After building a 7-2 lead, the Angels outlasted the Rangers, 8-7. Bobby Grich hit a three-run homer in the second inning, following singles by Ron Jackson and Brian Downing, and the Angels were helped to four runs in the fifth frame on errors by Kurt Bevacqua and Bump Wills. The margin of victory was a solo round-tripper by Don Baylor in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 7
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  4  0  -   7 10  2
Angels       0  3  0    0  4  0    1  0  x  -   8 12  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .254      R. Miller cf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .265
  Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
  Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Bostock rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Beniquez cf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Baylor dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Sundberg c            4   2   1   1     0   1   .288      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Oliver lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .317      Jackson 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Bonds rf              4   2   2   3     0   1   .277      Downing c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Grich 2b              4   1   2   4     0   0   .232
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Anderson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Wills 2b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .229      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sample ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .236        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campaneris ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   7     1   4             Totals               37   8  12   6     0   1

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 27,371
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Angels 6
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 1
Errors: Wills, Bevacqua, Lansford, Jackson
Doubles: Oliver (28), Rudi (20), R. Miller (18)
Home Runs: Bonds 2 (25), Sundberg (6), Grich (6), Baylor (28)
Stolen Bases: Wills (46)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (5), Lansford (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (23)
GIDP: Baylor (15)
Hit by Pitch: Lansford (4,by D. Ellis)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(9-6)         4.2   9   7   4   0   0   1  26   4.26
Barker                  2.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   9   3.96
Umbarger                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.91
Totals                  8    12   8   5   0   1   2  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(9-8)             6     6   3   3   1   3   2  24   4.24
Griffin                 1.1   3   4   3   0   0   1   8   4.02
LaRoche SV(20)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.16
Totals                  9    10   7   6   1   4   3  38

Hit by Pitch: D. Ellis (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to left; Beniquez singled to right
[Hargrove to second]; Sundberg was called out on strikes while
Hargrove was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Beniquez
to second]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford
singled to center; Bostock singled to center [Lansford to
third]; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Zisk flied out to right; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson singled to center;
Downing singled [Jackson to third]; Grich homered [Jackson
scored, Downing scored]; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); R. Miller singled to left; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi doubled to right;
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez popped to first in foul territory;
Sundberg flied out to right; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Grich flied
out to right; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds homered; Zisk was called out on strikes;
Harrah flied out to left; Wills walked; Wills stole second;
Bevacqua singled to right [Wills scored]; Hargrove grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller doubled to right; Lansford was hit by a
pitch; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [R. Miller to
third, Lansford to second]; Baylor made an out to third; Rudi
reached on an error by Bevacqua [R. Miller scored, Lansford
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bostock to second]; Jackson made an
out to second; Downing reached on an error by Wills [Bostock
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rudi to second]; Grich singled to
right [Rudi scored (unearned), Downing to second]; BARKER
REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Anderson made an out to second; 4
R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg homered;
Oliver singled to center; Bonds made an out to second; Zisk
forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 7.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lansford grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 7.

RANGERS 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Harrah grounded
out (third to first); Wills flied out to right; Bevacqua flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor homered; Rudi flied out to center; Jackson
flied out to right; Downing singled to right; Grich forced
Downing (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Angels 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove singled to left; JORGENSEN RAN FOR
HARGROVE; Beniquez reached on an error by Lansford [Jorgensen to
third (error by Jackson), Beniquez to second]; Sundberg reached
on a fielder's choice [Jorgensen out at home (third to catcher),
Beniquez to third, Sundberg to second]; Oliver doubled to right
[Beniquez scored (unearned), Sundberg scored]; Bonds homered
[Oliver scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Zisk flied
out to right; Harrah flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 8.

ANGELS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); UMBARGER
REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Anderson flied out to center; R.
Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford singled to left;
Lansford was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 8.

RANGERS 9TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR WILLS; Sample singled to right;
CAMPANERIS BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Campaneris out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Sample to second]; GRAY BATTED FOR
JORGENSEN; Gray struck out; Beniquez made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 8.