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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1981-09-09 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 11655 · 3:02
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 9–4. Texas Rangers put up 7 in the 9th. Steve Comer earned the win. Bill Stein went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Steve Comer L: Tom Underwood SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Rocky Roe · 2B: Ken Kaiser · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Sundberg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario Mendoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Poquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Stein | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 John Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Wagner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cliff Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Armas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave McKay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Medich | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
 Jim Kern | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Comer | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 6.1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
 Tom Underwood | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
 Jeff Jones | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: 63
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Al Oliver: S9
- Buddy Bell: 7
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Cliff Johnson: K
Top 2
- Bob Jones: K
- Jim Sundberg: S7
- Billy Sample: CS2(26)
- Billy Sample: 8
Bot 2
- Tony Armas: 8
- Jim Spencer: 63
- Wayne Gross: S9
- Jeff Newman: W.1-2
- Dave McKay: 6
Top 3
- Pat Putnam: 3
- Mario Mendoza: 7
- Bump Wills: 7
Bot 3
- Fred Stanley: 8
- Rickey Henderson: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: HR/8
- Cliff Johnson: S5/G
- Tony Armas: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Mickey Rivers: 3/G
- Al Oliver: S7
- Buddy Bell: S9.1-3
- Bob Jones: E4/G.3-H;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S9.2-3;1-2
- Billy Sample: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Pat Putnam: 46(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Jim Spencer: 43
- Wayne Gross: HR/8
- Jeff Newman: K
- Dave McKay: 9
Top 5
- Mario Mendoza: 53
- Bump Wills: K
- Mickey Rivers: 9
Bot 5
- Fred Stanley: 7
- Rickey Henderson: D9
- Dwayne Murphy: SB3
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Cliff Johnson: S8.3-H
- Tony Armas: 6
Top 6
- Al Oliver: 7
- Buddy Bell: 8
- Bob Jones: W
- Jim Sundberg: K
Bot 6
- Jim Spencer: 63
- Wayne Gross: 63
- Jeff Newman: 53
Top 7
- Billy Sample: S7
- Pat Putnam: D9.1-3
- Tom Poquette: 8/SF.3-H
- Bump Wills: S9.2-3;B-2(THH)
- Mickey Rivers: K
- Al Oliver: 43
Bot 7
- Dave McKay: S9
- Fred Stanley: 2
- Rickey Henderson: D9.1-3
- Dwayne Murphy: IW
- Cliff Johnson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tony Armas: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Jim Spencer: 4
Top 8
- Buddy Bell: 9
- Bill Stein: K
- Jim Sundberg: S7
- Billy Sample: W.1-2
- John Ellis: K
Bot 8
- Wayne Gross: S9
- Jeff Newman: 7
- Dave McKay: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Mark Wagner: S8
- Bump Wills: S8.1-2
- Mickey Rivers: SB3
- Mickey Rivers: W.1-2
- Al Oliver: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Buddy Bell: E5.3-H;1-2
- Bill Stein: HR/7.2-H;1-H(UR)
- Jim Sundberg: S8
- Billy Sample: S7.1-2
- John Ellis: 9
- Mark Wagner: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Bump Wills: 7
Bot 9
- Mike Davis: 9
- Rickey Henderson: 63
- Dwayne Murphy: 5