1979 Oakland Athletics Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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1979 Oakland Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
54-108, Finished 7th in AL Western Division
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Scored 573 runs, Allowed 860 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 52-110
Managed by Jim Marshall

Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 306,763 (14th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 88, Pitching - 91
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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306,763 fans. Not for a week-long homestand -- for the whole season! The lowest attended modern major league game 4/17/1979 (653 fans). Games routinely had less than 1500 fans. We weren't many but we were dedicated! Our "All-Star" (Jeff Newman) hit .221.

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Game Results

Season Summary   54-108, Final Rank: 7, GB:   34.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          55 (last on September 29)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       34.0 (last on September 30)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (August 15 to August 19 and September 5 to September 9)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (May 10 to May 18, June 11 to June 18, and June 23 to June 30)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (July 4)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (April 11)

Longest Game:                   15 innings (July 1)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      17
Times Opponent Shutout:          4

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        54 108     573     860    .333

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           31  50     262     371    .383
Road           23  58     311     489    .284

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           8  14      74     125    .364
May             9  19      98     155    .321
June            5  24     104     165    .172
July            8  20      92     160    .286
August         14  15     121     125    .483
September      10  16      84     130    .385

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     25  69     327     531    .266
Second Half    29  39     246     329    .426

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     5   6      57      59    .455
Full Games     49 102     516     801    .325

One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        23  25     193     195    .479

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout         9  36     153     365    .200

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             4   8      38      68    .333
BOS             3   9      43      80    .250
CAL             3  10      41      99    .231
CHW             4   9      28      53    .308
CLE             4   8      46      60    .333
DET             5   7      44      54    .417
KCR             4   9      52      89    .308
MIL             6   6      46      53    .500
MIN             4   9      43      61    .308
NYY             3   9      39      59    .250
SEA             8   5      57      48    .615
TEX             2  11      53      84    .154
TOR             4   8      43      52    .333

