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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
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| 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 | Pete Broberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,779 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Dave Phillips |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Dell Alston | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| 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. Comer
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Comer
Alston strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Comer
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Broberg
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Broberg
There's a wild pitch. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Broberg
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Broberg
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Broberg
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Comer
Revering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Comer
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Comer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Broberg
Sundberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Broberg
Jorgensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Broberg
Wills bunts towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Broberg
There goes Wills. The throw from Essian and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Comer
Burke strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Comer
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb throws the ball in to Wills who tags Essian, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Comer
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Broberg
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Broberg
Oliver hits a line drive towards the mound. Broberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Comer
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Comer
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Comer covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Comer
Page strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Broberg
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Broberg
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Broberg
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Zisk moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Broberg
Mario Guerrero now playing shortstop. Rob Picciolo now playing second base.
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Broberg
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Comer
Revering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Comer
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to third for the out. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burke vs. Comer
Burke hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Revering moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essian vs. Comer
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Broberg
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alston. Lowenstein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Broberg
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Broberg covering, for the out. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Broberg
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Broberg
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Broberg
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Comer
Picciolo 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: ---
Guerrero vs. Comer
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Comer
Alston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Comer
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Broberg
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Broberg
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris bunts and there's an error on the play. Jorgensen scores. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowenstein vs. Broberg
Lowenstein bunts towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Broberg
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Broberg
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Campaneris scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Broberg
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Comer
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Comer
Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Comer
Jeff Newman pinch hits for Glenn Burke.
Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hosley vs. Comer
Tim Hosley pinch hits for Jim Essian.
Hosley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Sosa
Jeff Newman now catching. Miguel Dilone now playing center field. Elias Sosa now pitching.
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Sosa
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Sosa
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Sosa
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Comer
Taylor Duncan pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Comer
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Comer
Alston hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Sosa
Taylor Duncan now playing second base.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Sosa
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Sosa
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to third. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Sosa
Oliver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zisk vs. Sosa
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. Grubb scores. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Sosa
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Sosa
The umpire calls a balk on Sosa Oliver moves to third. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Sosa
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Comer
Page hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Comer
Revering 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1978, game 2 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, 3b 3 1 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 2 0 0 0 Grubb J, lf 3 1 1 0
Alston D, rf 3 0 0 0 Oliver A, cf 4 0 1 2
Page M, lf 4 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 3 0 2 2
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, dh 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 3 1 1 0
Burke G, cf 2 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Newman J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 1 0 1
Essian J, c 2 0 1 0
Hosley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Dilone M, cf 0 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss-2b 2 0 0 0
Duncan T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 31 5 8 5
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 000 003 02x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg P (L) 6.0 6 3 1 6 4
Sosa E 2.0 2 2 2 3 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Comer S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 4
E -- Picciolo R 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Texas 13
2B -- Lowenstein J
CS -- Wills B
SH -- Campaneris B, Lowenstein J
WP -- Broberg P
Balk -- Sosa E
T -- 2:24
A -- 8779
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