Scattering seven hits, Rick Langford pitched the A's to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. The A's scored in their first turn at bat on a double by Cliff Johnson and RBI single by Tony Armas, and added there tallies in the second on a run-scoring single by Dave McKay and two-run single by Johnson. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Monday, September 14, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Rangers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .331 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Johnson dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 .255 Oliver dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Armas rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .268 Bell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .199 Putnam 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Gross 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .197 Sundberg c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .278 Newman c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .243 Poquette rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .235 McKay 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .229 Sample lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .351 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 8 5 4 6 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 9,995 Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 6 DP: A's 0, Rangers 0 Doubles: Johnson (6), McKay (9) Home Runs: Gross (9) Caught Stealing: Henderson (21) Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (8) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford W(9-9) 9 7 2 2 1 2 0 35 2.96 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 2 0 35 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(8-5) 7.1 8 5 5 4 5 1 32 3.47 Kern 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.69 Totals 9 8 5 5 4 6 1 37 Wild Pitches: Medich (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; Johnson doubled to left; Armas singled to right [Johnson scored]; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills popped to shortstop; Rivers flied to left; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross walked; Newman walked [Gross to second]; McKay singled to right [Gross scored, Newman to third]; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McKay to second]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy was walked intentionally; Johnson singled to center [Newman scored, McKay scored, Murphy out at third (center to first to shortstop to catcher to third)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to left; Putnam singled to right [Bell to third]; Sundberg singled to right [Bell scored, Putnam to third]; Poquette grounded out (second to first) [Putnam scored, Sundberg to second]; Sample walked; Mendoza struck out; Wills flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas struck out; Spencer popped to second; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Oliver forced Rivers (second to shortstop); Bell forced Oliver (shortstop to second); Putnam flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman struck out; McKay doubled to left; Stanley lined to second; Medich threw a wild pitch [McKay to third]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette singled to center; Sample lined to second; Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross homered; Newman flied to right; McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg singled to center; Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Sample flied to left; WAGNER BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Wagner flied to left; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Johnson flied to left; Armas singled to left; Spencer singled to center [Armas to second]; KERN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Gross forced Spencer (first to shortstop) [Armas to third]; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Rivers flied to center; Oliver lined to shortstop; Bell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: McKay flied to left; Stanley grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Poquette singled to left; Sample popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 2.

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