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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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