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September 8, 1981

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Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 0 3 0
Athletics 3 4 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 0 3 0
Athletics 3 4 1

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .000 .383
At Bats 3 308
Hits 0 84
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 49

Mark Mercer Season Stats

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0 1 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 8, 1981
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Walk
Mark Mercer
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Mark Wagner
Billy Sample
Mickey Rivers
Bob Jones
Dwayne Murphy
Rickey Henderson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mark Mercer now pitching. Murphy takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Picciolo bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Sexton scores. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 8 Steve Comer now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Sexton moves to third.
Bottom 8 Heath takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Wayne Gross. There goes Sexton. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Sexton steals second.
Bottom 8 Mark Wagner now playing shortstop. Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza. Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Armas hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jones strikes out.
Top 7 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Picciolo strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rivers hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy 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.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with McCatty covering, for the out.
Top 5 Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 4 Armas strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Johnson. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Picciolo for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mendoza strikes out.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McCatty, and towards Gross, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a popup in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 2 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 1 Armas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murphy 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 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty juggles the ball. That's an error on McCatty.
Top 1 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy 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.