Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. McCall
  
  Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. McCall
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. McCall
  
  Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Keough
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Keough
  
  Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Keough
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Keough
  
  Bell hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. McCall
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. McCall
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wallis vs. McCall
  
  Wallis strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Essian vs. McCall
  
  Essian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Essian reaches second base with a double. Gross moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Chalk vs. McCall
  
  Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montanez vs. Keough
  
  Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Keough
  
  Zisk strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Putnam vs. Keough
  
  Putnam strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sundberg vs. Keough
  
  Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. McCall
  
  Picciolo strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. McCall
  
  Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. McCall
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Keough
  
  Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Keough
  
  Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Keough
  
  There goes Rivers. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wills vs. Keough
  
  Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliver vs. Keough
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bell vs. Keough
  
  Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. McCall
  
  Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. McCall
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. McCall
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wallis vs. McCall
  
  Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montanez vs. Keough
  
  Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Keough
  
  Zisk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Putnam vs. Keough
  
  Putnam strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Keough
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. McCall
  
  Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chalk vs. McCall
  
  Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. McCall
  
  Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Keough
  
  Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Keough
  
  Rivers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Keough
  
  Wills strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. McCall
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. McCall
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Revering vs. McCall
  
  Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. McCall
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Keough
  
  Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Keough
  
  There goes Oliver. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Oliver steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Keough
  
  Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Montanez vs. Keough
  
  Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk misplays the ball. That's an error on Chalk. Oliver scores. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Zisk vs. Keough
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Picciolo. Bell scores. Montanez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Putnam vs. Keough
  
  Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. Montanez moves to third. Zisk moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sundberg vs. Keough
  
  Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montanez scores. There goes Zisk trying to get to home. Henderson throws the ball in to Essian who tags Zisk, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sundberg moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Norman vs. Keough
  
  Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. McCall
  
  Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wallis vs. McCall
  
  Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Essian vs. McCall
  
  Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Chalk vs. McCall
  
  Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Picciolo vs. McCall
  
  Picciolo hits a line drive into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Keough
  
  Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Keough
  
  Wills bunts between the mound and first base. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliver vs. Keough
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Keough
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. McCall
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. McCall
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Revering vs. Lyle
  
  Sparky Lyle now pitching.
  
  Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Murphy for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montanez vs. Keough
  
  Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Keough
  
  Zisk strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Putnam vs. Keough
  
  Putnam hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sundberg vs. Keough
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Lyle
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Lyle
  
  Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wallis vs. Lyle
  
  Wallis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Lyle
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chalk vs. Lyle
  
  Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/27/1979 -- Oakland at Texas (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Texas              AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       4  0  1  0   Rivers M, cf          4  0  2  0   
Murphy D, cf          4  0  1  0   Wills B, 2b           2  0  1  0   
Revering D, dh        4  0  1  0   Oliver A, lf          3  1  0  0   
Newman J, 1b          4  0  0  0   Bell B, 3b            4  1  1  0   
Gross W, 3b           2  2  2  0   Montanez W, 1b        4  1  2  1   
Wallis J, rf          4  1  1  2   Zisk R, rf            4  1  1  1   
Essian J, c           4  0  1  0   Putnam P, dh          4  0  0  0   
Chalk D, 2b           4  0  1  1   Sundberg J, c         4  0  1  1   
Picciolo R, ss        3  0  0  0   Norman N, ss          3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  8  3                        32  4  8  3

Oakland          000 000 102 --  3
Texas            000 103 00x --  4

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Keough M (L)          8.0  8  4  2  2  5

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
McCall L (W)          7.1  6  1  1  2  2
Lyle S (S)            1.2  2  2  2  0  0

E -- Chalk D, Picciolo R
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Texas 7
2B -- Essian J, Gross W
HR -- Zisk R, Wallis J
SB -- Rivers M, Oliver A
SH -- Wills B
T -- 2:14
A -- 6360

    

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