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.