Final
TEX 9 — MIN 8
5/15/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197905150
Complete available game record for TEX at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Norwood | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Landreaux | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Edwards | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Borgmann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wynegar | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Adams | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Morales | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Randall | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombo Rivera | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bump Wills | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larvell Blanks | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Castino | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Redfern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bacsik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Ellis | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Pete Redfern | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bacsik | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Marshall | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Brett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bacsik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Borgmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Castino | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Landreaux | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Norwood | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Randall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Redfern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombo Rivera | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Wilfong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Wynegar | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larvell Blanks | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 2/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E6/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.1-H | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/G/FO | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 41 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | 3E1 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S3.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HR8/IPHR | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S4 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 5–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | S9.3-H;2-H;BX2(96) | 7–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 9–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 9–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S5/BG.1-2 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 9–8 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/G/FO | 9–8 |