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September 30, 1979

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Athletics 4 11 3
Royals 4 9 1
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Athletics 4 11 3
Royals 4 9 1

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .255
OBP .750 .385
At Bats 4 388
Hits 3 99
• Singles 2 74
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 83
RBI’s 1 40

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 11 0
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Royals Stadium - September 30, 1979
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Walk
Dennis Leonard
Jim Gaudet
John Wathan
Frank White
German Barranca
Jerry Terrell
Clint Hurdle
Willie Wilson
Al Cowens
Dwayne Murphy
Rickey Henderson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Murphy takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There goes Henderson. The throw from Gaudet and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 9 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 German Barranca now playing third base. Jerry Terrell now playing shortstop. Chalk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gaudet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk misplays the ball. That's an error on Chalk.
Bottom 8 There goes Terrell. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Terrell steals second.
Bottom 8 Terrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 German Barranca pinch runs for Steve Braun. There goes Barranca. The throw from Heath and he is out, Edwards applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Brian Kingman now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Todd Cruz. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wathan scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Wathan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Wathan reaches third base with a triple. Cowens scores. Porter goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Porter takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hurdle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Essian hits a line drive into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clint Hurdle now playing left field. Gross strikes out.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Gaudet hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Revering strikes out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gaudet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Terrell hits a popup towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chalk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wallis moves to third.
Top 6 Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Essian hits a line drive into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Revering tags and scores.
Top 6 Gross strikes out.
Top 6 Revering hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Cowens fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cowens. Murphy goes all the way around to score. Revering moves to third.
Top 6 Todd Cruz now playing shortstop. Murphy bunts towards third. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards misplays the ball. That's an error on Edwards. Gaudet moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gaudet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minetto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chalk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Jim Nettles now playing left field. Willie Wilson now playing center field. Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Wallis strikes out.
Top 4 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from Heath and he is out, Chalk applying the tag.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Essian juggles the ball. That's an error on Essian.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaudet hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wathan hits a popup towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Chalk takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second.
Top 2 Heath bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Wallis strikes out.
Top 2 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Otis reaches second base with a double. Wilson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Revering strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Murphy. The throw from Gaudet and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Top 1 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Henderson trying to get to home. Cowens throws the ball in to Gaudet who tags Henderson who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 1 There goes Henderson. The throw from Gaudet and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.