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September 9, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 9 14 0
Athletics 4 9 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 9 14 0
Athletics 4 9 3

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .500 .386
At Bats 3 311
Hits 1 85
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 1 57
RBI’s 1 50

Steve Comer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 5
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 9, 1981
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Out
Steve Comer
Jim Sundberg
Bill Stein
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Mark Wagner
Billy Sample
Mickey Rivers
Johnny Grubb
Dwayne Murphy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 9 14 0 10
Oakland Athletics 4 9 3 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher Tom Underwood
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Stein
Attendance 11,655
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bill Stein now playing first base. Johnny Grubb now playing right field. Mike Davis pinch hits for Fred Stanley. Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Picciolo. Sundberg scores. Sample goes all the way around to score. Wagner moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 9 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Stein hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Jeff Jones now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay juggles the ball. That's an error on McKay. Wills scores. Oliver moves to second.
Top 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. Wagner scores. Wills moves to third.
Top 9 Rivers takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second.
Top 9 There goes Wagner. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Wagner steals third.
Top 9 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second.
Top 9 Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop. Fred Stanley now playing second base. Dave McKay now playing third base. Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Wayne Gross. Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Stein now playing right field. John Ellis now playing first base. Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 John Ellis pinch hits for Pat Putnam. Ellis strikes out.
Top 8 Sample takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bill Stein pinch hits for Bob Jones. Stein strikes out.
Top 8 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Comer now pitching. Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to home to get Henderson. Murphy moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Johnson takes first base on ball four. McKay scores. Henderson moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murphy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Henderson reaches second base with a double. McKay moves to third.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a popup in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mark Wagner now playing shortstop. McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Oliver 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 7 Tom Underwood now pitching. Rivers strikes out.
Top 7 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Putnam moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 7 Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza. Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sample tags and scores.
Top 7 Putnam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Sample moves to third.
Top 7 Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 6 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Armas hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Bottom 5 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals third.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wills strikes out.
Top 5 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Spencer 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 4 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to home to get Bell. Jones moves to third. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay misplays the ball. That's an error on McKay. Oliver scores. Bell moves to second.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Bottom 3 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers 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.
Top 3 Mendoza hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Putnam hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McKay hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Newman takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Sundberg. The throw from Newman and he is out, Stanley applying the tag.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Henderson strikes out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rivers 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 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.