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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1981-09-07 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 36393 · 2:11
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 2–1. Mike Norris earned the win. Bob Jones went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Mike Norris L: Rick Honeycutt SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Rocky Roe · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Stein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bump Wills | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario Mendoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Poquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Rick Bosetti | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave McKay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Honeycutt | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Norris | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: W
- Billy Sample: S8/P.1X3(85)
- Al Oliver: 43.1-2
- Buddy Bell: K
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: S6/G
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Rick Bosetti: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Tony Armas: IW
- Mickey Klutts: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Jeff Newman: 3/FL
Top 2
- Bob Jones: 6/P
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Bill Stein: 7/F
- Bump Wills: S9.1-3
- Mario Mendoza: 63
Bot 2
- Kelvin Moore: 43
- Dave McKay: 53
- Rob Picciolo: 43
Top 3
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Billy Sample: 3/FL
- Al Oliver: 7/F
Bot 3
- Rickey Henderson: 53
- Dwayne Murphy: 63
- Rick Bosetti: 53
Top 4
- Buddy Bell: S7
- Bob Jones: 43.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: 53
- Bill Stein: K/C
Bot 4
- Tony Armas: 63
- Mickey Klutts: 8/F
- Jeff Newman: E5/G
- Kelvin Moore: 53
Top 5
- Bump Wills: 13
- Mario Mendoza: 5/FL
- Mickey Rivers: S8
- Billy Sample: PO1(13)
Bot 5
- Dave McKay: 63
- Rob Picciolo: S5/G
- Rickey Henderson: 43.1-2
- Dwayne Murphy: S7.2-H;BX2(74)
Top 6
- Billy Sample: 53
- Al Oliver: 8/F
- Buddy Bell: 9/F
Bot 6
- Rick Bosetti: 9/F
- Tony Armas: K
- Mickey Klutts: S7
- Jeff Newman: D7.1-3
- Kelvin Moore: 9/F
Top 7
- Bob Jones: K
- Jim Sundberg: 8/F
- Bill Stein: 7/F
Bot 7
- Dave McKay: 63
- Rob Picciolo: K
- Rickey Henderson: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH1)
- Dwayne Murphy: K
Top 8
- Bump Wills: 8/F
- Tom Poquette: 6/L
- Mickey Rivers: S8
- Billy Sample: 7/F
Bot 8
- Rick Bosetti: 9/F
- Tony Armas: K
- Fred Stanley: 63
Top 9
- Al Oliver: 63
- Buddy Bell: 63
- Bob Jones: HR/9
- Jim Sundberg: S8
- Bill Stein: SB2
- Bill Stein: 53