Doyle Alexander allowed only three hits in pitching the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Angels. After John Ellis homered for the Rangers in the third inning, Alexander threw wildly to second on a potential double-play grounder, allowing the Angels to score an unearned run. The Rangers put over the winning run in the sixth on a double by Ken Henderson, single by Jim Sundberg and sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  0
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  9  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Remy 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Henderson cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Mulliniks ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .301
  Guerrero ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Harrah 3b             1   0   0   1     1   0   .268
Bonds dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Horton dh             3   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Baylor rf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .258      Bevacqua rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .347
Chalk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .274        May rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .219      J. Ellis 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .221
Landreaux cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Hargrove 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Humphrey c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Smith lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .205
  Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Alomar ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   4             Totals               27   2   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  4,538
Left on Base: Angels 3, Rangers 4
DP: Angels 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Alexander
Doubles: Alomar (3), Henderson (12)
Home Runs: J. Ellis (3)
Caught Stealing: Bevacqua (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (6)
GIDP: Bevacqua (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(12-12)          8     9   2   2   1   2   1  30   4.41
Totals                  8     9   2   2   1   2   1  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(15-10)      9     3   1   0   2   4   0  31   3.94
Totals                  9     3   1   0   2   4   0  31

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


ANGELS 1ST: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy lined
to second; Mulliniks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Baylor flied out to right; Chalk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
struck out; Bevacqua singled to shortstop; Bevacqua was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Kingman popped to third in foul territory; Landreaux
grounded out (first to pitcher); Humphrey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: J. Ellis homered; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alomar doubled to left; Wills made an out to second;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Bosley flied out to center; Remy grounded out (first
to pitcher); Mulliniks popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rance Mulliniks left with unknown injury; GUERRERO REPLACED
MULLINIKS (PLAYING SS); Harrah walked; Horton singled to center
[Harrah to second]; Bevacqua lined into a double play (pitcher
to second) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Bonds singled to right; Baylor grounded out (second
to first) [Bonds to second]; Bonds was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: J. Ellis struck out; Smith singled to left; Alomar
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to second];
Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Landreaux struck out; Humphrey
walked; Bosley forced Humphrey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Henderson doubled to left; Sundberg singled to
right [Henderson to third]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Henderson scored]; Horton singled to right [Sundberg to third];
Bevacqua grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Remy walked; Guerrero reached on a fielder's choice
[Remy to third (error by Alexander)]; Bonds made an out to
second; Baylor singled to left [Remy scored (unearned), Guerrero
to second]; Chalk singled to left [Guerrero out at home (left to
catcher), Baylor to third (on throw to home), Chalk to second
(on throw to home)]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to right; Alomar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 8TH: HARGROVE REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); MASON
REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING SS); Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); GOODWIN BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Goodwin struck out;
Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); Wills
lined to shortstop; Henderson flied out to center; Sundberg
singled to center [Sundberg out at second (center to second)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 9TH: MAY REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING RF); Remy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Guerrero flied out to right; Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Rangers 2.