Homers by Bobby Grich, Carney Lansford and Don Baylor powered the Angels to an 11-5 thumping of the Rangers. Lansford connected for a two-run shot in the first inning, Baylor clouted a bases-empty blow in the third and Grich added a three-run round-tripper in the fifth to hike his RBI total to 101. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 11, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1979 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       2  1  1    0  3  0    4  0  0  -  11 14  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  2    1  1  0  -   5  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   1   1   1     2   0   .293      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Lansford 3b           5   1   1   2     0   0   .287        Blanks ph,2b        3   1   0   0     0   0   .200
  Campaneris ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Grubb lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Carew 1b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .318        Washington cf       0   1   0   0     3   0   .278
Baylor dh             4   2   3   1     1   0   .296      Bell 3b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .299
Downing c             3   2   2   1     1   0   .326        Soderholm pr,3b     2   1   1   1     0   0   .261
  Davis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Donohue c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Mahlberg c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Grich 2b              3   1   1   3     0   0   .294      Putnam dh             5   0   2   1     0   0   .277
  Thon 2b             2   1   1   1     0   0   .339      Sample cf,lf          2   2   1   0     2   0   .292
Harlow rf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .240      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Clark lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .296      Roberts c,rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Anderson ss,3b        4   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Norman ss             3   0   1   1     1   0   .222
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tanana p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Allard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  11  14  10     7   1             Totals               35   5   8   5     6   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  9,086
Left on Base: Angels 9, Rangers 9
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Harlow, Anderson, Jorgensen
Doubles: Harlow (9), R. Miller (15), Grubb (14), Sample (21), Bell (42)
Triples: Putnam (2)
Home Runs: Lansford (19), Baylor (36), Grich (30)
GIDP: Anderson (6), Sample (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(5-5)            6     6   3   3   2   0   0  26   5.51
Tanana                  2     2   2   1   3   1   0  11   3.89
Montague                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.51
Totals                  9     8   5   4   6   1   0  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(17-12)          3     5   4   4   2   0   2  16   3.68
Darwin                  3     4   3   3   0   1   1  13   4.04
Johnson                 0     3   4   2   2   0   0   6   4.63
Allard                  3     2   0   0   3   0   0  12   4.32
Totals                  9    14  11   9   7   1   3  47

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Rich Garcia


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lansford homered [R. Miller
scored]; Carew grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded
out (third to first); Downing walked; Grich grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Wills popped to catcher in foul
territory; Grubb doubled to right; Bell flied out to center;
Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Harlow doubled to center; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Anderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); R. Miller doubled to center [Harlow scored]; Lansford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam singled to center; Sample grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Putnam out at second];
Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
homered; Downing singled to left; Grich forced Downing
(shortstop to second); Harlow grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Roberts made an out to shortstop; Norman reached on
an error by Anderson; On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Norman to second]; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: DARWIN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Clark was called
out on strikes; Anderson grounded out (third to first); R.
Miller lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Zisk flied out to left;
Putnam made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford lined to right; Carew singled to left;
Baylor singled to second [Carew to second]; Downing forced
Baylor (shortstop to second) [Carew to third]; Grich homered
[Carew scored, Downing scored]; Harlow singled to left; Clark
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample doubled to left; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Sample to third]; Roberts popped to catcher
in foul territory; Norman singled to third [Sample scored];
BLANKS BATTED FOR WILLS; Blanks popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING CF); SAMPLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Anderson flied out to center; R. Miller flied out to left;
Lansford lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Washington
walked; Bell doubled to left [Washington scored]; SODERHOLM RAN
FOR BELL; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Putnam tripled to
center [Soderholm scored]; Sample walked; Jorgensen popped to
second; Roberts popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 7, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MAHLBERG
REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); JOHNSON REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Carew reached on an
error by Jorgensen; Baylor walked [Carew to second]; Downing
singled to left [Carew scored (unearned), Baylor to third]; Thon
singled to right [Baylor scored, Downing to second]; Harlow
singled to center [Downing scored, Thon to third]; Clark walked
[Harlow to second]; ALLARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Anderson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thon
scored (unearned), Harlow to third, Clark out at second]; R.
Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 11, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: TANANA REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Norman flied out
to left; Blanks reached on an error by Harlow [Blanks to
second]; Washington walked; Soderholm singled to left [Blanks
scored (unearned), Washington out at third (left to third)];
Mahlberg struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 11,
Rangers 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to shortstop; Baylor singled to left [Carew out at third
(left to third)]; DAVIS BATTED FOR DOWNING; Davis walked [Baylor
to second]; Thon popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
11, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: DONOHUE REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING C ); CAMPANERIS
REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Putnam lined to second; Sample walked; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first) [Sample to second]; Roberts
singled to left [Sample scored]; Norman walked [Roberts to
second]; Blanks forced Roberts (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 11, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark
grounded out (third to first); Anderson walked; R. Miller walked
[Anderson to second]; Campaneris forced R. Miller (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 11, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Washington
walked; Soderholm flied out to right; Mahlberg flied out to
left; Putnam lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 11,
Rangers 5.