Sending 12 batters to the plate and collecting nine hits and eight runs in the first inning, the Rangers enjoyed a 14-4 rout of the Angels. Bump Wills had two hits in the big frame, opening with a single and driving home the eighth run with a double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 14, California Angels 4
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   4  5  1
Rangers      8  4  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -  14 20  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              1   0   0   0     1   1   .326      Wills 2b              6   1   4   2     0   0   .256
  Thon 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Bell 3b               4   0   1   2     0   1   .275
Lansford 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .314      Gamble rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .415
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .283        Washington cf       3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Davis rf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .216      Putnam 1b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .298
Baylor dh             4   2   2   1     0   0   .279      Soderholm dh          4   2   3   0     1   0   .250
Aikens 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .282      Sample lf             5   2   1   4     0   1   .280
Downing c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .347      Grubb cf,rf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .262
  Donohue c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Roberts c             5   2   4   2     0   0   .273
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Norman ss             5   1   2   1     0   0   .205
Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Anderson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Botting p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eddy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   5   3     1   8             Totals               43  14  20  13     2   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 29,101
Left on Base: Angels 2, Rangers 10
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Anderson
Doubles: Baylor (19), Wills (8), Soderholm 2 (11), Norman (4)
Home Runs: Lansford (10), Baylor (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (3), Bell 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Putnam (4,by Eddy)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(3-4)             0.1   5   5   5   0   0   0   6   4.67
Botting                 0.2   7   7   6   0   0   0  10  81.00
Eddy                    7     8   2   2   2   2   0  32   6.43
Totals                  8    20  14  13   2   2   0  48

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(8-4)          9     5   4   4   1   8   2  33   3.68
Totals                  9     5   4   4   1   8   2  33

Hit by Pitch: Eddy (2)
Wild Pitches: Jenkins (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Grich struck out; Lansford popped to center; Ford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Bell singled to center
[Wills to third]; Gamble singled to right [Wills scored, Bell to
second]; On a bunt Putnam forced Bell (pitcher to third) [Gamble
to second]; Soderholm singled to center [Gamble to third, Putnam
to second]; Sample singled to center [Gamble scored, Putnam
scored, Soderholm to second]; BOTTING REPLACED BARR (PITCHING);
Grubb singled to left [Soderholm to third, Sample to second];
Debut game for Ralph Botting; Roberts singled to left
[Soderholm scored, Sample scored, Grubb to second]; Norman
singled to left [Grubb scored, Roberts to second]; Wills doubled
to right [Roberts scored, Norman to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Norman scored]; Gamble flied out to left; 8 R, 9
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 8.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Aikens flied
out to center; Downing popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam singled to center; Soderholm doubled to left
[Putnam to third]; Sample reached on an error by Anderson
[Putnam scored, Soderholm scored (no RBI), Sample to second];
Grubb singled to right [Sample scored (unearned)]; EDDY REPLACED
BOTTING (PITCHING); Roberts singled to left [Grubb to second];
Norman made an out to second; Wills singled to center [Grubb
scored, Roberts to second]; Bell flied out to right; Gamble
flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 12.

ANGELS 3RD: WASHINGTON REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING CF); GRUBB
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rudi struck out; Harlow grounded
out (pitcher to first); Anderson singled to left; Grich walked
[Anderson to second]; Lansford forced Grich (second unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 12.

RANGERS 3RD: THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Putnam was hit by
a pitch; Soderholm flied out to center; Sample struck out; Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 12.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out
to left; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 12.

RANGERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to right; Norman doubled to left;
Wills grounded out (second to first) [Norman to third]; Bell
popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 12.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing struck out; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 12.

RANGERS 5TH: DONOHUE REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Washington
flied out to center; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first);
Soderholm doubled to center; Sample grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 12.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson made an out to second; Thon struck out;
Lansford homered; Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Rangers 12.

RANGERS 6TH: DAVIS REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Grubb grounded
out (first unassisted); Roberts singled to center; Norman forced
Roberts (shortstop to second); Wills grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 12.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor homered; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); Donohue popped to third in foul territory; Rudi flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 12.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell struck out; Washington singled to center;
Putnam walked [Washington to second]; Soderholm walked
[Washington to third, Putnam to second]; Sample forced Soderholm
(third to second) [Washington scored, Putnam to third]; Grubb
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 13.

ANGELS 8TH: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Anderson
flied out to left; Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 13.

RANGERS 8TH: Roberts singled to center; Norman flied out to
left; Wills singled to right [Roberts to third]; Bell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Roberts scored]; Washington made an out
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 14.

ANGELS 9TH: Lansford lined to shortstop; Davis singled to
center; Baylor doubled to left [Davis to third]; Jenkins threw a
wild pitch [Davis scored, Baylor to third]; Aikens hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored]; Donohue grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 14.