Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1979 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 3, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Revering dh 4 0 1 0
Newman 1b 4 0 0 0
Gross 3b 2 2 2 0
Wallis rf 4 1 1 2
Essian c 4 0 1 0
Chalk 2b 4 0 1 1
Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 2 0
Wills 2b 2 0 1 0
Oliver lf 3 1 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1
Zisk rf 4 1 1 1
Putnam dh 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 1
Norman ss 3 0 0 0
McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
Oakland 000 000 102382
Texas 000 103 00x480
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (2-17) 8.0 8 4 2 2 5
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
2
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
McCall  W (1-0) 7.1 6 1 1 2 2
  Lyle  SV (13) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2

  E–Chalk (10), Picciolo (16).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Oakland Essian (16,off McCall); Gross (19,off McCall).  HR–Oakland Wallis (1,9th inning off Lyle 1 on, 1 out), Texas Zisk (18,4th inning off Keough 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wills (14,off Keough).  SB–Rivers (10,2nd base off Keough/Essian); Oliver (4,2nd base off Keough/Essian).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Dallas Parks.  T–2:14.  A–6,360.
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