Two-run homers by Bobby Bonds and Juan Beniquez helped power the Rangers to an 8-2 victory over the Indians and enabled Jon Matlack to win a game on the road for the first time this season. The decision brought Matlack's record to 10-9, but the lefthander was 0-7 away from home before beating the Indians. Bonds hit his a homer in the fourth inning and drove in another run with a double in the seventh. Beniquez connected for the circuit in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    3  0  0    2  2  0  -   8 14  3
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 12  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .253      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Jorgensen pr,1b     1   1   0   0     0   0   .128        Dade ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Beniquez cf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .269      Grubb lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Sundberg c            5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Bell 3b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .298
Oliver lf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .324      Thornton 1b           4   0   2   0     1   1   .273
Bonds rf              5   2   2   3     0   0   .276      Alexander dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Gray dh               5   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Cox rf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Bevacqua 3b           4   1   2   1     1   1   .211      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     1   1   .211      Kuiper 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Wills 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .233        Blanks 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Diaz c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .246
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  14   8     5   5             Totals               39   2  12   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 19,085
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Indians 11
DP: Rangers 1, Indians 1
Errors: Hargrove 3
Doubles: Harrah (11), Bonds (17)
Home Runs: Bonds (22), Beniquez (7)
Stolen Bases: Wills (36), Oliver (2)
GIDP: Sundberg (13), Cox (3)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (2,by Reuschel)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(10-9)         9    12   2   1   1   6   0  40   2.37
Totals                  9    12   2   1   1   6   0  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-13)           3.1   7   4   4   1   1   1  17   2.89
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.92
Reuschel                3     4   2   2   2   2   0  16   4.11
Monge                   2.1   3   2   2   1   2   1  11   2.90
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   5   2  46

Passed Balls: Diaz (3)
Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (2)
Wild Pitches: Matlack (6), Waits (10)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Beniquez singled to
left; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb
singled to right; Bell singled to shortstop [Grubb to second];
Matlack threw a wild pitch [Grubb to third]; Thornton walked
[Bell to second]; Thornton was picked off first (catcher to
first); Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds flied
out to center; Gray singled; Bevacqua was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cox made an out to second; Veryzer struck out;
Kuiper singled to right; Diaz singled to right [Kuiper to
second]; Manning singled [Kuiper scored (error by Hargrove)
(unearned) (no RBI), Diaz to third]; Grubb flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Wills walked;
Wills stole second; Hargrove singled to right [Wills scored];
Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to left; Thornton singled to left
[Bell to second]; Alexander forced Thornton (third to second)
[Bell to third]; Cox grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Bonds homered [Oliver
scored]; Gray grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
singled to center; Waits threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua to
second]; Harrah doubled to left [Bevacqua scored]; HOOD REPLACED
WAITS (PITCHING); Wills flied out to center; Hargrove walked;
REUSCHEL REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Beniquez forced Hargrove
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians
1.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
singled; Diaz reached on an error by Hargrove [Kuiper to
second]; Manning struck out; Grubb grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to right; Oliver walked [Sundberg
to second]; Bonds flied out to center [Sundberg to third];
Oliver stole second; Gray struck out; Bevacqua walked; Harrah
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton
singled to left; Alexander forced Thornton (shortstop to
second); Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first to pitcher); Beniquez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Diaz singled to center; Manning
reached on an error by Hargrove [Diaz to third, Manning to
second]; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to center; Diaz allowed a passed ball [Oliver to
second]; Bonds doubled to left [Oliver scored]; Gray grounded
out (second to first) [Bonds to third]; Bevacqua singled to
center [Bonds scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch [Bevacqua to
second]; MONGE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Wills struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell struck out; Thornton was called out on
strikes; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Indians 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BLANKS REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); Hargrove
singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Beniquez homered
[Jorgensen scored]; Sundberg singled to left; Oliver struck out;
Bonds made an out to shortstop; Gray flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cox singled
to left; Veryzer singled to center [Cox to second]; Blanks
grounded out (second to first) [Cox to third, Veryzer to
second]; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cox scored];
DADE BATTED FOR MANNING; Dade flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians 2.

RANGERS 9TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bevacqua flied
out to center; Harrah walked; Wills flied out to center;
Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
out to right; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 8, Indians 2.