Jason Thompson and John Harris hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning and followed with consecutive sacrifice flies in the sixth to feature the Angels' attack in a 10-1 trouncing of the Rangers. Harris was celebrating his 26th brithday. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 10, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 13, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  2
Angels       3  2  0    0  2  3    0  0  x  -  10 13  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Thon ss               6   2   2   0     0   0   .259
Grubb rf,lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Kubski rf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .308
Oliver lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Lansford 3b           4   2   1   1     1   2   .262
  Norris rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Thompson dh           2   2   2   3     2   0   .277
Bell 3b               1   0   1   0     0   0   .330      Harris 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .500
  Roberts 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Downing c             3   0   1   2     1   0   .200
Zisk dh               4   0   2   1     0   0   .289        Whitmer pr,c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .275
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Harlow cf             4   0   0   1     1   3   .285
  Ellis c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Clark lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .228
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Martinez p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
  Davis ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Richardt 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Butcher p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gleaton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   1  10   1     1   3             Totals               37  10  13  10     7   8

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 26,060
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Angels 12
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Harrelson 2, Thon 2
Doubles: Zisk 2 (17), Kubski (2), Thompson (18), Grich (21)
Home Runs: Thompson (19), Harris (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (5), Harris (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butcher L(1-1)          4     8   7   4   2   5   2  23   4.15
Allard                  1     2   3   2   2   1   0   7   7.15
Gleaton                 0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
Babcock                 2.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  11   4.12
Totals                  8    13  10   6   7   8   2  46

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(6-6)         9    10   1   1   1   3   0  40   4.21
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   3   0  40

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
struck out; Oliver singled to left; Bell singled to right
[Oliver to second]; Zisk doubled to right [Oliver scored, Bell
to third]; Putnam popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Thon reached on an error by Harrelson; Kubski
grounded out (second to first) [Thon to second]; Lansford lined
to left; Thompson walked; Harris singled to first [Thon to
third, Thompson to second]; Downing singled to center [Thon
scored (unearned), Thompson scored (unearned), Harris to third];
Grich singled to left [Harris scored (unearned), Downing to
second]; Harlow struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
reached on an error by Thon; Richardt singled to left [Harrelson
to second]; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; Grubb
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: ROBERTS REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Clark was called
out on strikes; Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); Kubski
doubled to right; Lansford singled to left [Kubski scored];
Thompson doubled to center [Lansford scored]; Harris lined to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver singled to left; Roberts was called out on
strikes; Zisk popped to second in foul territory; Putnam singled
to right [Oliver to second]; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing flied out to left; Grich was called out on
strikes; Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrelson reached on an error by Thon; Richardt
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrelson to second]; Rivers
grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to third]; Grubb flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Thon popped to
second; Kubski walked; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Roberts
flied out to center; Zisk doubled to left; Putnam flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Thompson homered; Harris homered; ALLARD REPLACED
BUTCHER (PITCHING); Downing flied out to center; Grich walked;
Harlow forced Grich (first to shortstop); Clark struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrelson singled to center; Richardt flied out to left; Rivers
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Thon singled to right; Kubski singled to third [Thon
to second]; Lansford walked [Thon to third, Kubski to second];
GLEATON REPLACED ALLARD (PITCHING); Thompson lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Thon scored, Kubski to third]; Harris
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kubski scored]; Downing walked
[Lansford to second]; WHITMER RAN FOR DOWNING; Grich reached on
an error by Harrelson [Lansford to third, Whitmer to second];
Harlow walked [Lansford scored (unearned), Whitmer to third,
Grich to second]; BABCOCK REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Clark
flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 10.

RANGERS 7TH: WHITMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Grubb grounded
out (second to first); Oliver popped to third in foul territory;
Roberts singled to center; Zisk lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 10.

ANGELS 7TH: GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORRIS
REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING RF); ELLIS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C
); Thon singled to center; Kubski flied out to center; Lansford
was called out on strikes; Thompson walked [Thon to second];
Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 10.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam flied out to center; Ellis walked; STAUB
BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Staub flied out to right; Richardt flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 10.

ANGELS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING SS); Whitmer singled
to left; Grich doubled to right [Whitmer to third]; Harlow
struck out; Clark grounded out (first unassisted); Thon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 10.

RANGERS 9TH: Rivers flied to left in foul territory; Grubb
singled to right; Norris was called out on strikes; Roberts
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 10.