Scoring all their runs in the seventh inning, the Rangers downed the A's, 5-2. Buddy Bell opened vseventh with an infield single and Willie Montanez walked. A single by Richie Zisk tied the score at 1-1. Jim Sundberg stroked a single to put the Rangers ahead and Nelson Norman delievered a sacrifice fly before Mickey Rivers capped the scoring with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  x  -   5  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Rivers cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .292
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .247      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Revering dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Newman 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .232      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Gross 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .224      Montanez 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Wallis rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Zisk rf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Heath c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Putnam dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Sundberg c            2   1   2   1     1   0   .273
Picciolo ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Norman ss             2   0   0   1     0   0   .220
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     2   2             Totals               29   5   6   5     2   2

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  6,369
Left on Base: A's 4, Rangers 3
DP: A's 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Wills
Home Runs: Gross (14), Newman (22), Rivers (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Norman (3)
GIDP: Wallis (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(12-16)       8     6   5   5   2   2   1  32   4.28
Totals                  8     6   5   5   2   2   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(17-11)          9     5   2   2   2   2   2  33   3.57
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   2   2  33

Passed Balls: Sundberg (9)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson lined to right; Murphy reached on an
error by Wills; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Murphy to
second]; Revering made an out to third; Newman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out; Wills lined to second; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross homered; Wallis grounded out (second to
first); Heath flied out to left; Edwards struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell made an out to shortstop; Montanez flied out
to center; Zisk lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo popped to catcher in foul territory;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy walked;
Revering made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Putnam singled to right; Sundberg singled to left
[Putnam to second]; Norman forced Putnam (pitcher to third)
[Sundberg to second]; Rivers forced Norman (first to shortstop)
[Sundberg to third]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman flied out to left; Gross grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wallis flied to left in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver lined to right; Bell flied out to center;
Montanez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath made an out to first; Edwards grounded out
(third to first); Picciolo singled to center; Henderson flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Zisk flied out to center; Putnam grounded out
(third to first); Sundberg walked; Norman lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy walked; Revering flied out to right;
Newman lined into a double play (right to first) [Murphy out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills
struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross made an out to third; Wallis popped to
catcher in foul territory; Heath singled to center; Edwards
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell singled to third; Montanez walked [Bell to
second]; Zisk singled to left [Bell scored, Montanez to second];
Putnam grounded out (first unassisted) [Montanez to third, Zisk
to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Montanez scored, Zisk to
third]; Norman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Zisk scored];
Rivers homered [Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo grounded out (second to first);
Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers
5.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell made an
out to second; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering grounded out (second to first); Newman
homered; Gross singled to first; Wallis grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 5.