Two homers by Mitchell Page highlighted the A's 6-3 victory over the Rangers. A solo homer by Page and two-run double by Dave McKay highlighted a four-run fourth inning. Page added a two-run circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  8  1
A's          0  0  0    4  0  0    2  0  x  -   6  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .331      Henderson lf          1   2   0   0     3   0   .297
Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .299      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Oliver lf,1b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .308      Page dh               4   2   2   3     0   0   .243
Staub dh              4   1   2   0     1   0   .306      Armas rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .268
Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
  Sample ph,lf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .234        Klutts 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Sundberg c            4   0   1   2     0   0   .280      Davis 1b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .202
Frias 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Newman ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Essian c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Davis 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      McKay 2b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .234
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   1   .232      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Richardt 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     6   3             Totals               29   6   7   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  2,443
Left on Base: Rangers 10, A's 4
DP: Rangers 1, A's 2
Errors: Figueroa, Davis
Doubles: Sundberg (22), McKay (12)
Home Runs: Oliver (17), Page 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Staub (1), Henderson (74)
GIDP: Oliver (12), Staub (14), Page (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(3-10)        3.1   2   3   3   2   1   1  13   6.54
Rajsich                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.94
Babcock                 2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.67
Lyle                    2     1   2   2   1   3   1   8   4.69
Totals                  8     7   6   6   5   5   2  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(15-12)         7.1   6   2   2   4   2   1  31   3.06
Lacey                   0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.34
Jones SV(5)             1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.99
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   3   1  40

Balks: Lyle (2)

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Grubb flied out to right;
Oliver grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Murphy flied out to center; Page grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Putnam reached on an error
by Davis [Staub to second]; Sundberg popped to catcher in foul
territory; Frias flied out to left; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to left; Gross lined to second;
Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Richardt walked; Rivers singled to right [Richardt
to third]; Grubb walked [Rivers to second]; Oliver forced
Richardt (first to catcher) [Rivers to third, Grubb to second];
Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (third to first); McKay
struck out; Picciolo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
made an out to second; Frias flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson walked; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Henderson to second]; Henderson was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Figueroa [Henderson scored]; Page
homered; Armas singled to center; RAJSICH REPLACED FIGUEROA
(PITCHING); Gross singled to right [Armas to second]; Davis
forced Gross (second to shortstop) [Armas to third]; Essian
walked [Davis to second]; McKay doubled to left [Armas scored,
Davis scored, Essian to third]; BABCOCK REPLACED RAJSICH
(PITCHING); Picciolo lined to second; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrelson walked; Richardt forced Harrelson (third
to second); Rivers flied out to center; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson lined to shortstop; Murphy singled to
right; Page grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver lined to left; Staub singled to right; Staub
stole second; Putnam struck out; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out; Gross walked; Davis singled to
left [Gross to second]; Essian popped to catcher in foul
territory; McKay forced Gross (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Frias flied out to left; Harrelson singled to left;
Richardt made an out to shortstop; Rivers flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Picciolo struck
out; Henderson walked; Lyle balked [Henderson to second];
Henderson stole third; Murphy struck out; Page homered
[Henderson scored]; Armas struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb flied out to right; Oliver homered; Staub
walked; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); SAMPLE BATTED FOR
PUTNAM; Sample walked [Staub to second]; Sundberg doubled to
right [Staub scored, Sample scored]; ZISK BATTED FOR FRIAS;
JONES REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Zisk grounded out (second to
first); Harrelson struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DAVIS
REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING 3B); SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Gross grounded out (first unassisted); NEWMAN BATTED FOR DAVIS;
Newman flied out to left; Essian popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 9TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KLUTTS REPLACED
GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Richardt flied out to left; Rivers grounded
out (second to first); Grubb walked; Oliver singled to left
[Grubb to second]; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 6.