The 1979 Oakland A's - (54-108)

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:57 am

Oakland knocked off Toronto 6-4 today in a 14-inning affair. Dave Revering's single drove in pinch runner Glenn Burke to give the A's a 5-4 lead. Jim Essian added a pinch hit RBI double later in the inning. Jim Todd pitched 4 scoreless innings to raise his record to 3-5. Dave Hamilton picked up save number 9. Toronto reliever Balor Moore fell to 9-9 with the loss. Revering also hit his 12th homer and finished 3-6 with 2 RBI. For the Jays, Rico Carty hit a 3-run homer, his 8th.

The A's now travel to Detroit for a 4-game series. The young guys are a respectable 14-12 in August, and 21-18 since the All-Star Break.

WED AUG 29

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Season record: 53-81, 7th place in AL West, 6 GB 6th place Seattle

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:05 am

Jason Thompson's 2-run homer (#21) in the bottom of the 7th erased a 2-1 Oakland lead. Champ Summers (13) added a 3-run blast in the 8th to put the game away, as the Tigers topped the A's 6-2. Reliever Bruce Taylor (4-2) picked up the win. Rick Langford falls to 8-14.

OAK_____2___11___1
DET_____6___13___0

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:24 am

The A's finished a fine August with a 5-4 win in Detroit. Matt Keough went 8 2/3 innings to improve to 6-12. Tiger reliever Bruce Robbins (0-2) was charged with the loss. Oakland led 5-2 going into the 9th inning. Keough retired the first two batters before running into trouble. The Tigers scored twice and Dave Hamilton came out of the pen. He allowed a single and a walk, loading the bases. He then struck out Steve Kemp to record his 10th save. Jerry Morales (7) homered for Detroit, while Tony Armas (28) and Dwayne Murphy (14) went deep for the A's.

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Standings at the end of August:

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:01 pm

Time for the SEP call-ups. Time for me to promote the 5 or 6 "almost-scrubs" from AAA. Also time for me to look at the other rosters, one-by-one, for any fictional players.

As many teams have signed fictional players to get to 35-man rosters, I must go in there and "keep them on the bench" so they don't get into any games.

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:37 pm

The A's got great pitching and shut down the Tigers 3-1. Steve McCatty (9-13) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing only 1 run on 6 hits. Bob Lacey (2/3) and Dave Heaverlo (2 IP, 2nd SV) pitched scoreless relief. Rob Picciolo was 4-5 at the plate, while recent call-up Milt Ramirez went 2-3 with an RBI. Detroit's Jack Billingham (15-8) took the loss.

SAT SEP 1

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DET_____1____7___1

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:51 pm

The A's head home after taking 3 out of 4 in Detroit with another 3-1 victory. Craig Minetto (8-5) went the distance on a 5-hitter, walking 1 and striking out 5. Milt Wilcox pitched into the 9th inning, but falls to 14-14. Dave Revering was 3-4 and Derek Bryant went 2-4 with an RBI.

SUN SEP 2

OAK_____3___9___0
DET_____1___5___1

Seaaon record: 56-82, 7th place in AL West, 5 GB 6th place Seattle

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:17 pm

Gorman Thomas led a 21-hit Brewer attack, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and hitting his 35th homer, as the Brewers bombarded the A's, 21-4. Paul Molitor was 2-6 with 4 RBI and his 9th homer, Sixto Lezcano was 5-6, Sal Bando was 3-5 with 3 RBI, and Dick Davis swatted his 12th homer. Mike Caldwell went the distance for the Brewers, improving his record to 15-11.

For the A's, lefty swingers Revering, Murphy, and Page rested and watched Oakland pitchers get abused. Starter Mike Norris lasted only 1 2/3 innings and surrendered 7 runs. Mike Morgan allowed 3 runs in 3 1/3 innings. Next was Alan Wirth, who walked 3 and allowed 5 hits without retiring a batter. All 8 men came around to score. Jim Todd allowed 3 runs in 2 innings. Brian Kingman held the Brewers off the board in the 8th and 9th innings. In the fateful 6th inning, through the combined efforts of Wirth and Todd, Milwaukee scored 11 runs and had another runner on 2nd base WITH NO OUTS.

