Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 14, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1981 at Arlington Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 2 2
Armas rf 4 0 2 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Gross 3b 3 2 1 1
Newman c 3 1 0 0
McKay 2b 4 1 2 1
Stanley ss 3 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver dh 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Putnam 1b 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 0 2 1
Poquette rf 4 0 2 1
Sample lf 3 0 0 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Oakland 130 001 000580
Texas 020 000 000270
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (9-9) 9.0 7 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (8-5) 7.1 8 5 5 4 5
  Kern   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
6

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Johnson (6,off Medich); McKay (9,off Medich).  HR–Oakland Gross (9,6th inning off Medich 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Stanley (8,off Medich).  IBB–Murphy (3,by Medich).  CS–Henderson (21,2nd base by Medich/Sundberg).  WP–Medich (1).  IBB–Medich (5,Murphy).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:32.  A–9,995.
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