Rangers @ Athletics
May 25, 1980

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 7 11 0
Athletics 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 7 11 0
Athletics 3 7 1

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .299
OBP .750 .406
At Bats 3 147
Hits 2 44
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 2 21

Jim Kern Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - May 25, 1980
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Strikeout
Jim Kern
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Bud Harrelson
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Jim Norris
Dwayne Murphy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 7 11 0 8
Oakland Athletics 3 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Doc Medich
Losing Pitcher Mike Norris
Save Jim Kern
Game Winning RBI John Ellis
Attendance 10,549
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Billy Sample pinch runs for John Ellis. Putnam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills scores.
Top 9 Ernie Camacho now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to third.
Top 9 Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 9 The umpire calls a balk on Hamilton Wills moves to second.
Top 9 Dave McKay now playing second base. Mickey Klutts now playing shortstop. Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jeff Newman pinch hits for Mario Guerrero. Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pat Putnam now playing first base. Jim Norris now playing right field. Armas is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Rivers is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Harrelson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klutts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 8 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mickey Klutts now playing second base. Danny Walton pinch hits for Johnny Grubb. Walton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Page takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Revering hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mike Davis pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Davis strikes out.
Top 7 Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Dave Hamilton now pitching. Oliver is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Guerrero strikes out.
Bottom 6 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Sundberg scores.
Top 6 Harrelson bunts towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 6 Norris bunts towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norris for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ellis scores. Grubb scores.
Top 6 Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ellis moves to third. Grubb moves to second.
Top 6 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Page strikes out.
Bottom 5 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell strikes out. Heath throws to third to get Harrelson for the double play.
Top 5 Oliver is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Wills hits a line drive to right field. Armas throws towards first. Revering fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Revering. Norris scores. Harrelson moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 5 Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. Norris moves to third. Harrelson moves to second.
Top 5 Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second.
Top 5 Norris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Picciolo hits a line drive towards first. Norris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Guerrero hits a line drive towards first. Norris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grubb strikes out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Armas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Norris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Revering moves to second.
Bottom 3 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Picciolo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Armas takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Page 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 1 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Grubb strikes out.
Top 1 Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Bell goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Norris, and towards Picciolo, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivers strikes out.