Final
TEX 4 — CWS 5
7/9/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197907090
Complete available game record for TEX at CWS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Wills | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Gamble | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Roberts | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRue Washington | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larvell Blanks | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Baumgarten | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hoffman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Baumgarten | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ed Farmer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Guy Hoffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt May | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Baumgarten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Torres | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Oscar Gamble | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Roberts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRue Washington | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5/F | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/7D.B-H | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D7.3-H;1-3 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/8D/SF.3-H;2-H | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S6.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | IW | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E3/SH.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | BK.2-3 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D9 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–5 |