Bump Wills and Mike Hargrove each drove in two runs in the second inning when the Rangers erupted for five runs with the aid of two errors to defeat the Angels, 7-2. Dave May started the inning with a single, Toby Harrah walked and the first run scored when Juan Beniquez was safe on an error by Dave Chalk.

Wills then doubled, driving in Harrah and Beniquez. Jim Sundberg reached base on an error by Rance Mulliniks and Bert Campaneris beat out a bunt to load the bases, setting the stage for a two-run single by Hargrove. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      9, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Rangers      1  5  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .277      Campaneris ss         3   2   2   1     1   0   .268
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Chalk 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .296      Washington lf         5   0   1   0     0   3   .293
Solaita 1b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .238      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   2     1   0   .291
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Jackson dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      May rf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Harrah 3b             2   1   0   0     2   2   .271
Mulliniks ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .268      Beniquez cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .290
Hampton c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .412      Wills 2b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .285
  Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Sundberg c            1   1   0   0     3   0   .246
Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     2   8             Totals               29   7   7   5     9   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 17,550
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 8
DP: Angels 3, Rangers 0
Errors: Chalk, Mulliniks
Doubles: Mulliniks (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (8)
GIDP: Hargrove (8), Campaneris (4), Wills (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(4-6)          1.1   5   6   2   2   0   0  12   4.97
Miller                  4.2   2   1   1   4   5   0  19   3.69
LaRoche                 2     0   0   0   3   2   0   8   3.86
Totals                  8     7   7   3   9   7   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-7)            9     8   2   2   2   8   0  37   3.36
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


ANGELS 1ST: Flores was called out on strikes; Remy lined to
center; Chalk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Washington singled to left
[Campaneris to third]; Hargrove grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Campaneris scored (no RBI),
Washington out at second]; Horton popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: May singled to right; Harrah walked [May to
second]; Beniquez reached on an error by Chalk [May scored (no
RBI), Harrah to third, Beniquez to second]; Wills singled to
center [Harrah scored (unearned), Beniquez scored (unearned)];
Sundberg reached on an error by Mulliniks [Wills to second]; On
a bunt Campaneris singled to first [Wills to third, Sundberg to
second]; Washington forced Wills (first to catcher) [Sundberg to
third, Campaneris to second]; Hargrove singled to left [Sundberg
scored (unearned), Campaneris scored (unearned), Washington to
second]; MILLER REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Horton grounded out
(second to first) [Washington to third, Hargrove to second]; May
flied out to right; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 6.

ANGELS 3RD: Baylor singled to center; Mulliniks singled to right
[Baylor to second]; Hampton was called out on strikes; Flores
singled to left [Baylor scored, Mulliniks to second]; Remy
singled to right [Mulliniks to third, Flores to second]; Chalk
singled to center [Mulliniks scored, Flores to third, Remy to
second]; Solaita struck out; Bonds forced Chalk (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah struck out; Beniquez flied out to right;
Wills walked; Sundberg walked [Wills to second]; Campaneris
singled to center [Wills scored, Sundberg to second]; Washington
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson made an out to third; Baylor popped to
catcher in foul territory; Mulliniks doubled to right; Hampton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 7.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Horton singled to center [Hargrove
to second]; May popped to third in foul territory [Hargrove to
third, Horton to second]; Harrah struck out; Beniquez flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 5TH: Flores singled to left; Remy flied out to center;
Chalk walked [Flores to second]; Solaita struck out; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills struck out; Sundberg walked; Campaneris
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor
flied out to right; Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington struck out; Hargrove flied out to right;
Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Hampton made an out to shortstop; Flores flied out
to center; Remy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); May was called
out on strikes; Harrah walked; Beniquez walked [Harrah to
second]; Wills grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk popped to catcher in foul territory; Solaita
singled to right; Bonds struck out; Jackson walked [Solaita to
second]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Sundberg to second]; Washington struck out;
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: MASON REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Mulliniks
popped to third in foul territory; AIKENS BATTED FOR HAMPTON;
Aikens flied out to right; Flores grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 7.