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June 27, 1979

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Angels	1	1	1
Rangers	1	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Angels	1	1	1
Rangers	1	3	0

Billy Sample Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.286
OBP	.000	.383
At Bats	0	154
Hits	0	44
• Singles	0	32
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	23
RBI’s	0	14

Nolan Ryan Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	4	0

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Arlington Stadium - June 27, 1979

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Nolan Ryan

Brian Downing

Willie Aikens

Bobby Grich

Carney Lansford

Jim Anderson

Joe Rudi

Larry Harlow

Dan Ford

Billy Sample

Eric Soderholm

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soderholm moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Soderholm reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Rudi strikes out.

Top 2 Downing strikes out.

Top 2 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Putnam strikes out.

Bottom 1 Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Anderson who tags Gamble trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wills scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. Wills moves to third.

Bottom 1 Ryan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ryan. Wills moves to second.

Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 There goes Baylor. The throw from Roberts and he is out, Blanks applying the tag.

Top 1 Baylor takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Lansford hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Harlow is called out on strikes.

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