Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Texas Rangers 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0
Alston rf 4 1 1 1
Page lf 3 0 2 0
  Dilone lf 0 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Burke cf 3 0 1 0
Robinson c 3 0 0 0
Wirth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0
Wills 2b 3 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0
Oliver dh 3 0 1 0
Bonds rf 3 0 1 0
Grubb lf 3 0 0 0
Ellis c 3 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Alomar 3b 2 0 0 0
  Zisk ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 4 0
Oakland 000 100 000160
Texas 000 000 000040
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wirth  W (4-4) 9.0 4 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (8-10) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  HR–Oakland Alston (1,4th inning off Alexander 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wills (4,off Wirth); Beniquez (10,off Wirth).  CS–Edwards (20,2nd base by Alexander/J Ellis); Page (18,2nd base by Alexander/J Ellis); Oliver (8,2nd base by Wirth/Robinson); Bonds (21,2nd base by Wirth/Robinson).  WP–Alexander (4).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–1:43.
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