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. Texas Rangers 11, California Angels 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumRangers 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. |
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