Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1978 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 1, Texas Rangers 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alston rf 4 0 0 0
Burke cf 4 0 1 0
Page lf 4 1 1 1
Carty dh 2 0 1 0
  Revering ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0
Gross 3b 4 0 3 0
  Perez pr 0 0 0 0
Newman 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson c 3 0 1 0
Picciolo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Duncan ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Norris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 1 0 1 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 3 1 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 2 3 0
Zisk rf 3 2 0 0
Bonds dh 1 0 0 0
  Sample ph,dh 3 1 1 1
Sundberg c 4 1 2 4
Wills 2b 4 1 2 1
Harrah ss 4 0 1 2
Mason 3b 4 0 0 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8
Oakland 000 000 001191
Texas 300 000 05x8110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (8-13) 7.2 11 8 3 1 7
  Norris   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
3
1
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (16-8) 9.0 9 1 1 0 9
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
9

  E–Newman (12).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Oliver (32,off Keough).  3B–Texas Sundberg (6,off Keough).  HR–Oakland Page (15,9th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Burke (14,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg).  CS–Wills (10,2nd base by Keough/Robinson).  WP–Jenkins (2).  BK–Keough (3).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:13.  A–14,948.
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