The team will take Tuesday off, before finishing up the 2-game series with the Brewers on Wednesday.

MON SEP 3

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OAK_____4___10___0

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:57 pm

Rick Langford shut down the powerful Milwaukee lineup with a 4-hitter, as the A's split the series with the Brewers, winning the game 2-1. Oakland's runs came courtesy of a 3rd inning 2-run homer by Mitchell Page (17). Milwaukee scored its only run in the 8th on doubles by Lenn Sakata and Cecil Cooper. Langford struck out 4 and walked 3, as he improved to 9-14. Lary Sorensen also notched a complete game, but dropped to 13-13.

3B Wayne Gross suffered a minor hip injury while fielding a ball in the 1st inning. He will miss about a week. The tandem of Mickey Klutts and Milt Ramirez will fill in.

WED SEP 5

MIL_____1___4___0
OAK____2___6___0

Season record: 57-83, 7th place in AL West, 4 1/2 GB 6th place Seattle

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:26 pm

Dave Revering's infield chopper with one out scored Dwayne Murphy, as the A's edged the White Sox 3-2 in 16 innings. Jim Todd (4-5) pitched 2 scoreless innings and picked up the win. Ron Schueler (5-2) was the losing pitcher. At the plate, Chicago's Ralph Garr provided the offense for the White Sox with a 2-run homer, his 6th of the season. For Oakland, Mitchell Page was 4-8, Dwayne Murphy 3-7, and Tony Armas 3-8. Claudell Washington was 3-8 for the pale hose. The A's will entertain Chicago again on Saturday, followed by a Sunday doubleheader.

FRI SEP 7

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OAK_____3___18___1

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:29 am

Tony Armas singled in pinch runner Rickey Henderson in the bottom of the 9th to give the A's a 1-0 win over the White Sox. Steve McCatty (10-13) tossed his 1st shutout of the season. He allowed 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Chicago starter Ken Kravec (14-12) went 8+ innings, allowed only 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 12.

SAT SEP 8

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OAK_____1___5___0

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:52 am

The Oakland A's took their 3rd straight from the White Sox, and 4th overall in a 4-2 victory. Oakland broke up a 2-2 in the bottom of the 7th, on RBI singles from Mike Edwards and Mitchell Page. Oakland starter Mike Norris went 6 2/3 innings and got a no-decision. Dave Heaverlo (1-5) was the winner and Steve Trout (8-15) took the loss. Oakland reliever Dave Hamilton notched save #11.

SAT SEP 9 (1)

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motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:00 am

The Oakland A's completed a doubleheader sweep and a 4-game sweep of the White Sox, winning 3-1. Dave Chalk was 3-4 with an RBI. Craig Minetto went 5 1/3 strong innings, then got spotless relief help from Brian Kingman (2 2/3 hitless IP) and Dave Hamilton (12th save). Rich Wotham (10-14) took the loss.

Manager motnahp was absent from the game for health reasons. (Dozed off with hand on mouse. Must have clicked on AutoPlay). Awoke to the game's Speech Engine saying, "Oakland beat Chicago".

SUN SEP 9 (2)

CHI_____1___6___2
OAK_____3___7___0

Season record: 61-83, 7th place in AL West, 1 GB 6th place Seattle

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:52 pm

The Oakland A's came back from a 4-0 deficit and a season-ending injury to their starting pitcher to beat Milwaukee 6-4. It was the 6th win in a row for the upstart A's.

In the 1st inning, Rick Langford allowed a hit and a walk to the first two batters. Facing the dangerous Cecil Cooper, Langford induced him to hit a weak roller near the mound. Langford turned and fired to 3rd for the forceout on Paul Molitor. In the process, though, Langford suffered a serious elbow injury and is lost for the season.

Brian Kingman came on to relieve Langford and things didn't look good. Kingman allowed both runners to score, then gave up a 2-run homer to Sixto Lezcano (21) in the last of the 2nd. Trailing 4-0, the A's chipped away. Rob Picciolo (6) homered to make it 4-1 in the 3rd. The A's would add two more in the 6th, cutting the lead to 4-3. Oakland struck for 3 runs in the 8th off losing pitcher Lary Sorensen (13-14). Dave Hamilton pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th for his 13th save. Brian Kingman went 6 2/3 innings of relief, allowing only the homer to Lezcano. Kingman is now 5-4 and will most likely take Langford's spot in the rotation.

