The Rangers blasted off for four runs in the first inning and routed the Indians. 12-2, behind the five-hit hurling of Doc Medich. Bump Wills led off with a single and Buddy Bell was safe on an error by second baseman Jack Brohamer.

After a single by Al Oliver scored Wills, Richie Zisk clouted a three-run homer. Bell, going 3-for-4 to raise his major league-leading average to .347, extended his hitting streak to 17 games. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 12, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      13, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  2
Rangers      4  1  1    0  4  0    0  2  x  -  12 18  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .346      Wills 2b              5   2   1   0     1   0   .251
  Alston lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Orta rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Bell 3b               4   1   3   2     0   0   .347
  Bannister rf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .194        Roberts ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .287      Oliver lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .301
Alexander dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .224        Sample ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Zisk rf               4   1   1   3     1   1   .292
  Rosello 3b          1   1   0   0     1   0   .200      Staub dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .304
Hassey c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .310      Grubb cf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .284        Norris pr,cf        2   2   1   0     0   1   .248
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Putnam 1b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .266
Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Sundberg c            3   0   2   2     1   0   .249
  Dybzinski ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .202      Harrelson ss          5   2   3   1     0   0   .247
Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   2             Totals               41  12  18  12     4   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 12,503
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 10
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Brohamer, Manning, Frias
Doubles: Hargrove (10)
Triples: Putnam (2), Sundberg (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Sundberg (4)
GIDP: Alston (1), Alexander (5), Wills (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(7-7)         3     7   6   5   1   1   1  18   5.50
Grimsley                2     6   4   4   2   0   0  14   6.85
Monge                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.19
Stanton                 1     4   2   2   1   1   0   7   5.63
Totals                  8    18  12  11   4   3   1  46

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(8-4)           9     5   2   0   4   2   0  35   3.68
Totals                  9     5   2   0   4   2   0  35

Wild Pitches: Medich (4)
Balks: Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to left; Orta grounded out (second
to first); Hargrove walked; Medich threw a wild pitch [Hargrove
to second]; Alexander walked; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to right; Bell reached on an error by
Brohamer [Wills to second]; Oliver singled to center [Wills
scored, Bell to second]; Zisk homered [Bell scored (unearned),
Oliver scored]; Staub flied out to left; Grubb was called out on
strikes; Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R (3 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
struck out; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
singled to left; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Harrelson to second]; Bell singled to center [Harrelson
scored]; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to center; Dilone forced Veryzer
(shortstop to second); Medich balked [Dilone to second]; Orta
grounded out (second to first) [Dilone to third]; Hargrove flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Grubb singled to center; Putnam tripled
to center [Grubb scored]; Sundberg walked; Harrelson flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander popped to first in foul territory; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Hassey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 4TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Wills lined
to third; Bell singled to center; Oliver forced Bell (first to
shortstop); Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer flied out to right; Manning flied out to
center; Veryzer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Staub singled to left; Grubb forced Staub (first to
shortstop); NORRIS RAN FOR GRUBB; Putnam singled to center
[Norris to third, Putnam to second (error by Manning)]; Sundberg
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Norris scored]; Harrelson singled
to center [Putnam scored]; Wills walked [Harrelson to second];
Bell singled to right [Harrelson scored, Wills to second];
Oliver singled to center [Wills scored, Bell to third]; Zisk
walked [Oliver to second]; Staub flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 10.

INDIANS 6TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Dilone grounded
out (second to first); Orta grounded out (second to first);
Hargrove doubled to left; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 6TH: BANNISTER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING RF); ROSELLO
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); MONGE REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Norris was called out on strikes; Putnam flied out
to left; Sundberg tripled to center; Harrelson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 10.

INDIANS 7TH: Rosello flied out to center; Hassey struck out;
Brohamer made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 10.

RANGERS 7TH: ALSTON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); DYBZINSKI
REPLACED VERYZER (PLAYING SS); Wills grounded out (third to
first); ROBERTS BATTED FOR BELL; Roberts flied out to center;
SAMPLE BATTED FOR OLIVER; Sample grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 10.

INDIANS 8TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SAMPLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dybzinski walked; Alston grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dybzinski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 8TH: STANTON REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Zisk struck out;
Staub walked; Norris singled to first [Staub to second]; Putnam
singled to center [Staub scored, Norris to third]; Sundberg
singled to right [Norris scored, Putnam to second]; Harrelson
singled to pitcher [Putnam to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Harrelson out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 12.

INDIANS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); Bannister
singled to center; Hargrove reached on an error by Frias
[Bannister to second]; Alexander grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bannister to third, Hargrove out
at second]; Rosello walked; Hassey singled to center [Bannister
scored (unearned), Rosello to third]; Brohamer singled to center
[Rosello scored (unearned), Hassey to second]; Manning flied out
to left; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 12.