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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
|
| 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 | Doc Medich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Moret |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,909 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Sheldon Mallory | Center Fielder |
| Jim Tyrone | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Rich McKinney | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Keith Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| 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. Moret
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Moret
Mallory 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Moret
Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Medich
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Medich
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Medich
Washington hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Moret
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Moret
McKinney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Moret
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Medich
Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mallory. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Medich
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Picciolo. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Medich
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Horton scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Medich
There goes Harrah. The throw from Newman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Medich
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Medich
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Moret
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Moret
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Moret
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Medich
Sundberg hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Medich
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Medich
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Medich
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Newman and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Moret
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Moret
Mallory hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Moret
Tyrone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Medich
Washington hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Medich
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Medich
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Medich
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Medich
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. McKinney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Moret
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Moret
McKinney takes first base on ball four. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Moret
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Medich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Medich
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Medich
There goes Sundberg. The throw from Newman and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Medich
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Moret
Gross hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Moret
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Moret
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Medich
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Medich
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Medich
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Medich
May hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Moret
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosley vs. Moret
Tim Hosley pinch hits for Sheldon Mallory.
Hosley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Moret
Tyrone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Moret
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyrone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Moret
McKinney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Medich
Larry Murray now playing center field.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Medich
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Medich
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Tyrone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tyrone. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Medich
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Medich
Hargrove 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
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Devine
Adrian Devine now pitching.
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Devine
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Devine
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching. Marty Perez now playing second base. Rodney Scott now playing third base.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Bair
Jim Mason pinch runs for Bert Campaneris.
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bair
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bair
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Devine
Jim Mason now playing shortstop. Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Tabb hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Devine
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Devine
Murray strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1977, game 2 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Scott R, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mallory S, cf 2 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 2 0
Hosley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Mason J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Murray L, cf 1 0 0 0 Washington C, cf 4 1 1 1
Tyrone J, rf 3 0 1 0 Horton W, dh 4 1 1 0
Page M, lf 2 0 1 0 May D, rf 4 1 1 1
McKinney R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 1
Sanguillen M, dh 3 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Smith K, lf 3 0 1 0
Perez M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0
Newman J, c 3 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 2 0 0 0
Tabb J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 2 0 31 3 8 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 010 200 00x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Medich D (L) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6
Bair D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Moret R (W) 7.0 2 0 0 2 6
Devine A (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Picciolo R, Newman J, Tyrone J
TP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Oakland 2, Texas 5
2B -- Horton W, Campaneris B
HR -- Washington C, May D
SB -- Harrah T
CS -- Campaneris B, Sundberg J
T -- 2:14
A -- 19909
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