Dave Frost pitched a six-hitter as the Angels defeated the Rangers, 6-1, to remain three games in front of the Royals in the West division. After being held to one hit by Fergie Jenkins, the Angels exploded for all their runs in the fifth inning. Bobby Grich opened with a double and scored on a single by Larry Harlow, who reached second on a passed ball and tallied on a single by Jim Anderson.

Rick Miller also singled and Carney Lansford followed with a three-run homer to kayo Jenkins. The Angels went on to load the bases on two walks and a hit batsman and scored their final run on a grounder by Grich. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  6  0    0  0  x  -   6  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      R. Miller cf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .287
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .275      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   3     0   1   .289
Oliver lf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .330      Garr dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Baylor lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .299
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .253      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .313
J. Ellis dh           3   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Sample rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .297
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Harlow rf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .227
Norman ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Anderson ss           3   1   1   1     0   2   .258
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     0   5             Totals               31   6   6   6     3  11

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 41,498
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Angels 5
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Wills (21), Grich (30)
Home Runs: Lansford (18)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (1)
GIDP: Montanez (4)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (5,by Darwin)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(15-14)        4     6   5   5   1   5   1  20   4.21
Rajsich                 0.1   0   1   1   2   0   0   3   3.91
Darwin                  3.2   0   0   0   0   6   0  12   3.84
Totals                  8     6   6   6   3  11   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(16-9)           9     6   1   1   0   5   0  32   3.48
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   5   0  32

Passed Balls: Sundberg (8)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills flied
out to left; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to left; Lansford grounded out
(third to first); Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Carew flied
out to center; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (third to first); Sundberg was
called out on strikes; Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to right; Harlow singled to right;
Anderson struck out; R. Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Wills
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver singled to second; Bell
forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford reached on an error by Bell; Garr struck
out; Lansford stole second; Baylor walked; Carew was called out
on strikes; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Montanez flied out to left; J. Ellis struck out;
Sample grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich doubled to right; Harlow singled to center
[Grich scored]; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Harlow to
second]; Anderson singled to center [Harlow scored]; R. Miller
singled to right [Anderson to third]; Lansford homered [Anderson
scored, R. Miller scored]; RAJSICH REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Garr flied out to center; Baylor walked; Carew walked [Baylor to
second]; DARWIN REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Downing was hit by
a pitch [Baylor to third, Carew to second]; Grich forced Downing
(shortstop to second) [Baylor scored, Carew to third]; Harlow
was called out on strikes; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (second to first); Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson was called out on strikes; R. Miller was
called out on strikes; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills doubled to center; Oliver singled to second
[Wills to third]; Bell lined to shortstop; Montanez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored]; J. Ellis was called out
on strikes; John Ellis ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips for
throwing bat; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Garr flied out to right; Baylor flied out to left;
Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
flied out to left; Norman singled to shortstop; Rivers singled
to center [Norman to second]; Wills struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing popped to first; Grich struck out; Harlow
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver singled to center; Bell flied out to left;
Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 6.