Kansas City Royals 7 – 6 Texas Rangers
22 July 1979 · ARL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | George Brett | 1 in 321 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Steve Comer | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Braun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| George Brett | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Darrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Al Cowens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Terrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freddie Patek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jamie Quirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| U L Washington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gura | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Marty Pattin | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ellis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Al Oliver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Richie Zisk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Oscar Gamble | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pat Putnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nelson Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Comer | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Bob Babcock | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |