Two unearned runs enabled the Angels to gain a 3-1 decision over the Rangers behind the five-hit hurling of Chris Knapp, who turned in his first complete game since May 8 and gained his first victory since May 19. The start was Knapp's seventh since coming off the injured list.

Willie Montanez, hitting safely in his 16th straight game, homered for the Rangers' run in the fourth. An error by Buddy Bell led to the Angels' tying tally in the fifth. Bobby Grich broke the deadlock with a circuit clout off Steve Comer in the seventh and an insurance run followed in that same stanza on another error by Bell. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   3  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Garr dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Bell 3b,ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300        Rettenmund ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .254      Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Putnam dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Clark lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Zisk rf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Downing c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .326
Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Grich 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .298
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Harlow rf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .221
  Soderholm 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Anderson ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   4             Totals               32   3   8   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 33,730
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Angels 9
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Bell 2
Doubles: Montanez (6), R. Miller (14), Downing (27), Grich (29)
Home Runs: Montanez (7), Grich (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Lansford (10), Harlow (1)
Hit by Pitch: Anderson (1,by Comer)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(16-11)          6     6   3   1   1   1   1  27   3.63
Lyle                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.99
Totals                  8     8   3   1   1   2   1  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(4-5)            9     5   1   1   1   4   1  33   5.58
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Comer (8)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Wills lined to shortstop;
Oliver singled to left [Rivers to second]; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Rivers to third, Oliver to second]; Montanez
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller doubled to right; Lansford out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Miller to third]; Garr
reached on a fielder's choice [R. Miller out at home (first to
catcher)]; Baylor singled to left [Garr to second]; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam made an out to shortstop; Zisk struck out;
Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing lined to shortstop; Grich flied out to left;
Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman grounded out (second to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Wills made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (third to first); R. Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver lined to shortstop; Bell struck out;
Montanez homered; Putnam flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Garr struck out; Baylor grounded out (first
unassisted); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Norman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing doubled to left; Grich reached on an error
by Bell [Grich to first]; Harlow out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Downing to third, Grich to second]; Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Downing scored (unearned)];
R. Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers struck out; Wills flied out to center;
Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford flied out to center; Garr lined to
shortstop; Baylor singled to third; Carew singled to right
[Baylor to third]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell flied out to center; Montanez doubled to
center; Putnam made an out to shortstop; Zisk walked; Sundberg
forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich homered; Harlow walked; Anderson was hit by a
pitch [Harlow to second]; LYLE REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); R.
Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford popped to second;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GARR; Rettenmund reached on an error by
Bell [Harlow scored (unearned), Anderson to third, Rettenmund to
second]; Baylor flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 3.

RANGERS 8TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR NORMAN; Jorgensen flied to right in foul territory;
Rivers flied out to right; Wills singled to right; Oliver forced
Wills (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING 3B); BELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Carew grounded out
(third to first); Downing flied out to left; Grich doubled to
left; Harlow singled to third [Grich to third]; Anderson popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 3.

RANGERS 9TH: CLARK REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Bell popped to
first in foul territory; Montanez struck out; Putnam flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 3.