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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 7, 1981
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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 7, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 7, 1981 |
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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 7, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Honeycutt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 36,393 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Rocky Roe |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Al Oliver | DH |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Bob Jones | Right Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Bill Stein | First Baseman |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Rick Bosetti | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mickey Klutts | Third Baseman |
Jeff Newman | Catcher |
Kelvin Moore | First Baseman |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 7, 1981
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Norris
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Norris
Sample hits a popup into center field for a base hit. There goes Rivers trying to get to third. Murphy throws the ball in to Klutts, who tags Rivers for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Norris
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Norris
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Honeycutt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Honeycutt
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Honeycutt
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell throws to second for one, and Wills throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Honeycutt
Armas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klutts vs. Honeycutt
Klutts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. Armas moves to third. Klutts moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newman vs. Honeycutt
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Norris
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Norris
Stein hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Norris
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mendoza vs. Norris
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Honeycutt
Moore 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Honeycutt
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Honeycutt
Picciolo 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
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Norris
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Norris
Sample hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Norris
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Honeycutt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Honeycutt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Honeycutt
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Norris
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Norris
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Norris
Stein is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Honeycutt
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Honeycutt
Klutts hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Honeycutt
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Honeycutt
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Norris
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Norris
Mendoza hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klutts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Norris
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Norris
Norris fires to first and picks off Rivers. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Honeycutt
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Honeycutt
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Honeycutt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Honeycutt
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sample throws the ball in to Wills who tags Murphy, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Picciolo scores. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Norris
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Norris
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Norris
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Honeycutt
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Honeycutt
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Honeycutt
Klutts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Honeycutt
Newman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Newman reaches second base with a double. Klutts moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Honeycutt
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Norris
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Norris
Stein hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Honeycutt
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Honeycutt
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Honeycutt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Honeycutt
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Norris
Fred Stanley now playing second base. Dave McKay now playing third base.
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Norris
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Poquette hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Norris
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Norris
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Honeycutt
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Honeycutt
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Honeycutt
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Norris
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Norris
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Norris
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Norris
Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for Jim Sundberg.
There goes Tolleson. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Tolleson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Norris
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/7/1981 -- Texas at Oakland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 3 0 2 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 2 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 1 1 Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 0 Bosetti R, dh 4 1 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Armas T, rf 3 0 0 0 Jones B, rf 4 1 1 1 Klutts M, 3b 3 0 2 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Stanley F, 2b 1 0 0 0 Tolleson W, pr 0 0 0 0 Newman J, c 3 0 1 0 Stein B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Moore K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 0 McKay D, 2b-3b 3 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 1 1 0 Poquette T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 31 2 7 2 Texas 000 000 001 -- 1 Oakland 100 010 00x -- 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Honeycutt R (L) 8.0 7 2 2 1 5 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Norris M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3 E -- Wills B, Bell B 2 LOB -- Texas 6, Oakland 6 2B -- Newman J HR -- Jones B SB -- Tolleson W T -- 2:11 A -- 36393
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