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.