Buddy Bell batted in two runs with a double to give the Rangers a 3-1 victory over the Angels in a game held up for 63 minutes in the fourth inning when the outfield lights went off because of a power failure. In the seventh, with the score tied, 1-1, Nelson Norman singled for the Rangers and Mickey Rivers walked. After a sacrifice by Bump Wills and intentional pass to Al Oliver, Bell stroked his double. [The Sporting News]
Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 1

Game Played on Friday, September 21, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .294      R. Miller cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Lansford 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Oliver lf             4   0   0   1     1   1   .327      Garr dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Bell 3b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .302      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
J. Ellis dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .316
  Sample pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .327
  Putnam ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Harlow rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .252      Anderson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Sundberg c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .273        Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Norman ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .215      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     6   4             Totals               34   1   8   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 37,450
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Angels 10
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Rivers, Anderson, Clear
Doubles: Wills (20), Bell (41), R. Miller (13)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (1), Rivers (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (17), Wills (13), R. Miller (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(10-7)          6.2   5   1   0   2   3   0  27   4.08
Kern SV(28)             2.1   3   0   0   1   5   0  11   1.60
Totals                  9     8   1   0   3   8   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  3.2   5   0   0   0   1   0  14   4.20
Clear L(11-5)           2.1   3   3   3   4   1   0  14   3.62
Aase                    3     2   0   0   2   2   0  14   4.71
Totals                  9    10   3   3   6   4   0  42

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Wills doubled to left;
Oliver struck out; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller doubled to left; Lansford flied out to
right; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis flied out to left; Zisk lined to left;
Montanez singled to right; Montanez was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Carew grounded out (second to first); Downing
grounded out (second to first); Grich walked; Harlow walked
[Grich to second]; Anderson forced Harlow (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to left; Norman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivers singled to left; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
struck out; Garr lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills made an out to second; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell singled to left; J. Ellis singled to
left [Bell to second]; 1:03 delay due to power failure of LF
lights; CLEAR REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Zisk walked [Bell
to third, J. Ellis to second]; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to first; Carew singled to left;
Downing singled to center [Carew scored (error by Rivers)
(unearned), Downing to second]; Grich struck out; Harlow
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Sundberg to second]; Rivers singled to
first [Sundberg to third]; Wills walked [Rivers to second];
Oliver forced Wills (first to shortstop) [Sundberg scored,
Rivers to third]; Bell forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; R. Miller out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Anderson to second];
Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis grounded out (second to first); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez singled to right;
Montanez was picked off first but was safe on an error by Clear
[Montanez to second]; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor made an out to second; Carew flied out to
center; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Norman singled to left; Rivers walked [Norman to
second]; AASE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Wills out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Norman to third, Rivers to
second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell doubled to right
[Norman scored, Rivers scored, Oliver to third]; J. Ellis
singled to second [Oliver stayed at third, Bell stayed at
second]; SAMPLE RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Zisk struck out; Montanez
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grich grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Harlow grounded out (second
to first); Anderson singled to center; KERN REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); R. Miller singled to left [Anderson to second];
Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Norman
flied out to left; Rivers lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Garr was called out on strikes; Baylor struck out;
Carew walked; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Angels 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills lined to first; Oliver flied out to center;
Bell reached on an error by Anderson [Bell to second]; PUTNAM
BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Putnam was walked intentionally; Zisk flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grich singled to
right; Harlow was called out on strikes; DAVIS BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Davis singled to center [Grich to second]; R. Miller
forced Grich (third unassisted) [Davis to second]; Lansford
forced R. Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 1.
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