Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 26, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1984 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 7, Texas Rangers 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Davis rf 5 1 3 2
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
  Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 3
Kingman dh 3 1 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 1 1 1
Heath lf 4 1 1 1
Tettleton c 3 1 2 0
Hill 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Kiefer ss,3b 4 1 0 0
Warren p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 8 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers dh 5 1 2 2
Ward lf 4 1 2 0
Bell 3b 5 1 2 1
Parrish rf 5 0 1 0
Wright cf 5 0 1 2
Jones 1b 5 0 1 0
Bannister 2b 2 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 1 0
  Anderson pr 0 0 0 0
Scott c 5 1 2 0
Wilkerson ss 5 1 3 0
Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 15 5
Oakland 070 000 000782
Texas 000 050 0005151
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Warren   4.1 10 5 5 1 6
  Leiper  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Atherton   2.0 3 0 0 2 2
  Caudill  SV (36) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
3
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  L (8-12) 9.0 8 7 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
7
3
2
5

  E–Bochte (7), Hill (12), Bannister (4).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Bochte (23,off Darwin), Texas Wilkerson (12,off Warren); Parrish (40,off Warren); Rivers (12,off Warren).  3B–Texas G Wright (4,off Warren).  HR–Oakland Murphy (32,2nd inning off Darwin 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Rivers (5,2nd base off Atherton/Tettleton).  T–2:23.  A–6,232.
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