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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 15, 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 September 15, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Wirth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Dell Alston | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Robinson | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Sandy Alomar | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 15, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Alexander
Alston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wirth
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Wirth
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Wirth
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Alexander
Revering hits a popup towards third. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Alexander
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wirth
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wirth
Bonds strikes out. There goes Oliver. The throw from Robinson to second, and Oliver is out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Wirth
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Wirth covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Alexander
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alston vs. Alexander
There goes Edwards. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wirth
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wirth
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Wirth
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Alexander
Alston hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Alexander
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Alexander
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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wirth
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Wirth
Wills bunts towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Edwards covering, for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Wirth
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Wirth
Oliver 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, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burke for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Alexander
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alston vs. Alexander
Alston hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wirth
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Wirth
There goes Bonds. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Wirth
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wirth
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Alexander
Alexander fires to first and has Page trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Page for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Alexander
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wirth
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Wirth
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wirth
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Alexander
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wirth
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Wirth
Beniquez bunts towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Edwards covering, for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Wirth
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Wirth
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Alexander
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Alexander
Alston hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Wirth
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wirth
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wirth
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Alexander
There's a wild pitch. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alomar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Alexander
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Guerrero 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
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wirth
Miguel Dilone now playing left field. Richie Zisk pinch hits for Sandy Alomar.
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wirth
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, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wirth
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1978, game 1 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Alston D, rf 4 1 1 1 Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Page M, lf 3 0 2 0 Beniquez J, cf 2 0 0 0
Dilone M, lf 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 3 0 1 0
Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 3 0 1 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Grubb J, lf 3 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 0 Ellis J, c 3 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 3 0 0 0
Burke G, cf 3 0 1 0 Alomar S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Robinson B, c 3 0 0 0 Zisk R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 26 0 4 0
Oakland 000 100 000 -- 1
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wirth A (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Texas 2
HR -- Alston D
CS -- Oliver A, Edwards M, Bonds B, Page M
SH -- Wills B, Beniquez J
WP -- Alexander D
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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