The Angels set a major league record for most runs in a ninth inning by scoring 13 times in a 16-1 thrashing of the Rangers. The explosion was highlighted by two-run doubles by Rick Miller and Brian Downing and a two-run single by Lyman Bostock. Miller and Bostock also singled in runs in their second at-bat of the inning.

All 13 runs were unearned against the Rangers as a team because of two errors. For individual pitching records, however, three were tainted against Dock Ellis and 10 others were earned at the expense of three relievers, Jim Umbarger, Reggie Cleveland and Len Barker. A fourth reliever, Danny Darwin, ended the inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 16, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0 13  -  16 18  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          6   2   3   3     0   0   .270      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Lansford 3b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .281        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Bostock rf            6   1   3   3     0   0   .297      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Baylor dh             6   1   1   1     0   0   .257      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Rudi lf               4   3   2   1     1   1   .249      Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Jackson 1b            5   2   3   2     0   0   .301      Zisk dh               4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Downing c             5   2   3   3     0   0   .264      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Grich 2b              4   2   1   1     0   1   .233      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Chalk ss              5   2   1   1     0   0   .257      Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  16  18  16     2   3             Totals               30   1   5   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  8,261
Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 7
DP: Angels 3, Rangers 1
Errors: Chalk, Bevacqua 2, Wills
Doubles: Downing 2 (13), Lansford (19), R. Miller (21), Oliver (31), Zisk (17)
Home Runs: Jackson (5), Rudi (16), Zisk (19)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (22), Wills (50)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (7)
Hit by Pitch: Wills (4,by Aase)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(11-8)            9     5   1   1   4   2   1  35   3.98
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   2   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(9-7)         8.1   9   6   3   0   3   2  36   4.20
Umbarger                0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3   5.20
Cleveland               0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   3.29
Barker                  0     5   5   5   0   0   0   5   4.83
Darwin                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    18  16   3*  2   3   2  49

Hit by Pitch: Aase (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford flied out to
center; Bostock flied out to left; Baylor lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
singled to shortstop; Bonds walked [Beniquez to second]; Oliver
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bonds out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi singled to center; Jackson singled to right
[Rudi to third]; Downing grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rudi
scored, Jackson to second]; Grich struck out; Chalk reached on
an error by Bevacqua [Jackson to third]; R. Miller grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk homered; Sundberg singled to shortstop; Harrah
flied out to left; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Sundberg to second]; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Lansford struck out; Bostock singled to center;
Baylor flied out to right; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove made an out to second; Beniquez walked;
Bonds struck out while Beniquez was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson homered; Downing doubled to center; Grich
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to third];
Chalk hit into a double play to right [Downing out at home
(right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver doubled to right; Zisk hit into a double
play to center [Oliver out at third (center to second to
third)]; Sundberg reached on an error by Chalk; Harrah forced
Sundberg (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford
doubled to center; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted)
[Lansford to third]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Wills was
hit by a pitch; Wills stole second; Hargrove walked; Beniquez
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wills to third, Hargrove to
second]; Bonds made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi homered; Jackson flied out to right; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich made an out to second;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk flied
out to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk grounded out (second to first); R. Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
struck out; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Jackson
flied out to center; Downing singled to center; Grich reached on
a fielder's choice [Downing to second (error by Wills)]; Chalk
reached on an error by Bevacqua [Downing to third, Grich to
second]; UMBARGER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); R. Miller
doubled to center [Downing scored (unearned), Grich scored
(unearned), Chalk to third]; Lansford was walked intentionally;
Bostock singled to center [Chalk scored (unearned), R. Miller
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Lansford to
third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Baylor singled
to center [Lansford scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Bostock to third]; Baylor stole second; Rudi was
walked intentionally; BARKER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
Jackson singled to pitcher [Bostock scored (unearned, but earned
for the pitcher), Baylor to third, Rudi to second]; Downing
doubled to right [Baylor scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Rudi scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher),
Jackson to third]; Grich singled to left [Jackson scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Downing to third]; Chalk
singled to right [Downing scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Grich to second]; R. Miller singled to left [Grich
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Chalk to third,
R. Miller to second (on throw)]; DARWIN REPLACED BARKER
(PITCHING); Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Chalk scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Bostock singled to left
[R. Miller scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
Baylor grounded out (second to first); 13 R (10 ER), 10 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 16, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver made an out to third; Zisk doubled to
center; Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah walked; GRUBB BATTED
FOR BEVACQUA; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 16, Rangers 1.