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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 24, 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 24, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: John Shulock 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 24, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Keough
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Keough
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Keough
Putnam is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Johnson
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Johnson
Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Johnson
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Putnam. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Johnson
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. Johnson
Newman hits a fly ball towards right. Gamble catches it and throws to home to double up Henderson. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Keough
Ellis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Keough
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sample vs. Keough
Sample bunts towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to third. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Keough
Grubb is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Keough
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blanks vs. Keough
Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Johnson
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Johnson
There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Johnson
Armas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards 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
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Keough
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Keough
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Keough
Putnam hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Keough
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Johnson
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Johnson
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Johnson
There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Johnson
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Keough
Gamble 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Keough
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Keough
Grubb 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 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Johnson
Newman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Johnson
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Johnson
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Keough
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Keough
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Keough
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Keough
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Putnam vs. Keough
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanks scores. Wills scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Keough
Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Keough
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Keough
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Keough
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Armas throws the ball in to Edwards who tags Grubb trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gamble moves to third. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards 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 -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Johnson
Henderson 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, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Keough
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Keough
Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Keough
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Johnson
Nelson Norman now playing shortstop.
Chalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Johnson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Johnson
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Johnson
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Johnson
Armas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Keough
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Keough
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, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Keough
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Johnson
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Keough
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Keough
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Keough
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Johnson
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Kern
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Kern
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Kern
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Keough
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Keough
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Keough
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Kern
LaRue Washington now playing center field. Johnny Grubb now playing right field.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kern
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kern
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1979, game 1 -- Texas at Oakland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 2 0
Bell B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Chalk D, ss 3 0 2 0
Putnam P, 1b 4 1 1 2 Gross W, 3b 4 1 1 0
Ellis J, dh 4 1 2 3 Newman J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gamble O, rf 2 0 1 0 Heath M, c 3 0 0 0
Washington L, cf 0 0 0 0 Page M, dh 3 0 2 1
Sample B, lf 3 0 0 0 Armas T, cf 3 0 0 0
Grubb J, cf-rf 3 0 1 0 Edwards M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Murray L, rf 4 0 0 0
Blanks L, ss 3 1 1 0
Norman N, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 9 5 32 1 7 1
Texas 000 050 000 -- 5
Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W)* 7.0 6 1 1 4 1
Kern J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L) 9.0 9 5 5 4 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Putnam P
DP -- Texas 1, Oakland 2
LOB -- Texas 5, Oakland 8
2B -- Henderson R, Ellis J
HR -- Ellis J
SB -- Henderson R
CS -- Page M
SH -- Sample B
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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