Al Oliver drove in three runs, scored twice and collected four hits to lead the Rangers to a 9-5 victory over the A's before only 750 fans, the second lowest attendance in the history of the Oakland franchise. Oliver doubled home two tallies to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead in the third inning and added a run-scoring single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  3    0  2  1    0  0  3  -   9 13  0
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 10  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   2   1     1   0   .289      Henderson lf          5   1   2   2     0   0   .279
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Oliver lf             5   2   4   3     0   1   .330      Revering 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .299
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .297      Newman c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Montanez 1b           5   0   1   2     0   0   .247      Gross 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .222
Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     2   1   .269      Chalk 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Putnam dh             4   1   1   1     0   2   .285      Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   0   .249
Sundberg c            4   1   1   1     1   1   .275      Heath rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Norman ss             5   1   2   0     0   1   .214        Murray rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Essian ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   1   2   1     0   1   .263
                                                          McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  13   9     4   7             Totals               36   5  10   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:    750
Left on Base: Rangers 10, A's 6
DP: Rangers 1, A's 0
Errors: Murray, McCatty
Doubles: Oliver (27), Rivers (26), Wills (19), Picciolo (13)
Triples: Sundberg (4), Henderson (3)
Home Runs: Revering (18)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (9)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (12)
Hit by Pitch: Putnam (6,by Heaverlo)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(15-13)        8.2  10   5   5   2   5   1  37   4.10
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.05
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   5   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(11-10)        8    12   8   8   3   6   0  39   4.04
Heaverlo                1     1   1   1   1   1   0   7   4.20
Totals                  9    13   9   9   4   7   0  46

Passed Balls: Newman (4)
Hit by Pitch: Heaverlo (4)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Wills flied out to left;
Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Murphy struck out;
Revering homered [Henderson scored]; Newman struck out; Gross
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez
flied out to center; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Page
walked; Heath forced Page (shortstop to second); Picciolo struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Putnam singled to right; Sundberg tripled [Putnam
scored]; Norman struck out; Rivers walked; Wills struck out;
Rivers stole second; Oliver doubled to center [Sundberg scored,
Rivers scored]; Bell reached on an error by McCatty [Oliver to
third]; Montanez flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy flied out to
center; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk walked; Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first) [Zisk to second]; Norman grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman singled to left; Gross singled to right
[Newman to third]; Chalk lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Gross out at first]; Page grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers singled to first; Newman allowed a passed
ball [Rivers to second]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Rivers to third]; Oliver singled to right [Rivers
scored]; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to second];
Montanez singled to left [Oliver scored]; Zisk struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath struck out; Mike Heath ejected by HP
umpire Fred Spenn; Picciolo lined to shortstop; Henderson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics
2.

RANGERS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING RF); Putnam struck
out; Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; Norman singled
to first; Rivers doubled to center [Norman scored]; Wills
reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers out at third (third
unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Revering
singled to right; Newman flied out to center; Gross walked
[Revering to second]; Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to first; Oliver was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bell lined to pitcher; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page flied out to left; Murray was called out on
strikes; Picciolo doubled to right; Henderson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk lined to shortstop; Putnam was called out on
strikes; Sundberg walked; Norman singled to pitcher [Sundberg to
second]; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Revering
grounded out (second to first); Newman made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills doubled to right; Oliver singled to left
[Wills to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Bell
singled to right [Wills scored, Oliver to third, Bell to second
(error by Murray)]; Montanez reached on a fielder's choice
[Oliver scored]; Zisk walked [Bell to third, Montanez to
second]; Putnam was hit by a pitch [Bell scored, Montanez to
third, Zisk to second]; Sundberg struck out; Norman flied out to
left; Rivers flied to left in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 9, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross singled to right; Chalk popped to third in
foul territory; Page singled to center [Gross to second]; ESSIAN
BATTED FOR MURRAY; Essian flied out to left; Picciolo singled
[Gross scored, Page to third]; Henderson tripled to right [Page
scored, Picciolo scored]; LYLE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 9, Athletics 5.