Indians @ Rangers
August 10, 1979

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Indians 6 8 0
Rangers 1 10 1
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Indians 6 8 0
Rangers 1 10 1

Cliff Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .500 .342
At Bats 3 172
Hits 1 47
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 1 37

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 10
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Arlington Stadium - August 10, 1979
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Strikeout
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Larvell Blanks
Eric Soderholm
Buddy Bell
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Richie Zisk
Cliff Johnson
Jim Norris
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Johnson strikes out. Sundberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris moves to third.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Norris moves to second.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jerry Gleaton now pitching. Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Veryzer moves to second.
Top 8 Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hassey moves to third.
Top 8 Kuiper strikes out.
Top 8 Hassey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 8 Harrah strikes out.
Top 8 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Oliver 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 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Rivers strikes out.
Top 7 Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Norris strikes out.
Top 7 Manning strikes out.
Top 7 Dave Rajsich now pitching. The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 7 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Blanks hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Jorgensen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Soderholm reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Putnam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jim Norris now playing right field. Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Harrah strikes out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thornton scores.
Top 5 Jim Norris pinch runs for Bobby Bonds. Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Hargrove scores. Norris goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Bonds is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 5 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blanks hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out.
Top 4 Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hassey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Hassey moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton scores. Harrah moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Darwin fires over to first and Jorgensen drops the ball. That's an error on Jorgensen. Thornton moves to second.
Top 4 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Putnam is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Bell moves to third. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blanks 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 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jorgensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hassey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Hassey reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell 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 1 Rivers strikes out.
Top 1 Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Manning takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out.