1979 - 05 - 08 Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 1979, the Texas Rangers attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Texas Rangers were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/08 Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Arlington Stadium with 14400 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Texas Rangers	32021000x	8	9	3
Kansas City Royals	303010000	5	8	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Texas Rangers -	2	Ed Farmer		Pat Corrales
Kansas City Royals -	2	Larry Gura		Whitey Herzog
Home Runs in game:
Texas Rangers -	2
Kansas City Royals -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Billy Sample	7		Frank White	4
Buddy Bell	5		George Brett	5
Al Oliver	8		Amos Otis	8
Richie Zisk	9		Darrell Porter	2
John Ellis	3		Al Cowens	9
Gary Gray	10		Pete LaCock	3
Jim Sundberg	2		Hal McRae	10
Bump Wills	4		Clint Hurdle	7
Nelson Norman	6		Freddie Patek	6
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dick Nelson			Home Plate Umpire
Johnny James			First Base Umpire
Mike Thompson			Second Base Umpire
Joe Bob Taylor			Third Base Umpire