A three-run homer by Jim Sundberg highlighted an 8-4 victory by the Rangers over the Indians. Texas scored three runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Mickey Rivers, RBI groundout by Johnny Grubb and a run-scoring single by Pat Putnam. Sundberg's clout came in the fifth frame and followed a single by Grubb and an error. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      3  1  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   8 12  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .161
Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .280      Bannister 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Oliver dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Thornton dh           4   1   2   3     0   1   .364
Grubb rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .316      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Putnam 1b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .333      Orta rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Sundberg c            3   2   1   3     1   0   .317      Diaz c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .367
Sample lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Mendoza ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .387
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey 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               37   8  12   8     1   2             Totals               35   4   8   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 10,413
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Indians 4
DP: Rangers 0, Indians 2
Errors: Bannister, Veryzer
Doubles: Sample (5), Wills (4)
Home Runs: Sundberg (2), Diaz (1), Thornton (2)
Stolen Bases: Wills (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (4), Sample (1)
GIDP: Wills (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(1-0)        6     6   4   4   0   4   2  24   6.30
Comer SV(1)             3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   5.40
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   5   2  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(1-1)          2.1   8   4   4   0   0   0  14   3.18
Lacey                   2.2   3   3   2   0   1   1  13  10.80
Monge                   3     1   1   1   1   1   0  10   3.00
Stanton                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   8   7   1   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry


RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Wills stole second; Rivers
singled to center [Wills scored]; Oliver singled to center
[Rivers to second]; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Rivers
to third, Oliver to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to
first) [Rivers scored, Oliver to third]; Putnam singled to right
[Oliver scored]; Sundberg flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Bannister flied out to left;
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sample doubled; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Sample to third]; Wills doubled to right
[Sample scored]; Rivers lined into a double play (shortstop
unassisted) [Wills out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Harrah was
called out on strikes; Orta singled to second; Diaz grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Oliver singled to right; Bell flied out to center;
Grubb singled to center [Oliver to third]; LACEY REPLACED
GARLAND (PITCHING); Putnam struck out; Sundberg forced Grubb
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (second to first); Dilone singled to left;
Bannister forced Dilone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample made an out to catcher; Mendoza flied out to
left; Wills reached on an error by Veryzer; Rivers singled to
center [Wills to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove popped to third in foul territory;
Thornton struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell flied out to right; Grubb singled to right;
Putnam reached on an error by Bannister [Grubb to second];
Sundberg homered [Grubb scored, Putnam scored (unearned)];
Sample grounded out (third to first); Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta flied out to center; Diaz homered; Manning
grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: MONGE REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Wills flied out to
left; Rivers grounded out (third to first); Oliver lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Bannister
singled to right; Hargrove singled to center [Bannister to
third]; Thornton homered [Bannister scored, Hargrove scored];
Harrah grounded out (third to first); Orta struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
grounded out (second to first); Putnam was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: COMER REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Diaz flied out
to center; Manning grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
singled to center; Dilone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 7, Indians 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg walked; Sample out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Sundberg to second]; Mendoza singled to right
[Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mendoza out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 8, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Thornton singled to center;
Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8,
Indians 4.

RANGERS 9TH: STANTON REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Rivers flied out
to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Indians
4.

INDIANS 9TH: Orta flied out to left; Diaz flied out to center;
Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 8, Indians 4.