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@BAL		5
14
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@CHW		3
5
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@DET		5
3
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@KCR		3
5
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@MIN		0
1
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@OAK		0
3
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@ATL		2
3
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@CIN		6
1
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10
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1
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@STL		4
3		 
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Tuesday, September 8, 1981, 7:40PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 17,469, Time of Game: 2:26
Rangers
0
44-38
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Athletics
3
51-36
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Steve McCatty (11-6)
L: Charlie Hough (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    3  4  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .619 -0.014 0.74 0.037 -0.051 -0.1 0 0
Billy Sample LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .697 -0.085 0.92 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 0 0
Al Oliver DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 .780 -0.091 0.95 0.000 -0.091 -0.7
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .841 -0.062 0.84 0.000 -0.062 -0.4 1 5
Bob Jones RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .296 .852 -0.073 1.01 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 1 0
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .721 -0.088 1.22 0.000 -0.088 -0.5 8 1
Pat Putnam 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .678 -0.028 0.82 0.018 -0.046 -0.1 7 1
Bump Wills 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .617 -0.027 1.06 0.030 -0.057 -0.3 6 1
Mario Mendoza SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .560 -0.053 1.09 0.000 -0.053 -0.3 1 2
   Tom Poquette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 -0.054 2.01 0.000 -0.054 -0.2
   Mark Wagner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .845 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Charlie Hough P 0 0
   Steve Comer P 0 0
   Mark Mercer P 0 0
   Jim Kern P 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 0 7 .100 .200 -0.575 0.98 0.085 -0.660 -3.8 24 10
TB: M Rivers; P Putnam; B Wills.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .334 .882 0.102 0.67 0.141 -0.039 1.6 3 0 HR
Dwayne Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .810 -0.067 0.66 0.001 -0.067 -0.6 5 0
Cliff Johnson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .251 .829 -0.046 0.59 0.022 -0.067 -0.9 CS
Tony Armas RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .276 .842 -0.029 0.40 0.000 -0.029 -0.3 2 0
Jim Spencer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .540 -0.046 0.62 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 6 2
Wayne Gross 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .612 -0.008 0.52 0.018 -0.026 0.1 0 2
   Jimmy Sexton PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.73 0.018 0.000 0.2 SB
   Dave McKay 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .565 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Heath C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .645 -0.010 0.44 0.008 -0.018 0.2 7 1
Fred Stanley 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .212 .536 0.034 0.91 0.057 -0.023 0.1 1 1
Rob Picciolo SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 .222 .571 -0.023 0.90 0.027 -0.050 -0.4 2 1 SH
Steve McCatty P 1 2
Team Totals 26 3 4 3 3 7 .154 .511 -0.075 0.65 0.292 -0.365 -0.4 27 9
HR: R Henderson (6, off C Hough; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: R Picciolo (9, off S Comer).
TB: R Henderson 5; W Gross; F Stanley.
RBI: R Henderson 2 (28); R Picciolo (10).
2-out RBI: R Henderson.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: S McCatty (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Sexton (1, 2nd base off C Hough/J Sundberg).
CS: C Johnson (2, 2nd base by C Hough/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Hough, L (0-1) 7 3 3 3 2 7 1 3.99 25 64 0.125 0.67 1.0
Steve Comer 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 3 2 2 -0.054 0.76 -0.9
Mark Mercer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.26 1 1 0 -0.001 0.02 -0.1
Jim Kern 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.86 1 2 0 0.004 0.16 0.4
Team Totals 8 4 3 3 3 7 1 3.38 30 64 5 2 0.074 0.98 0.4
C Hough faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
M Mercer faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve McCatty, W (11-6) 9 3 0 0 0 7 0 2.19 30 88 0.575 0.98 3.8
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 30 88 0.575 0.65 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: C Hough (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 17,469.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Oakland Athletics
1 Mickey Rivers CF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Billy Sample LF 2 Dwayne Murphy CF
3 Al Oliver DH 3 Cliff Johnson DH
4 Buddy Bell 3B 4 Tony Armas RF
5 Bob Jones RF 5 Jim Spencer 1B
6 Jim Sundberg C 6 Wayne Gross 3B
7 Pat Putnam 1B 7 Mike Heath C
8 Bump Wills 2B 8 Fred Stanley 2B
9 Mario Mendoza SS 9 Rob Picciolo SS
Charlie Hough P Steve McCatty P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 --- R OAK R. Henderson C. Hough 11% 66% Home Run
t8 0-1 2 1-- O TEX T. Poquette S. McCatty 5% 88% Flyball: LF
t8 0-1 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg S. McCatty 5% 82% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 0 --- O TEX A. Oliver S. McCatty 4% 76% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 0 -2- O OAK R. Picciolo C. Hough -4% 78% Strikeout

