Driving in two runs apiece, Buddy Bell and Pat Putnam paced the Rangers to a 6-3 verdict over the A's. Bell plated two tallies with a first-inning single. Putnam crashed a solo homer in the second stanza and stroked a run-scoring single in the fifth. Steve Comer, getting relief help from Jim Kern, received credit for his 16th victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      2  1  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Henderson lf          4   2   3   1     1   0   .277
Wills 2b              3   2   1   1     1   0   .270      Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .325      Revering dh           2   0   1   1     2   1   .297
Bell 3b               3   0   1   2     2   1   .298      Newman 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .248      Gross 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Essian c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .253
Putnam dh             4   1   2   2     0   1   .286      Heath rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Chalk 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Norman ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  11   6     5   4             Totals               33   3   7   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  2,636
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 8
DP: Rangers 0, A's 2
Errors: Newman
Doubles: Oliver (26), Norman (8), Revering (24), Chalk (6)
Home Runs: Putnam (18), Henderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (3)
GIDP: Zisk 2 (14)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(16-10)          6     4   2   2   3   2   1  24   3.69
Kern SV(27)             3     3   1   1   2   3   0  14   1.60
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   5   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(2-9)           1.2   5   3   3   2   0   1  11   5.84
Minetto                 3     3   2   0   2   1   0  14   5.42
Norris                  4.1   3   1   1   1   3   0  16   4.90
Totals                  9    11   6   4   5   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Ted Hendry


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled; Wills singled to center [Rivers to
second]; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Rivers to third,
Wills to second]; Bell singled to right [Rivers scored, Wills
scored]; Montanez walked [Bell to second]; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson homered; Murphy struck out; Revering
walked; Newman made an out to second; Gross flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam homered; Sundberg singled to left; Norman
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sundberg to
second]; Rivers flied out to center [Sundberg to third]; Wills
walked; MINETTO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Oliver walked [Wills
to second]; Bell forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian grounded out (third to first); Heath flied
out to left; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Montanez singled to center; Zisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Montanez out at second];
Putnam made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (second to first);
Henderson singled to center; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Norman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering walked; Newman was called out on
strikes; Gross flied out to center; Essian flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills reached on an error by Newman; Oliver doubled
to center [Wills scored (unearned)]; Bell walked; Montanez
struck out; Zisk flied out to right [Oliver to third]; Putnam
singled to left [Oliver scored (unearned), Bell to second];
NORRIS REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Sundberg lined to shortstop;
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Chalk flied
out to left; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Norman doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted) [Norman to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Norman scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled to center; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Revering doubled to
center [Henderson scored]; Newman grounded out (third to first);
Gross walked; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Montanez lined to
center; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Heath made an out
to second; Chalk doubled to left; Picciolo grounded out (catcher
to first) [Chalk to third]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam struck out; Sundberg singled to center;
Norman flied out to left; Rivers forced Sundberg (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Revering was
called out on strikes; Newman singled to shortstop; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
6, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills flied out to left; Oliver singled to center
[Oliver out at second (center to second to first)]; Bell walked;
Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian walked; Heath grounded out (third to
first) [Essian to second]; Chalk singled to center [Essian
scored]; Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson walked
[Chalk to second]; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 3.