Indians @ Rangers
August 5, 1978

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Bottom 12 R H E
Indians 3 12 2
Rangers 2 7 1
Bottom 12 R H E
Indians 3 12 2
Rangers 4 8 1

John Lowenstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .225
OBP 1.000 .351
At Bats 0 129
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 16

Jim Kern Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 8
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Arlington Stadium - August 5, 1978
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Home Run
Jim Kern
Gary Alexander
Jim Norris
Duane Kuiper
Ted Cox
Tom Veryzer
Johnny Grubb
Rick Manning
Paul Dade
John Lowenstein
Juan Beniquez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 3 12 2 12
Texas Rangers 4 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher Jim Kern
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI John Lowenstein
Attendance 15,376
Time of Game 3 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Lowenstein hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Jorgensen strikes out.
Top 12 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Horace Speed. Pruitt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Alexander hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Alexander reaches second base with a double. Manning scores.
Top 12 Grubb bunts towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second.
Top 12 Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 11 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 11 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Steve Comer now pitching. Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Cox takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to third. Dade moves to second.
Top 11 Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second.
Top 11 Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 John Lowenstein now playing third base. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Speed strikes out.
Bottom 10 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jorgensen tags and scores. Harrah tags and moves to third.
Bottom 10 John Lowenstein pinch hits for Bert Campaneris. Lowenstein is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Beniquez bunts in front of the plate. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Jorgensen moves to third. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 10 Harrah bunts towards first. Norris fields the ball and throws to Kern covering. Safe. Jorgensen moves to second.
Bottom 10 Jim Kern now pitching. Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Len Barker now pitching. Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Grubb strikes out.
Top 10 There goes Manning. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Manning steals second.
Top 10 Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Jim Umbarger now pitching. Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Cox hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Sundberg strikes out. Alexander drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sundberg out.
Top 9 Dade hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speed moves to third.
Top 9 Horace Speed pinch runs for Bernie Carbo. Reggie Cleveland now pitching. Veryzer bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Speed moves to second.
Top 9 Bert Campaneris now playing shortstop. Toby Harrah now playing third base. Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wills strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Kurt Bevacqua. There goes Campaneris. The throw from Alexander and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Manning fumbles the ball. That's an error on Manning. Campaneris goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Bevacqua takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Cox scores. Norris moves to third.
Top 8 Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cox moves to third.
Top 8 Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to second.
Top 8 Cox takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dade hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dade for the out.
Bottom 7 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kuiper strikes out.
Top 7 Veryzer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alexander strikes out.
Top 6 Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paxton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 5 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. Veryzer moves to third.
Top 5 Dade strikes out.
Top 5 Kuiper bunts towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. Veryzer moves to second.
Top 5 Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alexander strikes out.
Top 4 Grubb 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 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Alexander and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Wills bunts towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Norris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cox hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Oliver. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Oliver steals second.
Bottom 2 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonds hits a line drive into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kuiper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo moves to third.
Top 2 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norris scoops it up and throws to first, with Paxton covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Manning hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.