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Lineups and Summary
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 12, 1998
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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 July 12, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,992 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Ed Hickox 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Mitchell | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Brian Lesher | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 12, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haynes
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lesher. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Lesher throws the ball in to Tejada who relays the ball to Macfarlane, who tags Clark, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Oliver
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Oliver
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Haynes
Alicea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Oliver
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Oliver, and towards Elster, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Oliver
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Oliver
Blowers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Haynes
Elster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Haynes
Tatis strikes out. There goes Elster. The throw from Macfarlane to second, and Elster is out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lesher vs. Oliver
Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Oliver
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Oliver
Tejada hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haynes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Oliver
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Oliver
Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve hits a popup into center field. Goodwin 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez hits a line driveRodriguez is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Haynes
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Haynes
Elster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Oliver
Mitchell hits a line drive towards the mound. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Oliver
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Oliver
Blowers hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lesher vs. Oliver
Lesher hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Oliver
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Blowers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Oliver
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Oliver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Haynes
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tatis for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haynes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Oliver
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Oliver
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Oliver
The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Henderson scores. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Oliver
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Oliver
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Oliver
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Blowers vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grieve scores. Mitchell moves to third. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Stairs vs. Crabtree
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Brian Lesher.
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell tags and scores. Giambi tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Macfarlane vs. Crabtree
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Rickey Henderson now playing left field. Jack Voigt now playing center field.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Haynes
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Haynes
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Haynes
Elster hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Macfarlane fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Crabtree
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Tejada reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Crabtree
Henderson hits a popup beyond short. Elster can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Tejada scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Gunderson
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Gunderson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Gunderson
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Haynes
Rafael Bournigal now playing second base.
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada misplays the ball. That's an error on Tejada. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Voigt. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tatis tags and scores. Goodwin tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Mathews
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mathews
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Voigt vs. Patterson
Voigt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Patterson
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Patterson
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tejada for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Mathews
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Mathews
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Mathews
Alicea hits a line drive into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
McLemore vs. Mathews
Mark McLemore pinch hits for Kevin Elster.
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Greer scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Simms vs. Groom
Lee Stevens pinch hits for Fernando Tatis. Buddy Groom now pitching. Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Simms hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Taylor
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Tom Goodwin. Billy Taylor now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. McLemore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Taylor
Kelly strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1998 -- Texas at Oakland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 4 1 1 0 Henderson R, cf-lf 3 1 1 1
Cedeno D, ph 1 0 1 2 Roberts B, 2b 4 2 1 0
Kelly R, rf 4 0 1 1 Bournigal R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Clark W, 1b 3 0 1 1 Grieve B, rf 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 1 0 Mitchell K, dh 4 1 2 2
Greer R, lf 3 1 2 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 4 1 3 0 Blowers M, 3b 4 0 2 1
Alicea L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lesher B, lf 2 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 3 0 1 0 Stairs M, ph 0 0 0 1
McLemore M, ph 1 1 1 1 Voigt J, cf 1 0 0 0
Tatis F, 3b 3 1 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 0 2 1
Stevens L, ph 0 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 1 1 0
Simms M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 13 5 32 7 11 6
Texas 000 000 023 -- 5
Oakland 000 014 20x -- 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (L)* 5.0 5 5 5 3 4
Crabtree T+ 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Gunderson E 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Patterson D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes J (W)# 7.0 9 2 0 1 4
Mathews T 1.1 3 3 3 0 1
Groom B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor B (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Tejada M
DP -- Texas 2, Oakland 2
LOB -- Texas 6, Oakland 5
2B -- Gonzalez J, Rodriguez I, Roberts B, Goodwin T, Cedeno D
3B -- Tejada M
CS -- Elster K
SF -- Stairs M, Kelly R, Clark W
PB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 2:35
A -- 22992
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
