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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 4Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRangers 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.
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