Mike Norris, who entered the game with an earned-run average of 0.52, was rapped for six runs in six innings as the Rangers defeated the A's, 7-3. Rangers' scoring included a two-run double by John Ellis and two-run single by Jim Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      2  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  1  -   7 11  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .303      Henderson lf          5   2   2   0     0   1   .263
Wills 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .263      Murphy cf             4   1   2   2     1   2   .297
Oliver lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .294      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .325
Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   1   .340      Page dh               3   0   1   1     1   1   .255
Ellis dh              4   1   2   2     1   0   .327      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Sample pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Grubb rf              3   1   1   0     0   2   .242      Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Sundberg c            3   1   1   2     1   0   .300        McKay 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Norris 1b,rf          3   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Picciolo 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   1   .111        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Klutts 2b,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  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
                                                            Camacho p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     5   8             Totals               34   3   7   3     4   8

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 10,549
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 8
DP: Rangers 0, A's 2
Errors: Revering
Doubles: Ellis (3), Rivers (9)
Home Runs: Murphy (4)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (20)
Caught Stealing: Harrelson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (1), Norris (1)
GIDP: Bell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (3,by Hamilton)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(4-2)           6.1   7   3   3   3   6   1  29   4.79
Kern SV(2)              2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.22
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   8   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(5-3)           6    10   6   6   2   4   0  29   1.22
Hamilton                2.1   1   1   1   2   4   0  10  10.13
Camacho                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.23
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   8   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Hamilton (3)
Wild Pitches: Camacho (1)
Balks: Hamilton (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out; Wills grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Oliver singled to center; Bell singled to left
[Oliver to second]; Ellis doubled to left [Oliver scored, Bell
scored]; Grubb struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy
singled to right; Revering grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Murphy to second]; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg flied out to right; Norris grounded out
(second to first); Harrelson singled to left; Rivers grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross singled to center; Armas walked [Gross to
second]; Heath flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to right;
Picciolo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to left; Oliver flied out to left;
Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole
second; Murphy struck out; Revering walked; Page singled to left
[Henderson scored, Revering to second]; Gross lined to right;
Armas popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
struck out; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
lined to first; Picciolo lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Norris singled to center; Harrelson walked [Norris
to second]; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Norris to third, Harrelson to second]; Wills singled to right
[Norris scored (RBI), Harrelson to third, Wills to second (error
by Revering)]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell struck out
while Harrelson was caught stealing home (catcher to third); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson lined to left; Murphy walked; Revering
singled to right [Murphy to second]; Page struck out; Gross
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Ellis singled to left; Grubb singled to center
[Ellis to third, Grubb to second (on throw to 3b)]; Sundberg
singled to center [Ellis scored, Grubb scored]; Norris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Sundberg to second]; On a
bunt Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to
third]; Rivers doubled to left [Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded
out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas flied out to left; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 6, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Oliver was hit
by a pitch; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Oliver out at second]; Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis struck out;
Henderson singled to center; Murphy homered [Henderson scored];
KERN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Revering made an out to
shortstop; Page walked; Gross made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 8TH: KLUTTS REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 2B); WALTON BATTED
FOR GRUBB; Walton struck out; Sundberg walked; Norris singled to
second [Sundberg to second]; Harrelson was called out on
strikes; Rivers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Rangers 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PUTNAM REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING 1B); NORRIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Armas was called out on strikes;
Heath flied out to right; NEWMAN BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Newman
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics
3.

RANGERS 9TH: MCKAY REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); KLUTTS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Wills walked; Hamilton balked [Wills to
second]; Oliver was called out on strikes; CAMACHO REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Camacho threw a wild pitch [Wills to
third]; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Wills scored];
Ellis walked; SAMPLE RAN FOR ELLIS; Putnam popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Klutts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to
center; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Athletics 3.