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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 1Game Played on Tuesday, June 26, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumAngels 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.
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