Athletics @ Rangers
June 30, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 0
Rangers 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 0
Rangers 4 8 1

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .302
OBP .000 .337
At Bats 0 242
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 38

Jim Todd Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Arlington Stadium - June 30, 1979
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Single
Jim Todd
Jim Essian
Jeff Newman
Mike Edwards
Dave Chalk
Rob Picciolo
Tony Armas
Rickey Henderson
Larry Murray
Al Oliver
Richie Zisk
Oscar Gamble
Jim Sundberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 8 0 10
Texas Rangers 4 8 1 14
Winning Pitcher Jim Kern
Losing Pitcher Jim Todd
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Oliver
Attendance 22,439
Time of Game 3 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg scores. Gamble moves to third. Zisk moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to third. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gamble is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sundberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Newman strikes out.
Top 9 Essian strikes out.
Top 9 Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Henderson bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Picciolo moves to second.
Top 9 Al Oliver now playing center field. Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Picciolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wills is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to third. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jim Todd now pitching. Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Nelson Norman. Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Oliver pinch runs for Johnny Grubb. Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third.
Bottom 8 Zisk bunts towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zisk for the out. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 8 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Eric Soderholm. Gamble takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Murray is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Armas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg strikes out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rick Langford now pitching. Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Page hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chalk moves to second.
Top 7 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Picciolo tags and scores.
Top 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Henderson bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to third.
Top 7 Johnny Grubb now playing center field. Pat Putnam now playing first base. Jim Sundberg now catching. Picciolo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Picciolo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pat Putnam pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Grubb pinch hits for LaRue Washington. Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Larry Murray now playing right field. Tony Armas now playing left field. Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mario Guerrero pinch hits for Derek Bryant. Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Page moves to third.
Top 6 Armas is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Norman. Page moves to second.
Top 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Soderholm for the out.
Bottom 5 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Picciolo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Picciolo reaches second base with a double. Edwards goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Bryant 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 4 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Sample hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bryant. Wills reaches second base with a double. Zisk scores. Roberts scores. Norman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Norman takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to third. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 4 Roberts takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Armas is called out on strikes.
Top 4 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 4 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Sample moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sample takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts strikes out.
Top 3 Essian 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 3 Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores.
Top 3 Henderson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Picciolo bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third.
Top 3 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Washington. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Soderholm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Page hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Newman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a fly ball towards right. Armas catches it and throws to first to double up Wills.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Essian 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 1 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson strikes out.