Completing the three-game series sweep, the Rangers downed the A's, 9-4. The Rangers sent 12 batters to the plate in the third inning and scored six runs to wipe out the A's 3-0 lead. Mickey Rivers hit a two-run single to tie the score and Buddy Bell drove in a run with a single to put the Rangers ahead to stay. Bell added a two-run single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  6    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   9 18  0
A's          0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   3   2     1   0   .292      Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     1   0   .278
Wills 2b              5   2   4   0     1   0   .275      Murphy cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .247
Oliver lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .330      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Bell 3b               5   2   4   3     0   1   .301      Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Montanez 1b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .250      Gross 3b              1   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Sample rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .295        Chalk 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Putnam dh             3   1   1   0     1   2   .286      Page dh               4   1   1   0     0   2   .249
  J. Ellis ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Sundberg c            2   1   0   1     3   1   .274      Bryant rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .179
Norman ss             5   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Picciolo ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .263
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  18   9     6   5             Totals               34   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  1,037
Left on Base: Rangers 11, A's 6
DP: Rangers 0, A's 0
Doubles: Sample (20), Norman (9), Picciolo (14)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (29)
Caught Stealing: Wills 2 (11)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (4,by Hamilton)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(5-7)        6.1   5   3   3   3   4   0  26   4.45
Kern                    2.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  11   1.63
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   5   0  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(7-6)          2.1   7   6   6   1   1   0  14   4.30
Norris                  4.2   6   1   1   4   4   0  22   4.81
Hamilton                2     5   2   2   1   0   0  11   3.70
Totals                  9    18   9   9   6   5   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Hamilton (1)
Wild Pitches: Kern (5), Kingman (9)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
singled to right; Wills was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson made an out to first; Murphy singled to
center; Revering flied out to right; Essian flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell struck out; Montanez flied out to left; Sample
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross walked; Page struck out; Edwards flied out
to right; Bryant singled to center [Gross to second]; Picciolo
doubled to left [Gross scored, Bryant scored]; Henderson singled
to left [Picciolo scored, Henderson out at second (left to third
to second)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Putnam singled to left; Sundberg walked [Putnam to
second]; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Putnam to third, Sundberg
to second]; Norman made an out to second; Rivers singled to left
[Putnam scored, Sundberg scored]; Wills singled to right [Rivers
to third]; Oliver singled to center [Rivers scored, Wills to
third]; Bell singled to right [Wills scored, Oliver to second];
Montanez singled to second [Oliver scored, Bell to third];
NORRIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Sample grounded out (catcher
to first) [Montanez to second]; Putnam was walked intentionally;
Sundberg walked [Bell scored, Montanez to third, Putnam to
second]; Norman forced Montanez (catcher unassisted); 6 R, 6 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy singled to right; Revering flied out to
right; Essian flied out to center; Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); Wayne Gross ejected by 1B umpire Larry Barnett;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 4TH: CHALK REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Rivers singled
to shortstop; Wills forced Rivers (second to shortstop); Wills
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to
first); Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell singled to right; Montanez singled to right
[Bell to third]; Sample doubled to right [Bell scored, Montanez
to third, Sample out at second (catcher to third to catcher to
second)]; Putnam struck out; Sundberg struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy was called out
on strikes; Henderson stole third; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Norman struck out (catcher to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Wills walked; Oliver forced Wills (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Chalk
grounded out (third to first); Page grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell singled to right; Montanez singled to center
[Bell to second]; Sample forced Bell (pitcher to third)
[Montanez to second]; Putnam struck out; Sundberg walked
[Montanez to third, Sample to second]; Norman flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Bryant
walked; KERN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Picciolo flied out
to right; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Rivers walked;
Wills singled to left [Rivers to second]; Oliver was hit by a
pitch [Rivers to third, Wills to second]; Bell singled to center
[Rivers scored, Wills scored, Oliver to second]; Montanez forced
Bell (pitcher to shortstop) [Oliver to third]; Sample made an
out to second; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; J. Ellis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Revering grounded out (second to
first); Essian singled to right; Chalk was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
doubled to left; Rivers singled to center [Norman out at home
(center to catcher), Rivers to second (on throw to home)]; Wills
singled to right [Rivers out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page singled to second; Edwards singled to right
[Page to second]; Kern threw a wild pitch [Page to third,
Edwards to second]; Bryant grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [Page scored]; Picciolo flied out to left; Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
9, Athletics 4.