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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 27, 1989
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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 27, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1989 |
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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 27, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jamie Moyer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Moore |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 32,280 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
Fred Manrique | Second Baseman |
Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Harold Baines | DH |
Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
Mike Stanley | Catcher |
Jeff Kunkel | Shortstop |
Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Dave Parker | DH |
Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 27, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Moore
Espy hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Moore
Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Moore covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Moore
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Moyer
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Moyer
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Moyer
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Moyer
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Moyer
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buechele. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Moyer
Parker hits a popup towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Moyer
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire scores. Steinbach moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gallego vs. Moyer
Gallego hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Manrique settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Moore
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego misplays the ball. That's an error on Gallego. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Moore
Baines strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Moore
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Moyer
Weiss hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Moyer
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Espy. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Weiss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Akerfelds
Darrel Akerfelds now pitching.
Akerfelds spins and fires to second, and Henderson is picked off. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Akerfelds
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Akerfelds
Canseco hits a popup towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Moore
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Moore
Kunkel hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Moore
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Akerfelds
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Akerfelds
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Akerfelds
Parker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Moore
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Moore
Manrique hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gallego reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Moore
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Akerfelds
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Akerfelds
Gallego strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Akerfelds
Weiss hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Moore
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Moore
Baines hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Moore
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Akerfelds
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kunkel. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Akerfelds
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Akerfelds
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Akerfelds
Canseco is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Akerfelds
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Akerfelds
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Akerfelds
The ball gets by Stanley for a passed ball. Canseco moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Akerfelds
Parker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Akerfelds
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Moore
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Moore
Kunkel hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Moore
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. McMurtry
Craig McMurtry now pitching.
Gallego hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. McMurtry
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. McMurtry
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. McMurtry
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Moore
Espy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Moore
Manrique strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Moore
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. McMurtry
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. McMurtry
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique misplays the ball. That's an error on Manrique. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. McMurtry
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. McMurtry
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Honeycutt
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Honeycutt
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Honeycutt
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Incaviglia moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bosley vs. Nelson
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel. Gene Nelson now pitching.
Bosley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McMurtry
Scott Coolbaugh now playing third base. Steve Buechele now playing second base. Fred Manrique now playing shortstop.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coolbaugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. McMurtry
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. McMurtry
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buechele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Nelson
Rick Leach pinch hits for Steve Buechele. Carney Lansford now playing third base. Tony Phillips now playing right field.
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Nelson
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Nelson
Manrique hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Nelson
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1989 -- Texas at Oakland (N) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Espy C, cf 3 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 3 1 1 1 Manrique F, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 0 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Canseco J, rf 3 1 1 2 Sierra R, rf 3 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Baines H, dh 3 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, c 3 0 2 0 Parker D, dh 3 0 0 0 Kunkel J, ss 2 0 0 0 Phillips T, 3b-rf 4 0 1 1 Bosley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Coolbaugh S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 4 1 1 0 Buechele S, 3b-2b 2 0 0 0 Leach R, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 4 0 32 5 7 5 Texas 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland 310 010 00x -- 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Moyer J (L)* 1.0 6 4 3 0 0 Akerfelds D 4.0 1 1 0 2 4 McMurtry C 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Moore M (W) 7.0 1 0 0 1 4 Honeycutt R 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Nelson G 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd E -- Buechele S, Gallego M, Kunkel J, Manrique F DP -- Oakland 3 LOB -- Texas 3, Oakland 7 2B -- Henderson D, McGwire M, Henderson R, Stanley M HR -- Canseco J SF -- McGwire M WP -- Akerfelds D PB -- Stanley M T -- 2:38 A -- 32280
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