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Athletics Game Summary
The Texas Rangers were decisively beaten by the New York Yankees, 7 to 4, on August 27, 1979.
Game Info
August 27, 1979
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Murcer CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
W. Randolph 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
O. Gamble LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
R. Jackson RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Chambliss DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
G. Nettles 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .250 |
J. Spencer 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
B. Gulden C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Dent SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
F. Stanley SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wills 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
B. Sample CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Oliver LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.000 |
B. Bell SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Zisk RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Ellis DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
M. Rivers PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Soderholm 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
W. Montanez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Norman SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Sundberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. Putnam 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Batting
2B: J. Spencer
HR: O. Gamble
RBI: O. Gamble 4, G. Nettles
Batting
2B: A. Oliver
RBI: J. Ellis, A. Oliver 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. John (W) | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
R. Davis (S) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Jenkins (L) | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
D. Darwin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Lyle | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Murcer CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
W. Randolph 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
O. Gamble LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
R. Jackson RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Chambliss DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
G. Nettles 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .250 |
J. Spencer 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
B. Gulden C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Dent SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
F. Stanley SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
Batting
2B: J. Spencer
HR: O. Gamble
RBI: O. Gamble 4, G. Nettles
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. John (W) | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
R. Davis (S) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wills 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
B. Sample CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Oliver LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.000 |
B. Bell SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Zisk RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Ellis DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
M. Rivers PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Soderholm 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
W. Montanez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Norman SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Sundberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. Putnam 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Batting
2B: A. Oliver
RBI: J. Ellis, A. Oliver 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Jenkins (L) | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
D. Darwin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Lyle | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
