Athletics @ Rangers
May 18, 1978

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Athletics 4 9 0
Rangers 6 9 0
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Athletics 4 9 0
Rangers 6 9 0

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .260
OBP .250 .303
At Bats 3 123
Hits 0 32
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 16

Elias Sosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 6
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Arlington Stadium - May 18, 1978
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Strikeout
Elias Sosa
Jim Essian
Wayne Gross
Steve Staggs
Rob Picciolo
Mario Guerrero
Mitchell Page
Miguel Dilone
Gary Thomasson
Al Oliver
Mike Jorgensen
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove. Oliver strikes out. Essian drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Oliver out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Hargrove moves to second.
Bottom 8 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Bottom 8 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Beniquez. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Rob Picciolo now playing third base. Wayne Gross now playing first base. Elias Sosa now pitching. Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mike Edwards pinch runs for Dave Revering. Reggie Cleveland now pitching. There goes Edwards. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.
Top 8 Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guerrero scores.
Top 8 Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Guerrero reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Page hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wills strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Essian now catching. Miguel Dilone now playing center field. Zisk strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Essian pinch hits for Dwayne Murphy. Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Staggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dilone moves to second.
Top 7 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Jeff Newman. Thomasson strikes out.
Top 7 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Revering strikes out.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Page strikes out.
Top 6 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rick Langford now pitching. Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Harrah takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Wills scores.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman has Zisk trapped. There's the throw to Gross and over to Newman, who tags Zisk for the out. Sundberg moves to third. Wills moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 5 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bonds strikes out.
Top 5 Umbarger fires to first and has Staggs trapped. There's the throw to Campaneris who tags Staggs for the out.
Top 5 Staggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thomasson strikes out.
Top 5 Newman hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Bottom 4 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrah moves to third.
Bottom 4 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to home to get Beniquez. Harrah moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Gross is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wills 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 3 Sundberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Staggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Page hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murphy bunts towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out. Staggs moves to second.
Top 3 Staggs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out.
Top 2 Thomasson hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris catches it and throws to first to double up Newman.
Top 2 Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Revering scores. Gross moves to second.
Top 2 Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second.
Top 2 Alexander strikes out.
Top 2 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Joe Coleman now pitching. Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrah takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Beniquez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Sundberg scores. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonds moves to third.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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. Staggs scores.
Top 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Staggs reaches third base with a triple.