A triple by Jim Sundberg with the bases loaded in the first inning started the Rangers off to an 8-1 victory over the A's. Sundberg also drove in another run with a single in the eighth. Fergie Jenkins, who breezed to his 16th victory and pitched the route for the 15th time this season, lost his bid for a shutout when Mitchell Page homered for the A's in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  1
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   8 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alston rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Hargrove 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Burke cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Jorgensen pr,1b     3   1   1   0     0   1   .185
Page lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .290      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Carty dh              2   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Oliver lf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .320
  Revering ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Zisk rf               3   2   0   0     1   0   .255
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Bonds dh              1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Gross 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .203        Sample ph,dh        3   1   1   1     0   1   .500
  Perez pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   1   2   4     0   2   .284
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Wills 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .239
Robinson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Harrah ss             4   0   1   2     0   1   .218
Picciolo 2b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .215      Mason 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .217
  Duncan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   9             Totals               35   8  11   8     1   8

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 14,948
Left on Base: A's 6, Rangers 4
DP: A's 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Newman
Doubles: Oliver (32)
Triples: Sundberg (6)
Home Runs: Page (15)
Stolen Bases: Burke (14)
Caught Stealing: Wills (10)
GIDP: Newman (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(8-13)          7.2  11   8   3   1   7   0  35   3.26
Norris                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.46
Totals                  8    11   8   3   1   8   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(16-8)         9     9   1   1   0   9   1  34   3.01
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   9   1  34

Wild Pitches: Jenkins (2)
Balks: Keough (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston grounded out (first unassisted); Burke
singled to left; Page flied out to right; Burke stole second;
Carty singled to left [Burke out at home (left to catcher)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR
HARGROVE; Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver doubled to right
[Jorgensen to third]; Zisk walked; Bonds struck out; Sundberg
tripled to right [Jorgensen scored, Oliver scored, Zisk scored];
Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Guerrero
lined to second; Gross singled to right; Newman grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah was called out on strikes; Mason grounded
out (second to first); Jorgensen singled to center; Keough
balked [Jorgensen to second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
struck out; Alston made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded
out (third to first); SAMPLE BATTED FOR BONDS; Sample grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burke
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page struck out; Carty was
called out on strikes; Rico Carty ejected by HP umpire Steve
Palermo; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; On a bunt Wills singled to
third; Wills was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to
first to pitcher); Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Gross flied out to
left; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason was called out on strikes; Jorgensen grounded
out (second to first); Beniquez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Robinson singled to right; Picciolo struck out;
Alston struck out; Burke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Zisk made an out to
shortstop; Sample struck out; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; REVERING BATTED FOR CARTY;
Revering struck out; Guerrero singled to left; Gross singled to
center [Guerrero to second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch
[Guerrero to third, Gross to second]; Newman struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wills flied
out to left; Harrah flied out to left; Mason made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

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

RANGERS 8TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen
struck out; Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver singled to
right; Zisk reached on an error by Newman (assist by Gross)
[Oliver to third]; Sample singled to shortstop [Oliver scored
(unearned), Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to center [Zisk
scored (unearned), Sample to second]; Wills singled to left
[Sample scored (unearned), Sundberg to second]; Harrah singled
to left [Sundberg scored (unearned), Wills scored (unearned)];
NORRIS REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Mason struck out; 5 R (0 ER),
5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
homered; Revering flied out to right; Guerrero singled to left;
Gross singled to center [Guerrero to third]; PEREZ RAN FOR
GROSS; Newman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 8.