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Fri, Apr  6 box OAK  MIN  L   3-5        0-1     4     1.5  2:09 D Goltz      R Langford    10,387 -
  2 Sat, Apr  7 box OAK  MIN  L   1-3 (12)   0-2     6     2.0  2:57 M Marshall   J Todd         3,222 --
  3 Sun, Apr  8 box OAK  MIN  L   1-3        0-3     7     3.0  2:10 G Zahn       M Norris       3,326 ---
  4 Mon, Apr  9 box OAK @SEA  L   2-5        0-4     7     3.5  2:19 F Bannister  J Johnson      6,176 ----
  5 Tue, Apr 10 box OAK @SEA  L   1-4        0-5     7     4.5  2:23 G Abbott     R Langford     5,719 -----
  6 Wed, Apr 11 box OAK @SEA  W  14-7        1-5     7     3.5  3:33 J Todd       R Honeycutt    6,232 +
  7 Thu, Apr 12 box OAK @SEA  L   3-4        1-6     7     4.5  3:01 J Montague   B Lacey        5,618 -
  8 Fri, Apr 13 box OAK  CAL  L   1-10       1-7     7     5.5  2:27 D Aase       J Johnson      2,985 --
  9 Sat, Apr 14 box OAK  CAL  L   3-9        1-8     7     6.5  2:38 D Frost      R Langford     2,649 ---
 10 Sun, Apr 15 box OAK  CAL  L   1-8        1-9     7     6.5  2:44 F Tanana     M Keough       2,243 ----
 11 Mon, Apr 16 box OAK  SEA  W   4-2        2-9     7     6.0  2:12 M Norris     S Rawley       2,938 +
 12 Tue, Apr 17 box OAK  SEA  W   6-5        3-9     7     6.0  2:43 D Heaverlo   O Jones          653 ++
 13 Wed, Apr 18 box OAK  SEA  W   5-2        4-9     7     5.5  2:20 A Wirth      R Honeycutt    1,215 +++
 14 Fri, Apr 20 box OAK @CAL  L   4-7        4-10    7     7.0  3:05 F Tanana     R Langford    27,417 -
 15 Sat, Apr 21 box OAK @CAL  L   1-13       4-11    7     8.0  3:03 N Ryan       M Keough      34,728 --
 16 Sun, Apr 22 box OAK @CAL  W   7-6        5-11    6     7.0  3:07 D Heaverlo   D LaRoche     36,130 +
 17 Tue, Apr 24 box OAK  NYY  L   1-3        5-12    6     7.0  2:35 T John       J Johnson      9,158 -
 18 Wed, Apr 25 box OAK  NYY  W   1-0        6-12    6     6.0  1:59 C Minetto    E Figueroa     7,135 +
 19 Fri, Apr 27 box OAK  BAL  L   1-7        6-13    6     6.5  2:10 M Flanagan   M Keough       2,115 -
 20 Sat, Apr 28 box OAK  BAL  W   8-5        7-13    6     6.5  2:55 J Todd       S McGregor     2,436 +
 21 Sun, Apr 29 box OAK  BAL  L   1-13       7-14    7     6.5  2:33 T Martinez   J Johnson      2,972 -
 22 Mon, Apr 30 box OAK  BOS  W   5-4 (11)   8-14    6     6.5  2:45 B Lacey      D Drago       14,716 +
 23 Tue, May  1 box OAK  BOS  W   7-5        9-14    6     6.0  2:56 S McCatty    B Stanley      5,689 ++
 24 Wed, May  2 box OAK  BOS  L   1-2        9-15    6     7.0  2:21 M Torrez     M Keough       4,144 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May  4 box OAK @NYY  W  11-5       10-15    6     7.5  2:48 M Norris     J Beattie     17,705 +
 26 Sat, May  5 box OAK @NYY  L   4-5       10-16    6     7.5  2:37 T John       D Heaverlo    30,167 -
 27 Sun, May  6 box OAK @NYY  L   5-6 (10)  10-17    6     8.5  2:58 R Guidry     D Heaverlo    46,750 --
 28 Mon, May  7 box OAK @BAL  W   5-3       11-17    6     8.5  2:41 R Langford   T Martinez     6,797 +
 29 Tue, May  8 box OAK @BAL  L   2-8       11-18    6     9.5  2:28 M Flanagan   J Todd         7,126 -
 30 Wed, May  9 box OAK @BAL  W   4-2       12-18    6     9.0  2:28 M Norris     J Palmer      11,147 +
 31 Thu, May 10 box OAK @BAL  L   1-3       12-19    6     9.5  2:22 D Martinez   J Johnson      7,466 -
 32 Fri, May 11 box OAK @BOS  L   2-11      12-20    6    10.5  2:27 B Stanley    M Keough      26,637 --
 33 Sat, May 12 box OAK @BOS  L   2-8       12-21    6    11.5  2:32 M Torrez     R Langford    30,617 ---
