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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on June 23, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,512 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: John Shulock 3B: Terry Cooney |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | DH |
| Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Derek Bryant | Left Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 23, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Norris
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Norris
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Norris
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
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jenkins
Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Jenkins
Chalk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Jenkins
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Chalk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newman vs. Jenkins
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Jenkins
Page hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jenkins
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Norris
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Norris
Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Minetto
Craig Minetto now pitching.
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Minetto
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Minetto
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Minetto
Norman 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 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Jenkins
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Jenkins
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Minetto
Wills hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Minetto
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Minetto
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Minetto
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jenkins
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Jenkins
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jenkins
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Minetto
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Minetto covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Minetto
Sample bunts towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Minetto covering. Safe. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Minetto
Grubb hits a popup towards third. Gross catches it and throws to second to double up Gamble. The throw to first to get Sample, and that's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Jenkins
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Jenkins
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins juggles the ball. That's an error on Jenkins. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Jenkins
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Jenkins
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Page moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Minetto
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Minetto
Norman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Minetto
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Jenkins
Bryant hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jenkins
Edwards hits a line drive towards short. Norman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Jenkins
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Minetto
Bell hits a line drive towards short. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Minetto
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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Minetto
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Jenkins
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Jenkins
Newman bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Jenkins
Page is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Jenkins
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gross moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Armas vs. Jenkins
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Jenkins
Murray 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 7
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Minetto
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Minetto covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Minetto
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minetto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Minetto
Richie Zisk pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Zisk takes first base on ball four. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Minetto
LaRue Washington pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sample moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Minetto
John Ellis pinch hits for Nelson Norman.
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sample scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Lacey
Larvell Blanks pinch runs for John Ellis. Bob Lacey now pitching.
Wills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Wills reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. Blanks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lacey
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Lacey
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
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Jenkins
LaRue Washington now playing center field. Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop.
Bryant hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jenkins
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Jenkins
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Gross 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 8
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lacey
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lacey
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lacey
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lyle
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Lyle
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Lyle
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Lyle
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Mike Heath.
Lyle fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lyle. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Lyle
Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Armas reaches second base with a double. Dilone scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Lyle
Murray is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bryant vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Bryant 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 9
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lacey
Wayne Gross now playing first base. Jeff Newman now catching. Milt Ramirez now playing third base.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lacey
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Lacey
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kern
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Kern
Chalk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kern
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lacey
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lacey
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Lacey
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Pat Putnam.
There goes Wills. The throw from Newman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Lacey
Roberts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lacey
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Lacey
There's a wild pitch. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Lacey
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Sample takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Todd
Sundberg 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
Bottom 10
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Kern
Dave Roberts now playing first base.
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kern
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Kern
Ramirez is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1979 -- Texas at Oakland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 5 1 2 2 Edwards M, 2b 5 1 1 1
Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Chalk D, ss 5 1 1 0
Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b-1b 4 1 0 0
Roberts D, ph-1b 1 1 1 2 Newman J, 1b-c 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, dh 4 2 1 0 Page M, dh 4 1 1 2
Gamble O, rf 5 1 4 3 Heath M, c 3 0 1 0
Sample B, lf 4 1 1 0 Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0
Grubb J, cf 2 0 0 0 Ramirez M, 3b 1 0 0 0
Zisk R, ph 0 0 0 0 Armas T, cf 3 0 2 2
Washington L, pr-cf 2 1 0 0 Murray L, rf 3 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 5 0 1 0 Bryant D, lf 4 0 0 0
Norman N, ss 2 0 0 0
Ellis J, ph 1 0 1 1
Blanks L, pr-ss 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 12 8 36 5 6 5
Texas 020 000 300 3 -- 8
Oakland 300 001 010 0 -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F 6.2 5 4 2 2 2
Lyle S 1.0 1 1 0 2 0
Kern J (W) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M* 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Minetto C 5.2 6 3 3 1 1
Lacey B (L) 2.2 5 3 3 1 0
Todd J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Wills B, Jenkins F, Lyle S, Newman J
TP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Oakland 7
2B -- Wills B, Armas T
HR -- Edwards M, Page M, Gamble O, Roberts D
SB -- Wills B
SH -- Newman J
SF -- Armas T
WP -- Lacey B
T -- 3:00
A -- 2512
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