Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
August 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1977 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Murray lf 3 0 0 0
Tabb 1b 4 1 1 1
Page dh 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Crawford rf 3 0 0 0
Mallory cf 3 0 1 0
Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 5 0 2 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 2 2 1 0
Horton dh 3 1 2 2
  Alomar pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 0 1 0 0
  Bevacqua pr,3b 2 0 1 0
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
  May rf 0 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 0 1 2
Sundberg c 3 1 0 0
Washington cf 3 0 1 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
Oakland 100 001 000250
Texas 301 000 01x5102
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger  L (1-3) 8.0 10 5 5 3 4
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (11-10) 9.0 5 2 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
1
10

  E–Hargrove 2 (9).  DP–Oakland 2, Texas 1.  2B–Texas Horton (16,off Umbarger); Smith (1,off Umbarger).  3B–Texas Washington (1,off Umbarger).  HR–Oakland Tabb (1,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Murray (2,off Blyleven); Smith (3,off Umbarger).  HBP–Smith (1,by Umbarger); Harrah 2 (7,by Umbarger 2).  IBB–Horton (4,by Umbarger).  SB–Scott (16,2nd base off Blyleven/Sundberg).  WP–Umbarger (3).  HBP–Umbarger 3 (4,Smith,Harrah 2).  IBB–Umbarger (2,Horton).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:15.
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