The Rangers captured a pair of one-run decisions from the Indians, winning the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, and taking the second contest, 6-5. The Texans grabbed a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning of the opener on a safe bunt by Kurt Bevacqua, triple by Toby Harrah and sacrifice fly by Mike Hargrove. Bevacqua led off the seventh with a round-tripper to provide the eventual winning run.

After taking a 4-0 lead in the nightcap, the Rangers fell behind, 5-4, but got RBI singles from Al Oliver and Bobby Bonds in the fifth inning to pull out the victory. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .259      Norris rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
  Jorgensen pr,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .122      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Grubb lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .270
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     2   2   .302      Thornton 1b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .276
Oliver dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Carbo dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Blanks 2b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Bevacqua 3b           3   2   2   1     1   1   .220      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Harrah ss             4   1   3   1     0   0   .218      Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     4   4             Totals               31   2   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Indians 4
DP: Rangers 2, Indians 1
Errors: Bevacqua, Grubb
Doubles: Sundberg (16), Zisk (13), Blanks (9), Grubb (15)
Triples: Harrah (3)
Home Runs: Bevacqua (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (6)
GIDP: Wills (10), Carbo 2 (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(6-6)           5.2   4   1   1   2   4   0  21   3.67
Cleveland SV(10)        3.1   2   1   0   0   0   0  12   2.75
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   4   0  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(1-4)       6.1   7   3   3   3   2   1  28   6.67
Monge                   2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.79
Spillner                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.03
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   4   1  39

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Wills grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at
second]; Sundberg walked; Oliver grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied
out to right; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Zisk flied out to left; Beniquez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to center; Carbo grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at
second]; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Harrah singled
to left [Harrah to second (error by Grubb)]; Hargrove flied out
to center [Harrah to third]; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Blanks was
called out on strikes; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg doubled to left; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Bonds made an out to
third; Zisk walked; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell was
called out on strikes; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua singled to center; Harrah tripled to right
[Bevacqua scored]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harrah
scored]; Wills popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg
walked; Oliver flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton singled to left; Carbo grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Thornton out at second];
Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians
0.

RANGERS 6TH: Bonds made an out to shortstop; Zisk flied out to
right; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied out to center; Blanks doubled to
left; Veryzer lined to shortstop; Norris walked; Bell singled to
shortstop [Blanks to third, Norris to second]; Grubb walked
[Blanks scored, Norris to third, Bell to second]; CLEVELAND
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Thornton flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua homered; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE;
MONGE REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Wills popped to first in
foul territory; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); Alexander flied out to left;
Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Zisk doubled to left; Beniquez
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Blanks lined to third; Veryzer flied out to center;
Norris made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Bevacqua walked; Harrah singled to right [Bevacqua
to third]; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrah to
second]; Wills flied out to right; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell flied out to left; Grubb doubled to left;
Thornton singled to third [Grubb scored (error by Bevacqua)
(unearned), Thornton to second]; Carbo flied out to center;
Alexander flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 2.