A two-run homer by Mark Wagner in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Rangers an 8-6 victory over the Angels. Wagner's blast followed a two-out single by Don Werner. Texas had tied the contest at 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 6
Game Played on Friday, October   2, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       3  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  1    0  -   6 13  0
Rangers      0  1  0    0  3  0    0  1  1    2  -   8 15  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow rf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .203      Tolleson 3b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .200
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Poquette cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .145
Carew 1b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .306        Bell ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Sconiers dh           5   1   3   0     0   1   .271        Sundberg lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Grich 2b              5   1   3   4     0   1   .306      Sample lf,cf          3   1   2   1     1   0   .281
Ott c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Ellis 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .148
Harris lf             3   1   3   1     0   0   .250        Putnam pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Ford ph             0   1   0   0     0   0   .277        Oliver ph,1b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .309
  Downing lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Beniquez cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .184      B. Johnson c          5   1   1   1     0   0   .364
Lubratich 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Werner dh             5   1   2   0     0   1   .400
  Baylor ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Wagner 2b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .266
  Patek 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Norman ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  13   6     2   5             Totals               40   8  15   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  9,197
Left on Base: Angels 7, Rangers 7
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 4
Errors: Norman
Doubles: Roberts (16), Norman (1), Sample (15)
Home Runs: Grich (22), Harris (3), B. Johnson (1), Wagner (1)
Caught Stealing: Werner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Sample (3)
GIDP: Beniquez (6), Lubratich (1), Ott (7), Burleson (7), Poquette (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (5,by Darwin)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    7.1  10   5   5   1   3   1  31   4.41
Hassler L(4-3)          2.1   5   3   3   2   0   1  13   3.21
Totals                  9.2  15   8   8   3   3   2  44

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin                  9    11   6   3   2   5   2  38   3.64
Comer W(8-2)            1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.56
Totals                 10    13   6   3   2   5   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Darwin (6)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Burleson grounded out
(second to first); Carew reached on an error by Norman; Sconiers
singled to left [Carew to second]; Grich homered (unearned)
[Carew scored (unearned), Sconiers scored (unearned)]; Ott
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tolleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample singled to
left; Ellis forced Sample (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Harris singled to right; Beniquez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harris out at
second]; Lubratich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; B. Johnson homered;
Werner was called out on strikes; Wagner flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow grounded out (catcher unassisted); Burleson
lined to third; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman grounded out (third to first); Tolleson
walked; Poquette grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Tolleson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Sconiers was called out on strikes; Grich flied out
to center; Ott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (third to first); Roberts doubled to left; B.
Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Harris homered; Beniquez walked; Lubratich grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beniquez out
at second]; Harlow was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Werner grounded out (third to first); Wagner
singled to left; Norman doubled to center [Wagner scored];
Tolleson singled to right [Norman scored]; Poquette singled to
right [Tolleson to third]; Sample hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Tolleson scored]; Ellis lined to pitcher; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 4, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Sconiers singled to right [Carew to second]; Grich
struck out; Ott forced Sconiers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Roberts struck out; B. Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Werner singled to center; Werner was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Harris singled to center; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harris to second]; Lubratich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Wagner struck out; Norman popped to shortstop;
Tolleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Burleson flied out to right; Carew singled to third;
Sconiers singled to first [Carew to second]; Grich singled to
right [Carew scored, Sconiers to second]; Ott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: BELL BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sample doubled to right; Ellis singled to
right [Sample scored]; PUTNAM RAN FOR ELLIS; HASSLER REPLACED
ZAHN (PITCHING); Roberts walked [Putnam to second]; B. Johnson
forced Roberts (first to shortstop) [Putnam to third]; Werner
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED BELL (PLAYING LF); SAMPLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FORD
BATTED FOR HARRIS; Ford was hit by a pitch; Beniquez struck out;
BAYLOR BATTED FOR LUBRATICH; Baylor singled to left [Ford to
second]; Harlow singled to center [Ford scored, Baylor to
third]; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Harlow out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: DOWNING REPLACED FORD (PLAYING LF); PATEK REPLACED
BAYLOR (PLAYING 3B); Wagner grounded out (first unassisted);
Norman grounded out (third to first); Tolleson singled to right;
Sundberg singled to left [Tolleson to second]; Sample walked
[Tolleson to third, Sundberg to second]; OLIVER BATTED FOR
PUTNAM; Oliver singled to second [Tolleson scored, Sundberg out
at home (second to catcher), Sample to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 6.

ANGELS 10TH: COMER REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); OLIVER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carew grounded out (second to first);
Sconiers flied out to right; Grich singled to left; Ott singled
to center [Grich to second]; Downing grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 10TH: Roberts popped to second; B. Johnson flied out to
center; Werner singled to center; Wagner homered [Werner
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Rangers 8.