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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 16, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 16, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Dunning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glenn Abbott |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 10,907 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: George Maloney 3B: John Rice |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Alex Johnson | DH |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
Ken Suarez | Catcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Deron Johnson | DH |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Angel Mangual | Right Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 16, 1973
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Abbott
Nelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Abbott
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Abbott
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Abbott
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Abbott
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Dunning
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Dunning
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Dunning
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dunning
There's a wild pitch. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Dunning
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Abbott
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Abbott
Harris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Abbott
Suarez hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Dunning
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Dunning
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. Dunning
Mangual is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Dunning
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Dunning
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Abbott
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Abbott
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Abbott
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Dunning
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Dunning
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Dunning
Dunning spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dunning. North moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Dunning
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Dunning
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Dunning
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Dunning
Rudi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Dunning
Mangual strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Abbott
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Abbott
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Abbott
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Odom
Blue Moon Odom now pitching.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Odom
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Dunning
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Dunning
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Dunning
North hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Odom
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Odom
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Odom
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Odom
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Dunning
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock juggles the ball. That's an error on Madlock. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Dunning
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dunning
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Dunning
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Dunning
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Odom
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Odom
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Odom
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suarez vs. Odom
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Brown
Jackie Brown now pitching.
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Brown
Fosse hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Brown
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Brown
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a popup towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Odom
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Odom
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Odom
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Durham
Don Durham now pitching.
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Durham
Bando hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Durham
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Durham
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Durham
Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Bando scores. Tenace goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangual vs. Durham
Mangual hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Odom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Odom
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Odom
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Odom
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suarez vs. Odom
Suarez hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Fosse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Foucault
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Foucault
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foucault fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Odom
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Odom covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Odom
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1973 -- Texas at Oakland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 1 1 1 North B, cf 5 1 1 0 Biittner L, lf 4 0 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 1 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 5 0 2 0 Bando S, 3b 2 3 2 2 Spencer J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Johnson D, dh 4 0 0 0 Johnson A, dh 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 2 2 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Rudi J, lf 3 1 2 6 Harrah T, ss 4 1 1 3 Mangual A, rf 4 0 0 0 Harris V, cf 4 0 2 0 Fosse R, c 4 1 2 1 Suarez K, c 4 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 10 4 32 9 8 9 Texas 100 300 000 -- 4 Oakland 004 021 20x -- 9 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Dunning S (L) 5.0 4 6 5 4 4 Brown J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Durham D 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 Foucault S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Abbott G 3.1 6 4 4 0 1 Odom J (W) 5.2 4 0 0 1 2 E -- Dunning S, Campaneris B, Madlock B DP -- Texas 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Texas 8, Oakland 4 2B -- Harris V, Bando S, Rudi J HR -- Nelson D, Rudi J, Harrah T, Bando S, Fosse R WP -- Dunning S T -- 2:24 A -- 10907
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