After his inside-the-park homer with one man on capped a four-run fourth inning, Larry Murray doubled home what proved to be the winning run in the sixth in the A's 6-5 decision over the Rangers. The two-bagger plated Mitchell Page, who had reached when left fielder Richie Zisk misplayed his fly ball. Tony Armas drove in two runs with a homer in the third and a single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Friday, June      22, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    1  1  0    2  1  0  -   5 12  1
A's          0  0  1    4  0  1    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb cf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .266      Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Putnam 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Gross 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
J. Ellis c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Newman 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .236
  Roberts pr,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Page dh               4   2   1   0     0   1   .243
Gamble rf             1   1   1   1     2   0   .385      Heath c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .357
  Sample ph,lf        2   0   2   0     0   0   .284      Armas cf              4   2   2   2     0   2   .218
Soderholm dh          4   0   0   1     0   0   .245      Murray rf             3   1   3   3     0   0   .199
Zisk lf,rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Bryant lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .173
Wills 2b              4   2   1   0     0   0   .246      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blanks ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .259        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     5   1             Totals               32   6  11   6     0   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  1,865
Left on Base: Rangers 11, A's 4
DP: Rangers 2, A's 0
Errors: Zisk
Doubles: Bell (18), Zisk (5), Page (5), Gross 2 (12), Murray (8)
Triples: Bryant (1)
Home Runs: Gamble (5), Armas (3), Murray (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bryant (2), Heath (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (2)
GIDP: Page (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(6-6)            6    10   6   5   0   3   2  27   3.70
Alexander               2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.73
Totals                  8    11   6   5   0   6   2  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(2-9)         6.1   8   4   4   5   1   1  31   6.12
Lacey                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.11
Todd                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   7.68
Heaverlo SV(6)          1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.94
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   1   1  43

Passed Balls: Heath (1)
Wild Pitches: Langford 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock


RANGERS 1ST: Grubb was called out on strikes; Bell doubled to
center; Putnam singled to pitcher [Bell to third]; J. Ellis
singled to left [Bell out at home (catcher unassisted), Putnam
to second]; Buddy Bell was called out for failing to touch
HP; Langford threw a wild pitch [Putnam to third, J. Ellis
to second]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Soderholm lined to
third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
was called out on strikes; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Wills grounded
out (second to first); Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to center; Page grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Newman out at
second]; Heath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb walked; Bell walked [Grubb to second]; Putnam
forced Grubb (first to third) [Bell to second]; J. Ellis
grounded out (second to first) [Bell to third, Putnam to
second]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Soderholm flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas homered; Murray singled to first; Bryant
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Murray to second];
Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk doubled to center; Wills reached on a
fielder's choice [Zisk out at third (first to third to
shortstop), Wills to second]; Langford threw a wild pitch [Wills
to third]; Blanks singled to left [Wills scored]; Grubb forced
Blanks (shortstop to second); Bell forced Grubb (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross made an out to second; Newman singled to
left; Page doubled to left [Newman to third]; Heath grounded out
(first unassisted) [Newman scored]; Armas singled to center
[Page scored]; Murray hit an inside the park homer to center
[Armas scored]; Bryant tripled to center; Edwards grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam lined to right; J. Ellis grounded out (third
to first); Gamble homered; Soderholm popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Chalk flied out to right; Gross doubled to right;
Newman hit into a double play to right [Gross out at third
(right to shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Wills flied
out to left; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page reached on an error by Zisk [Page to
second]; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Page to
third]; Armas struck out; Murray doubled to right [Page scored
(unearned)]; Bryant made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb singled to second; Bell flied out to right;
Heath allowed a passed ball [Grubb to second]; Putnam singled to
center [Grubb scored]; J. Ellis walked [Putnam to second]; LACEY
REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); ROBERTS RAN FOR J. ELLIS; SAMPLE
BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Sample singled to left [Putnam to third,
Roberts to second]; TODD REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Soderholm
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Putnam scored]; Zisk made an out
to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SAMPLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ZISK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); ALEXANDER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Edwards made an out to
second; Chalk made an out to second; Gross doubled to right;
Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills singled to center; Blanks grounded out
(second to first) [Wills to second]; Grubb singled to left
[Wills scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Bell flied
out to center; Putnam made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Heath grounded out (first to
pitcher); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Athletics 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Roberts flied out to left; Sample singled to left;
Soderholm made an out to second; Zisk popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 6.