Final
TEX 8 — OAK 3
9/10/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK197809101
Complete available game record for TEX at OAK, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Burke | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lowenstein | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandy Alomar | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Oliver | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Miguel Dilone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Thompson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Meyer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Picciolo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Beniquez | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Wallis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elias Sosa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doyle Alexander | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Wirth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Norris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Alexander | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mike Norris | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Alan Wirth | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Elias Sosa | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Meyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Norris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Robinson | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Elias Sosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Dilone | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Wallis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Gross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Wirth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Burke | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lowenstein | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Alomar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Beniquez | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doyle Alexander | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 31.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24)# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | T9.1-H | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E5/G.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E1/SH.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 5–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | E3/G.3-H(NR)(UR) | 5–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 6–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/FL | 6–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 6–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 6–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 9(B)35(3)/FDP | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6/FL | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HP | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | BK.2-3 | 8–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 8–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 8–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 8–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 8–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9 | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 8–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T8 | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 8–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 8–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 8–3 |