble.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. Wills scores. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Proly
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zisk vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Zisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Farmer
Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Johnny Grubb now playing left field.
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Farmer
Bosley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Farmer
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. LaGrow
Putnam is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. LaGrow
Gray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. LaGrow
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. LaGrow
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Bump Wills.
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Gray scores. Sundberg goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1979, game 2 -- Chicago at Texas (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 3 1 2 2 Sample B, lf 4 0 1 0
Bosley T, lf 2 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 0 0 0 0
Washington C, rf 5 1 1 1 Blanks L, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 0 Bell B, 3b 2 1 1 1
Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Oliver A, cf 4 0 2 2
Bannister A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 5 0 1 1
Orta J, dh 4 1 1 1 Ellis J, 1b 3 0 2 0
Johnson L, 1b 4 0 2 1 Putnam P, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 4 0 3 0 Gray G, dh 4 2 2 0
Nahorodny B, c 3 1 0 1 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 0
Wills B, 2b 4 2 1 0
Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 1 2
Norman N, ss 3 0 0 0
Grubb J, ph-lf 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 6 36 7 13 7
Chicago 002 310 000 -- 6
Texas 000 000 232 -- 7
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R 6.2 8 2 2 4 1
Proly M 1.0 3 3 3 3 0
LaGrow L (L) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F* 4.0 10 6 6 0 1
Farmer E (W) 5.0 2 0 0 1 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
DP -- Chicago 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Texas 12
2B -- Lemon C, Sample B, Jorgensen M
HR -- Garr R, Washington C
CS -- Washington C
SF -- Nahorodny B
WP -- Proly M
PB -- Nahorodny B
T -- 2:38
A -- 24200
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