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Al Oliver singled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to score Jim Sundberg and give the Rangers a 4-3 decision over the A's. Jim Kern, who pitched the last 2 2/3 innings, gained his 10th victory against one defeat. Bump Wills knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded double for the Rangers in the fourth, but the A's forged ahead, 3-2, before the Rangers tied score in the eighth on a pass to Oscar Gamble and singles by Johnny Grubb and Pat Putnam. Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3Game Played on Saturday, June 30, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumA's 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0
Rangers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 8 1
A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Wills 2b 3 0 2 2 2 0 .264
Chalk 3b 2 0 1 1 3 0 .275 Sample lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .272
Essian c 4 0 0 1 0 1 .250 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .278
Newman 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .232 J. Ellis 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Sundberg c 2 1 1 0 0 1 .218
Armas rf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .250 Soderholm dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Bryant lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Gamble ph,dh 0 1 0 0 2 0 .408
Guerrero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Zisk rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .219
Murray rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Washington cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Edwards 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .249 Grubb ph,cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .267
Picciolo ss 3 1 3 1 0 0 .231 Oliver pr,cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .305
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts c 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243
Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Putnam ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .304
Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norman ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .201
Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 7 Totals 31 4 8 4 11 6
Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 22,439
Left on Base: A's 10, Rangers 14
DP: A's 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Norman
Doubles: Edwards (8), Picciolo 2 (3), Wills (10), Sundberg (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (6), Henderson 2 (2), Zisk (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (2)
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hamilton 3.2 3 2 2 6 3 0 19 3.81
Heaverlo 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.75
Langford 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 6.50
Todd L(2-5) 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 8 7.51
Totals 8.1 8 4 4 11 6 0 43
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Johnson 6.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 28 4.02
Kern W(10-1) 2.2 2 0 0 2 4 0 12 1.45
Totals 9 8 3 3 4 7 0 40
Wild Pitches: Langford (9), Todd 2 (2)
Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Derryl Cousins
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Chalk grounded out (third
to first); Essian grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to right; Sample flied into a double
play (right to first) [Wills out at first]; Bell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman was called out on strikes; Page flied out
to center; Armas singled to left; Bryant forced Armas (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis flied out to right; Soderholm was called
out on strikes; Zisk walked; Washington flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards doubled to center; Picciolo out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Edwards to third]; Henderson
flied to right in foul territory; Chalk singled to right
[Edwards scored]; Essian grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Roberts struck out; Norman flied out to left; Wills
walked; Sample walked [Wills to second]; Bell walked [Wills to
third, Sample to second]; J. Ellis forced Bell (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman flied out to center; Page grounded out
(second to first); Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Zisk singled to
left; Washington flied out to left; Roberts walked [Zisk to
second]; Norman walked [Zisk to third, Roberts to second]; Wills
doubled to left [Zisk scored, Roberts scored, Norman to third];
HEAVERLO REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Sample made an out to
first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Bryant grounded out (second to first); Edwards
singled to second; Picciolo doubled to left [Edwards scored];
Henderson made an out to second; Chalk walked; Essian flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 5TH: Bell was called out on strikes; J. Ellis grounded
out (third to first); Soderholm grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
reached on an error by Norman [Page to second]; Armas was walked
intentionally; GUERRERO BATTED FOR BRYANT; Guerrero flied out to
right [Page to third]; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING RF); ARMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Zisk grounded out (third to
first); GRUBB BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Grubb walked; PUTNAM BATTED
FOR ROBERTS; Putnam flied out to center; Norman struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PUTNAM STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SUNDBERG REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING C );
Picciolo doubled to right; Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Picciolo to third]; KERN REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Chalk walked; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Picciolo scored]; Newman singled to third [Chalk to second];
Page made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics
3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 7TH: LANGFORD REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Wills flied
out to right; Sample grounded out (third to first); Bell singled
to left; Langford threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Sundberg
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas struck out; Murray was called out on
strikes; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 8TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble walked; Zisk
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gamble to second];
Grubb singled to right [Gamble to third]; OLIVER RAN FOR GRUBB;
Putnam singled to center [Gamble scored, Oliver to second]; TODD
REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); BLANKS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Blanks
flied out to center; Todd threw a wild pitch [Oliver to third,
Putnam to second]; Wills was walked intentionally; Sample
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics
3, Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 9TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BLANKS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Picciolo singled to center; Henderson out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Picciolo to second];
Chalk walked; Essian struck out; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 9TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
doubled; Gamble was walked intentionally; Todd threw a wild
pitch [Sundberg to third, Gamble to second]; Zisk walked; Oliver
singled to third [Sundberg scored, Gamble to third, Zisk to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.
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