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September 17, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 6 11 0
Athletics 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 6 11 0
Athletics 3 7 1

Dwayne Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .387
At Bats 4 350
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 80
RBI’s 0 36

Jim Kern Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 5 26
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 17, 1979
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Out
Jim Kern
Jim Sundberg
Willie Montanez
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Richie Zisk
Dwayne Murphy
Rickey Henderson
Dave Chalk

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 6 11 0 8
Oakland Athletics 3 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher Mike Morgan
Save Jim Kern
Game Winning RBI Buddy Bell
Attendance 2,636
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Kern covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Chalk moves to second.
Bottom 9 Picciolo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Chalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Essian scores.
Bottom 9 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Essian moves to second.
Bottom 9 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Top 9 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy throws the ball in to Gross who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 9 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross 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 8 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Revering is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Putnam strikes out.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kern fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Chalk moves to third.
Bottom 7 Chalk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Chalk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Jim Kern now pitching. Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zisk strikes out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Revering hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Revering reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norman tags and scores.
Top 6 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. Norman moves to third.
Top 6 Norman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Norman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mike Norris now pitching. Sundberg hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 5 Montanez strikes out.
Top 5 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Wills goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman juggles the ball. That's an error on Newman.
Bottom 4 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Newman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Henderson. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Norman applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Picciolo 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 3 Putnam hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Craig Minetto now pitching. Oliver takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second.
Top 2 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 2 Norman bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Putnam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Montanez takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Wills scores.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.