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@CHW		10
3
NYY
@CLE		1
5
NYY
@CLE		5
6
BAL
@DET		2
1
CAL
@KCR		4
16
TEX
@OAK		6
3
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@SEA		7
6
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@TOR		4
5
BOS
@TOR		5
3
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@LAD		4
9
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@MON		2
1
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@SDP		1
0
CIN
@SFG		4
7
PHI
@STL		7
5
Monday, September 17, 1979
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 2,636, Time of Game: 2:32
Rangers
6
75-76
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 6½ GB
 at Athletics
3
52-99
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
7th, 29½ GB
W: Steve Comer (16-10)
L: Mike Morgan (2-9)
S: Jim Kern (27)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  1  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    6 11  0
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  7  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .733 -0.002 0.53 0.036 -0.037 -0.4 3 0
Bump Wills 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .270 .676 0.099 0.74 0.101 -0.002 1.1 2 2 SF
Al Oliver LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .325 .846 0.101 0.88 0.108 -0.008 1.2 4 0 2B
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 1 2 2 1 .298 .786 0.059 0.90 0.119 -0.060 0.6 0 4
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .248 .645 0.022 0.53 0.054 -0.031 -0.2 11 1
Richie Zisk RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .769 -0.143 0.91 0.000 -0.143 -2.2 0 0 2·GDP
Pat Putnam DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .286 .803 0.141 0.56 0.153 -0.012 1.6 HR
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 .706 -0.002 0.51 0.030 -0.032 -0.0 5 2
Nelson Norman SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .211 .507 -0.010 0.51 0.018 -0.029 -0.0 1 1 2B,SH
Steve Comer P 2
   Jim Kern P 1 1
Team Totals 34 6 11 6 5 4 .324 .871 0.265 0.68 0.619 -0.354 1.6 27 13
2B: A Oliver (26, off C Minetto); N Norman (8, off M Norris).
HR: P Putnam (18, off M Morgan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: B Wills (3, off M Norris).
SH: N Norman (16, off M Morgan).
TB: P Putnam 5; A Oliver 3; N Norman 2; J Sundberg 2; W Montanez; B Bell; M Rivers; B Wills.
GIDP: R Zisk 2 (14).
RBI: B Bell 2 (93); P Putnam 2 (62); B Wills (44); A Oliver (70).
2-out RBI: P Putnam.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .277 .684 0.109 0.78 0.176 -0.067 1.1 5 0 HR,CS
Dwayne Murphy CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .759 -0.106 0.90 0.000 -0.106 -1.2 3 1
Dave Revering DH 2 0 1 1 2 1 .297 .833 0.109 0.69 0.118 -0.009 1.5 2B
Jeff Newman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .226 .660 -0.094 1.07 0.007 -0.101 -0.9 0 2
Wayne Gross 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .690 -0.058 0.85 0.013 -0.070 -0.6 7 0
Jim Essian C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .253 .691 -0.064 0.92 0.021 -0.086 -0.5 4 1
Mike Heath RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .651 -0.072 0.76 0.000 -0.072 -0.8 1 0
Dave Chalk 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227 .591 0.028 0.46 0.051 -0.023 1.0 4 3 2B
Rob Picciolo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .600 -0.086 0.85 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 3 3
Mike Morgan P
   Craig Minetto P
   Mike Norris P
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 5 5 .212 .679 -0.234 0.81 0.386 -0.620 -1.4 27 10
2B: D Chalk (6, off J Kern); D Revering (24, off S Comer).
HR: R Henderson (1, off S Comer; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Henderson 6; D Chalk 3; D Revering 2; J Newman.
RBI: D Chalk (11); D Revering (69); R Henderson (21).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Picciolo-D Chalk-W Gross; J Newman-D Chalk-W Gross.
E: J Newman (18).
