Three hits by Richie Zisk led the attack as the Rangers triumphed over the A's, 3-1. Bump Wills and Johnny Grubb stroked consecutive singles in the first inning and moved up on a groundout by Al Oliver. Zisk then smacked a two-run single.

In the third frame, Zisk singled, advanced to second on a single by Juan Beniquez, moved to third on a throwing error by A's third baseman Wayne Gross and scored on a single by Jim Sundberg. Jon Matlack went the route for the 16th time this season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Rangers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 12  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Wills 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .241
Burke cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Grubb dh              2   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Sample ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .429
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Carty dh              4   1   2   1     0   1   .284      Zisk rf               4   1   3   2     0   0   .260
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Beniquez cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .256
Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .284
Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .205      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .207
Picciolo 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Harrah ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .220
  Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Mason 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Woodard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norman 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     0   9             Totals               32   3  12   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  6,564
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 10
DP: A's 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Gross, Wills
Home Runs: Carty (29)
Caught Stealing: Wills (11), Zisk (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason 2 (5), Harrah (9)
GIDP: Page (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(7-12)        4     9   3   3   1   1   0  22   3.28
Norris                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.35
Lacey                   3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.95
Totals                  8    12   3   3   2   2   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(13-13)        9     6   1   1   0   9   1  33   2.40
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   9   1  33

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
was called out on strikes; Guerrero singled to center; Page
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to right; Grubb singled to right
[Wills to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Grubb to
second]; Zisk singled to center [Wills scored, Grubb scored,
Oliver to second]; Beniquez struck out; Sundberg forced Zisk
(third to second) [Oliver to third]; Jorgensen grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers
2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Revering struck out;
Newman struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
flied out to right; On a bunt Wills singled to catcher; Wills
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Wallis
popped to first in foul territory; Burke grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb flied out to center; Oliver popped to third
in foul territory; Zisk singled to right; Beniquez singled to
third [Zisk to third (error by Gross)]; Sundberg singled to
right [Zisk scored, Beniquez to third]; Jorgensen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Page
flied out to center; Carty homered; Revering grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to left; Mason out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Harrah to second]; Wills grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Harrah to third]; Grubb walked; Oliver flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman made an out to first; Gross singled to
right; Picciolo singled to second [Gross to second]; Wallis
flied out to left; Burke grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Zisk singled to shortstop; NORRIS REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Zisk was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Beniquez flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero singled to left; Page grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Guerrero out at second];
Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Harrah walked
[Jorgensen to second]; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Mason
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jorgensen to third,
Harrah to second]; Wills reached on a fielder's choice
[Jorgensen out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; SAMPLE BATTED
FOR GRUBB; Sample struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Revering
flied out to center; Newman flied out to center; Gross struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Beniquez singled to right; Sundberg
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DUNCAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Duncan struck out;
Wallis struck out; Burke reached on an error by Wills; Guerrero
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: WOODARD REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen
singled to shortstop; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Jorgensen to second]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MASON;
Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; Wills flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: NORMAN REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Page
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty struck out; Revering
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers
3.