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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1979-06-30 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 22439 · night · 3:03
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 4th. Jim Kern earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
W: Jim Kern L: Jim Todd SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Steve Palermo · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Chalk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Newman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Derek Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Edwards | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario Guerrero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 John Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Soderholm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 LaRue Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Oscar Gamble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Larvell Blanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Hamilton | 3.2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rick Langford | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Todd | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Henry Johnson | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Jim Kern | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Dave Chalk: 53
- Jim Essian: 43
Bot 1
- Bump Wills: S9
- Billy Sample: 9(B)3(1)/FDP
- Buddy Bell: K
Top 2
- Jeff Newman: K/C
- Mitchell Page: 8
- Tony Armas: S7
- Derek Bryant: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- John Ellis: 9
- Eric Soderholm: K/C
- Richie Zisk: W
- LaRue Washington: 7
Top 3
- Mike Edwards: D8
- Rob Picciolo: 54/SH.2-3
- Rickey Henderson: 9/FL
- Dave Chalk: S9.3-H
- Jim Essian: 43
Bot 3
- Dave Roberts: K
- Nelson Norman: 7
- Bump Wills: W
- Billy Sample: W.1-2
- Buddy Bell: W.2-3;1-2
- John Ellis: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Jeff Newman: 8
- Mitchell Page: 43
- Tony Armas: K/C
Bot 4
- Eric Soderholm: 8
- Richie Zisk: S7
- LaRue Washington: 7
- Dave Roberts: W.1-2
- Nelson Norman: W.2-3;1-2
- Bump Wills: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Billy Sample: 3
Top 5
- Derek Bryant: 43
- Mike Edwards: S4
- Rob Picciolo: D7.1-H
- Rickey Henderson: 4
- Dave Chalk: W
- Jim Essian: 8
Bot 5
- Buddy Bell: K/C
- John Ellis: 53
- Eric Soderholm: 3/G
Top 6
- Jeff Newman: 63
- Mitchell Page: E6/TH.B-2
- Tony Armas: IW
- Mario Guerrero: 9.2-3
- Mike Edwards: 8
Bot 6
- Richie Zisk: 53
- Johnny Grubb: W
- Pat Putnam: 8
- Nelson Norman: K
Top 7
- Rob Picciolo: D9
- Rickey Henderson: 14/SH.2-3
- Dave Chalk: W
- Jim Essian: 7/SF.3-H
- Jeff Newman: S5.1-2
- Mitchell Page: 6
Bot 7
- Bump Wills: 9
- Billy Sample: 53
- Buddy Bell: S7
- Jim Sundberg: WP.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: K
Top 8
- Tony Armas: K
- Larry Murray: K/C
- Mike Edwards: 53
Bot 8
- Oscar Gamble: W
- Richie Zisk: 3/BG/SH.1-2
- Johnny Grubb: S9.2-3
- Pat Putnam: S8.3-H;1-2
- Larvell Blanks: 8
- Bump Wills: WP.2-3;1-2
- Bump Wills: IW
- Billy Sample: 43
Top 9
- Rob Picciolo: S8
- Rickey Henderson: 34/SH.1-2
- Dave Chalk: W
- Jim Essian: K
- Jeff Newman: K
Bot 9
- Buddy Bell: 63
- Jim Sundberg: D
- Oscar Gamble: IW
- Richie Zisk: WP.2-3;1-2
- Richie Zisk: W
- Al Oliver: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2