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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 14, 1988
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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 September 14, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 14,519 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: John Shulock |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | First Baseman |
| Kevin Reimer | DH |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Shortstop |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 14, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. McDowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Stewart
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sierra vs. Stewart
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Brown
Polonia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Brown
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Brown
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reimer vs. Stewart
Reimer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Stewart
Kreuter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Brown
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Brown
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Brown
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Stewart
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stewart
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Stewart
Stewart fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stewart. McDowell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Brown
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Brown
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Brown
There goes Weiss. The throw from Kreuter and he is out, Browne applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Brown
Gallego hits a line drive towards third. Buechele reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Stewart
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Stewart
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stewart. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reimer vs. Stewart
Reimer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Brown
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Brown
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Brown
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Brown
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Brown
McGwire hits a line drive into right field. Sierra 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Stewart
Kreuter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Stewart
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreuter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilkerson vs. Stewart
Wilkerson bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kreuter moves to third. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kreuter tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne takes first base on ball four. Buechele moves to third. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Espy vs. Stewart
Espy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Buechele scores. Wilkerson moves to third. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Sierra vs. Stewart
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilkerson scores. Browne scores. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petralli vs. Stewart
There goes Sierra. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Sierra steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Petralli vs. Stewart
There's a wild pitch. Espy scores. Sierra moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a line drive towards center. Henderson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. Sierra tags and scores. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reimer vs. Stewart
Reimer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Petralli moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kreuter vs. Stewart
Kreuter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Honeycutt
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Honeycutt
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Brown
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Brown
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Brown
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Brown
Gallego hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kreuter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Otto
Dave Otto now pitching. Tony Phillips now playing third base. Lance Blankenship now playing second base.
Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Otto
Espy hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Otto
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Brown
Mike Stanley now playing first base.
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Brown
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Brown
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Brown
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Otto
Stan Javier now playing center field. Felix Jose now playing right field. Doug Jennings now playing first base.
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Jose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reimer vs. Otto
Reimer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Otto
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Otto
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kreuter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wilkerson vs. Otto
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Brown
Jennings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Brown
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Jennings moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Brown
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Brown
Weiss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Browne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Otto
Matt Sinatro now catching. Tony Phillips now playing shortstop. Terry Steinbach now playing third base.
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Otto
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Otto
Espy hits a line drive into right field. Jose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Brown
Bob Brower now playing left field. Cecil Espy now playing right field. Jeff Kunkel now playing third base.
Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Brown
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Brown
Javier strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Otto
Brower takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Otto
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reimer vs. Otto
Reimer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sinatro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kreuter vs. Otto
Kreuter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kunkel vs. Otto
Kunkel hits a fly ball into right field. Jose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jose vs. Brown
Jose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Espy. Jose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Brown
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Brown
Jennings hits a popup towards short. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Brown
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jose moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Brown
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jose scores. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sinatro vs. Brown
Sinatro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1988 -- Texas at Oakland (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 3 0 1 1 Polonia L, lf 4 0 1 0
Browne J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Henderson D, cf 2 0 0 0
Espy C, lf-rf 5 1 1 1 Javier S, cf 1 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 4 1 1 2 Canseco J, rf 2 0 0 0
Brower B, lf 0 0 0 0 Jose F, rf 1 1 1 0
Petralli G, 1b 2 1 0 1 Parker D, dh 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, 1b 2 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Reimer K, dh 5 1 2 0 Jennings D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Kreuter C, c 5 2 2 3 Lansford C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 1 2 0 Phillips T, 3b-ss 2 0 1 0
Kunkel J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c-3b 4 0 1 1
Wilkerson C, ss 4 1 2 0 Weiss W, ss 2 0 1 0
Sinatro M, c 1 0 0 0
Gallego M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Blankenship L, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 12 8 31 1 6 1
Texas 000 090 000 -- 9
Oakland 000 000 001 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Brown K (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (L) 4.1 8 9 8 3 6
Honeycutt R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Otto D 4.0 3 0 0 1 4
E -- Stewart D 2, Henderson D
DP -- Texas 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Texas 8, Oakland 7
2B -- McDowell O, Jose F
HR -- Kreuter C
SB -- Sierra R
CS -- Weiss W
SF -- McDowell O, Petralli G
WP -- Stewart D
T -- 2:46
A -- 14519
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