Don Baylor boosted his major league-leading runs batted in total to 59 with a two-run double in the third and Bert Campaneris victimized his former teammates with three stolen bases to lead the Angels past the Rangers, 5-4. Campaneris singled, stole second and third and scored what proved to be the deciding run on Dan Ford's sacrifice fly in the fifth. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, June 20, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  0
Angels       0  0  3    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .207
Grubb cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Rettenmund rf         3   1   1   0     1   1   .244
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .278        Harlow cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Putnam 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .294      Ford cf,rf            3   1   0   1     0   0   .289
Gamble rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .356      Baylor lf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .300
J. Ellis dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Downing dh            4   1   1   1     0   0   .355
Zisk lf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .219      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .314
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Hampton 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
  Washington pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Donohue c             2   1   0   0     0   1   .286
Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Anderson 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .150
  Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     2   4             Totals               29   5   9   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 26,895
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Angels 5
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 1
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Putnam (11), Gamble (3), Baylor (18)
Home Runs: Putnam (8), Downing (6)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 3 (8)
Caught Stealing: Gamble (1), Baylor (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (4)
Hit by Pitch: Donohue (2,by Matlack)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(4-4)          5.2   9   5   5   2   2   1  27   4.31
Medich                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   8.27
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   3   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(5-3)            7     8   4   4   2   3   1  31   4.64
Clear SV(7)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.64
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Rettenmund grounded
out (third to first); Ford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to left; Gamble singled to center;
J. Ellis struck out while Gamble was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Baylor was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Downing
made an out to second; Grich walked; Hampton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Zisk flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to
center; Blanks walked; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Donohue was hit by a pitch; Anderson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Donohue to second];
Campaneris singled to center [Donohue scored]; Campaneris stole
second; Rettenmund singled to shortstop [Campaneris to third];
Ford reached on a fielder's choice [Campaneris out at home
(third to catcher to third), Rettenmund to second]; Baylor
doubled to left [Rettenmund scored, Ford scored, Baylor out at
third (left to shortstop to first)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb singled to pitcher; Bell flied out to center;
Putnam doubled to center [Grubb to third]; Gamble walked; J.
Ellis lined to shortstop; Zisk singled to right [Grubb scored,
Putnam scored, Gamble to third]; Sundberg forced Zisk (third to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing homered; Grich was called out on strikes;
Hampton singled to second; Donohue struck out; Anderson grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Blanks reached on an error by Campaneris; Wills
lined to left; Grubb was called out on strikes; Bell made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole
second; Campaneris stole third; Rettenmund walked; Ford hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Campaneris scored, Rettenmund to second];
Baylor grounded out (second to first) [Rettenmund to third];
Downing grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble
doubled to left; J. Ellis lined to center [Gamble to third];
Zisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Hampton singled
to left; Donohue flied out to center; Anderson singled to center
[Hampton to second]; MEDICH REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING);
Campaneris forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg lined to left; Blanks flied out to right;
Wills singled to right; Grubb made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Rettenmund
struck out; Ford grounded out (third to first); Baylor grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Angels 5.

RANGERS 8TH: HARLOW REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); FORD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bell singled to center; Putnam
homered [Bell scored]; CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Gamble
lined to first; J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Downing made an out
to second; Grich flied out to right; Hampton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to center; WASHINGTON RAN FOR
SUNDBERG; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR NORMAN; Soderholm made an out to
first; Wills popped to right; Grubb lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 5.
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