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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 16, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 16, 1975 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Billy Williams | DH |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Jim Holt | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | First Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | DH |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 16, 1975
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Perry
North hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Perry
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Blue
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Perry
Holt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blue
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Blue
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Perry
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Perry
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Blue
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Blue
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Blue
There goes Burroughs. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Perry
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Perry
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Perry
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blue
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Blue
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Blue
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Blue
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Perry
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
North vs. Perry
North hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Perry
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Washington reaches second base with a double. Garner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Perry
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Blue
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Smalley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Blue
Blue spins and fires to second, and Harrah is picked off. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Grieve hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Todd
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Dave Nelson.
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cubbage for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Todd
Howell hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Todd
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Todd
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Perry
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Perry
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Tommy Harper pinch hits for Ted Martinez.
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Todd
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Todd
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Todd
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Perry
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Perry
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Foucault
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Gene Tenace.
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Foucault
Holt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Foucault
Garner hits a line drive into center field. Randle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Randle. Alexander scores. Holt goes all the way around to score. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Foucault
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Foucault
Don Hopkins pinch runs for Joe Rudi.
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopkins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Kekich
Mike Kekich now pitching.
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. North moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Todd
Larry Haney now catching. Bert Campaneris now playing shortstop. Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Jim Fregosi.
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Todd
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Todd
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Todd
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Todd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kekich
Mike Hargrove now playing first base. Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Billy Williams.
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Kekich
Haney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Kekich
Holt hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Kekich
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haney scores. There goes Garner trying to get to third. Grieve throws the ball in to Howell, who tags Garner for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 11 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Todd
Charlie Chant now playing right field.
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Todd
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garner. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Todd
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sundberg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Todd
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1975, game 1 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
North B, cf 5 1 2 1 Randle L, cf 5 1 0 0
Washington C, lf 5 2 4 1 Smalley R, 2b 3 2 1 0
Bando S, 3b 5 1 1 3 Harrah T, ss 4 1 2 4
Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 1 0 0 0
Chant C, rf 0 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 2 0 1 0
Williams B, dh 4 1 3 2 Fregosi J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Tovar C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hargrove M, ph-1b 1 0 1 0
Tenace G, c 4 0 1 0 Grieve T, lf 4 0 0 0
Alexander M, pr 0 1 0 0 Nelson D, dh 2 0 0 0
Haney L, c 1 1 1 0 Cubbage M, ph 2 0 1 0
Holt J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 5 2 3 1 Sundberg J, c 2 1 1 0
Martinez T, ss 2 0 0 0
Harper T, ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 0 0 0 0
Rudi J, ph 1 0 1 1
Hopkins D, pr 0 1 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 11 17 10 32 5 8 4
Oakland 000 110 081 -- 11
Texas 003 010 001 -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V 4.1 5 4 4 7 3
Todd J (W) 4.2 3 1 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (L) 7.1 9 6 6 1 7
Foucault S* 0.0 4 4 4 1 0
Kekich M 1.2 4 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 8th
E -- Randle L, Garner P
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 7, Texas 7
2B -- Garner P, Washington C, Harrah T
HR -- Harrah T, Bando S, Williams B
CS -- Burroughs J
PB -- Sundberg J
T -- 2:53
A -- 0
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