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Sunday September 10, 1978
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Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Edwards 2b,ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Burke cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
  Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .264        Woodard pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Page lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Newman 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .246
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Duncan 3b,2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .265
Bonds dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Alston rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Zisk rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .255        Revering ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
J. Ellis c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .225        Dilone rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Beniquez cf           3   0   3   1     0   0   .257        Hosley ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .600
Harrah 3b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Essian c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                          Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
                                                          Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   4   1     4   5             Totals               30   2   9   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  2,739
Left on Base: Rangers 5, A's 6
DP: Rangers 2, A's 1
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Zisk (15), Edwards (15)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (10), Newman (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (24), Harrah (8), Alston (4), Newman (3)
GIDP: Oliver (6), Carty (12)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(8-4)            8.2   9   2   1   2   2   0  34   1.99
Totals                  8.2   9   2   1   2   2   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(10-11)        9     4   1   1   4   5   0  33   4.58
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris struck out; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards walked; Burke singled to shortstop
[Edwards to second]; Carty lined into a double play (third to
second) [Edwards out at second]; Page walked [Burke to second];
Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan singled to left; Alston out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Duncan to second]; Essian grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Duncan to third]; Picciolo flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: J. Ellis was called out on strikes; Beniquez
singled to right; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Burke
flied out to right; Carty lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Hargrove to second]; Wills walked; Oliver
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Newman
singled to left; Newman was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Duncan struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds struck out; Zisk doubled to left; J. Ellis
struck out; Beniquez singled to left [Zisk scored]; Harrah
walked [Beniquez to second]; Hargrove flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alston was called out on strikes; Essian made an
out to second; Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Wills flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards doubled to right; Burke reached on a
fielder's choice [Edwards out at third (first to third)]; Carty
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Burke out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bonds flied out to right; Zisk grounded out (second
to first); J. Ellis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page singled to center; Newman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Page to second]; Duncan flied out to
left; REVERING BATTED FOR ALSTON; Revering flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 8TH: DILONE REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING RF); Beniquez
singled to third; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Beniquez to second]; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Beniquez to third]; GRUBB BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS;
Grubb walked; Wills popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); NORMAN
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); ROBINSON BATTED FOR ESSIAN;
Robinson grounded out (second to first); GROSS BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 9TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GROSS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
singled to center; WOODARD RAN FOR CARTY; Page grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Woodard to second]; Newman singled to center
[Woodard scored]; Duncan singled to second [Newman to third
(error by Wills), Duncan to second]; HOSLEY BATTED FOR DILONE;
Hosley singled to shortstop [Newman scored (unearned), Duncan
stayed at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 2.



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