Outfield Assists: D Murphy (A Oliver at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Henderson (9, 2nd base by S Comer/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Comer, W (16-10) 6 4 2 2 3 2 1 3.69 24 55 0.157 0.89 1.0
Jim Kern, S (27) 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 1.60 14 0 0 0.078 0.66 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 5 5 1 3.00 38 55 0 0 0.235 0.68 1.4

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Morgan, L (2-9) 1.2 5 3 3 2 0 1 5.84 11 31 -0.251 1.15 -2.5
Craig Minetto 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 5.42 14 2 0 -0.027 0.89 -0.5
Mike Norris 4.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 4.90 16 2 0 0.013 0.17 1.4
Team Totals 9 11 6 4 5 4 1 4.00 41 31 4 0 -0.265 0.81 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - (none), 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 2,636.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Oakland Athletics
1 Mickey Rivers CF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Bump Wills 2B 2 Dwayne Murphy CF
3 Al Oliver LF 3 Dave Revering DH
4 Buddy Bell 3B 4 Jeff Newman 3B
5 Willie Montanez 1B 5 Wayne Gross 1B
6 Richie Zisk RF 6 Jim Essian C
7 Pat Putnam DH 7 Mike Heath RF
8 Jim Sundberg C 8 Dave Chalk 2B
9 Nelson Norman SS 9 Rob Picciolo SS
Steve Comer P Mike Morgan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 -23 RR TEX B. Bell M. Morgan 11% 69% Single to RF; Rivers Scores; Wills Scores
b1 0-2 0 --- R OAK R. Henderson S. Comer -10% 56% Home Run
t2 2-1 0 --- R TEX P. Putnam M. Morgan 10% 70% Home Run
t5 3-1 0 1-- R TEX A. Oliver C. Minetto 9% 88% Double to CF; Wills Scores/unER
t1 2-0 1 12- OO TEX R. Zisk M. Morgan -6% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TEX M. Rivers M. Morgan 4% 54% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- TEX B. Wills M. Morgan 5% 59% Single to CF; Rivers to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O TEX A. Oliver M. Morgan -0% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B; Rivers to 3B; Wills to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 RR TEX B. Bell M. Morgan 11% 69% Single to RF; Rivers Scores; Wills Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- TEX W. Montanez M. Morgan 3% 72% Walk; Bell to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- OO TEX R. Zisk M. Morgan -6% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- R OAK R. Henderson S. Comer -10% 56% Home Run
b1 1-2 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy S. Comer 2% 58% Strikeout
b1 1-2 1 --- OAK D. Revering S. Comer -3% 55% Walk
b1 1-2 1 1-- O OAK J. Newman S. Comer 3% 58% Flyball: 2B
b1 1-2 2 1-- O OAK W. Gross S. Comer 2% 61% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- R TEX P. Putnam M. Morgan 10% 70% Home Run
t2 3-1 0 --- TEX J. Sundberg M. Morgan 3% 73% Single to LF
t2 3-1 0 1-- O TEX N. Norman M. Morgan -1% 72% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
t2 3-1 1 -2- O TEX M. Rivers M. Morgan -2% 69% Flyball: CF; Sundberg to 3B
t2 3-1 2 --3 TEX B. Wills M. Morgan 1% 70% Walk
Craig Minetto replaces Mike Morgan pitching
t2 3-1 2 1-3 TEX A. Oliver C. Minetto 2% 72% Walk; Wills to 2B
t2 3-1 2 123 O TEX B. Bell C. Minetto -5% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- O OAK J. Essian S. Comer 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-3 1 --- O OAK M. Heath S. Comer 2% 71% Flyball: LF
b2 1-3 2 --- O OAK D. Chalk S. Comer 1% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 5-6-7
t3 3-1 0 --- TEX W. Montanez C. Minetto 3% 74% Single to CF
t3 3-1 0 1-- OO TEX R. Zisk C. Minetto -6% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 3-1 2 --- O TEX P. Putnam C. Minetto -1% 68% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- O OAK R. Picciolo S. Comer 3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-3 1 --- OAK R. Henderson S. Comer -3% 68% Single to CF
b3 1-3 1 1-- O OAK D. Murphy S. Comer 5% 72% Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-3 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy S. Comer 1% 73% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 8-9-1
t4 3-1 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg C. Minetto -2% 72% Flyball: LF
