Final
TEX 6 — MIN 5
9/9/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197909090
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombo Rivera | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosken Powell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Landreaux | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wynegar | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Morales | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Goodwin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cubbage | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Sofield | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Adams | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Castino | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Redfern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hartzell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Comer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Comer | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Paul Hartzell | 8.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Jackson | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Redfern | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Castino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosken Powell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hartzell | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Redfern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombo Rivera | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Landreaux | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Sofield | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Wynegar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Comer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Putnam | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | PO1(1E3).1-2# | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9.B-3(E9) | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L/SF.3-H(UR) | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HP | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 2/BP/FL | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 31 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | T9 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | FC4.3-H;2X3(45) | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(62);2-3 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | E5 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR) | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 6–5 |