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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
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
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.

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.