t4 3-1 1 --- O TEX N. Norman C. Minetto -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-1 2 --- O TEX M. Rivers C. Minetto -1% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 3-4-5
b4 1-3 0 --- OAK D. Revering S. Comer -5% 65% Walk
b4 1-3 0 1-- O OAK J. Newman S. Comer 4% 69% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 1 1-- O OAK W. Gross S. Comer 4% 73% Flyball: CF
b4 1-3 2 1-- O OAK J. Essian S. Comer 3% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Craig Minetto facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- TEX B. Wills C. Minetto 3% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5 3-1 0 1-- R TEX A. Oliver C. Minetto 9% 88% Double to CF; Wills Scores/unER
t5 4-1 0 -2- TEX B. Bell C. Minetto 1% 89% Walk
t5 4-1 0 12- O TEX W. Montanez C. Minetto -3% 86% Strikeout
t5 4-1 1 12- O TEX R. Zisk C. Minetto -2% 84% Flyball: RF; Oliver to 3B
t5 4-1 2 1-3 R TEX P. Putnam C. Minetto 6% 90% Single to LF; Oliver Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
Mike Norris replaces Craig Minetto pitching
t5 5-1 2 12- O TEX J. Sundberg M. Norris -1% 88% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 7-8-9
b5 1-5 0 --- O OAK M. Heath S. Comer 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-5 1 --- O OAK D. Chalk S. Comer 1% 92% Flyball: LF
b5 1-5 2 --- O OAK R. Picciolo S. Comer 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 9-1-2
t6 5-1 0 --- TEX N. Norman M. Norris 2% 94% Double to LF
t6 5-1 0 -2- O TEX M. Rivers M. Norris -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Norman to 3B
t6 5-1 1 --3 RO TEX B. Wills M. Norris 1% 95% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Norman Scores
t6 6-1 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver M. Norris -0% 95% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
b6 1-6 0 --- OAK R. Henderson S. Comer -2% 93% Single to CF
b6 1-6 0 1-- O OAK D. Murphy S. Comer 2% 94% Groundout: P-1B; Henderson to 2B
b6 1-6 1 -2- R OAK D. Revering S. Comer -4% 90% Double to CF; Henderson Scores
b6 2-6 1 -2- O OAK J. Newman S. Comer 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-6 2 -2- OAK W. Gross S. Comer -1% 91% Walk
b6 2-6 2 12- O OAK J. Essian S. Comer 3% 94% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
t7 6-2 0 --- O TEX B. Bell M. Norris -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-2 1 --- O TEX W. Montanez M. Norris -0% 94% Lineout: CF
t7 6-2 2 --- O TEX R. Zisk M. Norris -0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 7-8-9
Jim Kern replaces Steve Comer pitching
b7 2-6 0 --- O OAK M. Heath J. Kern 2% 95% Flyball: 2B
b7 2-6 1 --- OAK D. Chalk J. Kern -3% 92% Double to LF
b7 2-6 1 -2- O OAK R. Picciolo J. Kern 2% 95% Groundout: C-1B; Chalk to 3B
b7 2-6 2 --3 O OAK R. Henderson J. Kern 2% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
t8 6-2 0 --- O TEX P. Putnam M. Norris -0% 96% Strikeout
t8 6-2 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg M. Norris 0% 97% Single to CF
t8 6-2 1 1-- O TEX N. Norman M. Norris -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 6-2 2 1-- O TEX M. Rivers M. Norris -0% 96% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 2-3-4
b8 2-6 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy J. Kern 2% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-6 1 --- O OAK D. Revering J. Kern 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-6 2 --- OAK J. Newman J. Kern -1% 98% Single to SS
b8 2-6 2 1-- O OAK W. Gross J. Kern 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
t9 6-2 0 --- O TEX B. Wills M. Norris -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t9 6-2 1 --- O TEX A. Oliver M. Norris -0% 98% Single to CF; Oliver out at 2B/CF-2B-1B
t9 6-2 2 --- TEX B. Bell M. Norris 0% 98% Walk
t9 6-2 2 1-- O TEX W. Montanez M. Norris -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
b9 2-6 0 --- OAK J. Essian J. Kern -2% 96% Walk
b9 2-6 0 1-- O OAK M. Heath J. Kern 2% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Essian to 2B
b9 2-6 1 -2- R OAK D. Chalk J. Kern -2% 96% Single to CF; Essian Scores
b9 3-6 1 1-- O OAK R. Picciolo J. Kern 3% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 3-6 2 1-- OAK R. Henderson J. Kern -3% 96% Walk; Chalk to 2B
b9 3-6 2 12- O OAK D. Murphy J. Kern 4% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 3.

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