Royals @ Rangers
July 21, 1979

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Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 1 4 0
Rangers 2 7 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 1 4 0
Rangers 2 8 1

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 3 226
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 27

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 8 0
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Arlington Stadium - July 21, 1979
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Paul Splittorff
Darrell Porter
George Scott
Frank White
George Brett
Todd Cruz
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Billy Sample
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sample reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 LaCock hits a line drive towards short. Norman catches it and throws to second to double up Cowens.
Top 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Otis strikes out.
Top 7 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. Cowens moves to second.
Top 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman misplays the ball. That's an error on Norman. Brett moves to second.
Top 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Norman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gamble is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Bell. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Bell steals second.
Bottom 5 Ellis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wills takes first base on ball four. Putnam moves to third. Norman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gamble scores. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 4 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell takes first base on ball four. Sample moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Putnam moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 3 Norman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Putnam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sundberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Wilson 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 3 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gamble hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scott strikes out. There goes LaCock. The throw from Sundberg to Norman, and LaCock is out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to White who tags Bell, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Porter 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 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores.
Top 1 Brett is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.