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Standings
CLE
@BAL		8
5
SEA
@CHW		3
1
BOS
@DET		6
5		 
(11)
CAL
@KCR		3
7
TOR
@MIN		1
3
MIL
@NYY		2
5
MIL
@NYY		5
3
TEX
@OAK		9
4
HOU
@ATL		0
9
SDP
@CIN		4
5
SFG
@LAD		6
3		 
(11)
MON
@PHI		8
11
NYM
@PIT		5
3
CHC
@STL		7
3
Wednesday, September 9, 1981 7:37PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 11,655, Time of Game: 3:02
Rangers
9
45-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
 at Athletics
4
51-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Steve Comer (6-1)
L: Tom Underwood (3-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  7    9 14  0
Athletics       0  0  1   1  1  0   1  0  0    4  9  3

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bump Wills 2B 6 1 2 0 0 1 .249 .618 0.208 1.26 0.263 -0.054 0.6 3 2
Mickey Rivers CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .614 -0.083 2.10 0.128 -0.211 -0.7 2 0
Al Oliver DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 .318 .780 -0.151 2.59 0.045 -0.196 -0.5
Buddy Bell 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .307 .834 0.230 2.16 0.303 -0.073 0.8 1 3
Bob Jones RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 .276 .817 0.088 1.33 0.111 -0.023 0.6 2 0
   Bill Stein PH-RF-1B 2 1 1 3 0 1 .357 .866 0.367 2.74 0.388 -0.021 2.3 1 0 HR
Jim Sundberg C 5 1 4 0 0 1 .281 .736 0.056 0.98 0.125 -0.069 0.7 7 0 CS
Billy Sample LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .273 .707 -0.006 1.24 0.097 -0.103 0.1 2 0
Pat Putnam 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .682 0.064 2.34 0.177 -0.112 0.2 5 0 2B
   John Ellis PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .470 -0.070 1.44 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 1 0
   Johnny Grubb RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .664 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mario Mendoza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .555 -0.048 0.99 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 2 3
   Tom Poquette PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083 .160 -0.070 3.05 0.000 -0.070 -0.3 SF
   Mark Wagner SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .344 .854 0.128 2.15 0.128 0.000 2.6 0 2 SB
Doc Medich P
   Jim Kern P
   Steve Comer P
Team Totals 42 9 14 7 3 6 .333 .798 0.713 1.77 1.765 -1.050 5.1 27 10
2B: P Putnam (13, off R Langford).
HR: B Stein (2, off J Jones; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: T Poquette (1, off R Langford).
TB: J Sundberg 4; B Stein 4; B Wills 2; A Oliver 2; B Sample 2; P Putnam 2; B Bell; M Wagner.
RBI: B Stein 3 (20); T Poquette (2); B Jones (6); A Oliver (42); B Bell (57).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Wagner-B Wills-J Ellis.
Baserunning
SB: M Wagner (1, 3rd base off T Underwood/J Newman).
CS: J Sundberg (2, 2nd base by R Langford/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .335 .887 0.101 0.71 0.140 -0.039 1.0 5 0 2·2B,SB
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 .272 .818 0.064 0.77 0.138 -0.075 0.4 3 0 HR,IW
Cliff Johnson DH 3 0 2 2 1 1 .257 .838 0.165 1.01 0.175 -0.010 1.9
Tony Armas RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .832 -0.083 0.78 0.000 -0.083 -1.4 3 0
Jim Spencer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .528 -0.079 0.82 0.000 -0.079 -1.3 6 0
Wayne Gross 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .194 .644 0.161 0.42 0.168 -0.008 1.3 0 2 HR
   Jimmy Sexton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rob Picciolo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jeff Newman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 .658 -0.005 0.48 0.021 -0.026 -0.4 7 1
Dave McKay 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .212 .563 -0.038 0.78 0.026 -0.065 -0.6 0 3 GDP
Fred Stanley SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .523 -0.068 0.96 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 3 1
   Mike Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .063 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Rick Langford P
   Tom Underwood P
   Jeff Jones P
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 3 5 .257 .802 0.214 0.72 0.668 -0.457 0.1 27 8
2B: R Henderson 2 (18, 2 off D Medich).
HR: W Gross (8, off D Medich; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D Murphy (12, off D Medich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
IBB: D Murphy (1, by D Medich).
TB: W Gross 6; R Henderson 4; D Murphy 4; C Johnson 2; D McKay.
GIDP: D McKay (3).
RBI: C Johnson 2 (52); D Murphy (50); W Gross (26).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; C Johnson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: D McKay 2 (10); R Picciolo (4).
