Completing their four-game sweep of California, the Rangers blanked the Angels, 7-0, behind the pitching of Doc Medich. The Texans took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Bobby Thompson drove in Pat Putnam with a groundout and they added six runs in the fifth frame. Mike Hargrove, who went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBIs, got the big hit, a two-out, bases-loaded double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  6  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Hargrove 1b           5   0   3   3     0   0   .267
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .227        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Bostock rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Mason ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Zisk lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Bonds rf              1   1   0   0     3   0   .264
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Putnam dh             4   1   0   0     0   0   .154
Mulliniks ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Sundberg c            3   1   3   1     1   0   .317
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Harrah 3b             2   1   1   2     2   1   .207
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson cf           4   1   0   1     0   1   .208
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     0   2             Totals               33   7  10   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 22,821
Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 8
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Grich
Doubles: Baylor (8), Hargrove (15), Sundberg (9)
Triples: Hargrove (1)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (2), Bonds (6)
GIDP: Bostock (13)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(4-4)             4.2   8   6   4   6   0   0  26   4.78
Hartzell                3.1   2   1   0   0   2   0  13   3.83
Totals                  8    10   7   4   6   2   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(2-3)           9     7   0   0   0   2   0  33   4.03
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   2   0  33

Wild Pitches: Aase (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Grich forced R. Miller
(pitcher to shortstop); Bostock forced Grich (second to
shortstop); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to left; Hargrove was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mason singled to left;
Wills flied out to right; Aase threw a wild pitch [Mason to
second]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi
singled to center; Chalk grounded out (second to first) [Rudi to
second]; Mulliniks singled to pitcher [Rudi to third]; Downing
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds walked; Bonds was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Putnam grounded out (third to first);
Sundberg singled to shortstop; Harrah walked [Sundberg to
second]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
singled to second; Bostock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove tripled to right; Mason grounded out
(first unassisted); Wills flied out to center; Zisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
doubled to left; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds walked; Putnam forced Bonds (second to
shortstop); Sundberg singled to left [Putnam to second]; Harrah
walked [Putnam to third, Sundberg to second]; Thompson grounded
out (second to pitcher) [Putnam scored, Sundberg to third,
Harrah to second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks flied out to left; Downing grounded out
(second to first); R. Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills
singled to center; Zisk singled to right [Wills to third, Zisk
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bonds was walked intentionally;
Putnam popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg walked [Wills
scored, Zisk to third, Bonds to second]; Harrah singled to left
[Zisk scored, Bonds scored, Sundberg to second]; HARTZELL
REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Thompson reached on an error by Grich
[Sundberg to third, Harrah to second]; Hargrove doubled to right
[Sundberg scored (unearned), Harrah scored (unearned), Thompson
scored (unearned)]; Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R
(3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich made an out to first; Bostock struck out;
Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi flied
out to center; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg doubled;
Harrah was called out on strikes; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Downing
was called out on strikes; R. Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Grich
singled to left; Bostock singled to right [Grich to second];
Fairly made an out to third; Baylor popped to first in foul
territory; Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 7.