Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Johnson
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Beniquez vs. Johnson
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hargrove moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sundberg vs. Johnson
  
  Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Oliver vs. Johnson
  
  Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Matlack
  
  Edwards bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burke vs. Matlack
  
  Burke bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carty vs. Matlack
  
  Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Page vs. Matlack
  
  Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. Matlack
  
  There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Newman vs. Matlack
  
  Newman strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Johnson
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Johnson
  
  Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Johnson
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Johnson
  
  Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Johnson
  
  Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hargrove vs. Johnson
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Bevacqua moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Beniquez vs. Johnson
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores. Wills scores. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sundberg vs. Wirth
  
  Alan Wirth now pitching.
  
  Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Matlack
  
  Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Matlack
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wallis vs. Matlack
  
  Wallis strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wirth
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. Wirth
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Zisk vs. Wirth
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Harrah vs. Wirth
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Matlack
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Matlack
  
  Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burke vs. Matlack
  
  Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Carty vs. Matlack
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards scores. Burke moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Page vs. Matlack
  
  Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burke moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Newman vs. Matlack
  
  Newman hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Wirth
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Wirth
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wirth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Wirth
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Wirth
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Matlack
  
  Duncan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Matlack
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wallis vs. Matlack
  
  Wallis strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Wirth
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Wirth
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Wirth covering. Safe. Sundberg moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bonds vs. Wirth
  
  Bonds hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero catches it and throws to second to double up Sundberg. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Wirth
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Edwards fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Matlack
  
  Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Matlack
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bevacqua. Edwards moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burke vs. Matlack
  
  Burke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carty vs. Matlack
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. Edwards scores. Burke moves to third. Carty moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Page vs. Matlack
  
  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, 3 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Newman vs. Matlack
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Burke scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Wirth
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Wirth
  
  Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Wirth
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Matlack
  
  Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guerrero vs. Matlack
  
  Guerrero bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Duncan moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wallis vs. Matlack
  
  Wallis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duncan moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Robinson vs. Matlack
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Duncan scores. Wallis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Edwards vs. Matlack
  
  Edwards takes first base on ball four. Wallis moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Burke vs. Matlack
  
  Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wallis scores. Robinson moves to third. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Carty vs. Matlack
  
  Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Page vs. Matlack
  
  Page hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Barker
  
  Len Barker now pitching.
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bevacqua. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Duncan vs. Barker
  
  Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Wirth
  
  Miguel Dilone now playing left field.
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Wirth
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sundberg vs. Wirth
  
  Wirth fires to first and picks off Beniquez. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Wirth
  
  Sundberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Darwin
  
  Pat Putnam now playing first base. Bobby Thompson now playing center field. John Ellis now catching. Sandy Alomar now playing third base. Danny D
  
  Guerrero strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wallis vs. Darwin
  
  Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Darwin
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alomar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wirth
  
  Jim Essian now catching.
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Wirth
  
  Bonds takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Zisk vs. Wirth
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Harrah vs. Wirth
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Alomar vs. Sosa
  
  Elias Sosa now pitching.
  
  Alomar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wills vs. Sosa
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Darwin
  
  Johnny Grubb now playing left field. John Lowenstein now playing right field. Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. LaRue Washington now playing se
  
  Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burke vs. Darwin
  
  Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carty vs. Darwin
  
  Carty hits a popup towards third. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dilone vs. Darwin
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Putnam vs. Sosa
  
  Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Sosa
  
  Thompson hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellis vs. Sosa
  
  Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/8/1978 -- Texas at Oakland (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b        2  0  1  0   Edwards M, 2b         4  5  3  0   
Putnam P, 1b          1  0  0  0   Burke G, cf           3  2  3  2   
Beniquez J, cf        4  0  2  2   Carty R, dh           5  0  0  1   
Thompson B, cf        1  0  0  0   Page M, lf            4  1  3  5   
Sundberg J, c         4  0  0  0   Dilone M, lf          1  0  0  0   
Ellis J, c            1  0  0  0   Newman J, 1b          4  0  0  1   
Oliver A, lf          4  1  3  0   Duncan T, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Grubb J, lf           0  0  0  0   Guerrero M, ss        3  0  0  0   
Bonds B, rf           3  0  0  0   Wallis J, rf          4  1  1  0   
Lowenstein J, rf      0  0  0  0   Robinson B, c         4  1  0  1   
Zisk R, dh            4  1  1  1   Essian J, c           0  0  0  0   
Harrah T, ss          4  0  1  1                                      
Norman N, ss          0  0  0  0                                      
Bevacqua K, 3b        3  1  1  0                                      
Alomar S, 3b          1  0  0  0                                      
Wills B, 2b           4  1  1  0                                      
Washington L, 2b      0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4 10  4                        36 11 11 10

Texas            030 000 010 --  4
Oakland          101 026 01x -- 11

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L)         5.2  9 10  3  2  3
Barker L              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Darwin D              2.0  2  1  1  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson J             1.2  5  3  3  1  1
Wirth A (W)           5.2  5  1  1  2  1
Sosa E                1.2  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Guerrero M, Bevacqua K 3, Wills B
DP -- Texas 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Texas 8, Oakland 5
2B -- Hargrove M, Oliver A, Edwards M
HR -- Zisk R, Page M
SB -- Page M
SH -- Burke G, Guerrero M
T -- 2:39
A -- 9841

    

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