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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 17, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,635 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | DH |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 17, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Matlack
Staggs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Matlack
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Matlack
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Matlack
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Guerrero reaches third base with a triple. Page goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. Matlack
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Johnson
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Johnson
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Johnson
Zisk takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Johnson
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. Johnson
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zisk tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Johnson
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Matlack
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Matlack
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Matlack
Staggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Johnson
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Johnson
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Matlack
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Matlack
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Matlack
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Johnson
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Johnson
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Matlack
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Johnson
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Johnson
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Johnson
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Essian and he is out, Staggs applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Johnson
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Matlack
Essian hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Essian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Matlack
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essian moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staggs vs. Matlack
Sundberg fires to first and picks off Thomasson. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staggs vs. Matlack
Staggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Matlack
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Johnson
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Johnson
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Johnson
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Matlack
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Matlack covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Matlack
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Matlack
Revering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Johnson
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Johnson
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Johnson
Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Johnson
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Matlack
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Matlack
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Gary Alexander.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to third for the out. Gross moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Matlack
Essian is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Matlack
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Matlack's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. Matlack
Jeff Newman pinch hits for Steve Staggs.
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Johnson
Mike Edwards now playing second base.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Johnson
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Matlack
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Matlack
Page 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Matlack
Guerrero hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Johnson
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Johnson
Zisk is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. Sosa
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Matlack
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Matlack
Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
Tabb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Matlack
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Wayne Gross.
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1978 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Staggs S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Newman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 1 1 0
Edwards M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 2 2 1
Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 2 1 0 0
Page M, lf 3 1 1 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 3 2
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 1 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 1
Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Alexander G, dh 3 1 2 0 Bevacqua K, dh 3 0 0 0
Dilone M, pr 0 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Tabb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 1 2 2
Picciolo R, pr 0 0 0 0
Essian J, c 3 0 1 0
Thomasson G, rf 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 28 4 8 4
Oakland 120 000 000 -- 3
Texas 300 000 01x -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 7.1 7 4 4 4 1
Sosa E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 7
DP -- Oakland 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Texas 5
2B -- Campaneris B, Essian J, Oliver A
3B -- Guerrero M
HR -- Gross W
SB -- Dilone M
CS -- Beniquez J
SF -- Beniquez J
T -- 2:15
A -- 15635
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