Pitching a two-hitter, Fergie Jenkins recorded the 250th victory of his major league career as the Rangers defeated the A's, 3-1. The A's scored an unearned run in the fourth inning, but the Rangers came back against Rick Langford after two were out in the sixth. Pepe Frias and Mickey Rivers singled and Bump Wills doubled to drive in Frias. Al Oliver then singled to score Rivers and Wills. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, May       23, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Wills 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .268      Murphy cf             4   1   0   0     0   2   .293
Oliver lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .293      Page dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .347      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Ellis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Armas rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Essian c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Frias ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Picciolo 2b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            McKay 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   2     1   0             Totals               29   1   2   1     3   8

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  4,141
Left on Base: Rangers 4, A's 4
DP: Rangers 1, A's 0
Errors: Frias, Guerrero
Doubles: Picciolo (6)
Caught Stealing: Wills (5)
GIDP: Revering (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(3-3)          9     2   1   0   3   8   0  32   3.62
Totals                  9     2   1   0   3   8   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(3-3)         9     6   3   0   1   0   0  34   3.35
Totals                  9     6   3   0   1   0   0  34

Wild Pitches: Langford (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Bill Haller


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to left; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Putnam
lined to first; Frias grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian popped to first in foul territory;
Guerrero struck out; Picciolo doubled to center; Henderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); Wills was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy reached on an error by Frias; Page walked
[Murphy to second]; Revering grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Murphy to third, Page out at second];
Gross walked; Armas singled to center [Murphy scored (unearned),
Gross to second]; Essian lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell flied out to center; Ellis flied out to right;
Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Picciolo was called
out on strikes; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Putnam lined to
second; Frias singled to shortstop; Rivers singled to right
[Frias to second]; Wills reached on an error by Guerrero [Frias
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rivers to third, Wills to second];
Oliver singled to left [Rivers scored (unearned), Wills scored
(unearned)]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy struck out; Page grounded out (second to
first); Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Ellis popped to second in foul territory; Grubb
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg singled to left; Putnam
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross flied out to left; Armas made an out to
shortstop; Essian walked; Guerrero lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Henderson flied out to right;
Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MCKAY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 2B); Oliver lined to
right; Bell singled to right; Langford threw a wild pitch [Bell
to second]; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb was
walked intentionally; Sundberg forced Grubb (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Revering
flied out to center; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.