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September 17, 1979

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Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .324
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 3 457
Hits 1 148
• Singles 0 106
• Doubles 1 26
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 1 70

Mike Norris Season Stats

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 17, 1979
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Single
Mike Norris
Jim Essian
Wayne Gross
Dave Chalk
Jeff Newman
Rob Picciolo
Rickey Henderson
Dwayne Murphy
Mike Heath
Al Oliver
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy throws the ball in to Gross who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Revering is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Putnam strikes out.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kern fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Chalk moves to third.
Bottom 7 Chalk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Chalk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zisk strikes out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Revering hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Revering reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norman tags and scores.
Top 6 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. Norman moves to third.
Top 6 Norman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Norman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mike Norris now pitching. Sundberg hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 5 Montanez strikes out.
Top 5 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Wills goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman juggles the ball. That's an error on Newman.
Bottom 4 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Newman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Norman applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Putnam hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Craig Minetto now pitching. Oliver takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second.
Top 2 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 2 Norman bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Putnam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Montanez takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Wills scores.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.