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r Page 16 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 Sports Ranger bats come alive in 12-2 win United Press International ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers have had few offensive performances in either season this year to match the 18-hit, 12-run assault launched on the Oakland A s, but for Al Oliver — holding one of the team’s hotter bats — the win was not that great. “Yes, it’s nice to have a good night like the team had tonight,” he said after Tuesday’s 12-2 win over Oakland, “but it’s only one win. Winning big every few days doesn’t make it. Every game is a big now and if we win only 1-0, it’s a win just the same.” For his contribution, Oliver hit two doubles and two singles in five at bats, collected four RBI and scored once. Ahead of him in the lineup, leadoff man Bump Wills went 4-for-4 and scored four runs while No. 2 hitter Mickey Rivers had three hits, three runs and three RBI. But hot as the Rangers bats were Tuesday, they have been generally cool in the second half of the season. The team was hitting .284 before the players’ strike, but registered at .251 before Tues day’s outburst. “For me, it was a good night. I don’t think I’ve had four RBI in a game this year,” Oliver said. “But we have not been hitting as well since the strike. It’s obvious some guys didn’t lift a bat the whole time we were off. I won’t say they were wrong, but we haven’t been hitting the ball as well because of it.” The A’s, however, have im proved from a .243 pre-strike av erage to .258 in the second half. That is, until they ran into knuckleballing Charlie Hough. ' Hough, while granting five walks, spread six hits over eight innings with seven strikeouts for his first win of the season against one loss. He was relieved by Bob Lacey. Lacey, throwing in his first major league game, allowed one hit in the ninth inning, a solo hom er by Oakland second baseman Dave McKay. McKay had Oak land’s other RBI, an unearned run scored off Hough in the third. “We needed a win badly,” Hough said. “We need to win a bunch of them badly. I struggled a little out there. Oakland doesn’t have the big names like Reggie Jackson, but they have a lot of players who hit the ball well. This was one game we needed, but we will be saying that for the rest of the season.” Oliver began the scoring with a two-run single in the third, fol lowed by Buddy Bell who sacri ficed to right field. The hits kept coming in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Oliver doubled one run across in the fifth and drove in another in the seventh. Rivers had two RBI in the sixth and one in the seventh in handing Brian Kingman, 3-6, the loss. Ranger catcher Jim Sundberg’s only hit of the game, a single in the seventh, set a team career mark. The previous record for total hits was 916 notched by Toby Harrah. Major League Baseball National League American League East St. Louis Montreal Chicago New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Houston Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Atlanta San Diego East 19 13 .594 Detroit New York 22 20 12 15 .647 .571 2V2 17 16 .515 2V4 Milwaukee 21 16 .568 21/2 16 18 .471 4 Baltimore 19 15 .559 3 15 18 .455 41/2 Boston 18 15 .545 31/2 15 21 .417 6 Toronto 16 17 .485 51/2 13 19 .406 6 Cleveland 17 19 All 6 West 22 13 .629 Kansas City Oakland 20 16 West 15 17 .571 .485 3 20 15 .571 2 Minnesota 17 19 .472 3 */2 19 15 .559 2V2 Texas 15 18 .455 4 19 15 .559 2V4 Chicago 14 21 .400 6 18 16 .529 31/2 Seattle 14 21 .400 6 11 25 .306 111/2 California 12 21 .364 7 Tuesday’s Results Wednesday’s Games Tuesday’s Results Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Houston 0 Philadelphia at New York ppd. rain St. Louis 3, Montreal 2 Montreal 4, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 2 San Diego 8, Los Angeles 2 San Francisco 6, Atlanta 5 Houston at San Diego Atlanta at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco Pittsburgh at Chicago St. Louis at Montreal Philadelphia at New York Texas 12, Oakland 2 Detroit at Boston ppd. rain Baltimore 7, Cleveland 6 Toronto 4, Minnesota 2 Milwaukee 2, New York 1 Seattle 8, Chicago 4 Kansas City 3, California 2 Oakland at Texas Detroit at Boston Minnesota at Toronto New York at Milwaukee Kansas City at California Chicago at Seattle Baltimore at Cleveland Cincinnati does it again United Press International HOUSTON — Houston mana ger Bill Virdon said the Astros have no excuses for their 4-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds — they’ve seen Charlie Leibrandt before. “They just outplayed and out- pitched us two nights in a row,” Virdon said Tuesday following the Astros’ second loss to the Reds. Leibrandt tossed a five-hitter while striking out four and walking three en route to his first decision since being called up from In dianapolis Sept. 1. He won nine of his last 11 decisions for the farm club. Speaking of Leibrandt, Astros centerfielder Tony Scott said: “Well, he got away with it. He had good location on his pitches tonight, but next time we might be able to punch a few through there. ” Leibrandt said he expected at the start of the game to pitch only seven innings. “But we got an early lead and I got out of that first inning jam and took it from there,” he said. “I knew if I didn’t start challenging the batters I’d be out of there after one or two innings.” Scott led off the first inning for the Astros with a double and Leib randt then walked Phil Gamer. A double play helped get him out of the jam. Cincinnati took a 1-0 lead off starter Nolan Ryan, 8-5, in the first when Dave Concepcion sing led with two out, advanced to third on an error and passed ball, then scored on George Foster’s first single. The Reds added a run in the third as Paul Householder walked, went to third on Ken Grif fey’s single and scored on Concep cion’s sacrifice fly to deep center. Ryan was touched for two more runs in the sixth, issuing leadoff walks to Griffey and Concepcion before Foster and Ray Knight del ivered RBI singles. The victory pulled the Reds to within 2V2 games of first-place Houston, the closest Cincinnati has been to the lead since Aug. 31. “At least we delayed the funer al,” Reds first baseman Johnny Bench said of the wins. “I want to be able to read in the paper that we’ve caught up with someone and are going to make a pennant race out of it.” But Houston third baseman Art Howe said, “We hope to go to Los Angeles with a three-game lead like last year.” The Astros will finish this sea son against the Dodgers. Houston starts a five-game road trip today in San Diego. The Astros are 10-10 on the road in the second half of the season. An important message to every graduating senior regardless of field of specialization. If you’ve been seriously considering a career in programming, now is the time to talk to ARCO Oil and Gas Company in Dallas. Your degree and at least six hours of computer courses are the keys to our informative, comprehensive training program. 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