Pat Putnam had four hits, including two homers, and knocked in four runs to pace the Rangers to an 11-6 decision over the Angels, California's seventh straight loss. Putnam cracked a two-run round-tripper in the sixth and a solo swat in the ninth. Texas broke a 6-6 tie in the eighth on doubles by Putnam and Tom Poquette, a walk to Bump Wills, a groundout and a two-run single by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, California Angels 6
Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      1  1  1    0  1  2    0  3  2  -  11 14  3
Angels       2  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   6  5  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   2   1   0     2   1   .249      Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .307
Rivers cf             6   2   3   1     0   0   .260      Burleson ss           5   1   1   2     0   0   .303
Oliver dh             5   0   1   3     0   0   .316      Lynn cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     1   1   .307      Baylor dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .223
Jones rf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
  Roberts rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Ott c                 3   1   1   2     1   0   .223
Sundberg c            5   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Downing lf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .244
Sample lf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .267      Harlow rf             2   1   1   1     1   0   .217
Putnam 1b             5   3   4   4     0   0   .261      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Poquette ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .154        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tolleson pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wagner ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .364        Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  11  14  11     4   3             Totals               29   6   5   6     7   3

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 24,720
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Angels 5
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 0
Errors: Rivers, Bell, Darwin, Grich
Doubles: Putnam (14), Poquette (1), Harlow (1), Baylor (14)
Home Runs: Rivers (2), Putnam 2 (7), Jones (3)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Harlow (2), Hobson (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin                  5.2   4   5   3   6   1   0  26   3.90
Comer W(7-1)            3.1   1   1   1   1   2   0  12   2.86
Totals                  9     5   6   4   7   3   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     7   6   4   1   2   2  28   2.88
Aase L(4-4)             1.1   3   3   3   2   0   0   9   2.26
Hassler                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.93
Kison                   1     3   2   2   0   1   2   6   3.66
Mahler                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    14  11   9   4   3   4  47

Passed Balls: Ott (6)

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Tim McClelland


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Rivers
singled to left; Ott allowed a passed ball [Rivers to second];
Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to third]; Bell
singled to center [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to center [Carew to second (error by
Rivers)]; Burleson lined to first; Lynn walked; Baylor walked
[Carew to third, Lynn to second]; Grich popped to second; Ott
singled to left [Carew scored, Lynn scored, Baylor to third, Ott
out at second (left to third to second to first)]; 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Sample walked; Putnam doubled to center [Sample scored];
Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing reached on an error by Bell; Harlow reached
on an error by Darwin on a sacrifice bunt [Downing to second];
Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Downing to
third, Harlow to second]; Carew was walked intentionally;
Burleson singled to right [Downing scored (unearned), Harlow
scored (unearned), Carew out at third (right to first to
third)]; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers homered; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); Bell popped to third; Jones grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Lynn popped to shortstop; Baylor popped to first in
foul territory; Grich flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Angels 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg lined to left; Sample grounded out
(shortstop to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Ott flied to right; Downing flied to center; Harlow
walked; Hobson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Angels 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
singled to right; Rivers reached on an error by Grich [Wills to
third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Wills scored
(unearned), Rivers to second]; Bell was called out on strikes;
Jones flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew flied to left; Burleson flied to right; Lynn
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Angels 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg singled to pitcher; On a bunt Sample made
an out to catcher; Putnam homered [Sundberg scored]; Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; Ott walked; Downing walked [Ott to second]; Harlow
doubled to left [Ott scored, Downing to third]; COMER REPLACED
DARWIN (PITCHING); Hobson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Angels 5.

RANGERS 7TH: AASE REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Rivers singled to
center; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to
second]; Bell walked; Jones lined to center [Rivers to third];
Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew walked; On a bunt Burleson forced Carew
(catcher to shortstop); Lynn grounded out (second to first)
[Burleson to second]; Baylor doubled to center [Burleson
scored]; Grich flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Angels 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample flied to right; Putnam singled to left;
POQUETTE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Poquette doubled to center [Putnam
scored]; TOLLESON RAN FOR POQUETTE; Wills walked; HASSLER
REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted)
[Tolleson to third, Wills to second]; Oliver singled to center
[Tolleson scored, Wills scored]; KISON REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Bell popped to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
9, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED TOLLESON (PLAYING SS); Ott grounded
out (first unassisted); Downing struck out (catcher to first);
Harlow flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Angels 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Jones homered; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sample struck out; Putnam homered; Wagner singled to
right; MAHLER REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Wills walked [Wagner to
second]; Rivers flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
11, Angels 6.

ANGELS 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED JONES (PLAYING RF); Hobson grounded
out (third to first); Carew flied to center; Burleson flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 11, Angels 6.