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (44, 3rd base off D Medich/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doc Medich 6.1 8 4 4 2 5 2 3.29 29 44 -0.222 0.78 -1.5
Jim Kern 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.86 1 3 1 -0.063 1.93 -1.0
Steve Comer, W (6-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.87 8 3 0 0.072 0.39 2.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 5 2 4.00 38 44 6 1 -0.213 1.77 -0.1
J Kern faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Langford 6.1 8 2 2 1 3 0 3.01 28 51 -0.120 1.34 -0.3
Tom Underwood, H (2), L (3-6) 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 4.10 11 2 0 0.034 2.83 0.1
Jeff Jones, BS (1) 0.2 3 4 1 0 0 1 3.27 7 2 2 -0.626 1.69 -4.9
Team Totals 9 14 9 6 3 6 1 6.00 46 51 4 2 -0.712 0.72 -5.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Medich (4; D Murphy).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 11,655.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Oakland Athletics
1 Bump Wills 2B 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Mickey Rivers CF 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 Billy Sample LF 7 Jeff Newman C
8 Pat Putnam 1B 8 Dave McKay 2B
9 Mario Mendoza SS 9 Fred Stanley SS
Doc Medich P Rick Langford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 1 12- RRR TEX B. Stein J. Jones 39% 97% Home Run; Oliver Scores; Bell Scores/unER
t9 3-4 1 1-3 R TEX B. Bell J. Jones 21% 58% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wills Scores; Oliver to 2B
t7 1-3 0 1-- TEX P. Putnam R. Langford 18% 40% Double to RF; Sample to 3B
t7 2-3 1 -23 O TEX M. Rivers T. Underwood -16% 31% Strikeout
b4 1-1 1 --- R OAK W. Gross D. Medich -15% 32% Home Run

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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' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Wills R. Langford -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX M. Rivers R. Langford -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- TEX A. Oliver R. Langford 1% 48% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O TEX B. Bell R. Langford -2% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson D. Medich 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy D. Medich 1% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK C. Johnson D. Medich 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Jones R. Langford -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg R. Langford 3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O TEX B. Sample R. Langford -4% 46% Sundberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 0-0 2 --- O TEX B. Sample R. Langford -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas D. Medich 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Spencer D. Medich 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- OAK W. Gross D. Medich -1% 48% Single to RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- OAK J. Newman D. Medich -2% 46% Walk; Gross to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O OAK D. McKay D. Medich 4% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O TEX P. Putnam R. Langford -2% 48% Flyball: 1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O TEX M. Mendoza R. Langford -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O TEX B. Wills R. Langford -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O OAK F. Stanley D. Medich 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Henderson D. Medich 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- R OAK D. Murphy D. Medich -14% 35% Home Run
b3 1-0 2 --- OAK C. Johnson D. Medich -1% 34% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b3 1-0 2 1-- O OAK T. Armas D. Medich 2% 36% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O TEX M. Rivers R. Langford -3% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-1 1 --- TEX A. Oliver R. Langford 3% 37% Single to LF
t4 0-1 1 1-- TEX B. Bell R. Langford 9% 45% Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 R TEX B. Jones R. Langford 9% 55% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Oliver Scores; Bell to 2B
t4 1-1 1 12- TEX J. Sundberg R. Langford 8% 62% Single to RF; Bell to 3B; Jones to 2B
t4 1-1 1 123 O TEX B. Sample R. Langford -9% 53% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Jones to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
t4 1-1 2 123 O TEX P. Putnam R. Langford -9% 44% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O OAK J. Spencer D. Medich 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- R OAK W. Gross D. Medich -15% 32% Home Run
b4 2-1 1 --- O OAK J. Newman D. Medich 1% 33% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 --- O OAK D. McKay D. Medich 1% 34% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- O TEX M. Mendoza R. Langford -3% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-2 1 --- O TEX B. Wills R. Langford -2% 29% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 --- O TEX M. Rivers R. Langford -1% 28% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- O OAK F. Stanley D. Medich 2% 30% Flyball: LF
