Athletics @ Rangers
August 8, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 5 0
Rangers 5 10 2
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 5 0
Rangers 5 10 2

Wayne Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .225
OBP .333 .326
At Bats 2 373
Hits 0 84
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 53
RBI’s 0 48

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 10 0
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Arlington Stadium - August 8, 1977
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Bert Blyleven
Jim Sundberg
Mike Hargrove
Bump Wills
Kurt Bevacqua
Bert Campaneris
Keith Smith
Claudell Washington
Dave May
Wayne Gross

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 2 5 0 4
Texas Rangers 5 10 2 8
Winning Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Losing Pitcher Jim Umbarger
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bump Wills
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Hargrove hits a popup in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wills bunts towards first. Tabb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Tabb strikes out.
Top 8 Murray strikes out.
Top 8 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marty Perez pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Horton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Smith bunts towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second.
Bottom 7 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mallory strikes out.
Top 7 Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Umbarger spins and fires to second, with Picciolo covering, and Washington is picked off.
Bottom 6 Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 6 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills strikes out.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Page hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tabb hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Murray strikes out.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Picciolo is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mallory hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Crawford strikes out.
Bottom 4 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Hargrove moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Washington strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gross strikes out.
Top 4 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Harrah is hit by the pitch. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murray. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Picciolo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Mallory hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mallory for the out.
Top 2 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tabb settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton scores. Harrah scores. Grieve moves to second.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Harrah is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a line drive towards first. Tabb reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Umbarger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sanguillen is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Page strikes out.
Top 1 Tabb hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murray bunts towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Scott scores. Murray moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 There goes Scott. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 1 Scott bunts towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.