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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 18, 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 18, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Umbarger |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 21,257 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Al Clark |
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 |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 18, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Umbarger
Staggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Staggs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Umbarger
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Umbarger
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. Staggs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Umbarger
Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Keough
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Keough
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Keough
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Keough
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Keough
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Keough
Wills takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beniquez vs. Keough
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Sundberg scores. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Keough
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Umbarger
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Umbarger
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Umbarger
Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Umbarger
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Revering scores. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Umbarger
Thomasson hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris catches it and throws to first to double up Newman. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Coleman
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Coleman
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Umbarger
Staggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Umbarger
Murphy bunts towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out. Staggs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Umbarger
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Umbarger
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Coleman
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Coleman
Sundberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Staggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Coleman
Wills 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 4
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Umbarger
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Umbarger
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Umbarger
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Coleman
Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Coleman
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to home to get Beniquez. Harrah moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Coleman
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Coleman
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Umbarger
Newman hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Umbarger
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Umbarger
Staggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Umbarger
Umbarger fires to first and has Staggs trapped. There's the throw to Campaneris who tags Staggs for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Coleman
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Coleman
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Coleman
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Coleman
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman has Zisk trapped. There's the throw to Gross and over to Newman, who tags Zisk for the out. Sundberg moves to third. Wills moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beniquez vs. Coleman
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Wills scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Langford
Rick Langford now pitching.
Campaneris 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, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Umbarger
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Umbarger
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Umbarger
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Umbarger
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Umbarger
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Langford
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Langford
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Langford
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Umbarger
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Umbarger
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Umbarger
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staggs vs. Umbarger
Staggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dilone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Umbarger
Jim Essian pinch hits for Dwayne Murphy.
Essian 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, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Langford
Jim Essian now catching. Miguel Dilone now playing center field.
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Langford
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Langford
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Umbarger
Page 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Umbarger
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Umbarger
Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Cleveland
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Dave Revering. Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
There goes Edwards. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Cleveland
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Sosa
Rob Picciolo now playing third base. Wayne Gross now playing first base. Elias Sosa now pitching.
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Sosa
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Sosa
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Sosa
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Sosa
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Sosa
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Sosa
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove.
Oliver strikes out. Essian drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Oliver out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Cleveland
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Cleveland
Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
Tabb strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Cleveland
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1978 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Staggs S, 2b 3 1 3 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 1 1
Murphy D, cf 1 1 0 0 Jorgensen M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Essian J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 1 0 0
Page M, lf 4 0 0 1 Bonds B, dh 4 1 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 1 2 1 Zisk R, rf 3 0 1 1
Revering D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Sundberg J, c 4 2 1 0
Edwards M, pr 0 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Picciolo R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 4 4
Alexander G, dh 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gross W, 3b-1b 3 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 1 0 0
Newman J, c 3 0 2 1
Dilone M, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Tabb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomasson G, rf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 4 32 6 9 6
Oakland 110 001 010 -- 4
Texas 300 020 01x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L) 0.2 3 3 3 3 0
Coleman J 4.0 4 2 2 2 1
Langford R 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Sosa E 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger J (W) 7.1 9 4 4 3 6
Cleveland R (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Texas 8
2B -- Guerrero M 2
3B -- Staggs S
SB -- Campaneris B 2
CS -- Staggs S, Edwards M, Beniquez J
SH -- Murphy D
T -- 2:35
A -- 21257
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