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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 16, 1987
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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 16, 1987 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,953 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Larry Young 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Mike Reilly |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Willard | DH |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | DH |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Bob Brower | Left Fielder |
| Cecil Espy | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 16, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hough
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hough
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hough
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego misplays the ball. That's an error on Gallego. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Stewart
There goes Browne. The throw from Tettleton and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco 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: ---
Lansford vs. Hough
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willard vs. Hough
Willard hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Willard for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hough
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Hough
There goes Canseco. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stewart
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Stewart
The ball gets by Tettleton for a passed ball. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Hough
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Hough
Gallego takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Hough
Griffin hits a popup towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hough
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Stewart
Brower strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Stewart
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Stewart, and towards Griffin, who fields it 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: ---
Davis vs. Hough
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hough
There goes Davis. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Hough
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Hough
Lansford hits a fly ball towards right. Espy catches it and throws to home to double up Davis. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stewart
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willard vs. Hough
Willard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hough
Walt Weiss pinch runs for Jerry Willard.
Canseco takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Hough
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to third for the out. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gallego vs. Hough
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields the ball and throws to Hough covering. Safe. Canseco moves to third. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Hough
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Canseco scores. Tettleton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Hough
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Stewart
Brower hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Stewart
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hough
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hough
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hough
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gallego reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stewart
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hough
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Walt Weiss.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hough
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Hough
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Stewart
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Stewart
Espy hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Hough
Steve Buechele now playing third base.
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hough
Griffin bunts towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hough
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Stewart
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Stewart
Mike Gallego now playing shortstop. Tony Bernazard now playing second base.
Buechele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Browne scores. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hough
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hough
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hough
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Brower 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 9/16/1987 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0 Browne J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Davis M, rf 4 0 1 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, 3b 2 2 2 1
Willard J, dh 2 0 1 0 Buechele S, 3b 1 0 1 1
Weiss W, pr 0 0 0 0 Porter D, dh 3 1 1 2
Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Petralli G, c 3 0 0 0
Canseco J, lf 1 1 0 0 McDowell O, cf 3 0 0 0
Tettleton M, c 3 0 0 0 Brower B, lf 3 0 0 0
Gallego M, 2b-ss 2 0 1 0 Espy C, rf 3 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 1
Bernazard T, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 1 3 1 29 4 5 4
Oakland 000 010 000 -- 1
Texas 000 201 01x -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (L) 8.0 5 4 4 4 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 7
E -- Gallego M
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Oakland 3, Texas 5
HR -- Porter D, Parrish L
SB -- Davis M
CS -- Browne J, Canseco J
PB -- Tettleton M, Petralli G
T -- 2:25
A -- 10953
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