Buddy Bell hit two homers and pitchers Jon Matlack and Danny Darwin combined on a club record 15 strikeouts as the Rangers defeated the Angels, 12-6. The Rangers were behind, 6-4, when they sent 11 men to the plate in the fourth inning and scored six runs.

Jim Sundberg started the outburst with a double and tallied on a single by Mickey Rivers. Bump Wills then delivered a two-run homer. Al Oliver followed with a single and, after starter Don Aase was relieved by Jim Barr, Bell drilled a two-run round-tripper to climax the rally. Bell's second homer was a bases-empty shot in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 12, California Angels 6

Game Played on Thursday, May 22, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels       1  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Rangers      1  3  0    6  0  1    1  0  x  -  12 16  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     1   3   .308      Rivers cf             5   1   2   4     0   1   .297
Campaneris ss         4   2   1   0     1   1   .182      Wills 2b              4   3   2   2     1   0   .276
Carew 1b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .310      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
  Garr lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .129        Norris lf           0   0   0   1     0   0   .220
Ford dh               4   1   3   1     1   1   .234      Bell 3b               5   2   4   4     0   0   .350
Rudi lf,1b            4   0   0   1     0   2   .235      Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .310
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .267        Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cowens rf             4   0   3   3     0   1   .238      Zisk dh               4   2   2   0     1   0   .261
Cruz 3b               4   0   1   0     0   3   .257      Grubb rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Cliburn c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Sundberg c            3   2   2   1     1   0   .304
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knapp p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  12   6     5  15             Totals               38  12  16  12     3   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 15,308
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 7
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Sundberg
Doubles: Cowens (5), Ford (6), Grubb (2), Rivers (8), Sundberg (9)
Triples: Wills (2)
Home Runs: Wills (2), Bell 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (1), Carew 2 (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1), Norris (2)
GIDP: Harlow (2), Grubb (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grubb (1,by Barr)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(3-4)             3.1  10   8   8   2   1   1  21   3.64
Barr                    2.2   5   3   3   1   2   2  15   3.94
Knapp                   2     1   1   1   0   1   0   7   5.40
Totals                  8    16  12  12   3   4   3  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 2.2   6   6   6   3   5   0  16   3.02
Darwin W(3-1)           6.1   6   0   0   2  10   0  25   1.98
Totals                  9    12   6   6   5  15   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Barr (3)
Balks: Aase (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ANGELS 1ST: Harlow struck out; Campaneris walked; Carew struck
out; Campaneris stole second; Ford singled to left [Campaneris
scored, Ford out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to second; Wills walked; Aase balked
[Wills to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Wills
to third]; Bell singled to right [Wills scored]; Ellis struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich struck
out; Cowens singled to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to right; Grubb doubled to right [Zisk
to third]; Sundberg walked; Frias made an out to second; Rivers
doubled to center [Zisk scored, Grubb scored, Sundberg scored];
Wills made an out to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Cliburn singled to left; Harlow struck out;
Campaneris singled to left [Cliburn to second]; Carew singled to
left [Cliburn scored, Campaneris to third]; Carew stole second;
Ford walked; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris
scored]; Ford was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Sundberg [Carew to third, Ford to second]; Grich walked; Cowens
doubled to center [Carew scored, Ford scored, Grich scored,
Cowens to third (on throw to home)]; DARWIN REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Cruz struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell singled to shortstop; Ellis singled to right
[Bell to third]; Zisk forced Ellis (pitcher to second); Grubb
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Cliburn was called out on strikes; Harlow struck
out; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg doubled to left; Frias grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Rivers singled to first
[Sundberg scored]; Wills homered [Rivers scored]; Oliver singled
to center; BARR REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Bell homered [Oliver
scored]; Ellis struck out; Zisk walked; Grubb was hit by a pitch
[Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to center [Zisk scored, Grubb
to second]; Frias lined to shortstop; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 6, Rangers 10.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew walked; Carew stole second; Ford struck out;
Rudi struck out; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
6, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 10.

ANGELS 6TH: NORRIS REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); Cowens singled
to left; Cruz struck out; Cliburn singled to right [Cowens to
second]; Harlow grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Cliburn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
6, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell homered; Ellis flied out to right; Zisk
singled to center; Grubb singled to center [Zisk to second];
Sundberg flied out to right; Frias struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 11.

ANGELS 7TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Campaneris
struck out; Carew flied out to left; Ford doubled to right; Rudi
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 7TH: GARR REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING LF); RUDI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KNAPP REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Rivers
struck out; Wills tripled to right; Norris hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Wills scored]; Bell flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 12.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich singled to center; Cowens struck out; Cruz
singled to center [Grich to third]; Cliburn lined into a double
play (second to first) [Cruz out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 12.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam popped to first; Zisk flied out to left;
Grubb popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Rangers 12.

ANGELS 9TH: Harlow walked; Campaneris flied out to center; Garr
flied out to right; Ford singled to pitcher [Harlow to second];
Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers
12.

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