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Mike Norris became a 20-game winner by going the route as the A's defeated the Rangers, 4-2, in 11 innings. The A's were behind, 2-0, but tied the game in the ninth on a two-run homer by Mickey Klutts, pinch-hitting for Wayne Gross. Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumA's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 10 0
Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 2
A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Henderson lf 6 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .326
Murphy cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .277 Grubb rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288
Page dh 5 0 2 0 0 2 .247 Davis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Oliver lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .309
Klutts ph,3b 2 2 2 2 0 0 .257 Staub 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298
Armas rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .268 Putnam 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Davis 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Zisk dh 4 0 2 1 1 0 .288
Gonzalez 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .200 Roberts 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .253
McKay 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Newman c 4 0 1 0 1 2 .223 Richardt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Guerrero ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .243 Bell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .328
Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .252
Norris ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .232
Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 4 10 4 5 8 Totals 42 2 10 2 3 1
Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 7,295
Left on Base: A's 9, Rangers 10
DP: A's 0, Rangers 3
Errors: Harrelson, Medich
Doubles: Murphy (17), Page (10), Oliver (37)
Home Runs: Klutts (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (81)
Sacrifice Flies: Guerrero (5)
GIDP: Guerrero (14)
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Norris W(20-8) 11 10 2 2 3 1 0 45 2.24
Totals 11 10 2 2 3 1 0 45
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Medich 8 5 1 0 2 6 0 29 3.98
Johnson 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 2.65
Darwin L(11-3) 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 12 2.45
Totals 11 10 4 3 5 8 1 46
Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dallas Parks
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy
doubled to right; Page singled to left [Murphy out at home (left
to catcher), Page to second (on throw to home)]; Gross was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0,
Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb
popped to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (third to first); Davis struck
out; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second
to first); Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richardt flied out to right; Harrelson singled to center; Rivers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics
0, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy flied out to right; Page doubled to left;
Gross lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Page out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to center; Staub singled to right [Oliver to third];
Zisk singled to left [Oliver scored, Staub to second]; Roberts
flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas struck out; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 1B); Richardt
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Harrelson grounded
out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman struck out; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy walked; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Grubb flied out to center; Oliver doubled to
center; Staub walked; Zisk flied out to center; Roberts made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas
walked; Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice [Armas to second
(error by Harrelson; assist by Richardt)]; McKay lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Gonzalez out at first]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Richardt grounded out
(third to first); Harrelson singled to left; Rivers grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman singled to center; Guerrero grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Newman out at second];
Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
0, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 8TH: Grubb singled to right; Oliver flied out to right;
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grubb to second]; Zisk
was walked intentionally; Roberts singled to right [Grubb
scored, Zisk out at third (right to first to third to second)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); Murphy
reached on an error by Medich; JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Page struck out; KLUTTS BATTED FOR GROSS; Klutts
homered [Murphy scored (unearned)]; Armas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez singled to right; McKay flied out
to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 9TH: KLUTTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Sundberg
walked; On a bunt Richardt made an out to catcher; NORRIS BATTED
FOR HARRELSON; Norris singled to center [Sundberg to second];
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Sundberg to third,
Norris to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 10TH: DARWIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); DAVIS
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Newman grounded out (second to first); Guerrero walked;
Henderson popped to first in foul territory; Murphy walked
[Guerrero to second]; Page made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 10TH: Oliver lined to second; Putnam grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zisk singled to center; Roberts forced
Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2,
Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 11TH: Klutts singled to right; Armas struck out;
Gonzalez singled to right [Klutts to second]; McKay singled to
right [Klutts scored, Gonzalez to third, McKay to second (on
throw)]; Newman was walked intentionally; Guerrero hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Gonzalez scored, McKay to third];
Henderson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics
4, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 11TH: Sundberg flied out to right; BELL BATTED FOR
RICHARDT; Bell flied out to center; Norris grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.
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