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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1981-09-15 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 11829 · night · 2:47
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 12–2. Texas Rangers put up 5 in the 7th. Charlie Hough earned the win. Dave McKay went 2-for-2 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 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
W: Charlie Hough L: Brian Kingman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Durwood Merrill · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Armas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave McKay | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Newman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Poquette | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Leon Roberts | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Wagner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Kingman | 4.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Owchinko | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Bordi | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlie Hough | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
 Bob Lacey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Dwayne Murphy: 43
- Cliff Johnson: S7
- Tony Armas: K
Bot 1
- Bump Wills: S7
- Mickey Rivers: CS2(24)
- Mickey Rivers: S7
- Al Oliver: CS2(24)
- Al Oliver: 7
Top 2
- Jim Spencer: W
- Wayne Gross: 46(1)3/GDP
- Mike Heath: 7/F7D
Bot 2
- Buddy Bell: 13
- Pat Putnam: 7
- Tom Poquette: E6/TH1
- Jim Sundberg: 7
Top 3
- Dave McKay: W
- Rob Picciolo: K
- Rickey Henderson: S7.1-2
- Dwayne Murphy: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Cliff Johnson: 53
Bot 3
- Leon Roberts: 7
- Mark Wagner: S8
- Bump Wills: S7.1-2
- Mickey Rivers: HP.2-3;1-2
- Al Oliver: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Buddy Bell: 9/SF.3-H
- Pat Putnam: 9
Top 4
- Tony Armas: K
- Jim Spencer: 43
- Wayne Gross: W
- Mike Heath: 7
Bot 4
- Tom Poquette: 5
- Jim Sundberg: 8
- Leon Roberts: S7
- Mark Wagner: 9
Top 5
- Dave McKay: W
- Rob Picciolo: 64(1)3/GDP
- Rickey Henderson: 53
Bot 5
- Bump Wills: S9
- Mickey Rivers: 7
- Al Oliver: D7.1-3
- Buddy Bell: IW
- Pat Putnam: K
- Tom Poquette: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: 8
Top 6
- Dwayne Murphy: 9
- Cliff Johnson: K
- Tony Armas: 8
Bot 6
- Leon Roberts: E5/G
- Mark Wagner: 54(1)/FO
- Bump Wills: S7.1-3
- Mickey Rivers: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
- Al Oliver: S8.3-H;1-3
- Buddy Bell: OA.1X2(24)
- Buddy Bell: 13
Top 7
- Jim Spencer: W
- Wayne Gross: E3/G.1-2
- Mike Heath: 14(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Dave McKay: S9.3-H(UR)
- Rob Picciolo: S8.1-2
- Rickey Henderson: WP.2-3;1-2
- Rickey Henderson: K
Bot 7
- Pat Putnam: 9
- Tom Poquette: 7
- Jim Sundberg: S7
- Leon Roberts: S8.1-2
- Mark Wagner: D9.2-H;1-H
- Bump Wills: W
- Mickey Rivers: D7.2-H;1-H
- Al Oliver: D9.2-H
- Buddy Bell: 63
Top 8
- Dwayne Murphy: S9
- Cliff Johnson: K
- Tony Armas: 53.1-2
- Jim Spencer: 8
Bot 8
- Pat Putnam: S9
- Tom Poquette: 46(1)/FO
- Jim Sundberg: W.1-2
- Leon Roberts: 7
- Mark Wagner: 9
Top 9
- Wayne Gross: 31
- Jeff Newman: 7
- Dave McKay: HR/8
- Rob Picciolo: 8