Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 5 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 5

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Day

Game Played on Friday, June 22, 1979 (N) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

TEX A 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 - 5 12 1 OAK A 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 x - 6 11 0

BATTING

Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Grubb cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Putnam 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 8 1 J. Ellis c 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Roberts pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Gamble rf 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 Sample ph,lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Soderholm dh 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Zisk lf,rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wills 2b 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 Blanks ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 37 5 12 5 5 1 24 10

FIELDING - DP: 2. Wills-Blanks-Putnam, Gamble-Blanks-Bell. E: Zisk (3).

BATTING - 2B: Bell (18,off Langford); Zisk (5,off Langford). HR: Gamble (5,5th inning off Langford 0 on 2 out). SF: Soderholm (2,off Todd). IBB: Gamble 2 (6,by Langford 2). Team LOB: 11.

Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Chalk ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Gross 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 Newman 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 8 2 Page dh 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Heath c 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 Armas cf 4 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 Murray rf 3 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 Bryant lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 11 6 0 6 27 11

FIELDING - PB: Heath (1).

BATTING - 2B: Page (5,off Comer); Gross 2 (12,off Comer,off Alexander); Murray (8,off Comer). 3B: Bryant (1,off Comer). HR: Armas (3,3rd inning off Comer 0 on 0 out); Murray (2,4th inning off Comer 1 on 2 out). SH: Bryant (2,off Comer); Heath (1,off Comer). GDP: Page (5,off Comer). Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Comer L(6-6) 6 10 6 5 0 3 2 27 Alexander 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 Totals 8 11 6 5 0 6 2 34

Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Langford W(2-9) 6.1 8 4 4 5 1 1 31 Lacey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Todd 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Heaverlo SV(6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 12 5 5 5 1 1 43

WP: Langford 2 (8). IBB: Langford 2 (3,Gamble 2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Lacey 2-0; Todd 3-1; Heaverlo 1-0. .

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock

Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 1865

Starting Lineups:

Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics

1. Grubb cf Edwards 2b
2. Bell 3b Chalk ss
3. Putnam 1b Gross 3b
4. J. Ellis c Newman 1b
5. Gamble rf Page dh
6. Soderholm dh Heath c
7. Zisk lf Armas cf
8. Wills 2b Murray rf
9. Blanks ss Bryant lf Comer p Langford p

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb was called out on strikes; Bell doubled to center; Putnam singled to pitcher [Bell to third]; J. Ellis singled to left [Bell out at home (catcher unassisted), Putnam to second]; Buddy Bell was called out for failing to touch HP; Langford threw a wild pitch [Putnam to third, J. Ellis to second]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Soderholm lined to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk was called out on strikes; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to center; Page grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Newman out at second]; Heath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb walked; Bell walked [Grubb to second]; Putnam forced Grubb (first to third) [Bell to second]; J. Ellis grounded out (second to first) [Bell to third, Putnam to second]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas homered to center; Murray singled to first; Bryant out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Murray to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk doubled to center; Wills reached on a fielder's choice [Zisk out at third (first to third to shortstop), Wills to second]; Langford threw a wild pitch [Wills to third]; Blanks singled to left [Wills scored]; Grubb forced Blanks (shortstop to second); Bell forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross made an out to second; Newman singled to left; Page doubled to left [Newman to third]; Heath grounded out (first unassisted) [Newman scored]; Armas singled to center [Page scored]; Murray hit an inside the park homer to center [Armas scored]; Bryant tripled to center; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam lined to right; J. Ellis grounded out (third to first); Gamble homered to center; Soderholm popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Chalk flied out to right; Gross doubled to right; Newman hit into a double play to right [Gross out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Wills flied out to left; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page reached on an error by Zisk [Page to second]; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Page to third]; Armas struck out; Murray doubled to right [Page scored (unearned)]; Bryant made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb singled to second; Bell flied out to right; Heath allowed a passed ball [Grubb to second]; Putnam singled to center [Grubb scored]; J. Ellis walked [Putnam to second]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); ROBERTS RAN FOR J. ELLIS; SAMPLE BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Sample singled to left [Putnam to third, Roberts to second]; TODD REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to center [Putnam scored]; Zisk made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ZISK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ALEXANDER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Edwards made an out to second; Chalk made an out to second; Gross doubled to right; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills singled to center; Blanks grounded out (second to first) [Wills to second]; Grubb singled to left [Wills scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Bell flied out to center; Putnam made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Heath grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Roberts flied out to left; Sample singled to left; Soderholm made an out to second; Zisk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 6.

Final Totals R H E LOB Rangers 5 12 1 11 Athletics 6 11 0 4

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