Texas Rangers 10, Oakland Athletics 8
Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   8  9  1
Rangers      1  0  0    6  0  2    1  0  x  -  10 16  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   2   1   0     0   2   .288      Nelson 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .285
Rudi lf               4   2   2   3     1   1   .253      Harrah ss             5   2   2   2     0   0   .266
Bando 3b              5   1   4   3     0   1   .282      Spencer 1b            5   0   3   2     0   0   .272
Jackson rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .295      Johnson dh            5   1   1   0     0   1   .293
Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Burroughs lf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .269
  Davalillo ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Madlock 3b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .667
Tenace c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Biittner rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .258
Alou dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Harris cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .249
Green 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .253      Suarez c              3   0   0   1     0   1   .262
Kubiak ss             3   1   0   1     1   1   .224      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   9   8     4   9             Totals               37  10  16   8     2   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,014
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 6
DP: A's 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Rudi, Harrah, Burroughs
Doubles: Rudi 2 (22), Jackson (26), Bando 2 (26), Spencer 2 (14), Harrah (14)
Home Runs: Burroughs (25)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (38)
Sacrifice Flies: Suarez (4)
GIDP: Harris (14), Biittner (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    3     6   4   3   1   0   1  15   4.76
Knowles L(6-7)          0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4   2.84
Pina                    2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  10   2.78
Fingers                 0.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   6   1.82
Lindblad                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.88
Abbott                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Totals                  8    16  10   9   2   2   1  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   1.2   3   6   6   4   4   0  12   5.40
Gogolewski W(3-5)       7     6   2   2   0   5   0  27   4.16
Merritt SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.23
Totals                  9     9   8   8   4   9   0  40

Wild Pitches: Fingers (2), Gogolewski (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - John Rice


ATHLETICS 1ST: Del Wilber named Rangers interim manager after
Whitey Herzog is fired; North struck out; Rudi walked; Bando
struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to left; Harrah singled to left
[Nelson to second]; Spencer singled to left [Nelson scored
(error by Rudi) (unearned), Harrah to third, Spencer to second];
Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [Spencer out at third
(shortstop unassisted)]; Jim Spencer called for
interference; Burroughs popped to third in foul territory;
Madlock forced Johnson (shortstop to second); Debut game for
Bill Madlock; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Tenace walked; Alou singled
to left [Tenace to second]; Green walked [Tenace to third, Alou
to second]; Kubiak walked [Tenace scored, Alou to third, Green
to second]; North forced Alou (pitcher to catcher) [Green to
third, Kubiak to second]; Rudi doubled to left [Green scored,
Kubiak scored, North to third]; Bando singled to left [North
scored, Rudi scored]; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING);
Jackson doubled to center [Bando scored]; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner singled to second; Harris grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at
second]; Suarez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Green grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
flied out to center; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Kubiak popped to second; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Burroughs homered
[Johnson scored]; Madlock walked; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM
(PITCHING); Biittner singled to center [Madlock to second];
Harris singled to right [Madlock scored, Biittner to third];
Suarez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Biittner scored, Harris to
second]; Nelson singled to right [Harris to third]; PINA
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Harrah forced Nelson (second to
shortstop) [Harris scored]; Spencer doubled to center [Harrah
scored]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left; Jackson forced Bando
(first to shortstop) [Jackson to second (error by Harrah)];
Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Jackson to third]; Johnson struck
out; Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Madlock
singled to right; Biittner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Green
struck out; Kubiak struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Suarez was
called out on strikes; Nelson singled to left; Nelson stole
second; Harrah doubled to center [Nelson scored]; FINGERS
REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Spencer doubled to right [Harrah
scored]; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Rangers 9.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North was called out on strikes; Rudi struck out;
Bando doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Madlock singled to shortstop; Biittner singled to right [Madlock
to third]; Fingers threw a wild pitch [Madlock scored, Biittner
to second]; Harris walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING);
Suarez flied out to center; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Davalillo lined to
pitcher; Tenace lined to shortstop; Alou flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 8TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ABBOTT
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Spencer flied out to left; Johnson popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 10.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Green popped to shortstop; Kubiak grounded out
(second to first); North singled to left [North to second (error
by Burroughs)]; Rudi doubled to left [North scored]; Bando
doubled to left [Rudi scored]; MERRITT REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI
(PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Rangers 10.