Rangers @ Tigers
August 9, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 2 11 1
Tigers 3 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 2 11 1
Tigers 3 6 1

Buddy Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .304
OBP .750 .333
At Bats 3 470
Hits 2 143
• Singles 2 99
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 0 70

Aurelio Lopez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 10
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Tiger Stadium - August 9, 1979
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Out
Aurelio Lopez
Lance Parrish
Jason Thompson
Lou Whitaker
Tom Brookens
Alan Trammell
Steve Kemp
Lynn Jones
Jerry Morales
Buddy Bell
Mickey Rivers
Jim Sundberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 2 11 1 9
Detroit Tigers 3 6 1 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Chris
Losing Pitcher Doc Medich
Save Aurelio Lopez
Game Winning RBI Steve Kemp
Attendance 23,663
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a line drive towards first. Thompson catches it and steps on first to double up Rivers.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 9 Blanks bunts in front of the plate. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 9 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Summers strikes out.
Top 8 Jorgensen strikes out.
Top 8 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ellis hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kemp is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Trammell hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kern juggles the ball. That's an error on Kern. Whitaker moves to third.
Top 7 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Top 7 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Brookens strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Parrish strikes out.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Billy Sample pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Billy Sample. Jorgensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker catches it and throws to second with Trammell covering, to double up Ellis.
Top 6 Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third. Ellis moves to second.
Top 6 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to second.
Top 6 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Summers is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Jim Kern now pitching. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kern fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kemp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Kemp reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores.
Bottom 5 Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Trammell reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 5 There goes Bell. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag.
Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Brookens. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Brookens steals second.
Bottom 4 Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Blanks strikes out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Putnam strikes out.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. Whitaker tags and moves to second.
Bottom 3 Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Top 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Brookens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Parrish is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There goes Morales. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Morales steals second.
Bottom 2 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Summers is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blanks hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kemp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Whitaker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Rivers. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 1 Rivers takes first base on ball four.