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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1983-09-15 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 6947 · sunny, dry · 2:28
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 6–5. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 7th. Dave J. Schmidt earned the win and Dave Tobik picked up the save. George Wright went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Dave J. Schmidt L: Tim Conroy SV: Dave Tobik
Umpires — HP: Marty Springstead · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Sample | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Hostetler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 George Wright | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Stein | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bucky Dent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Wilkerson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Davey Lopes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Donnie Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Garry Hancock | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Meyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Burroughs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Almon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Smithson | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Mason | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Schmidt | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jon Matlack | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Dave Tobik | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Conroy | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
 Keith Atherton | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Beard | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Sample: 4
- Dave Hostetler: 8
- George Wright: HR/8
- Larry Parrish: K
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: 4
- Mike Heath: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: 9
Top 2
- Buddy Bell: 7
- Bill Stein: 43
- Bucky Dent: HR/7
- Bob Johnson: T9
- Curt Wilkerson: 3
Bot 2
- Davey Lopes: 63
- Mike Davis: 13
- Donnie Hill: 7
Top 3
- Billy Sample: S7.BX2(74)
- Dave Hostetler: W
- George Wright: 7
- Larry Parrish: 6
Bot 3
- Garry Hancock: 7
- Dan Meyer: 5
- Wayne Gross: W
- Rickey Henderson: W.1-2
- Mike Heath: 8
Top 4
- Buddy Bell: 53
- Bill Stein: 53
- Bucky Dent: 4
Bot 4
- Dwayne Murphy: W
- Davey Lopes: S8.1-2
- Mike Davis: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Donnie Hill: 7/SF.3-H
- Garry Hancock: S7.1-H
- Dan Meyer: 7
Top 5
- Bob Johnson: 7
- Curt Wilkerson: 5
- Billy Sample: 8
Bot 5
- Wayne Gross: S7
- Rickey Henderson: W.1-2
- Mike Heath: FC/SH.2-3;1-2
- Dwayne Murphy: 32(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
- Davey Lopes: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
- Mike Davis: 43
Top 6
- Dave Hostetler: 8
- George Wright: 8
- Larry Parrish: W
- Buddy Bell: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Donnie Hill: 31
- Garry Hancock: 43
- Dan Meyer: D7
- Wayne Gross: HP
- Rickey Henderson: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Heath: 7
Top 7
- Bill Stein: S8
- Bucky Dent: 9
- Bob Johnson: S8.1-2
- Curt Wilkerson: W.2-3;1-2
- Billy Sample: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dave Hostetler: 8/SF.3-H
- George Wright: D7.2-H;1-H
- Larry Parrish: 53
Bot 7
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Davey Lopes: T7
- Mike Davis: S7.3-H
- Donnie Hill: 14(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Buddy Bell: W
- Bill Stein: K
- Bucky Dent: 8
- Jim Sundberg: K
Bot 8
- Jeff Burroughs: K
- Bill Almon: W
- Bob Kearney: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 9
- Curt Wilkerson: 7
- Billy Sample: 5
- Dave Hostetler: S8
- George Wright: 5
Bot 9
- Rickey Henderson: 8
- Mike Heath: K
- Dwayne Murphy: 7