Royals @ Rangers
May 8, 1979

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Bottom 2 R H E
Royals 3 3 0
Rangers 3 3 1
Bottom 2 R H E
Royals 3 3 0
Rangers 5 4 1

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .402
At Bats 1 74
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 5

Larry Gura Season Stats

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1 3 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 8, 1979
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Single
Larry Gura
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
U L Washington
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Clint Hurdle
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Billy Sample
Bump Wills
Jim Sundberg
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Wills scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 2 Norman bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Sundberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Washington 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 2 There goes Patek. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Norman applying the tag.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive towards the mound. Farmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Zisk takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and has Bell trapped. He races towards second and tags Bell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 U L Washington now playing second base. Sample hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hurdle is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. Otis scores. Porter moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Cowens strikes out.
Top 1 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Washington scores. Brett moves to second.
Top 1 U L Washington pinch runs for Frank White. Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to third.
Top 1 White is hit by the pitch.