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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 12, 1976
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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 12, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1976 |
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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 12, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 5,070 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Al Clark 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Bill Haller |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Don Baylor | First Baseman |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | DH |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 12, 1976
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Perry
North bunts towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Perry
There goes North. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Randle applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Perry
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bahnsen
Clines strikes out. The ball gets by Tenace. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Bahnsen
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards first. Baylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Bahnsen
There goes Clines. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Clines steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Bahnsen
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Bahnsen
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Perry
Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Perry
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Bahnsen
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Bahnsen
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Bahnsen
Randle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Bahnsen
Beniquez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Baylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Perry
Garner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Perry
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Bahnsen
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Bahnsen
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Bahnsen
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Bahnsen
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Bahnsen
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Perry
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Perry
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Bahnsen
Howell hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Bahnsen
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Bahnsen
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Perry
Washington hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Perry
Garner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Bahnsen
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Bahnsen
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bahnsen
Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Perry
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Perry
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Perry
Baylor bunts towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Perry
Rudi takes first base on ball four. North scores. Campaneris moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Perry
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to home to get Campaneris. Baylor moves to third. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tenace vs. Perry
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Baylor scores. Rudi scores. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Washington reaches second base with a double. Bando scores. Tenace scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hargan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garner vs. Hargan
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bahnsen
Tommy Sandt now playing shortstop.
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Sandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Bahnsen
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Bahnsen
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hargan
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandt vs. Hargan
Sandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Hargan
Baylor is hit by the pitch. Sandt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Hargan
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Bando reaches second base with a double. Sandt scores. Baylor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Harrah. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Foucault
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Bahnsen
Jeff Newman now catching. Gene Tenace now playing first base.
Howell hits a line drive towards short. Sandt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Bahnsen
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Bahnsen
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Bahnsen
There's a wild pitch. Grieve moves to third. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beniquez vs. Bahnsen
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grieve scores. Randle scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Fingers
Clines is hit by the pitch. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Fingers
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foucault
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Foucault
Garner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Foucault
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sandt vs. Foucault
Sandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Foucault
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Fingers
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Fingers
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Fingers
Howell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Howell reaches second base with a double. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Fingers
Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Fingers
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howell scores. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Fingers
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Foucault
Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Foucault
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Foucault
Tenace is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Foucault
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Fingers
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Fingers
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sandt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Todd
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Todd
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1976 -- Oakland at Texas (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI North B, cf 4 1 2 0 Clines G, lf 4 0 1 1 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 5 0 0 0 Sandt T, ss 2 1 2 1 Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 2 1 Baylor D, 1b 3 2 2 0 Burroughs J, rf 5 0 0 0 Newman J, c 1 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rudi J, lf 4 2 1 2 Grieve T, dh 4 1 2 1 Bando S, 3b 5 1 1 2 Randle L, 2b 4 1 2 1 Tenace G, c-1b 4 1 1 2 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 1 2 Washington C, rf 5 0 1 2 Sundberg J, c 4 2 2 0 Williams B, dh 4 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 12 9 38 6 11 6 Oakland 010 005 210 -- 9 Texas 001 000 221 -- 6 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Bahnsen S (W) 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 Fingers R* 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 Todd J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (L) 5.1 7 6 6 2 1 Hargan S 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 Foucault S 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Tenace G, Harrah T DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Oakland 7, Texas 7 2B -- Hargrove M, Tenace G, Washington C, Bando S, Garner P, Howell R, Sundberg J 3B -- Randle L HR -- Rudi J SB -- Clines G CS -- North B HBP -- by Hargan S (Baylor D), by Fingers R (Clines G), by Foucault S (Tenace G) WP -- Bahnsen S T -- 3:08 A -- 5070
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