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.

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