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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1979-06-24 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 4752 · 2:32
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 7–2. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 8th. Doc Medich earned the win and Jim Kern picked up the save. Pat Putnam went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Doc Medich L: Dave Hamilton SV: Jim Kern
Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Terry Cooney · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Soderholm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 LaRue Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Norman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Gamble | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Derek Bryant | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Edwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Medich | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
 Sparky Lyle | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Kern | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Hamilton | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Todd | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: 7
- Billy Sample: S7
- Buddy Bell: S5.1-2
- John Ellis: S9.2-3;1-2
- Richie Zisk: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Eric Soderholm: 7
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: 63
- Derek Bryant: 9
- Wayne Gross: 3/G
Top 2
- Dave Roberts: S7
- LaRue Washington: 8
- Nelson Norman: 9
- Bump Wills: 8
Bot 2
- Jeff Newman: S8
- Mitchell Page: 7
- Tony Armas: S9.1X3(95);B-2(TH3)
- Mike Heath: 43
Top 3
- Billy Sample: 8
- Buddy Bell: 8
- John Ellis: 9
Bot 3
- Mike Edwards: 53
- Rob Picciolo: S9
- Rickey Henderson: FC4.1X2(4E6);B-1
- Derek Bryant: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Wayne Gross: 8
Top 4
- Richie Zisk: 63
- Eric Soderholm: 9
- Dave Roberts: 8
Bot 4
- Jeff Newman: K
- Mitchell Page: 7
- Tony Armas: K
Top 5
- LaRue Washington: 53
- Nelson Norman: S7
- Bump Wills: POCS2(136)#
- Bump Wills: 9
Bot 5
- Mike Heath: 43
- Mike Edwards: 53
- Rob Picciolo: 43
Top 6
- Billy Sample: 13/BG
- Buddy Bell: 53
- John Ellis: 9
Bot 6
- Rickey Henderson: 8
- Derek Bryant: 4/L
- Wayne Gross: 9
Top 7
- Richie Zisk: 53
- Eric Soderholm: 53
- Dave Roberts: W
- LaRue Washington: S7.1-2
- Nelson Norman: 63
Bot 7
- Jeff Newman: 63
- Mitchell Page: S3
- Tony Armas: CS2(24)
- Tony Armas: W
- Mike Heath: K/C
Top 8
- Bump Wills: 8
- Billy Sample: W
- Buddy Bell: 53.1-2
- John Ellis: W
- Pat Putnam: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Eric Soderholm: 43
Bot 8
- Mike Edwards: S8
- Rob Picciolo: S9.1-3
- Rickey Henderson: 7
- Derek Bryant: S7.3-H;1-2
- Wayne Gross: S9.2-H;1-2
- Jeff Newman: K/C
- Mitchell Page: 8
Top 9
- Dave Roberts: 8
- LaRue Washington: S7
- Nelson Norman: SB2
- Nelson Norman: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Bump Wills: IW
- Oscar Gamble: S9.2-H;1-3
- Buddy Bell: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
- Johnny Grubb: 3/G
Bot 9
- Tony Armas: S8
- Mike Heath: 64(1)3/GDP
- Mike Edwards: 5/L