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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 6, 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 6, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 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 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,501 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Bob Taylor 1B: Dick Nelson 2B: Johnny James 3B: Mike Thompson |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| 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 6, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Matlack
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Matlack
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Matlack
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordhagen vs. Matlack
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Kravec
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kravec
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver 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 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Matlack
Moore 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Matlack
Pryor 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Matlack
Nahorodny hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk 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: ---
Ellis vs. Kravec
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Kravec
Gray 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 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Matlack
Bannister 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: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Matlack
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Matlack
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Matlack
Nordhagen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kravec
Wills strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Kravec
Norman 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Kravec
There goes Norman. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Norman steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Kravec
Sample is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Kravec
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
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: ---
Moore vs. Matlack
Moore 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: ---
Pryor vs. Matlack
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Kravec
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Kravec
Gray strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Matlack
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Matlack
Bannister 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg 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: ---
Wills vs. Kravec
Wills strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Kravec
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Matlack
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Matlack
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Soderholm for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nordhagen vs. Matlack
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. Lemon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Nordhagen scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Kern
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Kravec
Sample is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kravec
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Kern
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Kern
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Kern
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Kern covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kravec
Mike Squires now playing first base. Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Kravec
Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister misplays the ball. That's an error on Bannister. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Kravec
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norman vs. Kravec
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Kravec covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kern
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Kern
Kern fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kern. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Kern
Soderholm bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Kern
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Orta hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Squires vs. Kern
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lemon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Kern
There goes Squires. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Norman applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Kravec
Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kravec
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver 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 9
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Kern
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Kern
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Kern
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Kern
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torres moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Kern
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kravec
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Kravec
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Washington 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 5/6/1979 -- Chicago at Texas (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Bannister A, 2b 5 0 1 0 Sample B, lf 3 0 0 0
Washington C, rf 5 0 2 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 2 4 0 Oliver A, cf 3 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 4 0 0 0
Nordhagen W, dh 3 1 1 1 Ellis J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Orta J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gray G, dh 4 0 0 0
Johnson L, 1b 2 0 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0
Squires M, 1b 1 0 1 1 Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 3 0 1 0
Torres R, lf 0 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 31 0 3 0
Chicago 000 002 010 -- 3
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L) 5.1 7 2 2 1 1
Kern J 3.2 3 1 0 1 2
E -- Johnson L, Bannister A, Kern J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Texas 6
2B -- Washington C, Lemon C, Nordhagen W, Johnson L
SB -- Norman N
CS -- Squires M
SH -- Soderholm E
HBP -- by Kravec K (Sample B), by Kravec K (Oliver A)
T -- 2:19
A -- 12501
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