Final
TEX 8 — CLE 12
8/4/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE197908040
Complete available game record for TEX at CLE, 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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Norris | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Ellis | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Sample | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Alexander | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Kuiper | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Veryzer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Waits | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Spillner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Babcock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Waits | 5.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Babcock | 2.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dan Spillner | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Alexander | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Manning | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norris | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Spillner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Veryzer | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Waits | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Babcock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–5 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–5 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–5 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–5 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–5 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 1–6 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–8 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–8 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 1/G | 1–8 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–8 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 1–8 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–8 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–8 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E3.B-2 | 2–8 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 2–8 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H(UR) | 2–8 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–9 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–9 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 2–9 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–9 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13/BG.2-3;1-2 | 2–9 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;2-H | 2–9 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S4 | 5–9 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 5–9 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–9 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 5–9 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–9 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S5/BG.2-3;1-2 | 5–9 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1X3(925) | 5–9 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–11 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 5–11 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S4.1-2 | 5–12 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–12 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 5–12 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4 | 5–12 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–12 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 5–12 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 8–12 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 8–12 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 8–12 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D8 | 8–12 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 8–12 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 8–12 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 8–12 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 8–12 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 8–12 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–12 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 8–12 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–12 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 8–12 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 8–12 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 8–12 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8 | 8–12 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 8–12 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–12 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 8–12 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6 | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 8–12 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–12 |