Striking out eight batters and permitting only five hits, John Butcher earned his first victory of the season as the Rangers shut out the Angels, 1-0. The game's lone tally came on a two-out solo homer by Bobby Johnson in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 1, California Angels 0
Game Played on Saturday, October   3, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .207      Tolleson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .211
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Sundberg lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
  Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Sample cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
  Burleson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Sconiers 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      B. Johnson c          3   1   1   1     1   1   .357
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .305      Werner dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Harris lf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Wagner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Downing lf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Norman ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Butcher p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .180
Lubratich 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Moreno p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   8             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,550
Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 6
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 0
Doubles: Sconiers (1), Downing (14), Roberts (17)
Home Runs: B. Johnson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ferguson (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moreno L(1-3)           8.2   5   1   1   2   6   1  33   2.87
Totals                  8.2   5   1   1   2   6   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butcher W(1-2)          9     5   0   0   1   8   0  33   1.63
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   8   0  33

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


ANGELS 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (second to first); Sconiers doubled to right;
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tolleson struck out; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sample singled to center; Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich struck out; Harris struck out; Ferguson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; B. Johnson flied out to center;
Werner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Lubratich
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harlow walked; Patek forced
Harlow (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: DOWNING REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING LF); Wagner
grounded out (third to first); Norman singled to third; Tolleson
flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Sconiers grounded out (second to first); Baylor
flied out to right; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample struck out; Ellis popped to second; Roberts
doubled to left; B. Johnson walked; Werner flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing singled to left; Ferguson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; Beniquez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lubratich lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wagner flied out to center; Norman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tolleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Patek grounded out
(third to first); Sconiers grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Sample flied out to
left; Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor struck out; Grich struck out; Downing doubled
to left; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Roberts flied out to left; B. Johnson struck out;
Werner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lubratich flied out to right; Harlow singled to center; CAREW
BATTED FOR PATEK; Carew forced Harlow (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: BURLESON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING SS); Wagner flied
out to center; Norman flied out to center; Tolleson singled to
right; Sundberg walked [Tolleson to second]; Sample popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Sconiers lined to left; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grich singled to left; Downing flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Ellis flied out to center; Roberts popped to first;
B. Johnson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.