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' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TEX M. Rivers S. McCatty -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O TEX B. Sample S. McCatty 3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O TEX A. Oliver S. McCatty 3% 52% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Rivers out at 3B/P-1B-SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- O TEX B. Bell S. McCatty 2% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R OAK R. Henderson C. Hough 11% 66% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy C. Hough -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 1 --- O OAK C. Johnson C. Hough -1% 63% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 --- O OAK T. Armas C. Hough -1% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O TEX B. Jones S. McCatty 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- O TEX J. Sundberg S. McCatty 2% 66% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- O TEX P. Putnam S. McCatty 1% 67% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O OAK J. Spencer C. Hough -2% 65% Flyball: 2B
b2 1-0 1 --- O OAK W. Gross C. Hough -1% 64% Flyball: C
b2 1-0 2 --- O OAK M. Heath C. Hough -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O TEX B. Wills S. McCatty 3% 65% Groundout: P-3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O TEX M. Mendoza S. McCatty 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O TEX M. Rivers S. McCatty 1% 68% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- O OAK F. Stanley C. Hough -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O OAK R. Picciolo C. Hough -1% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-0 2 --- O OAK R. Henderson C. Hough -1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O TEX B. Sample S. McCatty 3% 67% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- O TEX A. Oliver S. McCatty 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O TEX B. Bell S. McCatty 1% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
b4 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy C. Hough -2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- OAK C. Johnson C. Hough 2% 70% Walk
b4 1-0 1 1-- O OAK T. Armas C. Hough -4% 67% Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 1-0 2 --- O OAK T. Armas C. Hough -1% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O TEX B. Jones S. McCatty 3% 69% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- O TEX J. Sundberg S. McCatty 2% 71% Flyball: 1B
t5 0-1 2 --- TEX P. Putnam S. McCatty -2% 69% Single to LF
t5 0-1 2 1-- O TEX B. Wills S. McCatty 3% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
b5 1-0 0 --- O OAK J. Spencer C. Hough -2% 70% Flyball: 3B
b5 1-0 1 --- O OAK W. Gross C. Hough -1% 69% Flyball: 2B
b5 1-0 2 --- O OAK M. Heath C. Hough -1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O TEX M. Mendoza S. McCatty 4% 72% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 1 --- O TEX M. Rivers S. McCatty 2% 74% Flyball: SS
t6 0-1 2 --- O TEX B. Sample S. McCatty 2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
b6 1-0 0 --- OAK F. Stanley C. Hough 3% 79% Single to RF
b6 1-0 0 1-- OAK R. Picciolo C. Hough 3% 81% Wild Pitch; Stanley to 2B
b6 1-0 0 -2- O OAK R. Picciolo C. Hough -4% 78% Strikeout
b6 1-0 1 -2- O OAK R. Henderson C. Hough -3% 75% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 2 -2- O OAK D. Murphy C. Hough -3% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 3-4-5
t7 0-1 0 --- O TEX A. Oliver S. McCatty 4% 76% Flyball: LF
t7 0-1 1 --- O TEX B. Bell S. McCatty 3% 79% Flyball: 2B
t7 0-1 2 --- O TEX B. Jones S. McCatty 2% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
b7 1-0 0 --- O OAK C. Johnson C. Hough -2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- O OAK T. Armas C. Hough -1% 78% Flyball: SS
b7 1-0 2 --- O OAK J. Spencer C. Hough -1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 6-7-8
t8 0-1 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg S. McCatty 5% 82% Flyball: CF
t8 0-1 1 --- O TEX P. Putnam S. McCatty 4% 86% Flyball: LF
t8 0-1 2 --- TEX B. Wills S. McCatty -3% 83% Single to LF
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza (SS) batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 1-- O TEX T. Poquette S. McCatty 5% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
Mark Wagner replaces Tom Poquette (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- OAK W. Gross C. Hough 2% 90% Single to RF
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Wayne Gross (3B) batting 6th
b8 1-0 0 1-- OAK M. Heath C. Hough 2% 92% Sexton Steals 2B
b8 1-0 0 -2- OAK M. Heath C. Hough 1% 92% Walk
Steve Comer replaces Charlie Hough pitching
b8 1-0 0 12- O OAK F. Stanley S. Comer -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sexton to 3B
b8 1-0 1 1-3 RO OAK R. Picciolo S. Comer 3% 95% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sexton Scores; Stanley to 2B
b8 2-0 2 -2- R OAK R. Henderson S. Comer 3% 98% Single to CF; Stanley Scores; Henderson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Mark Mercer replaces Steve Comer pitching
b8 3-0 2 -2- OAK D. Murphy M. Mercer 0% 98% Walk
Jim Kern replaces Mark Mercer pitching
b8 3-0 2 12- O OAK C. Johnson J. Kern -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
Dave McKay replaces Jimmy Sexton (PR) playing 3B batting 6th
t9 0-3 0 --- O TEX M. Rivers S. McCatty 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-3 1 --- O TEX B. Sample S. McCatty 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-3 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver S. McCatty 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3.

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