 34 Sun, May 13 box OAK @BOS  L   2-8       12-22    6    11.5  2:27 C Rainey     M Norris      25,651 ----
 35 Tue, May 15 box OAK  CHW  L   1-2       12-23    6    11.0  2:16 R Baumgarten J Johnson      1,855 -----
 36 Wed, May 16 box OAK  CHW  L   1-3       12-24    6    11.0  2:20 F Barrios    M Keough       1,225 ------
 37 Thu, May 17 box OAK  CHW  L   1-5       12-25    6    12.0  2:08 K Kravec     R Langford     1,634 -------
 38 Fri, May 18 box OAK  MIL  L   0-8       12-26    6    13.0  2:39 B Travers    M Norris       2,556 --------
 39 Sat, May 19 box OAK  MIL  W  12-4       13-26    6    12.5  2:38 J Johnson    M Haas         2,422 +
 40 Sun, May 20 box OAK  MIL  W   7-6       14-26    6    11.0  2:55 D Hamilton   J Augustine        0 ++
 41             box OAK  MIL  W   2-1       15-26    6    11.0       S McCatty    J Slaton       5,729 +++
 42 Tue, May 22 box OAK @CHW  L   4-5       15-27    6    11.5  2:28 R Hinton     D Heaverlo    14,202 -
 43 Wed, May 23 box OAK @CHW  L   1-6       15-28    6    11.5  2:33 K Kravec     J Johnson     11,881 --
 44 Thu, May 24 box OAK @CHW  L   1-10      15-29    6    12.0  2:39 R Wortham    M Keough       5,638 ---
 45 Fri, May 25 box OAK @MIL  L   2-3       15-30    7    12.0  2:12 M Caldwell   B Lacey       22,073 ----
 46 Sat, May 26 box OAK @MIL  L   4-8       15-31    7    12.0  2:51 J Slaton     R Langford    20,512 -----
 47 Sun, May 27 box OAK @MIL  W   2-1       16-31    7    12.0  2:08 S McCatty    L Sorensen    22,928 +
 48 Mon, May 28 box OAK @MIN  L   7-10      16-32    7    12.5  2:49 M Marshall   D Heaverlo     9,505 -
 49 Wed, May 30 box OAK @MIN  W   5-4       17-32    6    13.0  2:28 J Johnson    R Erickson     3,073 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Thu, May 31 box OAK @MIN  L   2-13      17-33    7    13.0  2:11 P Hartzell   R Langford     4,345 -
 51 Fri, Jun  1 box OAK  DET  W   3-2       18-33    7    12.0  2:10 S McCatty    J Hiller       2,731 +
 52 Sat, Jun  2 box OAK  DET  L   3-9       18-34    7    13.0  2:41 J Morris     C Minetto      3,420 -
 53 Sun, Jun  3 box OAK  DET  L   0-2       18-35    7    13.0  2:14 D Rozema     J Johnson      4,030 --
 54 Mon, Jun  4 box OAK  CLE  L   4-5 (14)  18-36    7    14.0  3:54 S Monge      B Lacey        5,489 ---
 55 Tue, Jun  5 box OAK  CLE  L   3-12      18-37    7    15.0  2:17 R Waits      R Langford     1,175 ----
 56 Wed, Jun  6 box OAK  CLE  L   4-6       18-38    7    15.0  3:04 R Wise       D Heaverlo     1,282 -----
 57 Fri, Jun  8 box OAK  TOR  L   1-2       18-39    7    16.0  2:19 T Buskey     D Heaverlo     2,022 ------
 58 Sat, Jun  9 box OAK  TOR  L   0-5       18-40    7    17.0  2:15 P Huffman    M Keough       1,725 -------
 59 Sun, Jun 10 box OAK  TOR  W  12-1       19-40    7    16.0  2:10 D Hamilton   T Underwood    2,400 +
 60 Mon, Jun 11 box OAK @DET  L   1-3       19-41    7    17.0  2:36 J Morris     S McCatty     15,625 -
 61 Tue, Jun 12 box OAK @DET  L   2-9       19-42    7    17.0  2:20 P Underwood  C Minetto     16,278 --
 62 Wed, Jun 13 box OAK @CLE  L   4-6       19-43    7    17.5  2:12 W Garland    B Lacey        5,204 ---
 63 Thu, Jun 14 box OAK @CLE  L   1-2       19-44    7    18.5  2:39 S Monge      J Todd         7,361 ----
 64 Fri, Jun 15 box OAK @TOR  L   0-6       19-45    7    19.5  2:06 T Underwood  D Hamilton    13,124 -----
 65 Sat, Jun 16 box OAK @TOR  L   2-3       19-46    7    20.5  1:59 D Lemanczyk  S McCatty     19,270 ------
 66 Sun, Jun 17 box OAK @TOR  L   9-10      19-47    7    20.5  2:42 T Buskey     D Heaverlo    25,518 -------
