After a homer by Keith Smith in the 14th inning produced a 5-4 victory, the Rangers completed the sweep of a doubleheader by defeating the Athletics, 8-6. In the opener, the A's took a 3-2 lead with three runs in the sixth on a homer by Wayne Gross with a man on base, a double by Jeff Newman and an error. After the A's added a run in the seventh, the Rangers rallied to tie the score in the ninth. Singles by Jim Sundberg and pinch-hitter Kurt Bevacqua, around a wild pitch, produced one run and the tying tally followed on a single by Smith and a throwing error by Jim Tyrone.

Playing third base in the nightcap, Bevacqua batted in three runs with a double and single. Mitchell Page and Gross each hit a two-run homer for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 25, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 11  3
A's          0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith lf              6   1   2   1     1   1   .241      Picciolo ss           7   0   2   0     0   0   .193
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .251      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  May ph,rf           0   0   0   0     2   0   .241        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .244
  Henderson ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Scott 2b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .262
Beniquez cf           6   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Page lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Harrah 3b             6   0   0   0     1   1   .267        Murray pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .166
Horton dh             6   0   1   0     0   0   .288        Tabb ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Sundberg c            5   1   1   0     1   1   .291        Mallory pr,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Grieve rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .214      Tyrone rf             6   1   1   0     1   2   .247
  Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      E. Williams 1b        5   0   1   0     1   1   .241
J. Ellis 1b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .237        McKinney 1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .180
  Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hosley dh             4   0   0   0     2   2   .200
  Hargrove 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .304        Lintz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .269        Crawford ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .338      Gross 3b              3   1   1   3     3   0   .234
  Wills pr,2b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .287      Newman c              6   1   1   0     0   0   .217
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas cf              6   0   0   0     0   2   .240
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrealba p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   5  11   4     6  11             Totals               51   4   8   3     9  12

Time of Game: 4:10
Left on Base: Rangers 11, A's 14
DP: Rangers 1, A's 0
Errors: Harrah 2, Hargrove, Tyrone
Doubles: Campaneris (19), Picciolo (9), Newman (8)
Home Runs: J. Ellis (4), Beniquez (10), Smith (2), Gross (21)
Stolen Bases: Wills (27), Murray (11), Scott (27)
Caught Stealing: Wills (12), Lintz (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (7), Mason (5)
GIDP: Tyrone (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret                   6     5   3   2   4   2   1  28   3.59
Barker W(4-1)           8     3   1   0   5  10   0  32   2.49
Totals                 14     8   4   2   9  12   1  60

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrealba               8.2  10   4   3   1   9   2  37   2.45
Bair                    3.1   0   0   0   5   2   0  14   3.62
Lacey L(4-8)            2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7   3.21
Totals                 14    11   5   4   6  11   3  58

Wild Pitches: Moret 2 (4), Barker (5), Torrealba (3)
Balks: Torrealba (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


RANGERS 1ST: Smith struck out; Campaneris doubled to right;
Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Picciolo flied out to left; Perez flied out to
center; Page walked; Tyrone walked [Page to second]; Moret threw
a wild pitch [Page to third, Tyrone to second]; E. Williams
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Grieve was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hosley struck out; Gross popped to catcher in
foul territory; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: J. Ellis flied out to center; Alomar was called out
on strikes; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas was called out on strikes; Picciolo doubled
to left; Perez grounded out (third to first); Moret threw a wild
pitch [Picciolo to third]; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Campaneris singled to right; Torrealba balked
[Campaneris to second]; Beniquez struck out; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tyrone flied out to right; E. Williams singled to
center; Hosley walked [E. Williams to second]; Gross walked [E.
Williams to third, Hosley to second]; Newman popped to third in
foul territory; Armas lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
flied out to right; J. Ellis homered; Alomar singled to
shortstop; Smith forced Alomar (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Page flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Beniquez
homered; Harrah was called out on strikes; Horton singled to
center; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tyrone singled to right; E. Williams flied out to
right; Hosley made an out to shortstop; Gross homered [Tyrone
scored]; Newman doubled to left; Armas reached on an error by
Harrah [Newman scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Picciolo forced
Armas (shortstop unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; J. Ellis singled
to left; MILLER RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Alomar struck out; Smith flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HARGROVE REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 1B); BARKER
REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Perez reached on an error by
Hargrove; ALEXANDER RAN FOR PEREZ; Page singled to right
[Alexander to third]; MURRAY RAN FOR PAGE; Tyrone was called out
on strikes; Murray stole second; E. Williams was walked
intentionally; Hosley struck out; Gross walked [Alexander scored
(unearned), Murray to third, E. Williams to second]; Newman
forced Gross (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); MURRAY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
first); Beniquez flied out to center; Harrah walked; Horton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas struck out; Picciolo singled to shortstop;
Barker threw a wild pitch [Picciolo to second]; Scott struck
out; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to third; Torrealba threw a wild
pitch [Sundberg to second]; Grieve struck out; Hargrove made an
out to shortstop; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Bevacqua singled
to left [Sundberg scored]; WILLS RAN FOR BEVACQUA; Smith singled
to right [Wills scored (error by Tyrone) (unearned), Smith to
third]; BAIR REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; May walked; Beniquez forced May (shortstop to
second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MASON REPLACED
GRIEVE (PLAYING SS); WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Tyrone
grounded out (shortstop to first); E. Williams struck out;
Hosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 4.

RANGERS 10TH: Harrah flied to left in foul territory; Horton
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Gross flied out to right; Newman grounded out
(second to first); Armas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 11TH: Mason was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Wills walked; Wills stole second;
Smith walked; Wills was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to left; TABB BATTED FOR MURRAY; Scott stole second;
Tabb was walked intentionally; MALLORY RAN FOR TABB; Tyrone
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mallory out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 4.

RANGERS 12TH: MALLORY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May walked;
Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [May to
second]; Harrah flied out to center; Horton reached on a
fielder's choice [May out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: E. Williams grounded out (second to first);
Hosley walked; LINTZ RAN FOR HOSLEY; Lintz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Gross walked; Newman reached on
an error by Harrah [Gross to second]; Armas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics
4.

RANGERS 13TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCKINNEY
REPLACED E. WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Sundberg walked; LACEY
REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Sundberg to second]; Hargrove flied out to center;
Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott was called out on strikes; Mallory was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 14TH: Smith homered; HENDERSON BATTED FOR MAY; Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Beniquez lined to center; Harrah
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 14TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tyrone
was called out on strikes; McKinney was called out on strikes;
CRAWFORD BATTED FOR LINTZ; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 4.