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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 18, 1976
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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 September 18, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Boggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 6,014 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | DH |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 18, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Blue
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Boggs
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Boggs
There goes North. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Boggs
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Boggs
Baylor bunts towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Boggs
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. North tags and scores. Campaneris tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Boggs
Bando hits a fly ball towards right. Burroughs catches it and throws to home to double up Campaneris. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Blue
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Blue
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Boggs
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Boggs
Washington takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Boggs
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Boggs
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
North vs. Boggs
North hits a line drive towards the mound. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Blue
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Boggs
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Boggs
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Boggs
Rudi hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to third for the out. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Blue
Beniquez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Boggs
Jim Fregosi now playing first base.
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Boggs
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Boggs
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Blue
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Boggs
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Boggs
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Boggs
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Fregosi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Boggs
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Boggs
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Boggs
Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Boggs
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Bando reaches second base with a double. Rudi scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Boggs
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Blue
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blue
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Blue
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Boggs
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Boggs
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Boggs
Garner takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
North vs. Boggs
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Fairly moves to third. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Boggs
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fairly tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Boggs
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Blue
The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Todd
Dave Moates pinch runs for Tom Grieve. Jim Todd now pitching.
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moates moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ault vs. Lindblad
Roy Howell pinch hits for Danny Thompson. Paul Lindblad now pitching. Doug Ault pinch hits for Roy Howell.
Ault hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Boggs
Ken Pape now playing third base.
Rudi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Boggs
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
There goes Bando. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Randle applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Foucault
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lindblad
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lindblad
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lindblad
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Lindblad
Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1976 -- Texas at Oakland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Randle L, 2b 5 0 0 0 North B, cf 4 1 1 0
Harrah T, ss 5 0 3 0 Campaneris B, ss 2 0 0 1
Hargrove M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 4 0 1 0
Fregosi J, 1b 3 1 2 1 Rudi J, lf 3 1 1 1
Burroughs J, rf 3 1 2 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 1 1
Clines G, lf 4 0 1 0 Tenace G, c 4 0 1 0
Grieve T, dh 4 0 2 1 Washington C, rf 2 0 0 0
Moates D, pr 0 0 0 0 Fairly R, 1b 2 1 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 0 Garner P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Thompson D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Howell R, ph 0 0 0 0
Ault D, ph 1 0 0 0
Pape K, 3b 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0
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37 2 11 2 26 3 5 3
Texas 000 000 020 -- 2
Oakland 100 001 10x -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs T (L) 7.1 5 3 2 5 5
Foucault S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W) 7.2 9 2 2 2 2
Todd J* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Lindblad P (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Thompson D
DP -- Texas 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Texas 10, Oakland 6
2B -- Fregosi J, Rudi J, Bando S
HR -- Fregosi J
SB -- North B
CS -- Bando S
SF -- Rudi J, Campaneris B
PB -- Tenace G
T -- 2:30
A -- 6014
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