Fergie Jenkins moved into 11th place on the major leagues' all-time list of strikeout kings, fanning eight to boost his career total to 2,545 while pitching the Rangers to an 8-0 victory over the Indians. The Rangers, who broke a five-game losing streak, exploded for six of their runs in the second inning on six hits plus two walks, including two-run singles by Kurt Bevacqua and Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
Rangers      0  6  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   8  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Hargrove dh           4   1   1   0     1   3   .253
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Wills 2b              4   2   3   1     0   1   .232
Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Sundberg c            2   1   0   0     2   1   .301
Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Oliver lf             4   0   2   3     0   1   .325
Carbo dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .264      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Jorgensen 1b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .125
Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .208
Speed rf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .224      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Cox 3b                3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Bevacqua 3b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .196
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   8   0     1   8             Totals               31   8   9   7     6   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 20,307
Left on Base: Indians 7, Rangers 5
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Alexander (13), Kuiper (14)
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (34), Bonds (27), Harrah (25)
GIDP: Alexander (11), Harrah (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(8-14)            1.1   5   6   6   3   3   0  12   3.55
Hood                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.99
Spillner                4     2   2   1   3   3   0  15   4.25
Monge                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.72
Totals                  8     9   8   7   6   8   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(10-7)         9     8   0   0   1   8   0  34   3.52
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   8   0  34

Wild Pitches: Hood (8)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb walked; Alexander flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; On a bunt Wills singled to
pitcher; Wills stole second; Sundberg struck out; Oliver struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second;
Jorgensen walked; Harrah singled to left [Bonds scored,
Jorgensen to third]; Beniquez made an out to second; Harrah
stole second; Bevacqua singled to second [Jorgensen scored,
Harrah scored]; Hargrove walked [Bevacqua to second]; Wills
singled to right [Bevacqua scored, Hargrove to third]; Wills
stole second; Sundberg walked; HOOD REPLACED WISE (PITCHING);
Oliver singled to center [Hargrove scored, Wills scored,
Sundberg to second]; Bonds was called out on strikes; Hood threw
a wild pitch [Sundberg to third, Oliver to second]; Jorgensen
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Speed struck out; Cox grounded out (third to
first); Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 3RD: SPILLNER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Harrah was
called out on strikes; Beniquez flied out to center; Bevacqua
walked; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Grubb flied out to
center; Alexander flied out to center; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills struck out; Sundberg flied out to left;
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer lined to left; Kuiper singled to left;
Speed struck out; Cox singled to left [Kuiper to second]; Norris
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
walked; Harrah grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning was called out on strikes; Grubb struck
out; Alexander doubled to right; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Bevacqua flied out to
right; Hargrove singled to right [Hargrove out at second (right
to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer singled to left; Kuiper doubled to right
[Veryzer to third]; Speed struck out; Cox grounded out (third to
first); Norris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to right; Sundberg walked [Wills to
second]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Oliver singled to
center [Wills scored, Sundberg to third]; Bonds made an out to
second [Sundberg scored (error by Kuiper) (unearned) (no RBI),
Oliver to second]; Jorgensen made an out to shortstop; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb
singled to right; Alexander grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to left; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Carbo singled to center; Veryzer flied out to
right; Kuiper lined into a double play (second to first) [Carbo
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 8.