The Rangers, by the score of 3-2, sent the Angels down to their eighth straight defeat. An unearned run beat Geoff Zahn, who allowed only five hits and none over the final six innings. Zahn had never lost to the Rangers previously in six career decisions. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 8 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 Oliver dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 .313 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 Baylor dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .224 Stein 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .343 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Ferguson lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211 Roberts rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .282 Lynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Sample lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .268 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .184 Mendoza ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .244 Hobson 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Schmidt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mercer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 5 3 1 2 Totals 33 2 8 1 3 2 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 30,675 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Angels 7 DP: Rangers 2, Angels 0 Errors: Ford, Hobson Doubles: Beniquez (3), Hobson (7) Home Runs: Ferguson (1) GIDP: Downing (11), Ferguson (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(10-4) 7.1 7 2 2 0 2 1 27 2.84 Kern 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.83 Schmidt 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.93 Mercer SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.86 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 2 1 36 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn L(9-9) 9 5 3 2 1 2 0 34 4.18 Totals 9 5 3 2 1 2 0 34 Balks: Kern (1) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Terry Cooney RANGERS 1ST: Mark Clear unavailable for Angels; in traction with herniated disc; Wills grounded out (third to first); Rivers popped to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to center; Stein forced Bell (shortstop to second); Sundberg singled to shortstop [Stein to second]; Roberts forced Sundberg (shortstop to second) [Stein to third]; Sample singled to left [Stein scored, Roberts to second]; Mendoza singled to center [Roberts scored, Sample to second]; Wills flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to third; Grich struck out; Downing grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 0. RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to right [Rivers to third (error by Ford)]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Bell flied to right; Stein flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to center; Burleson forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; Roberts popped to first; Sample grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza flied to center; Wills flied to center; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Grich flied to right; Downing singled to center; Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver was called out on strikes; Bell walked; Stein forced Bell (first to shortstop); Sundberg forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Beniquez doubled to right; Hobson lined to center; Burleson singled to second [Beniquez to third]; Carew reached on a fielder's choice [Beniquez out at home (pitcher to catcher), Burleson to second]; Ford flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. RANGERS 7TH: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Sample grounded out (third to first); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: Baylor lined to left; Grich struck out; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver reached on an error by Hobson [Oliver to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: Ferguson homered; Beniquez flied to center; Hobson doubled to right; KERN REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); CAMPANERIS RAN FOR HOBSON; Burleson flied to right [Campaneris to third]; Kern balked [Campaneris scored]; Carew walked; Ford singled to right [Carew to second]; SCHMIDT REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Baylor walked [Carew to third, Ford to second]; Grich grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 2. RANGERS 9TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stein popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg popped to right; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 2. ANGELS 9TH: PUTNAM REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 1B); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); LYNN BATTED FOR FERGUSON; MERCER REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Beniquez walked; HARPER BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 2.

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