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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 8, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 8, 1977 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Umbarger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Rich Garcia |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Larry Murray | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Tabb | First Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
| Sheldon Mallory | Center Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Keith Smith | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 8, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blyleven
Scott bunts towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Blyleven
There goes Scott. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray bunts towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Scott scores. Murray moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabb vs. Blyleven
Tabb hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Blyleven
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Blyleven
Sanguillen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Umbarger
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Umbarger
Campaneris hits a line drive towards first. Tabb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Umbarger
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Umbarger
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murray. Horton reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Umbarger
Harrah is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Umbarger
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Umbarger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Horton moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Umbarger
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton scores. Harrah scores. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Umbarger
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tabb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blyleven
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Blyleven
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Blyleven
Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mallory for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Umbarger
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Umbarger
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Umbarger
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Blyleven
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blyleven
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Blyleven
Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Umbarger
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murray. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Umbarger
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Umbarger
Harrah is hit by the pitch. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Umbarger
Kurt Bevacqua pinch runs for Toby Harrah.
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Umbarger
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Blyleven
Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base.
Page hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Blyleven
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blyleven
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Umbarger
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Umbarger
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Umbarger
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Umbarger
There's a wild pitch. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Umbarger
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Blyleven
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Blyleven
Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Blyleven
Picciolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blyleven
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Umbarger
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Umbarger
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Umbarger
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Umbarger
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Blyleven
Tabb hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Blyleven
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Blyleven
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Umbarger
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Umbarger
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Umbarger
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Umbarger
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Umbarger
Umbarger spins and fires to second, with Picciolo covering, and Washington is picked off. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blyleven
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Blyleven
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Blyleven
Mallory strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Umbarger
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Umbarger
Smith bunts towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Umbarger
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Umbarger
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blyleven
Marty Perez pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blyleven
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Blyleven
Tabb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Umbarger
Marty Perez now playing second base. Rodney Scott now playing shortstop.
Grieve strikes out. Sanguillen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grieve out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Umbarger
Wills bunts towards first. Tabb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Umbarger
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Umbarger
Washington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. Sundberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Umbarger
Hargrove hits a popup in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Blyleven
Dave May now playing right field.
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Blyleven
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blyleven
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1977, game 1 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Scott R, 2b-ss 4 1 2 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 2 0
Murray L, lf 3 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0
Tabb J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Smith K, lf 2 2 1 0
Page M, dh 4 0 0 0 Horton W, dh 3 1 2 2
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Alomar S, pr 0 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 0 1 0 0
Crawford W, rf 3 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, pr-3b 2 0 1 0
Mallory S, cf 3 0 1 0 Grieve T, rf 4 0 1 0
Picciolo R, ss 2 0 0 0 May D, rf 0 0 0 0
Perez M, ph-2b 1 0 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 2
Sundberg J, c 3 1 0 0
Washington C, cf 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 1 30 5 10 5
Oakland 100 001 000 -- 2
Texas 301 000 01x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger J (L) 8.0 10 5 5 3 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 5 2 1 1 10
E -- Hargrove M 2
DP -- Oakland 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Texas 8
2B -- Horton W, Smith K
3B -- Washington C
HR -- Tabb J
SB -- Scott R
SH -- Murray L, Smith K
HBP -- by Umbarger J (Smith K), by Umbarger J (Harrah T) 2
WP -- Umbarger J
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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