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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1981-09-08 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 17469 · 2:26
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 3–0. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Steve McCatty earned the win. Rickey Henderson 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
W: Steve McCatty L: Charlie Hough SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Rocky Roe · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Putnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bump Wills | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario Mendoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Poquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cliff Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Stanley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlie Hough | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 Steve Comer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Mercer | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Kern | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve McCatty | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: S8
- Billy Sample: 8
- Al Oliver: E1.1X3(136)
- Buddy Bell: K
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: HR/7
- Dwayne Murphy: 43
- Cliff Johnson: K
- Tony Armas: K
Top 2
- Bob Jones: K
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Pat Putnam: 9
Bot 2
- Jim Spencer: 4
- Wayne Gross: 2
- Mike Heath: 53
Top 3
- Bump Wills: 153
- Mario Mendoza: K
- Mickey Rivers: 23
Bot 3
- Fred Stanley: 63
- Rob Picciolo: 3/G
- Rickey Henderson: K
Top 4
- Billy Sample: 9
- Al Oliver: 63
- Buddy Bell: 8
Bot 4
- Dwayne Murphy: 63
- Cliff Johnson: W
- Tony Armas: CS2(24)
- Tony Armas: K
Top 5
- Bob Jones: K
- Jim Sundberg: 3
- Pat Putnam: S7
- Bump Wills: 31
Bot 5
- Jim Spencer: 5
- Wayne Gross: 4
- Mike Heath: 53
Top 6
- Mario Mendoza: 8
- Mickey Rivers: 6
- Billy Sample: 53
Bot 6
- Fred Stanley: S9
- Rob Picciolo: WP.1-2
- Rob Picciolo: K
- Rickey Henderson: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: K
Top 7
- Al Oliver: 7
- Buddy Bell: 4
- Bob Jones: K
Bot 7
- Cliff Johnson: 53
- Tony Armas: 6
- Jim Spencer: K
Top 8
- Jim Sundberg: 8
- Pat Putnam: 7
- Bump Wills: S7
- Tom Poquette: 7
Bot 8
- Wayne Gross: S9
- Mike Heath: SB2
- Mike Heath: W
- Fred Stanley: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Rob Picciolo: 34/SH/BG.3-H;1-2
- Rickey Henderson: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Dwayne Murphy: W
- Cliff Johnson: 54(1)/FO
Top 9
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Billy Sample: 8
- Al Oliver: K