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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1978-09-17 · Day game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 6564 · 2:04
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 3–1. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 1st. Jon Matlack earned the win. Rico Carty went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
W: Jon Matlack L: Rick Langford SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Steve Palermo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Wallis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Glenn Burke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mario Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rico Carty | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Revering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Newman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taylor Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Beniquez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Harrah | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kurt Bevacqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 4.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Norris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Lacey | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Matlack | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe Wallis: 63
- Glenn Burke: K/C
- Mario Guerrero: S8
- Mitchell Page: K
Bot 1
- Bump Wills: S9
- Johnny Grubb: S9.1-3
- Al Oliver: FC3.1-2
- Richie Zisk: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Juan Beniquez: K
- Jim Sundberg: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Mike Jorgensen: 3/G
Top 2
- Rico Carty: S9
- Dave Revering: K
- Jeff Newman: K
- Wayne Gross: K
Bot 2
- Toby Harrah: 63
- Jim Mason: 9
- Bump Wills: S2/BG
- Johnny Grubb: CS2(26)
Top 3
- Rob Picciolo: 43
- Joe Wallis: 3/FL
- Glenn Burke: 31
Bot 3
- Johnny Grubb: 8
- Al Oliver: 5/FL
- Richie Zisk: S9
- Juan Beniquez: S5.1-3(E5/TH)
- Jim Sundberg: S9.3-H;1-3
- Mike Jorgensen: 63
Top 4
- Mario Guerrero: 43
- Mitchell Page: 8
- Rico Carty: HR/7
- Dave Revering: 43
Bot 4
- Toby Harrah: S7
- Jim Mason: 24/SH.1-2
- Bump Wills: 31.2-3
- Johnny Grubb: W
- Al Oliver: 9
Top 5
- Jeff Newman: 3
- Wayne Gross: S9
- Rob Picciolo: S4.1-2
- Joe Wallis: 7
- Glenn Burke: 163
Bot 5
- Richie Zisk: S6
- Juan Beniquez: CS2(26)#
- Juan Beniquez: 7
- Jim Sundberg: 63
Top 6
- Mario Guerrero: S7
- Mitchell Page: 54(1)3/GDP
- Rico Carty: 63
Bot 6
- Mike Jorgensen: S9
- Toby Harrah: W.1-2
- Jim Mason: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bump Wills: FC6.3XH(62)
- Billy Sample: K
Top 7
- Dave Revering: 8
- Jeff Newman: 8
- Wayne Gross: K
Bot 7
- Al Oliver: 53
- Richie Zisk: 63
- Juan Beniquez: S9
- Jim Sundberg: 43
Top 8
- Taylor Duncan: K
- Joe Wallis: K
- Glenn Burke: E4/G
- Mario Guerrero: 43
Bot 8
- Mike Jorgensen: S6
- Toby Harrah: 14/SH.1-2
- Kurt Bevacqua: 3/FL
- Bump Wills: 9
Top 9
- Mitchell Page: 63
- Rico Carty: K
- Dave Revering: 8