Making his first major league start, Brian Allard allowed only five hits in 6 1/3 innings to gain his first victory as the Rangers defeated the Indians, 5-2. Jim Kern held the Indians hitless in the last 2 2/3 innings and picked up his 19th save.

The Rangers scored in the first on a double by Buddy Bell and a single by Al Oliver before clinching the decision with three runs in the third. Larvell Blanks led off with his first homer of the season and John Ellis capped the inning with a two-run single. Mike Hargrove homered for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Rangers      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .255      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Bell ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Oliver lf             3   2   2   1     1   0   .326
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Zisk rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      J. Ellis dh           4   0   2   2     0   0   .280
Norris rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .256        Washington pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Alexander c           2   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Putnam 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .283
  Hassey ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .262        Sample ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .251        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Cox 3b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Rosello 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Blanks 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .207
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Allard p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     2   6             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 21,902
Left on Base: Indians 3, Rangers 5
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Johnson (11), Bell (31), Soderholm (13), Zisk (15)
Home Runs: Hargrove (5), Blanks (1)
Stolen Bases: J. Ellis (2), Zisk (1)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Sample (3)
GIDP: Cox (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton L(7-7)           5.1   8   4   4   1   1   1  24   5.89
Cruz                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.69
Monge                   2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.33
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   1   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allard W(1-0)           6.1   5   2   2   1   4   1  23   4.32
Kern SV(19)             2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.38
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   6   1  32

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dale Ford


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Manning struck out while
Hargrove was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
doubled to right; Oliver singled to center [Bell scored]; Zisk
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to second; Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Norris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis flied out to center; Putnam made an out to
shortstop; Soderholm doubled to center; Sundberg flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Kuiper singled to center; Cox
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Blanks homered; Rivers was called out on strikes;
Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver singled to
center; Zisk doubled to right [Oliver to third]; J. Ellis
singled to center [Oliver scored, Zisk scored]; J. Ellis stole
second; Putnam made an out to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove homered; Manning grounded out (first
unassisted); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Thornton
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first); Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson struck out; Norris flied out to left;
Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers
4.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hargrove walked; Manning flied to left
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk singled to third; Zisk stole second; J. Ellis
flied out to right; Putnam walked; CRUZ REPLACED PAXTON
(PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Thornton
singled to third; Johnson doubled to left [Thornton to third];
KERN REPLACED ALLARD (PITCHING); Norris grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Thornton scored, Johnson to third]; HASSEY BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; Hassey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: HASSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MONGE REPLACED
CRUZ (PITCHING); Blanks grounded out (third to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); ALSTON
BATTED FOR COX; Alston struck out; Hargrove flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING 3B); Oliver
walked; Zisk made an out to first; J. Ellis singled to right
[Oliver to third]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR J. ELLIS; SAMPLE BATTED
FOR PUTNAM; Sample hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oliver scored];
Soderholm flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Rangers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JORGENSEN
REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING 1B); Manning grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrah flied out to center; Thornton walked; Johnson
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers
5.