b5 2-1 1 --- OAK R. Henderson D. Medich -4% 26% Double to RF
b5 2-1 1 -2- OAK D. Murphy D. Medich -3% 23% Henderson Steals 3B
b5 2-1 1 --3 O OAK D. Murphy D. Medich 6% 28% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 --3 R OAK C. Johnson D. Medich -10% 18% Single to CF; Henderson Scores
b5 3-1 2 1-- O OAK T. Armas D. Medich 1% 20% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- O TEX A. Oliver R. Langford -3% 17% Flyball: LF
t6 1-3 1 --- O TEX B. Bell R. Langford -2% 15% Flyball: CF
t6 1-3 2 --- TEX B. Jones R. Langford 2% 17% Walk
t6 1-3 2 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg R. Langford -3% 14% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- O OAK J. Spencer D. Medich 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-1 1 --- O OAK W. Gross D. Medich 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-1 2 --- O OAK J. Newman D. Medich 1% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- TEX B. Sample R. Langford 6% 22% Single to LF
t7 1-3 0 1-- TEX P. Putnam R. Langford 18% 40% Double to RF; Sample to 3B
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza (SS) batting 9th
t7 1-3 0 -23 RO TEX T. Poquette R. Langford -7% 33% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sample Scores
t7 2-3 1 -2- TEX B. Wills R. Langford 14% 47% Single to RF; Putnam to 3B; Wills to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Tom Underwood replaces Rick Langford pitching
t7 2-3 1 -23 O TEX M. Rivers T. Underwood -16% 31% Strikeout
t7 2-3 2 -23 O TEX A. Oliver T. Underwood -12% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
Mark Wagner replaces Tom Poquette (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- OAK D. McKay D. Medich -3% 17% Single to RF
b7 3-2 0 1-- O OAK F. Stanley D. Medich 2% 19% Flyball: C
b7 3-2 1 1-- OAK R. Henderson D. Medich -7% 13% Double to RF; McKay to 3B
b7 3-2 1 -23 OAK D. Murphy D. Medich -0% 12% Intentional Walk
Jim Kern replaces Doc Medich pitching
b7 3-2 1 123 R OAK C. Johnson J. Kern -6% 6% Walk; McKay Scores; Henderson to 3B; Murphy to 2B
Steve Comer replaces Jim Kern pitching
b7 4-2 1 123 O OAK T. Armas S. Comer 3% 9% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Murphy to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b7 4-2 2 123 O OAK J. Spencer S. Comer 3% 12% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t8 2-4 0 --- O TEX B. Bell T. Underwood -3% 8% Flyball: RF
Bill Stein pinch hits for Bob Jones (RF) batting 5th
t8 2-4 1 --- O TEX B. Stein T. Underwood -2% 6% Strikeout
t8 2-4 2 --- TEX J. Sundberg T. Underwood 2% 8% Single to LF
t8 2-4 2 1-- TEX B. Sample T. Underwood 3% 12% Walk; Sundberg to 2B
John Ellis pinch hits for Pat Putnam (1B) batting 8th
t8 2-4 2 12- O TEX J. Ellis T. Underwood -7% 5% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 6-7-8
John Ellis moves from PH to 1B
Bill Stein moves from PH to RF
b8 4-2 0 --- OAK W. Gross S. Comer -1% 4% Single to RF
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Wayne Gross (3B) batting 6th
b8 4-2 0 1-- O OAK J. Newman S. Comer 1% 5% Flyball: LF
b8 4-2 1 1-- OO OAK D. McKay S. Comer 1% 6% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
Fred Stanley moves from SS to 2B
Dave McKay moves from 2B to 3B
Rob Picciolo replaces Jimmy Sexton (PR) playing SS batting 6th
t9 2-4 0 --- TEX M. Wagner T. Underwood 7% 13% Single to CF
t9 2-4 0 1-- TEX B. Wills T. Underwood 12% 26% Single to CF; Wagner to 2B
t9 2-4 0 12- TEX M. Rivers T. Underwood 3% 29% Wagner Steals 3B
t9 2-4 0 1-3 TEX M. Rivers T. Underwood 13% 42% Walk; Wills to 2B
t9 2-4 0 123 RO TEX A. Oliver T. Underwood -5% 37% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wagner Scores; Wills to 3B
Jeff Jones replaces Tom Underwood pitching
t9 3-4 1 1-3 R TEX B. Bell J. Jones 21% 58% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wills Scores; Oliver to 2B
t9 4-4 1 12- RRR TEX B. Stein J. Jones 39% 97% Home Run; Oliver Scores; Bell Scores/unER
t9 7-4 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg J. Jones 0% 97% Single to CF
t9 7-4 1 1-- TEX B. Sample J. Jones 0% 98% Single to LF; Sundberg to 2B
t9 7-4 1 12- O TEX J. Ellis J. Jones -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 7-4 2 12- RR TEX M. Wagner J. Jones 2% 100% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sundberg Scores/No RBI/unER; Sample Scores/No RBI/unER; Wagner to 2B
t9 9-4 2 -2- O TEX B. Wills J. Jones -0% 99% Flyball: LF
7 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-9, Rangers' Steve Comer facing 9-1-2
Bill Stein moves from RF to 1B
Johnny Grubb replaces John Ellis (1B) playing RF batting 8th
Mike Davis pinch hits for Fred Stanley (2B) batting 9th
b9 4-9 0 --- O OAK M. Davis S. Comer 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 4-9 1 --- O OAK R. Henderson S. Comer 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 4-9 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy S. Comer 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 4.

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