 67 Mon, Jun 18 box OAK  KCR  L   2-3       19-48    7    21.5  2:42 L Gura       M Norris       6,864 --------
 68 Tue, Jun 19 box OAK  KCR  W   6-5       20-48    7    20.5  2:58 D Heaverlo   A Hrabosky     1,485 +
 69 Wed, Jun 20 box OAK  KCR  L   2-9       20-49    7    21.5  2:12 P Splittorff D Hamilton     1,503 -
 70 Thu, Jun 21 box OAK  KCR  W  10-7       21-49    7    20.5  2:38 S McCatty    S Busby        2,132 +
 71 Fri, Jun 22 box OAK  TEX  W   6-5       22-49    7    19.5  2:27 R Langford   S Comer        1,865 ++
 72 Sat, Jun 23 box OAK  TEX  L   5-8 (10)  22-50    7    19.5  3:00 J Kern       B Lacey        2,512 -
 73 Sun, Jun 24 box OAK  TEX  L   1-5       22-51    7    20.0  2:35 J Johnson    M Keough           0 --
 74             box OAK  TEX  L   2-7       22-52    7    20.0  2:32 D Medich     D Hamilton     4,752 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Tue, Jun 26 box OAK @KCR  L   6-7 (10)  22-53    7    20.0  3:46 A Hrabosky   J Todd        24,550 ----
 76 Wed, Jun 27 box OAK @KCR  L   3-10      22-54    7    20.0  2:37 S Busby      M Morgan      31,101 -----
 77 Thu, Jun 28 box OAK @KCR  L   6-7       22-55    7    21.0  2:28 A Hrabosky   D Heaverlo    22,307 ------
 78 Fri, Jun 29 box OAK @TEX  L   3-5       22-56    7    22.0  2:36 D Darwin     M Keough      30,210 -------
 79 Sat, Jun 30 box OAK @TEX  L   3-4       22-57    7    23.0  3:03 J Kern       J Todd        22,439 --------
 80 Sun, Jul  1 box OAK @TEX  W  13-12(15)  23-57    7    22.0  5:09 R Langford   D Medich      16,819 +
 81 Mon, Jul  2 box OAK @CAL  L   3-8       23-58    7    23.0  2:18 J Barr       M Morgan      27,639 -
 82 Tue, Jul  3 box OAK @CAL  L   0-3       23-59    7    24.0  2:00 D Frost      B Kingman     22,498 --
 83 Wed, Jul  4 box OAK @CAL  L   6-17      23-60    7    25.0  3:24 M Clear      D Heaverlo    41,958 ---
 84 Thu, Jul  5 box OAK @CAL  W   3-0       24-60    7    24.5  2:16 R Langford   N Ryan        23,793 +
 85 Fri, Jul  6 box OAK  NYY  L   3-4       24-61    7    25.5  2:45 R Davis      S McCatty          0 -
 86             box OAK  NYY  L   0-3       24-62    7    25.5  2:04 T John       D Hamilton    19,538 --
 87 Sat, Jul  7 box OAK  NYY  L   3-8       24-63    7    26.5  2:40 D Hood       M Morgan      10,413 ---
 88 Sun, Jul  8 box OAK  NYY  L   0-2       24-64    7    27.0  2:03 L Tiant      B Kingman     13,483 ----
 89 Mon, Jul  9 box OAK  BAL  L   3-7       24-65    7    27.5  2:54 M Flanagan   M Keough       7,469 -----
 90 Tue, Jul 10 box OAK  BAL  W   7-6       25-65    7    27.5  2:38 R Langford   S Stewart      1,880 +
 91 Wed, Jul 11 box OAK  BAL  L   1-3       25-66    7    27.5  2:38 D Martinez   S McCatty      2,586 -
 92 Fri, Jul 13 box OAK  BOS  L   0-2       25-67    7    28.5  2:07 S Renko      M Morgan       8,903 --
 93 Sat, Jul 14 box OAK  BOS  L   7-8       25-68    7    29.5  3:12 A Ripley     S McCatty      8,738 ---
 94 Sun, Jul 15 box OAK  BOS  L   2-3       25-69    7    30.5  2:20 B Stanley    R Langford     9,822 ----
 95 Thu, Jul 19 box OAK @NYY  L   2-10      25-70    7    31.0  2:38 L Tiant      M Morgan      22,648 -----
 96 Fri, Jul 20 box OAK @NYY  W   5-1       26-70    7    30.0  2:09 B Kingman    T John        30,481 +
 97 Sat, Jul 21 box OAK @NYY  L   4-12      26-71    7    30.0  2:20 R Guidry     C Minetto     49,284 -
 98 Sun, Jul 22 box OAK @BAL  L   1-4       26-72    7    30.0  2:20 S Stone      R Langford    26,761 --
