Don Baylor went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs to pace a 15-hit attack that carried the Angels to a 9-2 triumph over the Rangers. California took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Baylor and throwing error by shortstop Mark Wagner, and upped their margin to 4-0 in the second on a two-run single by Rick Burleson. A sacrifice fly by Brian Harper produced a third-inning tally and Baylor delivered a run-scoring single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Sunday, October 4, 1981 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 9 15 2 Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grich 2b 5 0 1 0 1 2 .304 Tolleson 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Burleson ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .293 Poquette cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .152 Downing lf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .249 Sample lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .283 Baylor 1b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .239 Putnam 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Ferguson c 4 2 1 0 1 2 .205 B. Johnson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Hobson dh 4 0 1 1 1 0 .235 Wills dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Beniquez cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .181 Roberts rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .279 Harper rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Wagner 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Lubratich 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .143 Norman ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Witt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitehouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schmidt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 9 15 8 5 4 Totals 36 2 10 1 3 5 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 7,544 Left on Base: Angels 10, Rangers 11 DP: Angels 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Beniquez, Harper, Wagner Doubles: Baylor (18), Sample (16) Home Runs: Beniquez (3) Stolen Bases: Harper (1), Lubratich (1), Wills (12) Sacrifice Flies: Harper (1) GIDP: Burleson (8), B. Johnson (1) Hit by Pitch: Wills (1,by Witt) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Witt W(8-9) 9 10 2 2 3 5 0 40 3.28 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 5 0 40 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Whitehouse L(0-1) 1.2 6 4 3 1 1 0 12 16.20 Kern 5 7 4 4 4 1 0 25 2.70 Schmidt 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 9 3.13 Totals 9 15 9 8 5 4 1 46 Hit by Pitch: Witt (11) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins ANGELS 1ST: Grich grounded out (third to first); Burleson singled to shortstop; Downing walked [Burleson to second]; Baylor singled to left [Burleson scored, Downing to second]; Ferguson forced Baylor (third to second) [Downing scored (error by Wagner) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Tolleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette grounded out (second to first); Sample singled to right; Putnam singled to center [Sample to third]; B. Johnson forced Putnam (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper singled to pitcher; Lubratich singled to third [Harper to second]; Harper stole third and Lubratich stole second; Grich struck out; Burleson singled to left [Harper scored, Lubratich scored]; Downing singled to center [Burleson to third]; KERN REPLACED WHITEHOUSE (PITCHING); Baylor flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Wills was hit by a pitch; Wills stole second; Roberts singled to center [Wills to third]; Wagner lined to right [Wills scored (error by Harper) (no RBI), Roberts to second]; Norman walked; Tolleson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Roberts to third, Norman to second]; Poquette walked; Sample flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Ferguson walked; Hobson walked [Ferguson to second]; Beniquez forced Hobson (first to shortstop) [Ferguson to third]; Harper hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ferguson scored]; Lubratich lined to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Putnam grounded out (second to first); B. Johnson flied out to center; Wills singled to center; Roberts singled to center [Wills to third (error by Beniquez), Roberts to second]; Wagner walked; Norman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Grich flied out to right; Burleson flied out to right; Downing walked; Baylor doubled to left [Downing scored]; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Tolleson flied out to left; Poquette flied out to right; Sample lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 1. ANGELS 5TH: Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez flied out to center; Harper singled to left; Lubratich forced Harper (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Putnam singled to right; B. Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Putnam out at second]; Wills struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 1. ANGELS 6TH: Grich singled to left; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at second]; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Roberts singled to left; Wagner singled to second [Roberts to second]; Norman struck out; Tolleson struck out; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 1. ANGELS 7TH: Baylor singled to left; Ferguson singled to left [Baylor to second]; Hobson singled to left [Baylor scored, Ferguson to second]; Beniquez lined to right; Harper forced Hobson (third to second) [Ferguson to third]; Lubratich singled to left [Ferguson scored, Harper to second]; Grich walked [Harper to third, Lubratich to second]; SCHMIDT REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Burleson forced Grich (second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 8, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Sample struck out; Putnam flied out to right; B. Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Rangers 1. ANGELS 8TH: Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor singled to left; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 8, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Wills popped to center; Roberts grounded out (third to first); Wagner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Rangers 1. ANGELS 9TH: Beniquez homered; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Lubratich popped to third; Grich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Norman popped to left; Tolleson flied out to center; Poquette singled to left; Sample doubled to center [Poquette scored]; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Rangers 2.

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