A five-run fifth inning propelled the Rangers to a 7-5 triumph over the Angels. A walk to Mike Hargrove and one-out homer by Juan Beniquez tied the score at 4-4. A single by Al Oliver sent Frank Tanana to the showers. Richie Zisk greeted reliever Dyar Miller with a double and after Bobby Bonds was walked intentionally to load the bases, Jim Sundberg cleared them with a two-bagger. The loss dropped the Angels 2½ games behind the Royals in the A.L. West. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       2  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  0
Rangers      0  0  1    1  5  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Hargrove 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .252
Lansford 3b           5   2   1   0     0   3   .279        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Bostock rf            5   0   3   2     0   1   .295      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   2     0   2   .257
Baylor dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .260      Oliver lf             3   1   2   1     1   1   .319
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Zisk dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .255
Fairly 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .220      Bonds rf              3   2   1   1     1   2   .274
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Sundberg c            4   0   2   3     0   0   .288
Chalk 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Anderson ss           3   0   1   0     0   2   .214      Bevacqua 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Lowenstein ph,3b    1   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .233
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5   9   5     1   8             Totals               31   7   7   7     6   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  8,469
Left on Base: Angels 7, Rangers 6
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Oliver, Bevacqua
Doubles: Rudi (22), Bostock (21), Zisk (16), Sundberg (19)
Home Runs: Fairly (10), Bonds (27), Beniquez (10)
Stolen Bases: Wills (48), Oliver (7), Lowenstein (16)
GIDP: Fairly (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(17-10)         4.1   5   5   5   3   4   2  21   3.49
D. Miller               3.2   2   2   2   3   3   0  16   2.33
Totals                  8     7   7   7   6   7   2  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(8-8)           6.1   9   5   3   1   5   1  30   3.92
Cleveland SV(12)        2.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.05
Totals                  9     9   5   3   1   8   1  39

Passed Balls: Sundberg (8)
Wild Pitches: D. Miller (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller reached on an error by Bevacqua; Lansford
singled to center [R. Miller to second]; Bostock singled to
center [R. Miller scored (unearned), Lansford to second]; Baylor
singled to left [Lansford scored, Bostock to second]; Rudi
forced Baylor (second to shortstop) [Bostock to third]; Fairly
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rudi
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to right; Beniquez struck out;
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk walked; Bonds struck out; Sundberg singled to
left [Zisk to second]; Harrah forced Sundberg (third to second)
[Zisk to third]; Bevacqua forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller walked; Lansford struck out; Bostock flied
out to center; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Hargrove was called out on strikes;
Beniquez flied out to left; Wills stole second; Oliver singled
to right [Wills scored]; Zisk forced Oliver (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi doubled to center; Fairly homered [Rudi
scored]; Downing grounded out (second to first); Chalk grounded
out (third to first); Anderson singled to center; R. Miller
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds homered; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford struck out; Bostock singled to center;
Baylor struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to left; Hargrove walked; Beniquez
homered [Hargrove scored]; Oliver singled to center; D. MILLER
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Zisk doubled to left [Oliver to
third]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Sundberg doubled to
right [Oliver scored, Zisk scored, Bonds scored]; Harrah flied
out to center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Rangers 7.

ANGELS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Fairly
grounded out (second to first); Downing singled to left; Chalk
forced Downing (second to shortstop); Anderson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford reached on
an error by Oliver [Lansford to second]; Bostock doubled to
right [Lansford scored (unearned)]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Baylor grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to
third]; Rudi flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver walked; Zisk was called out on strikes;
Oliver stole second; Bonds was called out on strikes; Sundberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Chalk made an
out to second; SOLAITA BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Solaita grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); Harrah
flied out to center; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein stole second;
D. Miller threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to third]; Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); R. Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford struck out; Bostock
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 7.