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September 18, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 9 13 0
Athletics 5 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 9 13 0
Athletics 5 10 2

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .245
OBP .000 .383
At Bats 4 355
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 80
RBI’s 0 36

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 12
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 18, 1979
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Willie Montanez
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Richie Zisk
Dwayne Murphy
Rickey Henderson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 9 13 0 10
Oakland Athletics 5 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Steve McCatty
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Oliver
Attendance 750
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sparky Lyle now pitching. Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. Page scores. Picciolo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Page moves to third.
Bottom 9 Jim Essian pinch hits for Larry Murray. Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 9 Chalk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rivers hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 9 Putnam is hit by the pitch. Bell scores. Montanez moves to third. Zisk moves to second.
Top 9 Zisk takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Montanez moves to second.
Top 9 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Oliver scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Bell hits a line drive into right field. Murray picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murray. Wills scores. Oliver moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to third.
Top 9 Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Wills reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Newman hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Revering 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 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 8 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Putnam is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Zisk hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Picciolo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Picciolo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Murray is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Page hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a line drive towards the mound. McCatty reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Oliver. The throw from Newman and he is out, Chalk applying the tag.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball and throws to McCatty covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second.
Bottom 6 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Rivers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Norman goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball and throws to McCatty covering. Safe.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larry Murray now playing right field. Putnam strikes out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Picciolo hits a line drive towards short. Norman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heath strikes out.
Top 5 Zisk strikes out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores.
Top 5 Wills bunts towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 5 The ball gets by Newman for a passed ball. Rivers moves to second.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball and throws to McCatty covering. Safe.
Bottom 4 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out.
Bottom 4 Chalk hits a line drive towards the mound. Jenkins catches it and throws to first to double up Gross.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Zisk moves to second.
Top 4 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCatty. Oliver moves to third.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Sundberg scores. Rivers scores.
Top 3 There goes Rivers. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 3 Wills strikes out.
Top 3 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Norman strikes out.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Sundberg reaches third base with a triple. Putnam goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Picciolo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Page takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Bottom 1 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Revering hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.