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Friday September 15, 1978
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Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  x  -   5  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Lowenstein 3b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .223
  Guerrero ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Grubb lf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .265
Alston rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .218      Oliver cf             4   0   1   2     1   0   .316
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Zisk rf               3   0   2   2     2   0   .257
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Bonds dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .271
Revering 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Jorgensen 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .176
Burke cf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Wills 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .237
  Newman ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Campaneris ss         3   1   0   1     0   1   .186
Essian c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Dilone cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Picciolo ss,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Duncan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               31   5   8   5     9   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  8,779
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 13
DP: A's 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Picciolo 2
Doubles: Lowenstein (8)
Caught Stealing: Wills (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (25), Lowenstein (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(10-12)        6     6   3   1   6   4   0  31   4.46
Sosa                    2     2   2   2   3   1   0  11   2.52
Totals                  8     8   5   3   9   5   0  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(9-4)            9     4   0   0   2   4   0  32   1.81
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  32

Wild Pitches: Broberg (1)
Balks: Sosa (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards flied out to center; Alston struck out;
Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to left; Grubb walked; Broberg
threw a wild pitch [Grubb to second]; Oliver flied out to right;
Zisk walked; Bonds forced Grubb (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Revering
made an out to second; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg lined to second; Jorgensen was called out
on strikes; On a bunt Wills singled to third; Wills was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke struck out; Essian singled to left [Essian
out at second (left to second)]; Picciolo flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (third to first);
Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb walked; Oliver
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Alston
grounded out (first to pitcher); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk singled to center; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Zisk to second
(error by Picciolo; assist by Edwards)]; GUERRERO REPLACED
EDWARDS (PLAYING SS); PICCIOLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Jorgensen walked [Zisk to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Campaneris struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Carty singled to left; Revering singled to left
[Carty to second]; Gross forced Carty (pitcher to third)
[Revering to second]; Burke flied out to center [Revering to
third]; Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lowenstein doubled to right; Grubb popped to third
in foul territory; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Lowenstein to third]; Zisk walked; Bonds walked [Zisk to
second]; Sundberg lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Alston walked; Page
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Wills singled to right
[Jorgensen to third]; Campaneris reached on an error by Picciolo
(assist by Broberg) on a sacrifice bunt [Jorgensen scored, Wills
to second]; Lowenstein out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Wills to third, Campaneris to second]; Grubb was called
out on strikes; Oliver singled to center [Wills scored
(unearned), Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Zisk grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Carty flied out to center; Revering singled to
right; Gross walked [Revering to second]; NEWMAN BATTED FOR
BURKE; Newman made an out to second; HOSLEY BATTED FOR ESSIAN;
Hosley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DILONE REPLACED
HOSLEY (PLAYING CF); SOSA REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg walked; Jorgensen flied
out to center; Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DUNCAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero flied out to right; Alston flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein walked; Grubb
singled to right [Lowenstein to third, Grubb to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Zisk singled to left
[Lowenstein scored, Grubb scored, Oliver to second]; Bonds
struck out; Sosa balked [Oliver to third, Zisk to second];
Sundberg flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page popped to first in foul territory; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 5.



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