Rangers @ Athletics
June 24, 1979

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Rangers	5	9	1
Athletics	1	7	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Rangers	5	9	1
Athletics	1	7	0

Larry Murray Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.193
OBP	.000	.276
At Bats	3	187
Hits	0	36
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	16

Jim Kern Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	1	10

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 24, 1979

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Out

Jim Kern

Jim Sundberg

Pat Putnam

Bump Wills

Buddy Bell

Nelson Norman

Billy Sample

LaRue Washington

Johnny Grubb

Larry Murray

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Texas Rangers	5	9	1	5
Oakland Athletics	1	7	0	8
Winning Pitcher	John Henry Johnson
Losing Pitcher	Matt Keough
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Pat Putnam
Attendance
Time of Game	2 hours 35 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 LaRue Washington now playing center field. Johnny Grubb now playing right field. Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Wills is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Page hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Newman strikes out.

Bottom 8 Jim Kern now pitching. Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second.

Bottom 8 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 8 Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 Gamble takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Murray strikes out.

Bottom 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Armas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Heath moves to third.

Bottom 6 Heath takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out. Gross moves to second.

Bottom 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Chalk takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Murray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Armas throws the ball in to Edwards who tags Grubb trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gamble moves to third.

Top 5 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 5 Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanks scores. Wills scores. Bell moves to third.

Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to third. Wills moves to second.

Top 5 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second.

Top 5 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Newman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Grubb 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 4 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Gamble 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 3 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Henderson steals second.

Bottom 3 Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Putnam hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Armas takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Page takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Sundberg is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Grubb is walked intentionally.

Top 2 Sample bunts towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to third. Gamble moves to second.

Top 2 Gamble takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Ellis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Ellis reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Newman hits a fly ball towards right. Gamble catches it and throws to home to double up Henderson.

Bottom 1 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gross hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Putnam.

Bottom 1 Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Henderson reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Putnam is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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