Erupting for five runs in the sixth inning, the Royals overcame an early Texas lead and downed the Rangers, 10-6. The rally began with a single by Pete LaCock and a double by Clint Hurdle.

George Brett and Amos Otis drove home runs and others scored on a wild pitch and an error by Buddy Bell. The Royals picked up three more markers in the eighth on an RBI single by Darrell Porter and a two-run homer by Al Cowens. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Monday, May       7, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  5    0  3  0  -  10 16  2
Rangers      3  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .261      Wills 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .216
McRae dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Grubb lf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .204
Otis cf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .333        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Porter c              3   2   2   1     2   0   .348      Oliver cf             5   1   0   0     0   1   .314
Cowens rf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .304      Zisk rf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .224
LaCock 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Putnam dh             5   2   2   2     0   0   .297
  Wathan ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Bell 3b               5   0   3   2     0   0   .198
Hurdle lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
  Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .188
Patek ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .295      Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Washington 2b         5   0   1   1     0   1   .333        Sample ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Ellis p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  10  16   8     2   2             Totals               40   6  13   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 14,242
Left on Base: Royals 8, Rangers 9
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Washington, Rodriguez, Wills, Bell
Doubles: Washington (2), Hurdle (8), Otis (6), Wills (3), Grubb (2)
Triples: Bell (2)
Home Runs: Cowens (4), Putnam (1), Grubb (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (6)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (2)
GIDP: Hurdle (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 4.1   9   6   6   0   4   2  22   3.86
Rodriguez W(3-0)        2.1   4   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.76
Pattin SV(2)            2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.61
Totals                  9    13   6   6   1   5   2  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer                   5.1  10   6   6   2   1   0  28   3.83
Medich L(0-2)           0.1   2   1   0   0   0   0   4   5.25
Rajsich                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.53
D. Ellis                0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   2   5.40
Lyle                    1.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   6   4.29
Totals                  9    16  10   9   2   2   1  45

Wild Pitches: Rodriguez (3), Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Johnny James, 2B - Mike Thompson, 3B - Joe Bob Taylor


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to center; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills doubled; Grubb doubled to left [Wills
scored]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Grubb out at
third (pitcher unassisted)]; Zisk singled to second [Oliver to
third]; Putnam forced Zisk (center to shortstop) [Oliver
scored]; Bell tripled to right [Putnam scored]; Jorgensen was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers
3.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Cowens singled to center [Porter to
third]; LaCock singled to center [Porter scored, Cowens to
second]; Hurdle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cowens to third, LaCock out at second]; Patek
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Norman struck
out; On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Grubb flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington flied out to center; Brett reached on an
error by Wills; McRae forced Brett (second to shortstop); Otis
singled to left [McRae to second]; Porter walked [McRae to
third, Otis to second]; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Putnam homered; Bell singled to center; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 4.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (third to first); Hurdle
grounded out (first unassisted); Patek singled to right;
Washington doubled to left [Patek scored]; Brett struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to left; Otis flied out to left;
Porter flied out to center; Cowens forced McRae (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb homered; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Zisk singled to center; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Putnam singled to right [Zisk to third]; Bell forced
Putnam (third to second) [Zisk scored]; Rodriguez threw a wild
pitch [Bell to second]; Jorgensen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 6.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to right; Hurdle doubled to center
[LaCock to third]; Patek singled to pitcher [LaCock stayed at
third, Hurdle stayed at second]; Washington popped to third;
Brett singled to right [LaCock scored, Hurdle to third, Patek to
second]; MEDICH REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Medich threw a wild
pitch [Hurdle scored, Patek to third, Brett to second]; McRae
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek scored, Brett to third];
Otis singled to center [Brett scored]; Porter singled to left
[Otis to third]; Cowens reached on an error by Bell [Otis scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Porter to second]; RAJSICH REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan forced Cowens
(shortstop to second); 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sundberg
singled to left; Norman reached on an error by Rodriguez on a
sacrifice bunt [Sundberg to second]; Wills forced Sundberg
(pitcher to third) [Norman to second]; Grubb flied out to right;
Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7,
Rangers 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Zisk walked;
On a bunt Putnam hit into a double play (third to first) [Zisk
out at second]; Bell singled to left; Jorgensen singled to right
[Bell to second]; PATTIN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Sundberg
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); D. ELLIS
REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); McRae singled to left; Otis doubled
to center [McRae out at home (center to second to catcher)];
LYLE REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Porter singled to right [Otis
scored]; Cowens homered [Porter scored]; Wathan popped to
second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR NORMAN; Sample lined to second;
Wills popped to second; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Rangers 6.

ROYALS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLANKS REPLACED
GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Wilson grounded out (third to first); Patek
grounded out (first unassisted); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver reached on an error by Washington; Zisk
forced Oliver (pitcher to shortstop); Putnam forced Zisk (first
to shortstop); Bell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 10, Rangers 6.