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September 8, 1978

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Rangers 4 10 4
Athletics 11 11 1
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Rangers 4 10 4
Athletics 11 11 1

John Ellis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .000 .282
At Bats 0 76
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 13

Elias Sosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 14
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 8, 1978
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Elias Sosa
Jim Essian
Jeff Newman
Mike Edwards
Taylor Duncan
Mario Guerrero
Miguel Dilone
Glenn Burke
Joe Wallis
John Ellis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 4 10 4 8
Oakland Athletics 11 11 1 5
Winning Pitcher Alan Wirth
Losing Pitcher Jon Matlack
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jeff Newman
Attendance 9,841
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Carty hits a popup towards third. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores.
Bottom 8 Johnny Grubb now playing left field. John Lowenstein now playing right field. Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. LaRue Washington now playing seEdwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elias Sosa now pitching. Alomar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to second.
Top 8 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 8 Bonds takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second.
Top 8 Jim Essian now catching. Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alomar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pat Putnam now playing first base. Bobby Thompson now playing center field. John Ellis now catching. Sandy Alomar now playing third base. Danny DGuerrero strikes out.
Top 7 Sundberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wirth fires to first and picks off Beniquez.
Top 7 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miguel Dilone now playing left field. Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Len Barker now pitching. Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bevacqua.
Bottom 6 Page hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wallis scores. Robinson moves to third. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Wallis moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Duncan scores. Wallis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Wallis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duncan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Guerrero bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Duncan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Burke scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out.
Bottom 5 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. Edwards scores. Burke moves to third. Carty moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Burke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bevacqua. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Edwards fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Bonds hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero catches it and throws to second to double up Sundberg.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Wirth covering. Safe. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero.
Bottom 4 Wallis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wirth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Newman hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burke moves to third.
Bottom 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards scores. Burke moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 3 Bonds strikes out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Wallis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alan Wirth now pitching. Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores. Wills scores. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 2 Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Bevacqua moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 2 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 2 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Page steals second.
Bottom 1 Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burke bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 1 Edwards bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sundberg is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hargrove moves to third.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Hargrove reaches second base with a double.