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BAL  6
NYY  5
(10)		 CAL 11
MIN  2
 KCR 10
DET  3
 OAK 14
@SEA  7
 TEX  4
CLE  0
 CIN  9
@ATL  5
 HOU 10
LAD  3
 MON  3
@NYM  2
(11)		 PHI  5
PIT  4
 SDP  4
@SFG  1
Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 12,784

 Wednesday, April 11, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:10
Indians
0
1-4
Lost 3
7th, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  1
Rangers         0  2  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    4  5  0
W: Steve Comer (1-0), L: Eric Wilkins (0-1)
 Rangers
4
3-0
Won 3
1st

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Harrah 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .150  .411              0   2   
R Manning CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   1   
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .465              2   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .063  .263              5   1   
G Alexander C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .313              6   0   
J Norris DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .830              0   0   
T Cox LF                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .369              2   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500              4   0   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .343              2   4   

E Wilkins P                                                                   0   1
  D Hood P                                                                    0   0
  D Spillner P                                                                1   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    1   6                         24   9
Batting Events
TB: T Cox.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Wilkins-T Veryzer-A Thornton.
E: A Thornton (1).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .801              1   1   
B Sample LF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .167  .500              2   0   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .333 1.224              2   0   2B
J Grubb RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .538              1   0   GDP
B Bell 3B                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .100  .508              2   7   HBP,IW
O Gamble DH                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .700              0   0   
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   SF
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .282              6   0   
P Putnam 1B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .600 1.300             10   0   SF
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .929              3   0   
N Norman SS                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .661              0   2   

S Comer P                                                                     0   0
  S Lyle P                                                                    0   2
Totals                       26   4   5   0    5   4                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: A Oliver (1, off E Wilkins).
SF: J Ellis (1, off D Spillner); P Putnam (1, off E Wilkins).
IBB: B Bell (1, by D Hood).
HBP: B Bell (1, by E Wilkins).
TB: B Wills 2; A Oliver 2; N Norman; P Putnam.
GIDP: J Grubb (1).
RBI: P Putnam (4); A Oliver (6); J Ellis (1); N Norman (1).
2-out RBI: N Norman.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Wilkins, L (0-1)             4     5   4   2    4   2   0   4.50   21     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 5     38    -     0.98  -0.17
D Hood                         0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.02
D Spillner                     3.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 0          3-1    0.21   0.03
Totals                         8     5   4   2    5   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 5          5-1
E Wilkins faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Comer, W (1-0)               7     1   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   23     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 3· 1     80    -     0.72   0.34
S Lyle                         2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
Totals                         9     1   0   0    1   6   0          29     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 1           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: E Wilkins (1; B Bell).
IBB: D Hood (1; B Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny James, 1B - Mike Thompson, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jeff Brown.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 12,784.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Texas Rangers                                
1. Toby Harrah                  3B       1. Bump Wills                   2B
2. Rick Manning                 CF       2. Bill Sample                  LF
3. Bobby Bonds                  RF       3. Al Oliver                    CF
4. Andre Thornton               1B       4. Johnny Grubb                 RF
5. Gary Alexander                C       5. Buddy Bell                   3B
6. Jim Norris                   DH       6. Oscar Gamble                 DH
7. Ted Cox                      LF       7. Jim Sundberg                  C
8. Duane Kuiper                 2B       8. Pat Putnam                   1B
9. Tom Veryzer                  SS       9. Nelson Norman                SS

