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.

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