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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 9, 1985
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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 9, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 1985 |
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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 9, 1985 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Russell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Birtsas |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,911 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Larry Young 3B: Rich Garcia |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Tolleson | Shortstop |
Don Slaught | Catcher |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
George Wright | Center Fielder |
Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
Ellis Valentine | DH |
Duane Walker | Right Fielder |
Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
Dave Kingman | DH |
Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Jackie Moore | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 9, 1985
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Birtsas
Tolleson hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Birtsas
Slaught hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Birtsas
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco 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: ---
Griffin vs. Russell
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Russell
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Russell
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Birtsas
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Birtsas
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Birtsas
Valentine strikes out. There goes Ward. The throw from Tettleton to second, and Ward is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Russell
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Russell
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Russell
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Birtsas
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Birtsas
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Birtsas
Wilkerson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolleson vs. Birtsas
Tolleson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Russell
Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Russell
Tettleton hits a popup towards short. Tolleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Russell
Gallego hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Russell
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Russell
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Birtsas
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Birtsas
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Birtsas
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Birtsas
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Russell
Bochte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Russell
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Russell
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Russell
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Russell
Canseco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Birtsas
Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Birtsas
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Birtsas
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Russell
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tettleton for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Russell
Gallego takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Russell
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Russell
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Birtsas
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Birtsas
Tolleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Tolleson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaught vs. Birtsas
Slaught hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tolleson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Birtsas
There goes Slaught. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Slaught steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Birtsas
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Ontiveros
Steve Ontiveros now pitching.
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Ontiveros
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Russell
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bochte for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Russell
Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Russell
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Russell
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Ontiveros
Valentine hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ontiveros
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Ontiveros
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buechele for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Russell
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Russell
Tettleton bunts towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Russell
Dave Collins pinch hits for Mike Gallego.
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Russell
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Russell
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Ontiveros
Tony Phillips now playing second base. Steve Kiefer now playing third base.
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Ontiveros
Tolleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Tolleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Ontiveros
There's a wild pitch. Tolleson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaught vs. Ontiveros
Slaught hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tolleson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Ontiveros
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaught moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Ontiveros
Wright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaught scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Ontiveros
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Harris
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Harris
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Harris
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Atherton
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Atherton
Buechele strikes out. There goes Valentine. The throw from Tettleton to second, and Valentine is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Harris
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Harris
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton.
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Harris
Rob Picciolo pinch hits for Steve Kiefer.
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1985 -- Texas at Oakland (N) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Tolleson W, ss 4 2 2 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 Slaught D, c 4 1 2 2 Phillips T, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bochte B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Wright G, cf 4 0 1 1 Kingman D, dh 3 0 0 0 Ward G, lf 3 0 0 0 Davis M, rf 4 0 1 0 Valentine E, dh 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Canseco J, lf 4 1 2 1 Buechele S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, c 2 0 0 0 Wilkerson C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Henderson S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 1 0 1 0 Collins D, ph 0 0 0 0 Kiefer S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 31 1 5 1 Texas 000 001 020 -- 3 Oakland 001 000 000 -- 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Russell J (W) 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 Harris G (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Birtsas T 5.1 3 1 1 4 3 Ontiveros S (L) 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 Atherton K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Griffin A DP -- Oakland 3 LOB -- Texas 5, Oakland 8 2B -- Tolleson W 3B -- Tolleson W HR -- Canseco J SB -- Slaught D CS -- Ward G, Valentine E SH -- Tettleton M WP -- Ontiveros S T -- 2:48 A -- 6911
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