 99 Mon, Jul 23 box OAK @BAL  L   4-7       26-73    7    31.0  2:37 T Martinez   M Keough      13,132 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Jul 24 box OAK @BOS  L   3-7       26-74    7    31.0  2:33 D Eckersley  M Morgan      30,393 ----
101 Wed, Jul 25 box OAK @BOS  L   4-16      26-75    7    32.0  2:34 M Torrez     B Kingman     31,142 -----
102 Thu, Jul 26 box OAK @BOS  W   8-6       27-75    7    31.0  3:16 S McCatty    S Renko       32,660 +
103 Fri, Jul 27 box OAK  SEA  L   0-1       27-76    7    31.0  2:11 R Honeycutt  R Langford     1,556 -
104 Sat, Jul 28 box OAK  SEA  W   6-5       28-76    7    31.0  2:39 D Hamilton   O Jones        1,621 +
105 Sun, Jul 29 box OAK  SEA  W   2-1       29-76    7    31.0  2:11 M Morgan     F Bannister    2,198 ++
106 Mon, Jul 30 box OAK  MIN  L   0-3       29-77    7    31.0  2:25 D Goltz      B Kingman      5,857 -
107 Tue, Jul 31 box OAK  MIN  W   2-1       30-77    7    31.0  2:07 S McCatty    G Zahn         1,763 +
108 Wed, Aug  1 box OAK  MIN  W   7-1       31-77    7    30.0  2:07 R Langford   P Hartzell     5,711 ++
109 Fri, Aug  3 box OAK @SEA  L   0-1       31-78    7    30.0  2:16 F Bannister  M Keough       8,111 -
110 Sat, Aug  4 box OAK @SEA  W   5-3       32-78    7    30.0  2:49 M Morgan     M Parrott     10,009 +
111 Sun, Aug  5 box OAK @SEA  W   9-8       33-78    7    29.5  2:41 B Kingman    J Montague     6,048 ++
112 Mon, Aug  6 box OAK  CAL  L   2-5       33-79    7    30.5  2:36 R Botting    S McCatty      8,160 -
113 Tue, Aug  7 box OAK  CAL  W   9-5       34-79    7    29.5  2:32 R Langford   J Barr         2,905 +
114 Wed, Aug  8 box OAK  CAL  L   1-8       34-80    7    30.5  2:42 D Frost      M Keough       3,463 -
115 Fri, Aug 10 box OAK @MIN  W   6-5 (11)  35-80    7    30.0  3:14 D Heaverlo   M Marshall         0 +
116             box OAK @MIN  L   2-3 (12)  35-81    7    30.0  3:56 D Jackson    D Heaverlo    13,742 -
117 Sat, Aug 11 box OAK @MIN  L   7-9       35-82    7    31.0  2:48 M Bacsik     S McCatty      9,535 --
118 Sun, Aug 12 box OAK @MIN  L   0-1       35-83    7    32.0  1:43 J Koosman    R Langford    14,500 ---
119 Mon, Aug 13 box OAK  TOR  L   2-4       35-84    7    32.0  2:45 B Edge       M Norris       3,183 ----
120 Tue, Aug 14 box OAK  TOR  L   2-6       35-85    7    32.0  2:28 P Huffman    C Minetto      1,289 -----
121 Wed, Aug 15 box OAK  TOR  W   3-1       36-85    7    31.0  2:42 B Kingman    J Jefferson    2,151 +
122 Fri, Aug 17 box OAK  CLE  W   5-3       37-85    7    30.0  2:22 S McCatty    D Spillner     2,059 ++
123 Sat, Aug 18 box OAK  CLE  W   4-1       38-85    7    30.0  2:21 R Langford   R Wise         2,273 +++
124 Sun, Aug 19 box OAK  CLE  W   3-2       39-85    7    30.0  2:12 M Norris     R Waits        2,317 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Mon, Aug 20 box OAK  DET  L   3-7       39-86    7    31.0  2:48 D Petry      D Heaverlo     5,171 -
126 Tue, Aug 21 box OAK  DET  W   8-1       40-86    7    30.0  2:11 B Kingman    M Chris        1,563 +
127 Wed, Aug 22 box OAK  DET  L   1-3       40-87    7    30.0  2:38 M Wilcox     S McCatty      2,609 -
128 Thu, Aug 23 box OAK @CLE  W   8-6       41-87    7    29.5  2:29 R Langford   S Monge        7,495 +
129 Fri, Aug 24 box OAK @CLE  L   2-5       41-88    7    29.5  2:33 R Waits      M Norris       7,012 -
130 Sat, Aug 25 box OAK @CLE  L   3-5       41-89    7    30.5  2:34 L Barker     M Morgan       8,815 --
131 Sun, Aug 26 box OAK @CLE  L   5-7       41-90    7    30.5  2:46 W Garland    B Kingman      9,251 ---
132 Mon, Aug 27 box OAK @TOR  L   0-7       41-91    7    30.5  2:00 P Huffman    S McCatty     12,047 ----
