The Rangers turned back the Angels, 3-2, and spoiled Nolan Ryan's bid to become the American League's first 20-game winner. A two-run single by Mike Hargrove gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the fifth and they stretched it to 3-0 when Willie Horton and Dave May unloaded back-to-back doubles. A two-run single by Dave Chalk in the ninth accounted for the Angels' scoring. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Monday, September 12, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley lf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .331      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   2     1   2   .304
Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Mulliniks ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Washington cf         4   0   0   0     0   4   .292
Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .270      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Baylor dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Horton dh             3   1   1   0     0   1   .289
Chalk 3b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .273      May rf,lf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .235
Kingman 1b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .218      Wills 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .091      Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .299
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Grieve lf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Henderson rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .322        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   8             Totals               26   3   5   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  5,258
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 4
DP: Angels 2, Rangers 1
Doubles: Baylor (25), Horton (22), May (13)
Stolen Bases: Wills (22)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kingman (1), Campaneris (29)
GIDP: Bonds (7), Wills (11)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (3,by Ryan)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(19-14)           7     5   3   3   3   9   0  28   2.66
Miller                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.74
Totals                  8     5   3   3   3  10   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis W(9-12)        8     6   2   2   3   7   0  32   3.79
Barker SV(1)            1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.41
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (9)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ANGELS 1ST: Bosley was called out on strikes; Remy grounded out
(first to pitcher); Mulliniks grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Washington was called
out on strikes; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds singled to left; Baylor grounded out (third to
first) [Bonds to second]; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bonds to third]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); May
walked; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Humphrey
struck out; Bosley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to right; Grieve struck out;
Hargrove struck out while Sundberg was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers
0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy flied out to center; On a bunt Mulliniks
singled to pitcher; Bonds grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Mulliniks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Washington struck
out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers
0.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Chalk struck
out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Horton struck out; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Wills singled to left; Wills stole second; Sundberg
walked; Grieve was hit by a pitch [Wills to third, Sundberg to
second]; Hargrove singled to left [Wills scored, Sundberg
scored, Grieve to second]; Campaneris grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 6TH: MAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON
REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING RF); Landreaux struck out; Humphrey
grounded out (second to first); Bosley walked; Remy singled to
right [Bosley to second]; Mulliniks popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington struck out; Harrah popped to second;
Horton doubled to right; May doubled to left [Horton scored];
Wills flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Bonds popped to first; Baylor flied out to left;
Chalk singled to center; Kingman singled to left [Chalk to
second]; Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Henderson flied out to
left; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 3.

ANGELS 8TH: GOODWIN BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Goodwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bosley grounded out (second to first);
Remy walked; Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); MILLER
REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Campaneris popped to shortstop;
Washington struck out; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Bonds walked; Baylor doubled to left [Bonds to
third]; BARKER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Chalk singled to
center [Bonds scored, Baylor scored]; Kingman out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Chalk to second]; Landreaux singled to
left [Chalk to third]; GUERRERO BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Guerrero
struck out; Bosley forced Landreaux (shortstop to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.