An eighth-inning homer by Billy Sample snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the Rangers to a 2-1 triumph over the Angels. The first Ranger run came in the second inning on a double by pat Putnam, single by Sample and sacrifice fly by Johnny Grubb. The Angels tied the count in the third on a homer by Jim Anderson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      26, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund dh         3   0   0   0     1   1   .227      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Lansford 3b           4   0   3   0     0   1   .315      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .287      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .404
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      J. Ellis dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .347      Putnam 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .298
Grich 2b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .329      Sample lf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Rudi rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Grubb cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .259
Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Sundberg c            0   0   0   0     2   0   .216
Anderson ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .167        Roberts pr,c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blanks ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   9             Totals               26   2   6   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 28,695
Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 8
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Lansford (15), Grich (18), Bell (19), Putnam (12)
Home Runs: Anderson (1), Sample (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (8), Wills (5), Sample (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (2)
GIDP: Aikens (5), Ford (6)
Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (3,by Aase)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(6-6)             8     6   2   2   4   8   1  34   3.48
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4   8   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(5-4)          8.2   7   1   1   2   9   1  33   3.95
Kern SV(12)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.52
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   9   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Aase (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dale Ford


ANGELS 1ST: Rettenmund struck out; Lansford doubled to right;
Ford struck out; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Bell doubled to center; Gamble
was called out on strikes; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing flied out to right; Grich was called out on
strikes; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam doubled to right; Sample singled to right
[Putnam to third]; Grubb hit a sacrifice fly to center [Putnam
scored, Sample to second]; Sundberg walked; Blanks grounded out
(first unassisted) [Sample to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Aikens struck out; Anderson homered; Rettenmund
grounded out (third to first); Lansford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell flied out to left; Gamble flied out to left;
J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford struck out; Baylor made an out to second;
Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam walked; Sample lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Putnam out at first]; Grubb struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to left; Rudi flied out to right;
Aikens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg walked; Blanks singled to left [Sundberg
to second]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Sundberg to third, Blanks to second]; Bell struck out; Gamble
was walked intentionally; J. Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson flied out to right; Rettenmund walked;
Lansford singled to center [Rettenmund to second]; Ford struck
out; Baylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam singled to right; Sample out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Putnam to second]; Grubb lined to
center; Sundberg was hit by a pitch; ROBERTS RAN FOR SUNDBERG;
OLIVER BATTED FOR BLANKS; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NORMAN REPLACED
OLIVER (PLAYING SS); Downing singled to left; Grich out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Downing to second]; Rudi was
walked intentionally; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted)
[Downing to third, Rudi to second]; Anderson flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills flied out to left; Bell flied out to center;
Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Lansford
singled to left; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: J. Ellis made an out to second; Putnam grounded out
(first unassisted); Sample homered; Grubb grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Grich doubled to left; KERN
REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 2.