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Sunday August 6, 1978
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A pinch home run by rookie Gary Gray with two out in the bottom of the ninth gave the Rangers a 3-2 decision over the Indians. After the Indians went ahead with two unearned runs in the top of the ninth, the first two Rangers were retired in the home half before Mike Hargrove singled. After Mike Jorgensen ran for Hargrove, Gray batted for Bert Campaneris and hit an 0-2 pitch off the left field foul pole. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  2
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Hargrove 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .285        Jorgensen pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .135
Veryzer ss            4   1   0   0     0   1   .291      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .195
Alexander dh          4   0   1   0     0   1   .232        Gray ph             1   1   1   2     0   0   .267
Pruitt lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .300
  Grubb lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Blanks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Cox 1b                3   0   1   1     0   1   .228      Zisk dh               4   1   2   0     0   0   .260
Speed cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .207
Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Beniquez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .230
                                                            Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .199
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     1   6             Totals               34   3  10   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,004
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 9
DP: Indians 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Dade, Veryzer, Campaneris
Doubles: Cox (4), Pruitt (3)
Home Runs: Gray (2)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cox (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-12)           8.2  10   3   2   4   1   1  38   2.72
Totals                  8.2  10   3   2   4   1   1  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(9-9)          9     7   2   0   1   6   0  35   2.44
Totals                  9     7   2   0   1   6   0  35

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled
to center; Veryzer forced Kuiper (second to shortstop);
Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Blanks flied
out to right; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Bonds flied out to center;
Zisk singled to right [Oliver out at third (right to third)];
Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Speed grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz
struck out; Dade singled to pitcher; Kuiper singled to right
[Dade to second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to left; Wills flied out to
center; Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris walked
[Beniquez to second]; Sundberg walked [Beniquez to third,
Campaneris to second]; Oliver lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander singled to center; Alexander was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Pruitt flied out to left;
Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk singled
to left; Harrah walked [Zisk to second]; Beniquez forced Harrah
(pitcher to shortstop) [Zisk scored (error by Veryzer)
(unearned) (no RBI), Beniquez to second]; Wills walked; Hargrove
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox struck out; Speed struck out; Diaz grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg singled to left; Oliver flied out to center; Bonds
singled to shortstop [Sundberg to second]; Zisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade struck out; Kuiper walked; Veryzer struck out;
Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt flied out to right; Blanks grounded out
(third to first); Cox doubled to left; Speed flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris singled to
right [Campaneris to second (error by Dade)]; Sundberg grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied
out to right; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer reached on an error by Campaneris [Veryzer
to second]; Alexander lined to left; Pruitt doubled to right
[Veryzer scored (unearned)]; Blanks singled to pitcher [Pruitt
to third]; Cox hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pruitt scored
(unearned), Blanks to second]; Speed popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: GRUBB REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING LF); Beniquez
singled to right [Beniquez out at second (right to first to
second)]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR WILLS; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR
HARGROVE; GRAY BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Gray homered [Jorgensen
scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.



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