Rangers @ Royals
May 2, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 3 10 1
Royals 2 8 2
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 3 10 1
Royals 2 8 2

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .667 .431
At Bats 2 56
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 1 5

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Royals Stadium - May 2, 1979
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Out
Dennis Leonard
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Billy Sample
Bump Wills
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Norman bunts between the mound and first base. Leonard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norman for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 9 Willie Wilson now playing left field. John Wathan now playing first base. Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 John Wathan pinch hits for Clint Hurdle. Wathan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Willie Wilson pinch runs for Pete LaCock. McRae hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Cowens. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Cowens steals second.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a fly ball towards center. Oliver settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Oliver.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 8 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Zisk hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 U L Washington now playing shortstop. Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hurdle hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Norman hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter takes first base on ball four. Hurdle scores. Brett moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to second.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Comer covering, for the out.
Top 4 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Sample bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Putnam scores. Norman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Putnam moves to third.
Top 4 Wills bunts towards the mound. Leonard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Putnam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Putnam reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. White scores. There goes Brett trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hurdle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zisk strikes out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Oliver. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Oliver steals second.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sample takes first base on ball four. Norman moves to second.
Top 2 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards right. Cowens fields it and throws to second to catch Wills for the out. towards right field. Cowens makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Cowens. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 2 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bell reaches second base with a double. Grubb goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White catches it and throws to second with Patek covering, to double up Sample.
Top 1 Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sample moves to second.
Top 1 Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.