The Rangers pounded out 21 hits, collected 17 walks and stole eight bases in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels, 11-5 and 9-2. A five-run seventh inning secured the first game. Juan Beniquez led off with a single and after a sacrifice bunt, Al Oliver was walked intentionally. Beniquez and Oliver executed a double steal while Bobby Bonds was striking out. Richie Zisk then hit a single to score both runners and send Nolan Ryan to the showers. Dyar Miller relieved and walked Jim Sundberg before Toby Harrah cracked a three-run homer to cap the inning.

In the nightcap, Harrah singled home two runs when the Rangers scored three times in the opening inning. In the third frame, the Rangers capitalized on five walks, a two-run double by John Ellis, single by Bonds and error by third baseman Carney Lansford to score five runs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, California Angels 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  3    0  0  1    5  0  2  -  11 12  3
Angels       1  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   5  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .252      R. Miller cf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .268
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Beniquez cf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .254      Bostock rf            3   1   1   0     2   0   .293
Lowenstein 3b         2   1   1   0     1   1   .222      Baylor dh             5   0   0   1     0   1   .255
  Bevacqua ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Rudi lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Oliver lf             3   2   1   2     2   0   .317      Jackson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Bonds rf              5   1   2   2     0   2   .278        Fairly ph,1b        2   0   1   2     0   0   .226
  Thompson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Downing c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Zisk dh               4   0   1   2     0   1   .254      Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .231
  Campaneris pr,dh    0   1   0   0     1   0   .189      Anderson ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     1   1   .290        Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Harrah ss             3   3   1   3     2   0   .221        Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Wills 2b              5   0   2   2     0   2   .230      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  11  12  11     8   9             Totals               35   5   8   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Angels 10
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 2
Errors: Lowenstein, Sundberg, Harrah, Anderson
Doubles: Sundberg (18), Wills 2 (13)
Triples: Oliver (5)
Home Runs: Harrah (8), Bonds (26), Downing (6)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (13), Harrah (28), Beniquez (10), Oliver (6), Campaneris 2 (22)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (1), Anderson (5), Lansford (5)
GIDP: Bonds (13)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(8-3)            6.2   7   5   3   4   4   1  33   2.09
Alexander               2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.16
Totals                  9     8   5   3   5   5   1  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-12)            6.2   8   7   7   5   9   0  33   3.90
D. Miller               0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5   2.36
Brett                   1.2   2   2   2   2   0   1   8   4.94
Totals                  9    12  11  11   8   9   2  46

Wild Pitches: Ryan (10)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
reached on an error by Anderson; Lowenstein struck out; Oliver
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Lansford reached on an
error by Lowenstein [R. Miller to third]; Bostock flied out to
right; Baylor reached on an error by Harrah [R. Miller scored
(unearned), Lansford to second]; Rudi struck out while Lansford
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Zisk flied out to center;
Sundberg doubled to right; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson flied out to right; Downing flied out to
right; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Hargrove walked; Ryan threw a
wild pitch [Hargrove to second]; Beniquez struck out; Lowenstein
walked; Oliver tripled to right [Hargrove scored, Lowenstein
scored]; Bonds singled to center [Oliver scored]; Zisk flied out
to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson struck out; R. Miller grounded out (second
to first); Lansford singled to third; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to center; Harrah popped to first
in foul territory; Wills was called out on strikes; Hargrove
forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Rudi
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Jackson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Lowenstein singled to
center; Lowenstein stole second; Oliver walked; Bonds grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing homered; Grich walked; Anderson reached on
an error by Sundberg on a sacrifice bunt [Grich to third]; R.
Miller singled to left [Grich scored (unearned), Anderson to
second]; Lansford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Anderson to third, R. Miller to second]; Bostock was walked
intentionally; Baylor struck out; Rudi forced Bostock (shortstop
to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk struck out; Sundberg was called out on
strikes; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Wills doubled to
left [Harrah scored]; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Grich walked; Anderson singled to
center [Grich to second]; R. Miller popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez singled to center; Lowenstein out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Beniquez to second]; Oliver
was walked intentionally; Beniquez stole third and Oliver stole
second; Bonds struck out; Zisk singled to left [Beniquez scored,
Oliver scored]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR ZISK; D. MILLER REPLACED RYAN
(PITCHING); Campaneris stole second; Campaneris stole third;
Sundberg walked; Harrah homered [Campaneris scored, Sundberg
scored]; Wills flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lansford
singled to right; Bostock walked [Lansford to second]; Baylor
flied out to left; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Lansford to third, Bostock to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Fairly singled to center [Lansford scored, Bostock
scored]; ALEXANDER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Downing grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9,
Angels 5.

RANGERS 8TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hargrove
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Beniquez singled to
center; BRETT REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beniquez
to second]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 9, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); BEVACQUA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grich grounded out (second to
first); GOODWIN BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Goodwin struck out; R.
Miller walked; Lansford grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 5.

RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING SS); Bonds
homered; Campaneris walked; Sundberg flied into a double play
(right to first) [Campaneris out at first]; Harrah walked; Wills
doubled to center [Harrah scored]; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Angels 5.

ANGELS 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Bostock
singled to center; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi popped to
second; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 11, Angels 5.