Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Langford
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Campaneris vs. Langford
  
  Campaneris strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Langford
  
  Wills strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Langford
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Ellis
  
  Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Ellis
  
  Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guerrero vs. Ellis
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrah. Fuentes moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Page vs. Ellis
  
  Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. Guerrero moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Revering vs. Ellis
  
  There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Revering vs. Ellis
  
  Revering hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Langford
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Putnam vs. Langford
  
  Putnam strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Langford
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Langford
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Ellis
  
  Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gross vs. Ellis
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alston vs. Ellis
  
  Alston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Langford
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Langford
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Campaneris vs. Langford
  
  Campaneris bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wills vs. Langford
  
  Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Langford
  
  Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Ellis
  
  Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Ellis
  
  Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Ellis
  
  Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Langford
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Putnam vs. Langford
  
  Putnam bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sundberg vs. Langford
  
  Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Sundberg moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Langford
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thompson vs. Langford
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hargrove vs. Langford
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Ellis
  
  Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Ellis
  
  Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. Ellis
  
  Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Langford
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Langford
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Langford
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Langford
  
  Bonds hits a line drive towards third. Gross reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Ellis
  
  Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gross vs. Ellis
  
  Gross bunts towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Essian moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alston vs. Ellis
  
  Alston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Armas vs. Ellis
  
  Armas strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Putnam vs. Langford
  
  Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Langford
  
  Sundberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Langford
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burke vs. Ellis
  
  Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Ellis
  
  Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Ellis
  
  Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Langford
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Langford
  
  Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Langford
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Langford
  
  There goes Campaneris. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Ellis
  
  Page hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. Ellis
  
  Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Essian vs. Ellis
  
  Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Dave Revering.
  
  There goes Dilone. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Ellis
  
  Essian hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Langford
  
  Miguel Dilone now playing left field. Dell Alston now playing first base.
  
  Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Heaverlo
  
  Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
  
  There goes Wills. The throw from Essian and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Zisk vs. Heaverlo
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bonds vs. Heaverlo
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Putnam vs. Heaverlo
  
  Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Ellis
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wallis vs. Ellis
  
  Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Wayne Gross. Joe Wallis pinch hits for Dell Alston.
  
  Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Ellis
  
  Armas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burke vs. Ellis
  
  Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Heaverlo
  
  Joe Wallis now playing left field. Rob Picciolo now playing third base. Jeff Newman now playing first base.
  
  Sundberg strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Heaverlo
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Heaverlo
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Heaverlo
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Cleveland
  
  Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
  
  Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Cleveland
  
  Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Cleveland
  
  Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. Cleveland
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/27/1978 -- Texas at Oakland (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b        3  1  0  0   Burke G, cf           4  0  0  0   
Campaneris B, ss      3  0  1  0   Fuentes T, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Wills B, 2b           3  1  1  1   Guerrero M, ss        4  0  0  0   
Zisk R, lf            4  0  1  0   Page M, dh            4  0  2  1   
Bonds B, rf           3  1  1  1   Revering D, 1b        3  0  1  0   
Putnam P, dh          3  0  0  0   Dilone M, pr-lf       0  0  0  0   
Sundberg J, c         4  0  2  1   Newman J, 1b          1  0  0  0   
Harrah T, 3b          4  0  0  0   Essian J, c           2  0  1  0   
Thompson B, cf        3  0  1  0   Gross W, 3b           1  0  0  0   
                                   Picciolo R, pr-3b     0  0  0  0   
                                   Alston D, lf-1b       2  0  0  0   
                                   Wallis J, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   
                                   Armas T, rf           2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  3  7  3                        28  1  5  1

Texas            001 100 010 --  3
Oakland          100 000 000 --  1

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W)           8.0  4  1  0  3  1
Cleveland R (S)       1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Langford R (L)*       7.0  6  3  2  4  5
Heaverlo D            2.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Harrah T, Essian J
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Oakland 4
SB -- Wills B
CS -- Page M, Campaneris B, Dilone M
SH -- Campaneris B, Putnam P, Gross W
SF -- Bonds B
T -- 2:12
A -- 3619

    

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