   Eric Wilkins                  P          Steve Comer                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 2 12- R 9% 74% 1-0 TEX N. Norman E. Wilkins Single to CF; Gamble Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
b5 0 12- R 7% 94% 2-0 TEX A. Oliver E. Wilkins Double to RF; Wills Scores; Sample to 3B
b2 1 12- 6% 65% 0-0 TEX J. Sundberg E. Wilkins Walk; Bell to 3B; Gamble to 2B
t3 0 --- -4% 67% 0-2 CLE T. Cox S. Comer Single to CF
t3 0 1-- O 4% 71% 0-2 CLE D. Kuiper S. Comer Flyball: 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CLE T. Harrah S. Comer Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CLE R. Manning S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CLE B. Bonds S. Comer Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Eric Wilkins facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TEX B. Wills E. Wilkins Lineout: 2B
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 TEX B. Sample E. Wilkins Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 TEX A. Oliver E. Wilkins Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CLE A. Thornton S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CLE G. Alexander S. Comer Flyball: RF
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CLE J. Norris S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Eric Wilkins facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TEX J. Grubb E. Wilkins Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 TEX B. Bell E. Wilkins Hit By Pitch
b2 1 1-- 4% 59% 0-0 TEX O. Gamble E. Wilkins Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bell to 2B
b2 1 12- 6% 65% 0-0 TEX J. Sundberg E. Wilkins Walk; Bell to 3B; Gamble to 2B
b2 1 123 RO -0% 65% 0-0 TEX P. Putnam E. Wilkins Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores/unER
b2 2 12- R 9% 74% 1-0 TEX N. Norman E. Wilkins Single to CF; Gamble Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
b2 2 12- O -3% 71% 2-0 TEX B. Wills E. Wilkins Single to CF; Sundberg out at Hm/CF-C; Norman to 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -4% 67% 0-2 CLE T. Cox S. Comer Single to CF
t3 0 1-- O 4% 71% 0-2 CLE D. Kuiper S. Comer Flyball: 3B
t3 1 1-- O 3% 74% 0-2 CLE T. Veryzer S. Comer Flyball: CF
t3 2 1-- O 2% 76% 0-2 CLE T. Harrah S. Comer Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Eric Wilkins facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- 2% 79% 2-0 TEX B. Sample E. Wilkins Walk
b3 0 1-- O -2% 76% 2-0 TEX A. Oliver E. Wilkins Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- OO -4% 73% 2-0 TEX J. Grubb E. Wilkins Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 76% 0-2 CLE R. Manning S. Comer Lineout: 3B
t4 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 CLE B. Bonds S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 79% 0-2 CLE A. Thornton S. Comer Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Eric Wilkins facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-0 TEX B. Bell E. Wilkins Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- 2% 79% 2-0 TEX O. Gamble E. Wilkins Walk
b4 1 1-- O -2% 77% 2-0 TEX J. Sundberg E. Wilkins Flyball: 2B
b4 2 1-- 1% 78% 2-0 TEX P. Putnam E. Wilkins Single to RF; Gamble to 2B
b4 2 12- O -3% 75% 2-0 TEX N. Norman E. Wilkins Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 78% 0-2 CLE G. Alexander S. Comer Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 80% 0-2 CLE J. Norris S. Comer Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O 1% 81% 0-2 CLE T. Cox S. Comer Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Eric Wilkins facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 2% 83% 2-0 TEX B. Wills E. Wilkins Single to CF
b5 0 1-- 3% 87% 2-0 TEX B. Sample E. Wilkins Walk; Wills to 2B
b5 0 12- R 7% 94% 2-0 TEX A. Oliver E. Wilkins Double to RF; Wills Scores; Sample to 3B
Don Hood replaces Eric Wilkins pitching
b5 0 -23 O -2% 92% 3-0 TEX J. Grubb D. Hood Flyball: RF
b5 1 -23 0% 92% 3-0 TEX B. Bell D. Hood Intentional Walk
Dan Spillner replaces Don Hood pitching; John Ellis pinch hits for Oscar Gamble (DH) batting 6th
b5 1 123 RO 1% 93% 3-0 TEX J. Ellis D. Spillner Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sample Scores
b5 2 12- O -1% 92% 4-0 TEX J. Sundberg D. Spillner Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 2% 93% 0-4 CLE D. Kuiper S. Comer Flyball: 2B
t6 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-4 CLE T. Veryzer S. Comer Lineout: LF
t6 2 --- -1% 94% 0-4 CLE T. Harrah S. Comer Walk
t6 2 1-- O 1% 95% 0-4 CLE R. Manning S. Comer Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 TEX P. Putnam D. Spillner Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -0% 94% 4-0 TEX N. Norman D. Spillner Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -0% 94% 4-0 TEX B. Wills D. Spillner Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 2% 96% 0-4 CLE B. Bonds S. Comer Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 1% 96% 0-4 CLE A. Thornton S. Comer Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 1% 97% 0-4 CLE G. Alexander S. Comer Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 TEX B. Sample D. Spillner Foul Flyball: C
b7 1 --- O -0% 96% 4-0 TEX A. Oliver D. Spillner Flyball: LF
b7 2 --- O -0% 96% 4-0 TEX J. Grubb D. Spillner Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8
Sparky Lyle replaces Steve Comer pitching
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-4 CLE J. Norris S. Lyle Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-4 CLE T. Cox S. Lyle Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-4 CLE D. Kuiper S. Lyle Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 4-0 TEX B. Bell D. Spillner Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O -0% 99% 4-0 TEX J. Ellis D. Spillner Flyball: 2B
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 4-0 TEX J. Sundberg D. Spillner Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
Mike Jorgensen replaces Pat Putnam playing 1B batting 8th
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 0-4 CLE T. Veryzer S. Lyle Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 CLE T. Harrah S. Lyle Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 CLE R. Manning S. Lyle Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

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