Taking the lead with five runs in the first inning, including three on a homer by Larry Harlow, the Angels went on to defeat the Rangers, 8-4. Four of the Angels' runs were unearned off loser Doc Medich. Rookie righthimder Jim Dorsey pitched five innings for the Angels and gained his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  3
Angels       5  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   4   0     0   0   .333      Thon ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .257
Grubb rf              2   1   0   1     1   2   .292      Kubski rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .222
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Lansford 3b           3   2   1   1     2   1   .262
Oliver lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .307      Thompson dh           3   2   0   0     2   0   .274
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Harris 1b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .500
  Sample ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Grich 2b              3   0   0   1     1   1   .273
Putnam 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .271      Harlow cf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .289
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Clark lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .234
Frias 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .282
  Roberts ph,3b       3   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Dorsey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrelson ss          2   1   1   0     0   0   .238        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bell ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .328
  Davis ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
Richardt 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     2   8             Totals               32   8   8   7     8   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 23,006
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Angels 8
DP: Rangers 2, Angels 1
Errors: Putnam, Harrelson, Hough
Doubles: Kubski (1), Harris (1)
Home Runs: Harlow (4)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (3)
GIDP: Oliver (13), Harlow (10), Thompson (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(12-10)         0.2   3   5   1   1   1   1   7   4.16
Hough                   5.1   5   3   3   6   4   0  27   4.73
Darwin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.31
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.86
Totals                  8     8   8   4   8   5   1  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dorsey W(1-2)           5    10   4   4   2   2   0  26   9.75
LaRoche SV(4)           4     2   0   0   0   6   0  14   4.28
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   8   0  40

Wild Pitches: Medich (7), Hough (7)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Dallas Parks


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Grubb struck out; Oliver
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubski
doubled to left; Lansford reached on an error by Putnam [Kubski
to third]; Medich threw a wild pitch [Kubski scored, Lansford to
second]; Thompson walked; Harris singled to right [Lansford
scored (unearned), Thompson to third]; Grich struck out; Harlow
homered (unearned) [Thompson scored (unearned), Harris scored
(unearned)]; HOUGH REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Clark walked;
Skaggs grounded out (third to first); 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 5.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (third to first); Putnam flied
out to right; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 2ND: Thon singled to right; Kubski grounded out (second
to first) [Thon to second]; Lansford singled to right [Thon
scored]; Thompson walked [Lansford to second]; Hough threw a
wild pitch [Lansford to third, Thompson to second]; Harris
doubled [Lansford scored, Thompson to third]; Grich reached on
an error by Harrelson [Thompson scored]; Harlow grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 8.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
singled to left; Richardt singled to center [Harrelson to
second]; On a bunt Rivers singled to pitcher [Harrelson to
third, Richardt to second]; Grubb lined out on a sacrifice fly
to center [Harrelson scored, Richardt to third]; Oliver lined to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark struck out; Skaggs walked; Thon flied out to
right; Kubski walked [Skaggs to second]; Lansford struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 8.

RANGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Putnam
walked; Sundberg struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Roberts
singled to left [Putnam to second]; Harrelson forced Roberts
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels
8.

ANGELS 4TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Thompson flied
out to left; Harris singled to right; Grich walked [Harris to
second]; Harlow flied out to right; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 8.

RANGERS 5TH: Richardt popped to first in foul territory; Rivers
singled to right; Grubb walked [Rivers to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Rivers scored, Grubb to second]; Staub flied
to right in foul territory; Putnam singled to right [Grubb
scored, Oliver to second]; Sundberg singled to center [Oliver to
third, Putnam to second]; Roberts singled to left [Oliver
scored, Putnam to third, Sundberg to second]; BELL BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; Bell flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 4, Angels 8.

ANGELS 5TH: DAVIS REPLACED BELL (PLAYING SS); Skaggs was called
out on strikes; Thon singled to pitcher [Thon to second (error
by Hough)]; Kubski flied out to right [Thon to third]; Lansford
walked; Lansford stole second; Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 8.

RANGERS 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED DORSEY (PITCHING); Richardt flied
out to left; Rivers grounded out (third to first); Grubb struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 8.

ANGELS 6TH: Harris popped to third; Grich flied out to right;
Harlow popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Angels 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver struck out; SAMPLE BATTED FOR STAUB; Sample
flied out to right; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 8.

ANGELS 7TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DARWIN REPLACED
HOUGH (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to first); Skaggs
grounded out (second to first); Thon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Roberts flied out to
left; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Angels 8.

ANGELS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Kubski flied out
to left; Lansford walked; Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 8.

RANGERS 9TH: Richardt struck out; Rivers singled to right; ZISK
BATTED FOR GRUBB; Zisk struck out; Oliver singled to right
[Rivers to second]; Sample was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Angels 8.