The Angels snapped their eight-game losing streak by outlasting the Rangers, 8-7 in 12 innings. The game was tied at 7-7 when Dan Ford began the botttom of the 12th with an infield hit, reached second on a wild pitch and advanced to third as Bobby Grich grounded out. After an intentional walk to Ed Ott, Juan Beniquez lofted a sacrifice fly to right.

The victory was marred when Rod Carew collided with Billy Sample in the top of the 12th and was carried from the field on a stretcher. His injury was diagnosed as a mild concussion. Sample was shaken up but was able to walk off the field. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 7
Game Played on Sunday, September 13, 1981 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
Angels       4  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     1   0   .246      Harlow lf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Rivers cf             5   2   2   0     1   0   .262        Ferguson ph,lf      0   0   0   1     1   0   .211
Oliver dh             6   0   1   1     0   1   .310        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .306        Downing lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Tolleson pr,3b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Burleson ss           4   1   2   1     2   0   .304
Putnam 1b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .263      Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     1   0   .305
Sundberg c            4   1   0   0     2   1   .275        Sconiers 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grubb rf              6   0   1   1     0   2   .234      Baylor dh             6   1   1   3     0   0   .223
Sample lf             5   0   2   0     1   0   .271      Ford rf               5   1   1   0     1   0   .283
  Roberts pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Grich 2b              6   1   1   1     0   0   .304
Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Ott c                 4   1   0   0     2   0   .219
  Poquette ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .154      Beniquez cf           5   1   3   2     0   1   .204
  Wagner ss           3   0   1   2     1   0   .361      Campaneris 3b         4   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Witt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Matlack p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schmidt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butcher p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   7  11   6     8   5             Totals               43   8  12   8     8   2

Time of Game: 3:39   Attendance: 20,461
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Angels 10
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 2
Errors: Witt
Doubles: Putnam (15)
Triples: Campaneris (1)
Home Runs: Baylor (14), Grich (18), Beniquez (2)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (3), Carew (15)
Caught Stealing: Harlow (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Putnam (2), Ferguson (1), Beniquez (1)
GIDP: Sample (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 3.1   8   6   6   1   1   3  18   4.74
Matlack                 2.1   2   1   1   2   0   0  10   4.14
Schmidt                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.89
Butcher                 4     1   0   0   2   1   0  15   0.00
Comer L(7-2)            1.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   8   2.93
Totals                 11.2  12   8   8   8   2   3  53

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Witt                    5.1   6   5   2   2   2   0  24   3.87
Aase                    3     3   2   2   3   1   0  14   2.45
Hassler                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.93
Jefferson               0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.68
Renko W(6-4)            3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   3.55
Totals                 12    11   7   4   8   5   0  54

Wild Pitches: Comer (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
walked; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to
second]; Bell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Harlow singled to right; Harlow was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Burleson singled to right; Carew
singled to right [Burleson to third]; Baylor homered [Burleson
scored, Carew scored]; Ford grounded out (third to first); Grich
homered; Ott flied to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
struck out; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 2ND: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); Harlow was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); Wills flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Burleson popped to second; Carew singled to left;
Baylor flied to left; Carew stole second; Ford walked; Grich
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Oliver was called out on strikes; Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez
homered; Campaneris tripled to right; MATLACK REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); FERGUSON BATTED FOR HARLOW; Ferguson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Campaneris scored]; Burleson singled to left
[Burleson out at second (left to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Angels 6.

RANGERS 5TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Putnam
doubled to center; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grubb singled to right [Putnam scored]; Sample singled to right
[Grubb to second]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Poquette walked
[Grubb to third, Sample to second]; Wills lined into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Sample out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: WAGNER REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers singled to left; Oliver lined to center;
Bell singled to center [Rivers to third]; Putnam singled to
right [Rivers scored, Bell to third]; Sundberg reached on an
error by Witt [Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Putnam to third,
Sundberg to second]; AASE REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Grubb struck
out; Sample walked; Wagner singled to left [Putnam scored
(unearned), Sundberg scored (unearned), Sample to third]; Wills
walked [Wagner to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to
first); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott walked;
Beniquez singled to left [Ott to second]; Campaneris forced
Beniquez (shortstop to second) [Ott to third]; Ferguson walked
[Campaneris to second]; SCHMIDT REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING);
Burleson walked [Ott scored, Campaneris to third, Ferguson to
second]; Carew flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Angels 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
grounded out (second to first); Putnam grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: BUTCHER REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Baylor flied to
center; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Angels 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg walked; Grubb forced Sundberg (first to
shortstop); Sample grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez was
called out on strikes; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Angels 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Wagner popped to second; Wills singled to right;
Rivers singled to left [Wills to second]; HASSLER REPLACED AASE
(PITCHING); Oliver singled to left [Wills scored, Rivers to
second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Bell walked
[Rivers to third, Oliver to second]; TOLLESON RAN FOR BELL;
Putnam hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored, Oliver to
third]; Sundberg walked [Tolleson to second]; Grubb flied to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 7.

ANGELS 9TH: TOLLESON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRIS BATTED
FOR FERGUSON; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
walked; Carew forced Burleson (second to shortstop); Baylor
forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 7, Angels 7.

RANGERS 10TH: DOWNING REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING LF); RENKO
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Sample flied to left; Wagner
walked; Wills flied to right; Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 7.

ANGELS 10TH: Ford lined to left; Grich flied to center; Ott
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 7.

RANGERS 11TH: Oliver flied to center; Tolleson was called out on
strikes; Putnam flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
7, Angels 7.

ANGELS 11TH: Beniquez singled to left; Campaneris walked
[Beniquez to second]; COMER REPLACED BUTCHER (PITCHING); On a
bunt Downing forced Beniquez (pitcher to third) [Campaneris to
second, Downing to first]; Burleson grounded out (third to
first) [Campaneris to third, Downing to second]; Carew was
walked intentionally; Baylor popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 7.

RANGERS 12TH: SCONIERS REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Daryl
Sconiers; Grubb struck out; On a bunt Sample singled to
third; ROBERTS RAN FOR SAMPLE; Roberts stole second; Wagner
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 7.

ANGELS 12TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ford singled
to third; Comer threw a wild pitch [Ford to second]; Grich
grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Ott was walked
intentionally; Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ford
scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Angels 8.