Jim Sundberg singled in the fifth inning, stole second and scored the winning run on a double by Larvell Blanks when the Rangers beat the Angels, 2-1. John Henry Johnson, making his first start since reporting from the Athletics, scattered four hits and struck out 10 over five innings before bowing out with a pulled leg muscle. Jim Kern yielded one hit over the last four innings to earn his 10th save. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      19, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .243      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   2   .199
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .316
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .293
Putnam 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .289      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Gamble rf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .343      Downing dh            3   0   1   0     1   1   .357
  Sample pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .318
J. Ellis dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Aikens 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .295
Zisk lf,rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .218      Donohue c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     0   1   .221      Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Blanks ss             2   0   1   1     1   0   .286      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norman pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .196        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   8   2     3   7             Totals               31   1   5   1     3  12

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 26,553
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Angels 6
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 2
Doubles: Blanks (3)
Triples: Donohue (1)
Home Runs: Grich (16)
Stolen Bases: Sundberg (3), Donohue (2)
Caught Stealing: Wills (4), Sample (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (2)
GIDP: Wills (6), Baylor (7)
Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (2,by Clear)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(3-8)          5     4   1   1   0  10   1  18   4.22
Kern SV(10)             4     1   0   0   3   2   0  16   1.69
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3  12   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(3-2)             8.1   8   2   2   3   6   0  34   3.89
Clear                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.73
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Clear (1)
Wild Pitches: Barr (2)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo


RANGERS 1ST: Wills walked; Wills was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam singled to left; Gamble singled to right
[Putnam to second]; J. Ellis flied out to center; Zisk was
called out on strikes; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor made an out to third; Downing grounded out
(third to first); Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Wills
grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Aikens struck out; Donohue singled to center;
Donohue stole second; Harlow struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell singled to pitcher; Putnam singled to right
[Bell to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell
scored]; J. Ellis flied out to center; Zisk popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford struck out; Ford singled to right; Baylor
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ford out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to center; Sundberg stole second;
Blanks doubled to left [Sundberg scored]; Wills singled to
pitcher [Blanks stayed at second]; Grubb struck out; Bell flied
out to left [Blanks to third]; Putnam lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing struck out; Grich homered; Aikens struck
out; Donohue tripled to center; Harlow struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Gamble flied out to center; J. Ellis grounded out
(third to first); Zisk struck out; Rangers manager Pat
Corrales ejected by HP umpire Derryl Cousins after accusing Jim
Barr of throwing a spitball; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: KERN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Campaneris walked;
Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Campaneris to
second]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Blanks
walked; NORMAN RAN FOR BLANKS; Wills grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Norman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Downing singled
to shortstop; On a bunt Grich made an out to first; Aikens flied
out to left; Donohue flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Bell flied
out to left; Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
was called out on strikes; Lansford walked; Ford struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Gamble singled to left; SAMPLE RAN FOR GAMBLE; J.
Ellis flied out to center; Barr threw a wild pitch [Sample to
second]; Zisk was walked intentionally; CLEAR REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Sundberg was hit by a pitch [Sample to third, Zisk
to second]; Norman struck out while Sample was caught stealing
home (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ZISK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Baylor lined to first; Downing walked;
Grich lined to second; Aikens made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.