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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1979-09-27 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 6360 · night · 2:14
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 6th. Larry McCall earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Joe Wallis went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Larry McCall L: Matt Keough SV: Sparky Lyle
Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Ted Hendry · 2B: Dave Phillips · 3B: Dallas Parks · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Revering | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Wallis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Chalk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bump Wills | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Montanez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pat Putnam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Keough | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry McCall | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: 3/FL
- Dwayne Murphy: 43
- Dave Revering: 8
Bot 1
- Mickey Rivers: 3/G
- Bump Wills: S9
- Al Oliver: 8
- Buddy Bell: 6
Top 2
- Jeff Newman: 9
- Wayne Gross: W
- Joe Wallis: K
- Jim Essian: D7.1-3
- Dave Chalk: 8
Bot 2
- Willie Montanez: S9
- Richie Zisk: K
- Pat Putnam: K
- Jim Sundberg: 9
Top 3
- Rob Picciolo: K
- Rickey Henderson: 7
- Dwayne Murphy: 43
Bot 3
- Nelson Norman: 31
- Mickey Rivers: S9
- Bump Wills: SB2
- Bump Wills: W
- Al Oliver: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Buddy Bell: 3/FL
Top 4
- Dave Revering: 9/9D
- Jeff Newman: 43
- Wayne Gross: W
- Joe Wallis: 7
Bot 4
- Willie Montanez: 7
- Richie Zisk: HR/8
- Pat Putnam: K
- Jim Sundberg: 53
Top 5
- Jim Essian: 7/7D
- Dave Chalk: 53
- Rob Picciolo: 9
Bot 5
- Nelson Norman: 13
- Mickey Rivers: 4/L
- Bump Wills: K
Top 6
- Rickey Henderson: S6
- Dwayne Murphy: 16(1)3/GDP
- Dave Revering: S9
- Jeff Newman: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Al Oliver: W
- Buddy Bell: SB2
- Buddy Bell: S8.2-3
- Willie Montanez: E4.3-H(RBI);1-2
- Richie Zisk: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Pat Putnam: 31.2-3;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S7.3-H(UR);2XH(72);B-2(THH)
- Nelson Norman: 43
Top 7
- Wayne Gross: D9
- Joe Wallis: 63
- Jim Essian: 7
- Dave Chalk: S9.2-H
- Rob Picciolo: 9/L
Bot 7
- Mickey Rivers: S7
- Bump Wills: 1/BG/SH.1-2
- Al Oliver: 23
- Buddy Bell: 8
Top 8
- Rickey Henderson: 63
- Dwayne Murphy: S9
- Dave Revering: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Bot 8
- Willie Montanez: S9
- Richie Zisk: K
- Pat Putnam: 6
- Jim Sundberg: 13
Top 9
- Jeff Newman: 9
- Wayne Gross: S8
- Joe Wallis: HR/8.1-H
- Jim Essian: 63
- Dave Chalk: 8