Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 18, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 2001 at The Ballpark in Arlington. 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 6, Texas Rangers 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 3 2 1 0
Tejada ss 5 1 2 1
Giambi 1b 5 0 2 1
Dye rf 3 0 2 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 1 1
Myers dh 3 0 0 0
  Saenz ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Long lf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez c 4 1 2 1
Menechino 2b 3 1 0 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Catalanotto lf,1b 4 1 1 0
Curtis rf 2 2 1 0
  Ledee ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 2 3 2
Palmeiro 1b 2 0 0 1
  Magruder pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Sierra dh 4 0 0 1
Kapler cf 3 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 4 0 1 0
Haselman c 3 0 1 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb p 0 0 0 0
  Venafro p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Zimmerman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 4
Oakland 001 101 3006110
Texas 200 002 010571
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  W (19-7) 6.0 6 4 4 2 3
  Tam   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Mecir   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Isringhausen  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling   6.0 7 3 3 1 4
  Kolb   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Venafro  L (5-5) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Mahomes   1.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Zimmerman   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
8

  E–Venafro (4).  DP–Oakland 2, Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Hernandez (24,off Helling); Damon (32,off Helling); Jason Giambi (41,off Venafro), Texas A Rodriguez (33,off Tam).  HR–Oakland Hernandez (11,4th inning off Helling 0 on, 2 out); Chavez (26,6th inning off Helling 0 on, 1 out), Texas A Rodriguez (45,6th inning off Mulder 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Dye (6,by Venafro).  HBP–Palmeiro (7,by Mulder).  SB–A Rodriguez (16,3rd base off Mecir/Hernandez).  WP–Venafro (3).  HBP–Mulder (5,Palmeiro).  IBB–Venafro (4,Dye).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:23.  A–21,517.
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