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Lineups and Summary
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 15, 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 15, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Burns |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,265 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: John Shulock 3B: Mike Reilly |
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 |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Doug Jennings | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Third Baseman |
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 15, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Burns
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Burns
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Burns
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jennings scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espy for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Witt
Polonia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Witt
There goes Polonia. The throw from Kreuter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Witt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Polonia scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Witt
The umpire calls a balk on Witt Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Witt
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Witt
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Witt
Hassey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Witt
Jennings hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Witt
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Burns
Sierra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Burns
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Steinbach fields it and throws to first for the out. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reimer vs. Burns
Reimer hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kreuter vs. Burns
Kreuter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco who is chasing the ball. Kreuter reaches third base with a triple. Sierra scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buechele vs. Burns
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Espy. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Witt
Weiss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Witt
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Witt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Burns
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Burns
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Burns
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Witt
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Witt
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, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Witt
Hassey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Burns
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first, with Burns covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Burns
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sierra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Burns
Petralli hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Reimer vs. Burns
Reimer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jennings scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reimer for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Witt
Jennings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Jennings moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Witt
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Witt
Weiss hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Burns
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jennings scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kreuter for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Burns
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Burns
Wilkerson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Burns
McDowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Browne vs. Burns
Browne hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Witt
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Witt
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Witt
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wilkerson. Henderson moves to third. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Witt
Parker hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Canseco scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Witt
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Witt
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Witt
The ball gets by Kreuter for a passed ball. Parker moves to third. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Steinbach vs. Witt
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Burns
Mike Gallego now playing second base. Terry Steinbach now playing first base. Tony Phillips now playing third base.
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Burns
Sierra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Burns
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reimer vs. Burns
There goes Sierra. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Sierra steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reimer vs. Burns
Reimer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Witt
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Witt
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Witt
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Burns
Kreuter hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Burns
Buechele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Burns
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Witt
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Witt
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Witt
Hassey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Witt
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Burns
McDowell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Burns
Browne hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Burns
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Steinbach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espy for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Guante
Cecilio Guante now pitching.
Steinbach hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Guante
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Guante
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Guante
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Guante
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Henry
Dwayne Henry now pitching.
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Burns
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Burns
Petralli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reimer vs. Burns
Reimer hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Burns
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1988 -- Texas at Oakland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 4 0 1 0 Polonia L, lf 4 1 0 0
Browne J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 3 2 1 1
Espy C, lf 4 0 0 0 Canseco J, rf 5 1 1 0
Sierra R, rf 4 1 3 0 Parker D, dh 4 0 2 3
Petralli G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hassey R, c 3 0 2 0
Reimer K, dh 4 0 0 0 Jennings D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Kreuter C, c 4 0 1 1 Gallego M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Steinbach T, 3b-1b 4 1 1 1
Wilkerson C, ss 2 0 0 0 Phillips T, 2b-3b 4 1 2 1
Weiss W, ss 3 0 0 0
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33 2 7 2 33 6 9 6
Texas 010 000 001 -- 2
Oakland 200 021 01x -- 6
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L) 7.0 8 5 5 4 9
Guante C 0.2 1 1 1 2 1
Henry D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Burns T (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 6
E -- Kreuter C, Wilkerson C
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Oakland 9
2B -- Phillips T, Sierra R
3B -- Kreuter C
HR -- Phillips T, Steinbach T, Petralli G
SB -- Polonia L, Sierra R
WP -- Witt B 2
Balk -- Witt B
PB -- Kreuter C
T -- 2:31
A -- 17265
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