133 Tue, Aug 28 box OAK @TOR  W   6-3       42-91    7    29.5  2:35 R Langford   D Stieb       21,736 +
134 Wed, Aug 29 box OAK @TOR  W   6-4       43-91    7    28.5  2:19 M Norris     T Underwood   13,071 ++
135 Thu, Aug 30 box OAK @DET  L   7-8       43-92    7    29.0  2:50 D Tobik      C Minetto     12,870 -
136 Fri, Aug 31 box OAK @DET  W   5-3       44-92    7    28.5  2:47 B Kingman    D Tobik       18,454 +
137 Sat, Sep  1 box OAK @DET  W   6-3 (10)  45-92    7    28.5  2:48 S McCatty    A Lopez       15,235 ++
138 Sun, Sep  2 box OAK @DET  W   5-4       46-92    7    28.5  2:25 R Langford   B Robbins     14,379 +++
139 Mon, Sep  3 box OAK  MIL  L   3-6       46-93    7    29.5  2:31 J Slaton     M Norris       7,948 -
140 Wed, Sep  5 box OAK  MIL  W   6-1       47-93    7    29.0  2:39 M Keough     M Caldwell     1,772 +
141 Fri, Sep  7 box OAK  CHW  W   4-3 (10)  48-93    7    29.5  2:42 R Langford   M Proly        4,136 ++
142 Sat, Sep  8 box OAK  CHW  W   2-1       49-93    7    29.5  2:32 S McCatty    M Proly        1,596 +++
143 Sun, Sep  9 box OAK  CHW  W   3-0       50-93    7    30.0  2:14 B Kingman    S Trout            0 ++++
144             box OAK  CHW  L   0-7       50-94    7    30.0  2:38 R Dotson     M Norris       2,382 -
145 Tue, Sep 11 box OAK @MIL  L   0-5       50-95    7    30.0  2:36 J Slaton     M Keough       7,527 --
146 Wed, Sep 12 box OAK @MIL  L   0-7       50-96    7    30.0  2:26 M Caldwell   M Morgan       7,412 ---
147 Thu, Sep 13 box OAK @MIL  W   8-3       51-96    7    29.5  2:31 S McCatty    B Travers      6,594 +
148 Fri, Sep 14 box OAK @CHW  W   8-3       52-96    7    29.5  2:35 B Kingman    E Farmer       9,732 ++
149 Sat, Sep 15 box OAK @CHW  L   0-3       52-97    7    29.5  2:09 S Trout      R Langford     6,551 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 16 box OAK @CHW  L   2-5       52-98    7    29.5  2:56 R Dotson     M Keough      11,849 --
151 Mon, Sep 17 box OAK  TEX  L   3-6       52-99    7    29.5  2:32 S Comer      M Morgan       2,636 ---
152 Tue, Sep 18 box OAK  TEX  L   5-9       52-100   7    30.5  2:29 F Jenkins    S McCatty        750 ----
153 Wed, Sep 19 box OAK  TEX  L   4-9       52-101   7    30.5  2:51 D Alexander  B Kingman      1,037 -----
154 Fri, Sep 21 box OAK  KCR  L   4-13      52-102   7    31.0  2:41 P Splittorff R Langford     2,340 ------
155 Sat, Sep 22 box OAK  KCR  W   2-0       53-102   7    31.0  2:17 M Keough     D Leonard      2,111 +
156 Sun, Sep 23 box OAK  KCR  L   2-4       53-103   7    32.0  2:34 M Pattin     S McCatty      2,583 -
157 Tue, Sep 25 box OAK @TEX  L   3-5       53-104   7    33.5  2:31 J Kern       B Kingman      6,322 --
158 Wed, Sep 26 box OAK @TEX  L   2-5       53-105   7    33.5  1:56 S Comer      R Langford     6,369 ---
159 Thu, Sep 27 box OAK @TEX  L   3-4       53-106   7    34.0  2:14 L McCall     M Keough       6,360 ----
160 Fri, Sep 28 box OAK @KCR  L   1-13      53-107   7    34.0  2:29 L Gura       S McCatty     20,908 -----
161 Sat, Sep 29 box OAK @KCR  L   2-6       53-108   7    34.0  2:24 P Splittorff M Morgan      24,856 ------
162 Sun, Sep 30 box OAK @KCR  W   6-5       54-108   7    34.0  2:48 B Kingman    D Leonard     23,842 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

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306,763 fans. Not for a week-long homestand -- for the whole season! The lowest attended modern major league game 4/17/1979 (653 fans). Games routinely had less than 1500 fans. We weren't many but we were dedicated! Our "All-Star" (Jeff Newman) hit .221.