Mickey Rivers rapped four hits, including a two-run single in the third inning for the Rangers' game-winning RBI, in a 10-6 victory over the A's. Al Oliver, Pat Putnam and Buddy Bell also drove in two runs apiece for the Rangers. Bell came through with a single as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning to apply the victory clincher. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, Oakland Athletics 6
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  2  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6  9  1
Rangers      3  0  3    1  1  0    0  2  x  -  10 16  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Rivers cf             6   1   4   2     0   1   .331
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Grubb rf              0   1   0   0     2   0   .283
Page dh               4   1   1   1     0   1   .246        Sample ph,rf        2   1   1   1     0   0   .241
  Klutts ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .266        Staub ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Armas rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Bell ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .329
Gross 3b              3   2   0   0     2   1   .286        Norris pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Gonzalez 1b           4   2   2   0     0   1   .203      Oliver lf             5   1   2   2     1   0   .309
  Essian ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Zisk dh               5   0   1   0     1   1   .292
McKay 2b              4   1   3   3     0   0   .259      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   2     1   1   .266
Newman c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .226      Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .241      Roberts 3b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .253
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   2   2   1     2   0   .276
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          3   2   1   0     2   0   .257
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     4   6             Totals               39  10  16  10     9   4

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance:  7,560
Left on Base: A's 9, Rangers 15
DP: A's 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Henderson, Harrelson
Doubles: Oliver (39), Wills (28), Sundberg (23), Sample (7)
Home Runs: Page (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Guerrero (6), Sample (2)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (5,by Darwin)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(12-14)        2     6   6   6   6   1   0  18   4.15
Lacey                   3     5   2   2   1   2   0  15   3.44
Jones                   2.1   4   2   2   2   0   0  13   2.30
Hamilton                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2  11.79
Beard                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.17
Totals                  8    16  10  10   9   4   0  49

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay                    2.2   6   4   4   2   1   1  16   4.17
Darwin W(12-3)          5     2   2   1   2   4   0  21   2.42
Johnson SV(4)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.55
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   6   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Darwin (2)
Wild Pitches: Jones (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy walked; Page forced Murphy (second to shortstop); Armas
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left [Rivers to second (error by
Henderson)]; Grubb walked; Oliver doubled to center [Rivers
scored, Grubb scored]; Zisk flied out to center; Putnam singled
to right [Oliver scored]; Wills made an out to shortstop;
Roberts singled to left [Putnam to second]; Sundberg walked
[Putnam to third, Roberts to second]; Harrelson flied out to
right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
singled to left; McKay singled to right [Gonzalez to third];
Newman singled to center [Gonzalez scored, McKay to third];
Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to left [McKay scored]; Henderson
forced Newman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Rivers struck out; Grubb walked; Oliver walked
[Grubb to second]; Zisk flied out to left; Putnam walked [Grubb
to third, Oliver to second]; Wills forced Putnam (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Page
homered; Armas struck out; Gross walked; Gonzalez singled to
center [Gross to third]; McKay singled to left [Gross scored,
Gonzalez to second]; DARWIN REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Newman
made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Roberts singled to center; Sundberg singled to
right [Roberts to third]; Harrelson walked [Sundberg to second];
LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Rivers singled to center
[Roberts scored, Sundberg scored, Harrelson to third]; SAMPLE
BATTED FOR GRUBB; Sample hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Harrelson scored]; Oliver singled to center [Rivers to second];
Zisk forced Rivers (third unassisted) [Oliver to second]; Putnam
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Guerrero
flied out to left; Henderson walked; Murphy struck out; Page
forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills doubled to left; Roberts struck out; Sundberg
doubled to left [Wills scored]; Harrelson flied out to left;
Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied out to left; Gross popped to pitcher;
Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample doubled to left; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted) [Sample to third]; Zisk was walked intentionally;
Putnam forced Zisk (first to shortstop) [Sample scored]; Wills
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Rangers 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman
struck out; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 6TH: JONES REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Roberts flied out
to left; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
walked; Rivers singled to right [Harrelson to second]; Sample
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy made an out to shortstop; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk
singled to left; Jones threw a wild pitch [Zisk to second];
Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher) [Zisk to third]; Wills
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers
8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
walked; Gonzalez reached on an error by Harrelson [Gross to
third, Gonzalez to second]; McKay singled to left [Gross scored,
Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Newman singled to left [McKay to
second]; Guerrero flied out to right; Henderson was hit by a
pitch [McKay to third, Newman to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED
DARWIN (PITCHING); Murphy made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
walked; Harrelson singled to left [Sundberg to second]; Rivers
singled to pitcher [Sundberg to third, Harrelson to second];
STAUB BATTED FOR SAMPLE; HAMILTON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING);
BELL BATTED FOR STAUB; Bell singled to right [Sundberg scored,
Harrelson scored, Rivers to second]; NORRIS RAN FOR BELL; Oliver
flied out to left; BEARD REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Zisk
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 10.

ATHLETICS 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KLUTTS BATTED
FOR PAGE; Klutts singled to right; Armas made an out to second;
Gross struck out; ESSIAN BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Essian flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 10.