A triple by Jim Sundberg with the bases loaded in the first inning started the Rangers off to an 8-1 victory over the A's. Sundberg also drove in another run with a single in the eighth. Fergie Jenkins, who breezed to his 16th victory and pitched the route for the 15th time this season, lost his bid for a shutout when Mitchell Page homered for the A's in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 1 Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 x - 8 11 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alston rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Hargrove 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Burke cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Jorgensen pr,1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .185 Page lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .290 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Carty dh 2 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Oliver lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .320 Revering ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Zisk rf 3 2 0 0 1 0 .255 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Bonds dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Gross 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .203 Sample ph,dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 .500 Perez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 4 1 2 4 0 2 .284 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Wills 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .239 Robinson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Harrah ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .218 Picciolo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .215 Mason 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Duncan ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 0 9 Totals 35 8 11 8 1 8 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 14,948 Left on Base: A's 6, Rangers 4 DP: A's 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Newman Doubles: Oliver (32) Triples: Sundberg (6) Home Runs: Page (15) Stolen Bases: Burke (14) Caught Stealing: Wills (10) GIDP: Newman (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough L(8-13) 7.2 11 8 3 1 7 0 35 3.26 Norris 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.46 Totals 8 11 8 3 1 8 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(16-8) 9 9 1 1 0 9 1 34 3.01 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 9 1 34 Wild Pitches: Jenkins (2) Balks: Keough (3) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston grounded out (first unassisted); Burke singled to left; Page flied out to right; Burke stole second; Carty singled to left [Burke out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver doubled to right [Jorgensen to third]; Zisk walked; Bonds struck out; Sundberg tripled to right [Jorgensen scored, Oliver scored, Zisk scored]; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 2ND: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Guerrero lined to second; Gross singled to right; Newman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah was called out on strikes; Mason grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen singled to center; Keough balked [Jorgensen to second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Picciolo struck out; Alston made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (third to first); SAMPLE BATTED FOR BONDS; Sample grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Page struck out; Carty was called out on strikes; Rico Carty ejected by HP umpire Steve Palermo; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; On a bunt Wills singled to third; Wills was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to pitcher); Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Gross flied out to left; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Mason was called out on strikes; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Beniquez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Robinson singled to right; Picciolo struck out; Alston struck out; Burke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Zisk made an out to shortstop; Sample struck out; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; REVERING BATTED FOR CARTY; Revering struck out; Guerrero singled to left; Gross singled to center [Guerrero to second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Guerrero to third, Gross to second]; Newman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wills flied out to left; Harrah flied out to left; Mason made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); DUNCAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen struck out; Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver singled to right; Zisk reached on an error by Newman (assist by Gross) [Oliver to third]; Sample singled to shortstop [Oliver scored (unearned), Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to center [Zisk scored (unearned), Sample to second]; Wills singled to left [Sample scored (unearned), Sundberg to second]; Harrah singled to left [Sundberg scored (unearned), Wills scored (unearned)]; NORRIS REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Mason struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 8. ATHLETICS 9TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Page homered; Revering flied out to right; Guerrero singled to left; Gross singled to center [Guerrero to third]; PEREZ RAN FOR GROSS; Newman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 8.

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