Athletics @ Rangers
May 31, 1980

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

Mickey Rivers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .303
OBP .500 .325
At Bats 3 198
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 7
RBI’s 0 19

Bob Lacey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 31, 1980
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Out
Bob Lacey
Jeff Newman
Wayne Gross
Mike Edwards
Mickey Klutts
Mario Guerrero
Rickey Henderson
Dwayne Murphy
Tony Armas
Mickey Rivers
Dave Roberts
Jim Sundberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 8 1 5
Texas Rangers 3 7 0 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Norris
Losing Pitcher Doc Medich
Save Bob Lacey
Game Winning RBI Tony Armas
Attendance 24,305
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Norris pinch hits for Pepe Frias. Bob Lacey now pitching. Dave Roberts pinch hits for Jim Norris. Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Putnam trying to get to home. Murphy throws the ball in to Newman who tags Putnam who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Putnam moves to second.
Bottom 9 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 9 Johnny Grubb pinch runs for John Ellis. Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pepe Frias now playing shortstop. Klutts strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sample tags and scores.
Bottom 8 There goes Wills. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Sample moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sample moves to second.
Bottom 8 Billy Sample pinch hits for Bud Harrelson. Sample takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Babcock now pitching. Armas strikes out.
Top 8 Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. Page goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to second for the out. Henderson scores.
Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to third.
Top 8 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Sundberg hits a popup towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Zisk strikes out.
Top 7 Edwards strikes out.
Top 7 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Medich, and towards Wills, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Armas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Armas reaches third base with a triple. Page scores.
Top 6 Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Page steals second.
Top 6 Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Top 6 Murphy bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Top 6 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 There goes Rivers. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris juggles the ball. That's an error on Norris.
Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out.
Bottom 5 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Guerrero takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Putnam strikes out.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Oliver. The throw from Newman and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Guerrero bunts towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guerrero for the out. Klutts moves to second.
Top 3 Klutts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harrelson bunts towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Armas strikes out.
Top 2 Medich spins and fires to second, and Gross is picked off.
Top 2 Gross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Gross reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
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.
Top 1 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.