Athletics @ Rangers
May 17, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 0
Rangers 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 0
Rangers 4 8 0

Jim Essian Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .225
OBP .667 .331
At Bats 2 102
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 14

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 17, 1978
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Out
Jon Matlack
Jim Sundberg
Mike Hargrove
Bump Wills
Toby Harrah
Bert Campaneris
Al Oliver
Juan Beniquez
Richie Zisk
Jim Essian
Rob Picciolo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 8 0 5
Texas Rangers 4 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jon Matlack
Losing Pitcher John Henry Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Sundberg
Attendance 15,635
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Wayne Gross. Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Miguel Dilone. Tabb is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Elias Sosa now pitching. Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 8 Zisk is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Guerrero hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mike Edwards now playing second base. Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jeff Newman pinch hits for Steve Staggs. Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Matlack's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Gross moves to third.
Top 7 Essian is walked intentionally.
Top 7 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.
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.