Jolting the Angels' pennant hopes, the Rangers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to gain a 6-4 victory. After blowing a 3-0 lead and falling behind, 4-3, the Angels tied the game in the top of the ninth on a double by Joe Rudi and single by Ron Jackson. With one out in the bottom of the frame, Bump Wills singled and Toby Harrah followed with a home run to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4  6  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  2  -   6  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .281      Hargrove 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .251
Rettenmund rf         2   1   1   0     1   1   .272        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  R. Miller cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Bostock cf,rf         4   0   1   2     0   1   .294      Bonds rf              3   1   1   1     1   2   .274
Baylor dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .317
Rudi lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Landreaux pr,lf     0   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Jackson 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .297      Lowenstein 3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Sample ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Wills 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .235
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Harrah ss             3   2   2   4     1   1   .221
  Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chalk ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .258        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Anderson 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     3   7             Totals               30   6   7   6     6   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  7,565
Left on Base: Angels 5, Rangers 5
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Lowenstein, Matlack
Doubles: Rettenmund (5), Bostock (22), Rudi (23), Lowenstein (7), Wills (15)
Home Runs: Bonds (28), Harrah 2 (10), Beniquez (11)
Stolen Bases: Wills (49)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (7), Oliver (7), Bonds (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (6)
GIDP: Bostock (25)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   6.1   4   3   3   5   4   2  27   4.15
LaRoche L(9-8)          2     3   3   3   1   0   2   9   2.83
Totals                  8.1   7   6   6   6   4   4  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 8.1   6   4   2   3   6   0  34   2.45
Cleveland W(4-8)        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.02
Totals                  9     6   4   2   3   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Knapp (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Lansford struck out; Rettenmund was called out on
strikes; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
flied out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi made an out to
second; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver walked; Zisk was called out on strikes;
Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing struck out; Grich struck out; Chalk flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Lowenstein doubled to right; Wills flied out to
center; Harrah struck out; Hargrove walked; Beniquez forced
Hargrove (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford singled to left; Lansford was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Rettenmund doubled to left;
Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Rettenmund to third];
Baylor made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds struck out; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg popped to third in foul territory;
Lowenstein flied out to center; Wills walked; Wills stole
second; Harrah walked; Hargrove walked [Wills to third, Harrah
to second]; Beniquez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich walked; Chalk forced Grich (third to second);
Lansford reached on a fielder's choice [Chalk to second (error
by Lowenstein)]; Rettenmund walked [Chalk to third, Lansford to
second]; Bostock doubled to left [Chalk scored (unearned),
Lansford scored, Rettenmund to third]; Baylor was walked
intentionally; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rettenmund
scored (unearned)]; Jackson forced Baylor (second unassisted); 3
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: R. MILLER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); BOSTOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bonds homered; Oliver flied out
to center; Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing popped to third in foul territory; Grich
flied out to left; Chalk lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Wills doubled to
center; Knapp threw a wild pitch [Wills to third]; Harrah
homered [Wills scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING);
Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez homered; Bonds walked;
Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Lansford
singled to left; R. Miller flied out to center; Bostock grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lansford out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied
out to right; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor made an out to shortstop; Rudi doubled to
left; LANDREAUX RAN FOR RUDI; Jackson singled to center
[Landreaux scored, Jackson to second (on throw to home)];
Downing reached on an error by Matlack [Jackson to third];
CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR GRICH;
Fairly struck out; SOLAITA BATTED FOR CHALK; Solaita flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON
REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING 2B); LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); SAMPLE BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Sample made an out to second;
Wills singled to left; Harrah homered [Wills scored]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 6.