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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 4, 1983
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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 July 4, 1983 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1983 |
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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 | July 4, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 45,413 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: John Shulock 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: George Maloney |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | DH |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
George Wright | Center Fielder |
Bob Jones | Left Fielder |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Jim Anderson | Second Baseman |
Doug Rader | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | DH |
Wayne Gross | First Baseman |
Garry Hancock | Right Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Steve Boros | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 4, 1983
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. McCatty
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. McCatty
There goes Dent. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Dent steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Smithson
There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Smithson
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almon vs. Smithson
Almon hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. McCatty
Wright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hancock. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McCatty
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. McCatty
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. McCatty
There goes Jones. The throw from Heath and he is out, Lansford applying the tag. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. McCatty
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. McCatty
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. McCatty
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Smithson
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Smithson
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Smithson
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hancock vs. Smithson
Hancock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wright who is chasing the ball. Hancock reaches third base with a triple. Burroughs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Smithson
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Smithson
There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Smithson
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almon vs. Smithson
Almon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lansford for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. McCatty
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCatty
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. McCatty
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. McCatty
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. McCatty
Anderson takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. McCatty
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Smithson
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Smithson
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Smithson
Gross hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hancock vs. Smithson
Hancock hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell hits a popup towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. McCatty
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smithson
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parrish. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Smithson
There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. Smithson
Peters hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Smithson
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCatty
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. McCatty
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Hancock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. McCatty
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. McCatty
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Smithson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Smithson
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. McCatty
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. McCatty
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Smithson
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Smithson
Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smithson
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. McCatty
Tony Phillips now playing shortstop.
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Underwood
Tom Underwood now pitching. Bill Stein pinch hits for Bob Jones.
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Underwood
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Underwood
There's a wild pitch. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Anderson vs. Underwood
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wright scores. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hostetler vs. Underwood
Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Mickey Rivers.
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hostetler for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Smithson
Bill Stein now playing first base. Pete O'Brien now playing left field.
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smithson
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Smithson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Underwood
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Underwood
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Underwood
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1983 -- Texas at Oakland (N) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Rivers M, dh 4 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 3 3 2 0 Hostetler D, ph 1 0 0 0 Peters R, cf 3 0 0 1 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0 Almon B, ss 1 0 0 2 Bell B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Phillips T, ss 1 0 1 0 Parrish L, rf 5 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wright G, cf 4 2 2 0 Lopes D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jones B, lf 3 0 1 1 Burroughs J, dh 2 1 0 0 Stein B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Gross W, 1b 3 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b-lf 2 1 1 0 Hancock G, rf 3 0 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 2 1 Heath M, c 3 0 1 0 Anderson J, 2b 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 3 27 4 6 4 Texas 020 000 010 -- 3 Oakland 111 010 00x -- 4 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Smithson M (L) 8.0 6 4 4 2 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCatty S (W)* 7.0 7 3 3 5 2 Underwood T (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th LOB -- Texas 10, Oakland 4 2B -- Wright G, Henderson R 3B -- Hancock G SB -- Dent B, Henderson R 3 CS -- Jones B SF -- Almon B 2, Peters R WP -- Underwood T T -- 2:40 A -- 45413
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