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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 15, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 15, 1983 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1983 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Conroy |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,947 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Russ Goetz |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Dave Hostetler | DH |
George Wright | Center Fielder |
Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Bill Stein | First Baseman |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Bob Johnson | Catcher |
Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
Doug Rader | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Dwayne Murphy | DH |
Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Mike Davis | Center Fielder |
Donnie Hill | Shortstop |
Garry Hancock | Right Fielder |
Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Steve Boros | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 15, 1983
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Conroy
Sample hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Conroy
Hostetler hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Conroy
Wright hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Conroy
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smithson
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smithson
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Conroy
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Conroy
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Conroy
Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Conroy
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hancock who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilkerson vs. Conroy
Wilkerson hits a popup towards first. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Smithson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smithson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Smithson
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Conroy
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Lopes who tags Sample, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Conroy
Hostetler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Conroy
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Conroy
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Smithson
Hancock hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Smithson
Meyer hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Smithson
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Smithson
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Conroy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Conroy
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Conroy
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smithson
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Smithson
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Smithson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Smithson
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hancock vs. Smithson
Hancock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Smithson
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Conroy
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Conroy
Wilkerson hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Conroy
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Mason
Mike Mason now pitching.
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Mason
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Mason
Heath bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gross moves to third. Henderson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Mason
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stein fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Henderson moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopes vs. Schmidt
Dave J. Schmidt now pitching.
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Heath scores. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Schmidt
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Conroy
Hostetler hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Conroy
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Conroy
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Conroy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Schmidt
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stein scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Schmidt
Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Schmidt
Meyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Meyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Schmidt
Gross is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Schmidt
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Meyer moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Schmidt
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Conroy
Stein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Conroy
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Conroy
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilkerson vs. Conroy
Nick Capra pinch runs for Bob Johnson.
Wilkerson takes first base on ball four. Stein moves to third. Capra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sample vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stein scores. Capra moves to third. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hostetler vs. Atherton
Hostetler hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Capra tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Atherton
Wright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Wright reaches second base with a double. Wilkerson scores. Sample goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Beard
Dave Beard now pitching.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Matlack
Jim Sundberg now catching. Jon Matlack now pitching.
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Matlack
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample who is chasing the ball. Lopes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Matlack
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Matlack
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beard
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Beard
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Beard
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Beard
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Matlack
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Garry Hancock.
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Matlack
Bill Almon pinch hits for Dan Meyer.
Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kearney vs. Matlack
Bob Kearney pinch hits for Wayne Gross.
Kearney hits a line drive towards third. Bell catches it and throws to first to double up Almon. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Beard
Tony Phillips now playing third base. Bill Almon now playing first base. Bob Kearney now catching. Mike Heath now playing right field.
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Beard
Sample hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Beard
Hostetler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Beard
Mickey Rivers pinch runs for Dave Hostetler.
Wright hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching.
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Tobik
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tobik
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1983 -- Texas at Oakland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Sample B, lf 5 1 2 1 Henderson R, lf 2 1 0 0 Hostetler D, dh 3 0 1 1 Heath M, c-rf 4 1 0 0 Rivers M, pr 0 0 0 0 Murphy D, dh 4 1 0 0 Wright G, cf 5 1 2 3 Lopes D, 2b 4 1 3 2 Parrish L, rf 3 0 0 0 Davis M, cf 4 1 1 1 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hill D, ss 3 0 0 1 Stein B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hancock G, rf 3 0 1 1 Dent B, ss 4 1 1 1 Burroughs J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson B, c 3 0 2 0 Phillips T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Capra N, pr 0 1 0 0 Meyer D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 1 0 0 0 Almon B, ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Wilkerson C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Gross W, 3b 1 0 1 0 Kearney B, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 9 6 30 5 7 5 Texas 110 000 400 -- 6 Oakland 000 220 100 -- 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Smithson M 4.0 2 2 2 3 0 Mason M 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 Schmidt D (W) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 Matlack J 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Tobik D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Conroy T (L) 6.1 6 5 5 3 1 Atherton K 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Beard D 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 DP -- Texas 3 LOB -- Texas 6, Oakland 7 2B -- Meyer D, Wright G 3B -- Johnson B, Lopes D HR -- Wright G, Dent B SH -- Heath M SF -- Hill D, Hostetler D HBP -- by Schmidt D (Gross W) T -- 2:28 A -- 6947
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