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Driving in two runs apiece, Buddy Bell and Pat Putnam paced the Rangers to a 6-3 verdict over the A's. Bell plated two tallies with a first-inning single. Putnam crashed a solo homer in the second stanza and stroked a run-scoring single in the fifth. Steve Comer, getting relief help from Jim Kern, received credit for his 16th victory of the season. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 3Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRangers 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 6 11 0
A's 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Rivers cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Henderson lf 4 2 3 1 1 0 .277
Wills 2b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .270 Murphy cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .248
Oliver lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .325 Revering dh 2 0 1 1 2 1 .297
Bell 3b 3 0 1 2 2 1 .298 Newman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .226
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .248 Gross 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Essian c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .253
Putnam dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 .286 Heath rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Sundberg c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Chalk 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227
Norman ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .211 Picciolo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morgan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minetto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 11 6 5 4 Totals 33 3 7 3 5 5
Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 2,636
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 8
DP: Rangers 0, A's 2
Errors: Newman
Doubles: Oliver (26), Norman (8), Revering (24), Chalk (6)
Home Runs: Putnam (18), Henderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (3)
GIDP: Zisk 2 (14)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Comer W(16-10) 6 4 2 2 3 2 1 24 3.69
Kern SV(27) 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 14 1.60
Totals 9 7 3 3 5 5 1 38
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Morgan L(2-9) 1.2 5 3 3 2 0 1 11 5.84
Minetto 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 14 5.42
Norris 4.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 16 4.90
Totals 9 11 6 4 5 4 1 41
Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Ted Hendry
RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled; Wills singled to center [Rivers to
second]; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Rivers to third,
Wills to second]; Bell singled to right [Rivers scored, Wills
scored]; Montanez walked [Bell to second]; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson homered; Murphy struck out; Revering
walked; Newman made an out to second; Gross flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 1.
RANGERS 2ND: Putnam homered; Sundberg singled to left; Norman
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sundberg to
second]; Rivers flied out to center [Sundberg to third]; Wills
walked; MINETTO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Oliver walked [Wills
to second]; Bell forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian grounded out (third to first); Heath flied
out to left; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
RANGERS 3RD: Montanez singled to center; Zisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Montanez out at second];
Putnam made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
3, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (second to first);
Henderson singled to center; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Norman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering walked; Newman was called out on
strikes; Gross flied out to center; Essian flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Wills reached on an error by Newman; Oliver doubled
to center [Wills scored (unearned)]; Bell walked; Montanez
struck out; Zisk flied out to right [Oliver to third]; Putnam
singled to left [Oliver scored (unearned), Bell to second];
NORRIS REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Sundberg lined to shortstop;
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Chalk flied
out to left; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Norman doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted) [Norman to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Norman scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled to center; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Revering doubled to
center [Henderson scored]; Newman grounded out (third to first);
Gross walked; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
RANGERS 7TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Montanez lined to
center; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Heath made an out
to second; Chalk doubled to left; Picciolo grounded out (catcher
to first) [Chalk to third]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
RANGERS 8TH: Putnam struck out; Sundberg singled to center;
Norman flied out to left; Rivers forced Sundberg (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Revering was
called out on strikes; Newman singled to shortstop; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
6, Athletics 2.
RANGERS 9TH: Wills flied out to left; Oliver singled to center
[Oliver out at second (center to second to first)]; Bell walked;
Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian walked; Heath grounded out (third to
first) [Essian to second]; Chalk singled to center [Essian
scored]; Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson walked
[Chalk to second]; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 3.
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