Dwayne Murphy was 3-5 at the plate. Dave Revering went 4-5 with 2 RBI. Jeff Newman was 0-5, but plated two RBI on groundouts, including the go-ahead run in the 8th.

The 3-game series with Milwaukee continues Wednesday, with Matt Keough taking the mound for the A's.

TUE SEP 11

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MIL______4___10___2

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:07 pm

Sixto Lezcano homered twice (22,23) and drove in 3 to lead the Brewers past the A's 7-2. Dick Davis (13) also homered for Milwaukee. Jim Slaton (16-10) went the distance, allowing only 5 hits. Matt Keough (6-13) struggled, allowing 11 hits and 6 earned runs in 5 2/3 innings.

WED SEP 12

OAK_____2___5___0
MIL______7___13__1

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:31 pm

The Brewers pounded the A's 13-5 to take the series. Milwaukee got homers from Sixto Lezcano (24), Larry Hisle (7), and Ben Oglivie (23). Oakland took a brief 2-1 lead in the 5th after Dave Revering (13) hit a 2-run homer. The Brewers caught fire and knocked Steve McCatty (10-14) out in the 7th inning. McCatty allowed 5 runs in 6+ innings. The bullpen threw beach balls in the 7th and 8th innings. Bob Lacey allowed 5 earned runs in 2/3 of an inning. Alan Wirth then allowed 3 earned runs in 1/3 of an inning. Glenn Burke hit a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th, his first homer of the year.

The A's now visit Comiskey Park for a weekend series with the White Sox.

THUR SEP 13

OAK_____5___11___0
MIL_____13___19__0

Season record: 62-85, 7th place in AL West, 1 GB 6th place Seattle

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:47 pm

The White Sox scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to beat the A's 5-4. The winning run scored with one out and runners on 1st and 3rd. One Hit & Run call by the computer AI and the game was over. The infielder threw the runner out at 1st while the winning run scored. Randy Scrabery (5-0) gets the win, while Dave Hamilton (8-8) suffers the loss. The A's have lost 2 games this way in the last 2 weeks.

FRI SEP 14

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CHI_____5___12___0

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:29 pm

Tony Armas went 3-5 with 2 homers (29,30) and 4 RBI to lead the A's past the White Sox 10-6. Craig Minetto (10-5) went 6 strong innings, allowing only 2 earned runs. Wayne Gross was 3-4 at the plate. Steve Trout (8-16) surrendered 9 runs in 6 innings to take the loss.

SAT SEP 15

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CHI______6___14___0

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:46 pm

Brian Kingman turned in a complete-game performance, as the A's topped the White Sox, 7-3. Kingman (6-4) scattered 12 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in a 94-pitch effort. The Oakland defense turned 3 double plays behind him. Wayne Gross (17) and Derek Bryant (8) homered for Oakland. Mitchell Page was 3-5 with 2 RBI. Rich Wortham (10-15) took the loss for the White Sox.

Following a 3-3 road trip, the team returns to Oakland for the final homestand of the season. Texas and Kansas City will each visit the Coliseum for a 3-game series.

SUN SEP 16

OAK_____7___13___1
CHI_____3___12___1

Season record: 64-86, 7th place in AL West, 1 GB 6th place Seattle

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:04 pm

Tony Armas hit his 31st homer of the season in the bottom of the 12th inning off the Rangers' Dave Rajsich (4-3) to give Oakland a 6-5 win over Texas. Wayne Gross (18) and Dave Revering (14) also homered for the A's. Jim Todd pitched 4 scoreless innings of relief to even his record at 5-5.

MON SEP 17

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OAK_____6___12___0

motnahp · Post by **motnahp** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:18 pm

Rob Picciolo's double in the 7th inning broke a 3-3 tie. Picciolo later scored on a Dave Revering groundout, as the A's beat the Rangers 5-3. Tony Armas hit home run #32 for the A's. Dave Heaverlo threw 2 scoreless innings of relief and raised his mark to 2-4. Texas starter Steve Comer (14-12) went all the way, but took the loss.

TUE SEP 18

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OAK____5___6___1

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