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May 7, 1979

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Amos Otis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .326
OBP .500 .410
At Bats 4 92
Hits 2 30
• Singles 2 23
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 1 15

Dock Ellis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 7, 1979
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Double
Dock Ellis
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Johnny Grubb
Al Oliver
Richie Zisk
Amos Otis
Hal McRae
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Otis reaches second base with a double. There goes McRae trying to get to home. Oliver throws the ball in to Wills who relays the ball to Sundberg who tags McRae, who came all the way from first, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Dock Ellis now pitching. McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 7 Marty Pattin now pitching. Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Putnam bunts towards third. Brett catches it and throws to first to double up Zisk.
Bottom 7 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rajsich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to third for the out. Norman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Norman bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 6 John Wathan now playing first base. Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dave Rajsich now pitching. John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Otis scores. Porter moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. Brett tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Doc Medich now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Hurdle scores. Patek moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock scores. Hurdle moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Top 6 Washington hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. LaCock moves to third.
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jorgensen strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Zisk scores.
Bottom 5 Eduardo Rodriguez now pitching. Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grubb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brett strikes out.
Top 4 Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Washington reaches second base with a double. Patek goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out.
Top 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver strikes out.
Top 3 Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Porter takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Top 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills.
Top 3 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cowens moves to third.
Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. Cowens moves to second.
Top 2 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.
Top 2 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jorgensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Putnam goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards center. Otis fields it and throws to second to catch Zisk for the out. Oliver scores.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and has Grubb trapped. He races towards second and tags Grubb for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Wills scores.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Wills reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.