Rangers @ Athletics
September 9, 1980

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Rangers 0 5 1
Athletics 4 6 1
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Rangers 0 5 1
Athletics 4 6 1

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .377
At Bats 3 493
Hits 1 137
• Singles 1 110
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 80
RBI’s 0 58

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 8
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 9, 1980
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Strikeout
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Mike Richardt
Pepe Frias
Bud Harrelson
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Johnny Grubb
Dwayne Murphy
Rickey Henderson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Murphy strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals third.
Bottom 7 The umpire calls a balk on Lyle Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Picciolo strikes out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Richardt hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frias fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Essian hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Armas strikes out.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Putnam strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Staub. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Staub steals second.
Top 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grubb strikes out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bob Babcock now pitching. Picciolo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McKay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. McKay reaches second base with a double. Armas scores. Davis scores. Essian moves to third.
Bottom 4 Essian takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt fields it and throws to second for the out. Armas moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dave Rajsich now pitching. Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Figueroa spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Figueroa. Henderson scores.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Picciolo hits a line drive into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McKay strikes out.
Bottom 3 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frias fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields it and throws to home to get Richardt. Rivers moves to third. Grubb moves to second.
Top 3 Grubb takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to second.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardt moves to third.
Top 3 Richardt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frias fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davis. Staub moves to second.
Top 2 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Figueroa fires to first and picks off Henderson.
Bottom 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.