Trading four-hit shutouts, the A's won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 1-0, and the Rangers took the second game, 5-0. Alan Wirth, who pitched the opener for the A's, was the winner in a duel with Doyle Alexander when Dell Alston smashed a homer in the fourth inning. The shutout and complete game both were firsts for Wirth's major league career. Oakland Athletics 1, Texas Rangers 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumA's 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Alston rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Wills 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Page lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .293 Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Dilone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Oliver dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .317 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Bonds rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Grubb lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 J. Ellis c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Harrah ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Burke cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Alomar 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Robinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Zisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 2 Totals 26 0 4 0 1 5 Time of Game: 1:43 Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 2 DP: A's 2, Rangers 0 Home Runs: Alston (1) Caught Stealing: Edwards (20), Page (18), Oliver (8), Bonds (21) Sacrifice Hits: Wills (4), Beniquez (10) GIDP: Wills (11) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth W(4-4) 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 29 3.00 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 29 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander L(8-10) 9 6 1 1 2 2 1 33 3.94 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 2 1 33 Wild Pitches: Alexander (4) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Alston was called out on strikes; Page walked; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second]; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering made an out to third; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Bonds struck out while Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke singled to left; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burke to second]; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Burke out at third (shortstop to third)]; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alston homered; Page flied out to center; Carty walked; Revering flied out to left; Guerrero singled to third [Carty to second]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to right; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Beniquez struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards singled to center; Alston flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grubb grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page singled to left; Page was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Carty popped to first in foul territory; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Harrah flied out to center; Alomar grounded out (second to first); Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross flied out to center; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to left; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wills to second]; Oliver was called out on strikes; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: Grubb flied out to center; J. Ellis flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Page singled to center; Alexander threw a wild pitch [Page to second]; Carty grounded out (third to first); Revering flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 9TH: DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); ZISK BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Zisk struck out; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. |
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