Athletics @ Rangers
May 17, 1978

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Athletics 3 7 0
Rangers 3 6 0
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Athletics 3 7 0
Rangers 3 6 0

Wayne Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .247
OBP .500 .372
At Bats 2 93
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 2 9

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 17, 1978
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Fielder's Choice
Jon Matlack
Jim Sundberg
Mike Hargrove
Bump Wills
Toby Harrah
Bert Campaneris
Al Oliver
Juan Beniquez
Richie Zisk
Wayne Gross
Miguel Dilone
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to third for the out. Gross moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Gary Alexander. There goes Dilone. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Dilone steals second.
Top 7 Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Revering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Matlack covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murphy strikes out.
Top 5 Staggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sundberg fires to first and picks off Thomasson.
Top 5 Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essian moves to third.
Top 5 Essian hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Essian reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Beniquez. The throw from Essian and he is out, Staggs applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 4 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Revering strikes out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 3 Page takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Staggs strikes out.
Top 2 Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out.
Bottom 1 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zisk tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 1 Zisk takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Guerrero hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Guerrero reaches third base with a triple. Page goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Staggs strikes out.