Jorge Orta hit a grand slam for the Indians in the first inning, but the Rangers came back with a bases-loaded smash by Jim Sundberg in their half and gained a 7-4 victory. After Orta's blow, the Rangers used doubles by Mickey Rivers and Al Oliver to account for one run. Walks to Buddy Bell, Richie Zisk and Billy Sample forced in another tally and set the stage for Sundberg's blast. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Monday, April     14, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
Rangers      6  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   7  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .400      Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .450
Harrah 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .200      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .071      Oliver rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .143
Johnson dh            3   1   0   0     1   1   .000      Bell 3b               2   1   0   0     2   1   .158
Orta rf               4   1   1   4     0   1   .308      Ellis 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Charboneau lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .143        Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Hassey c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Zisk dh               3   1   1   0     1   0   .188
  Alexander ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Sample lf             2   2   1   1     2   0   .091
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Sundberg c            3   1   1   4     1   0   .500
Veryzer ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Norman ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Pruitt ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dybzinski ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mora ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     5   4             Totals               29   7   7   6     7   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  8,656
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 6
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: Kuiper (1), Rivers 2 (3), Oliver (3)
Home Runs: Orta (1), Sundberg (1)
Stolen Bases: Sample (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (2)
GIDP: Hassey (2), Norman (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(0-1)            6.1   7   6   6   4   2   1  29   8.53
Monge                   1.2   0   1   1   3   2   0   8   4.50
Totals                  8     7   7   7   7   4   1  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(1-0)           6.2   6   4   4   4   1   1  29   5.40
Lyle SV(1)              2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.00
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   4   1  37

Passed Balls: Sundberg (2)
Wild Pitches: Monge (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to center; On a bunt Harrah singled
[Manning to second]; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Manning to
third, Harrah to second]; Hargrove flied out to left; Johnson
walked; Orta homered [Manning scored, Harrah scored, Johnson
scored]; Charboneau flied out to center; Hassey grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to left; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver doubled to center [Rivers scored];
Bell walked; Ellis struck out; Zisk walked [Oliver to third,
Bell to second]; Sample walked [Oliver scored, Bell to third,
Zisk to second]; Sundberg homered [Bell scored, Zisk scored,
Sample scored]; Norman grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning walked; Harrah grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers
6.

RANGERS 2ND: Rivers doubled to center; Wills flied out to right
[Rivers to third]; Oliver flied out to left; Bell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Orta lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 3RD: Ellis singled to center; Zisk singled to left
[Ellis to second]; Sample made an out to first; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ellis to third, Zisk to
second]; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Charboneau struck out; Hassey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kuiper doubled to center; Veryzer walked;
Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah flied out to right; Hargrove grounded out
(pitcher to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Ellis flied out
to right; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 6TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Orta flied out
to center; Charboneau walked; Hassey grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Charboneau out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Sample singled to right; Sundberg forced Sample
(shortstop to second) [Sundberg to first]; Norman grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); PRUITT
BATTED FOR VERYZER; Pruitt lined to left; Manning singled to
left; Harrah singled to left [Manning to second]; LYLE REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Hargrove walked [Manning to third, Harrah to
second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING SS); Rivers
walked; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers
to second]; MONGE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Oliver struck out;
Bell was walked intentionally; Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Orta was called out on strikes; Charboneau popped
to third in foul territory; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HASSEY;
Alexander grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Zisk flied
out to right; Sample walked; Sample stole second; Sundberg
walked; Norman flied out to center [Sample to third, Sundberg to
second]; Monge threw a wild pitch [Sample scored, Sundberg to
third]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); MORA BATTED
FOR DYBZINSKI; Mora grounded out (third to first); Manning was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers
7.