Win: Walter Stafford Loss: Koji Tsujino
Save: Tom Dahlgren
Inning: 1 Oakland Koji Tsujino pitching. Tommy Motton triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Matt Javier strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Scott Purdy strikes out. Donco Decateur hits a home run. Tommy Motton scores. Bill McCarthy walks. Jerry Conlan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill McCarthy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Walter Stafford pitching. Jim Smith singles to right field. Jim Stephenson singles to right field. Jim Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Art Baxter walks. Jeff Martin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Smith scores. Jim Stephenson advances to third on the play. Kirk Klaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Crowley walks. Howie Olin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Crowley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Stafford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Motton singles to center field. Howie Olin scores. Matt Javier triples. Tommy Motton scores. Scott Purdy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tony Scarce grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Lolich grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Rozek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Donco Decateur flies out to the right fielder. Bill McCarthy hits a home run. Bob Byrne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Conlan grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Crowley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bob Byrne flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Stephenson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Howie Olin walks. Walter Stafford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Walter Stafford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howie Olin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommy Motton walks. Matt Javier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Art Baxter grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Martin pops out to the first baseman. Kirk Klaus hits a home run. Tony Scarce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Scott Purdy pops out to the first baseman. Donco Decateur singles to center field. Bill McCarthy strikes out. Jerry Conlan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Donco Decateur is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ted Lolich hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jack Rozek strikes out. Ted Lolich steals second. Bob Byrne grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Crowley grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Olin walks. Walter Stafford lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jim Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Art Baxter strikes out. Jeff Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tommy Motton strikes out. Matt Javier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Purdy walks. Donco Decateur doubles to right field. Ken Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Kirk Klaus strikes out. Tony Scarce singles to left field. Ted Lolich flies out to the center fielder. Jack Rozek doubles to left field. Tony Scarce uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Kucks is pinch hitting for Ken Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Kucks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Abernathy pitching. Jerry Conlan flies out to the right fielder. Bob Crowley walks. Howie Olin strikes out. Walter Stafford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Crowley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Smith singles to right field. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Art Baxter strikes out. Jeff Martin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tommy Motton is hit by a pitch. Matt Javier strikes out. Scott Purdy grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tommy Motton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Donco Decateur strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Tom Dahlgren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kirk Klaus walks. Tony Scarce grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ted Lolich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 4