Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Aase
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Aase
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sundberg vs. Aase
  
  Sundberg strikes out. There goes Hargrove. The throw from Downing and Hargrove is out. There goes Beniquez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliver vs. Aase
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Ellis
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Ellis
  
  Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bostock vs. Ellis
  
  Bostock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Baylor vs. Ellis
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Aase
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Aase
  
  Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Aase
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Ellis
  
  Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Ellis
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Downing vs. Ellis
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Grich vs. Ellis
  
  Grich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Ellis
  
  Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Ellis
  
  Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lansford vs. Ellis
  
  Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Aase
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Aase
  
  Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Aase covering, for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Aase
  
  Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bostock vs. Ellis
  
  Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Ellis
  
  Baylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Ellis
  
  Rudi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Ellis
  
  Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Aase
  
  Beniquez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Aase
  
  Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Aase
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Ellis
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Ellis
  
  Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Ellis
  
  Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Aase
  
  Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Aase
  
  Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Aase
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Aase
  
  Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bevacqua vs. Aase
  
  There goes Wills. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bevacqua vs. Aase
  
  Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Aase
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aase fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Ellis
  
  Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lansford vs. Ellis
  
  Lansford is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bostock vs. Ellis
  
  Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miller moves to third. Lansford moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Baylor vs. Ellis
  
  Baylor hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rudi vs. Ellis
  
  Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. Miller scores. Lansford scores. Bostock moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Ellis
  
  Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Downing vs. Ellis
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Bostock scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grich vs. Ellis
  
  Grich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Downing moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Anderson vs. Barker
  
  Len Barker now pitching.
  
  Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Aase
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Aase
  
  Sundberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Aase
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Aase
  
  Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Aase
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Barker
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Barker
  
  Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bostock vs. Barker
  
  Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Griffin
  
  Tom Griffin now pitching.
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Griffin
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Griffin
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Barker
  
  Baylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Barker
  
  Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Barker
  
  Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Barker
  
  Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Barker
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Griffin
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Griffin
  
  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove.
  
  Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lansford. Jorgensen moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sundberg vs. Griffin
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to home to get Jorgensen. Beniquez moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Oliver vs. Griffin
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bostock. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores. Sundberg scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. Griffin
  
  Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. LaRoche
  
  Dave LaRoche now pitching.
  
  Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. LaRoche
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Umbarger
  
  Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Jim Umbarger now pitching.
  
  Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Umbarger
  
  Miller is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Umbarger
  
  Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bostock vs. Umbarger
  
  Umbarger fires to first and has Lansford trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Lansford for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sample vs. LaRoche
  
  Billy Sample pinch hits for Bump Wills.
  
  Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Campaneris vs. LaRoche
  
  Bert Campaneris pinch hits for Kurt Bevacqua.
  
  Campaneris bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. Sample moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gray vs. LaRoche
  
  Gary Gray pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
  
  Gray strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Beniquez vs. LaRoche
  
  Beniquez hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/4/1978 -- Texas at California (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    California         AB  R  H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b        4  0  2  0   Miller R, cf          5  1  2  0   
Jorgensen M, pr-1b    0  0  0  0   Lansford C, 3b        4  1  2  0   
Gray G, ph            1  0  0  0   Bostock L, rf         4  1  1  0   
Beniquez J, cf        5  1  1  0   Baylor D, dh          4  1  1  1   
Sundberg J, c         4  2  1  1   Rudi J, lf            4  1  1  1   
Oliver A, lf          4  1  2  2   Jackson R, 1b         4  1  1  0   
Bonds B, rf           4  2  2  3   Downing B, c          4  1  2  0   
Zisk R, dh            4  0  0  0   Grich B, 2b           4  1  2  4   
Harrah T, ss          4  0  0  0   Anderson J, ss        4  0  0  0   
Wills B, 2b           2  1  0  0                                      
Sample B, ph          1  0  1  0                                      
Bevacqua K, 3b        3  0  1  1                                      
Campaneris B, ph      0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  7 10  7                        37  8 12  6

Texas            000 021 040 --  7
California       030 040 10x --  8

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellis D (L)           4.2  9  7  4  0  0
Barker L              2.1  2  1  1  0  0
Umbarger J            1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Aase D (W)            6.0  6  3  3  1  3
Griffin T             1.1  3  4  3  0  0
LaRoche D (S)         1.2  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Bevacqua K, Wills B, Jackson R, Lansford C
DP -- Texas 1, California 1
LOB -- Texas 4, California 6
2B -- Rudi J, Miller R, Oliver A
HR -- Grich B, Bonds B 2, Sundberg J, Baylor D
SB -- Wills B
CS -- Hargrove M, Lansford C
SH -- Campaneris B
HBP -- by Ellis D (Lansford C)
T -- 2:28
A -- 27371

    

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