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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1979-09-18 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 750 · night · 2:29
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 9–5. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 3rd. Fergie Jenkins earned the win. Dave Revering went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Steve McCatty SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Fred Spenn · 1B: Ted Hendry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Montanez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Pat Putnam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Norman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Revering | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Chalk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitchell Page | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Picciolo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Essian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fergie Jenkins | 8.2 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
 Sparky Lyle | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve McCatty | 8.0 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: 9
- Bump Wills: 7
- Al Oliver: K/C
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: S8
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Dave Revering: HR/9.1-H
- Jeff Newman: K
- Wayne Gross: 3/G
Top 2
- Buddy Bell: 3/G
- Willie Montanez: 8
- Richie Zisk: 9
Bot 2
- Dave Chalk: 13
- Mitchell Page: W
- Mike Heath: 64(1)/FO
- Rob Picciolo: K
Top 3
- Pat Putnam: S9
- Jim Sundberg: T.1-H
- Nelson Norman: K
- Mickey Rivers: W
- Bump Wills: K
- Al Oliver: SB2
- Al Oliver: D8.3-H;2-H
- Buddy Bell: E1/TH.2-3
- Willie Montanez: 7
Bot 3
- Rickey Henderson: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: 8
- Dave Revering: 9
Top 4
- Richie Zisk: W
- Pat Putnam: 8
- Jim Sundberg: 53.1-2
- Nelson Norman: 43
Bot 4
- Jeff Newman: S7
- Wayne Gross: S9.1-3
- Dave Chalk: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
- Mitchell Page: 3/G
Top 5
- Mickey Rivers: S3
- Bump Wills: PB.1-2
- Bump Wills: 13/SH.2-3
- Al Oliver: S9.3-H
- Buddy Bell: 43.1-2
- Willie Montanez: S7.2-H
- Richie Zisk: K
Bot 5
- Mike Heath: K
- Rob Picciolo: 6/L
- Rickey Henderson: 8
Top 6
- Pat Putnam: K
- Jim Sundberg: 3/FL
- Nelson Norman: S3
- Mickey Rivers: D8.1-H
- Bump Wills: FC5.2X3(5)
Bot 6
- Dwayne Murphy: 3/G
- Dave Revering: S9
- Jeff Newman: 8
- Wayne Gross: W.1-2
- Dave Chalk: 7
Top 7
- Al Oliver: S3
- Buddy Bell: CS2(24)#
- Buddy Bell: 1/L
- Willie Montanez: 3/G
Bot 7
- Mitchell Page: 7
- Larry Murray: K/C
- Rob Picciolo: D9
- Rickey Henderson: 53
Top 8
- Richie Zisk: 6/L
- Pat Putnam: K/C
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Nelson Norman: S1.1-2
- Mickey Rivers: 8
Bot 8
- Dwayne Murphy: 13
- Dave Revering: 43
- Jeff Newman: 5
Top 9
- Bump Wills: D9
- Al Oliver: S7.2-3
- Buddy Bell: S9.3-H;1-3;B-2(E9)
- Willie Montanez: FC4.3-H
- Richie Zisk: W.2-3;1-2
- Pat Putnam: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Nelson Norman: 7
- Mickey Rivers: 7/FL
Bot 9
- Wayne Gross: S9
- Dave Chalk: 5/FL
- Mitchell Page: S8.1-2
- Jim Essian: 7
- Rob Picciolo: S.2-H;1-3
- Rickey Henderson: T9.3-H;1-H
- Dwayne Murphy: 31
Notes & reviews
- Mike Heath ejected by HP umpire Fred Spenn