A homer by Buddy Bell in the eighth inning snapped a 3-3 tie and enabled the Rangers to edge the Twins, 4-3. Bell's blast was his first this season. Jim Kern, in relief of starter Steve Comer, pitched the last 1 1/3 innings to gain the victory and raise his record to 6-0. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Rangers      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .563      Sample lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .396      Chalk dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Landreaux lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .314      Bell 3b               4   1   2   3     0   0   .263
Wynegar c             3   0   0   1     1   1   .294      Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
R. Jackson 1b         4   2   2   1     0   0   .288      J. Ellis 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .322
Adams dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .291        Oliver cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .330      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .205
Norwood cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Jorgensen cf,1b       3   0   1   0     0   2   .304
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .218
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  11   3     2   5             Totals               29   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 11,955
Left on Base: Twins 7, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 1, Rangers 3
Doubles: Landreaux (9), Powell (2), Adams (5), J. Ellis (3), Sundberg (5)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (7), Bell (1)
Stolen Bases: Bell (1), Wills (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (8), Chalk (1), Sample (2)
GIDP: Castino (1), Norwood (7), Powell (1), Sundberg (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(7-1)          7.1   8   4   4   1   3   1  30   3.72
Marshall                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.50
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   4   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer                   7.2  11   3   3   2   3   1  33   4.04
Kern W(6-0)             1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.27
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   5   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley
singled to right; Landreaux doubled to right [Smalley to third];
Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley scored,
Landreaux to third]; R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Sample made an out to second; Chalk grounded out
(third to first); Bell made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to left; Wilfong singled to right;
Norwood singled to center [Wilfong to second]; Castino grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Norwood out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis
doubled to center; Sundberg doubled to right [J. Ellis scored];
Blanks grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Powell doubled; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Powell to third]; Landreaux popped to third in foul
territory; Wynegar lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to center; Sample singled to center
[Wills to third]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Sample to second]; Bell singled to center [Wills
scored, Sample scored]; Bell stole second; Zisk flied out to
center; J. Ellis grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Adams doubled to center
[R. Jackson to third]; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted)
[R. Jackson scored, Adams to third]; Norwood struck out; Castino
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; Blanks popped to third in foul
territory; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Rangers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Powell singled to center; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Landreaux struck
out; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to left; Sample out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Chalk flied out to
center; Bell made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Rangers 3.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson homered; Adams walked; Wilfong made an out
to third; Norwood grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Adams out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied out to right; J. Ellis walked; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [J.
Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Castino singled to shortstop; Powell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Castino out at
second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Blanks made an out to second; Jorgensen singled to
right; Wills forced Jorgensen (second to shortstop); Wills stole
second; Sample made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: NORMAN REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Landreaux
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar walked; R. Jackson
made an out to second; Adams singled to center [Wynegar to
third]; KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Wilfong flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Bell homered;
MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Zisk was called out on
strikes; J. Ellis flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 4.

TWINS 9TH: OLIVER REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING CF); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR NORWOOD;
Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino was called
out on strikes; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 4.