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TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/24/1980
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TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3373 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (66-86) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Minnesota Twins (85-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Rangers Shut Out Twins, 1-0
The Texas Rangers had to overcome a good performance from Minnesota pitcher Dick Ruthven to claim a 1-0 win at Metropolitan Stadium. Ruthven went 9 innings and allowed 1 run. Dennis Eckersley notched his 9th save in 15 chances. Texas, at 66-86, sits in 6th place in the American League West Division.

Texas relied on the hitting of Juan Beniquez to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Rangers on top, 1-0. For the game, Beniquez had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager Karl Olson.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Chappas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .285 1 25
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 10 51
M. Easler DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 23 89
E. Valentine RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 16 103
T. Harrah 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 8 66
B. Benedict C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 40
B. Ayala LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 6 21
   a-D. Driessen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 10 42
   b-J. Morales LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Blomberg 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 0 2
J. Beniquez CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .220 7 41
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 1 6      
a - D. Driessen pinch hit for B. Ayala in the 8th
b - J. Morales substituted for D. Driessen in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Beniquez (7, 6th Inning off D. Ruthven, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Chappas , B. Ayala , J. Beniquez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trillo
GIDP: R. Blomberg
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Chappas-Trillo-Blomberg, Ayala-Benedict, Trillo-Chappas-Blomberg)
OF assists: 1 (Ayala(Kelly at home))
PB: B. Benedict 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. LeFlore CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 4 50
P. Kelly DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .290 14 79
R. Carew 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .311 1 62
S. Kemp LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .307 18 93
J. Hart 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 12 51
   b-K. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 1 7
R. Smalley SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 16 74
J. Stearns C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 4 57
R. Torres RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 6 27
E. DiStasi 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 1 6
   a-J. Cruz PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 55
Totals 30 0 7 0 3 4 14      
a - J. Cruz pinch hit for E. DiStasi in the 8th
b - K. Henderson pinch hit for J. Hart in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. LeFlore 2 , P. Kelly 2 , S. Kemp , R. Smalley , J. Stearns
GIDP: R. Carew , R. Smalley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. LeFlore (39)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DiStasi-Smalley-Carew)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Johnson W (7-11) 6.2 5 0 0 3 2 0 96 3.84   
B. Allard H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.87   
D. Eckersley SV (9) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Johnson 63
Batters Faced: B. Johnson 25, B. Allard 1, D. Eckersley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Johnson 8-7, B. Allard 1-0, D. Eckersley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Johnson 96-58, B. Allard 5-2, D. Eckersley 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Allard 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ruthven L (16-8) 9.0 4 1 1 1 1 1 95 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ruthven 75
Batters Faced: D. Ruthven 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ruthven 15-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ruthven 95-63
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Ruthven
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 31330
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