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July 1, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 9 17 2
Rangers 10 12 0
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Athletics 9 17 2
Rangers 11 13 0

Oscar Gamble Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .416
OBP .750 .538
At Bats 3 101
Hits 2 42
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 3 27

Dave Heaverlo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 8 6
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Arlington Stadium - July 1, 1979
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Single
Dave Heaverlo
Mike Heath
Jeff Newman
Mike Edwards
Dave Chalk
Rob Picciolo
Wayne Gross
Rickey Henderson
Derek Bryant
Oscar Gamble
Bump Wills
Nelson Norman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norman scores. Wills moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Norman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Heath 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 Gross is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Grubb is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Sample hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Wayne Gross now playing left field. Derek Bryant now playing right field. Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doc Medich now pitching. Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Chalk takes first base on ball four. Picciolo moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Top 7 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bryant scores. Picciolo moves to second.
Top 7 Picciolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newman scores. Edwards scores. Bryant moves to third.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Bryant takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second.
Top 7 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman moves to third.
Top 7 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Essian scores. Newman moves to second.
Top 7 Wayne Gross pinch hits for Larry Murray. Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chalk tags and scores. Essian tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chalk moves to third. Essian moves to second.
Top 7 Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second.
Top 7 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Craig Minetto now pitching. Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Minetto, and towards Edwards, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson Norman pinch runs for Larvell Blanks. Wills bunts towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Edwards covering, for the out. Sundberg moves to third. Norman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blanks bunts in front of the plate. Heath juggles the ball. That's an error on Heath. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 6 Larry Murray now playing right field. Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Doyle Alexander now pitching. Picciolo strikes out.
Top 6 Bryant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Edwards 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 5 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sample hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ellis hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newman moves to second.
Top 5 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Essian scores.
Top 5 Essian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Essian reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Matlack covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Putnam 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 4 Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bell 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 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Picciolo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sample scores. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellis scores. Sample moves to third.
Bottom 3 Sample hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to third for the out. Ellis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 3 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gamble takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Heath hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Matlack scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out.
Top 3 Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Chalk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Henderson bunts towards first. Putnam fields the ball and throws to Matlack covering. Safe. Picciolo moves to second.
Top 3 Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blanks strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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 2 Heath 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 2 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Grubb strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to home to get Putnam. Ellis moves to third. Sample moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Ellis hits a line drive to left field. Bryant throws towards the plate. Heath fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heath. Bell scores. Putnam moves to third. Ellis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Putnam is hit by the pitch. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bryant. Wills reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Newman strikes out.
Top 1 Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Blanks applying the tag.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.