Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Wise
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Wise
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Wise
  
  Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Mirabella
  
  Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Veryzer vs. Mirabella
  
  Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Mirabella
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Mirabella
  
  Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wise
  
  Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Wise
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cox who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Beniquez vs. Wise
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gray vs. Wise
  
  Gray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ellis vs. Wise
  
  Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beniquez tags and scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mason vs. Wise
  
  Mason hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Wise
  
  There goes Gray. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Gray steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hargrove vs. Wise
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gray scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Wise
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alexander vs. Mirabella
  
  Alexander strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanks vs. Mirabella
  
  Blanks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Mirabella
  
  Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speed vs. Mirabella
  
  Speed strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Wise
  
  Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wise
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Wise
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Wise
  
  There goes Oliver. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Blanks applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Diaz vs. Mirabella
  
  Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Mirabella
  
  Dade takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Veryzer vs. Mirabella
  
  Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Wise
  
  Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gray vs. Wise
  
  Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellis vs. Wise
  
  Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Mirabella
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Mirabella
  
  Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alexander vs. Mirabella
  
  Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blanks vs. Mirabella
  
  Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cox vs. Mirabella
  
  Cox is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Speed vs. Mirabella
  
  Speed takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to third. Blanks moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Diaz vs. Mirabella
  
  Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Blanks scores. Speed moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dade vs. Comer
  
  Steve Comer now pitching.
  
  Dade hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Dade reaches second base with a double. Speed scores. Diaz goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Veryzer vs. Comer
  
  Johnny Grubb pinch runs for Paul Dade.
  
  Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bell vs. Comer
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mason vs. Wise
  
  Johnny Grubb now playing left field.
  
  Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Wise
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Wise
  
  Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lowenstein vs. Wise
  
  There goes Wills. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lowenstein vs. Wise
  
  Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to home to get Hargrove. Wills moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Oliver vs. Wise
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bonds vs. Wise
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Beniquez vs. Wise
  
  Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Comer
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alexander vs. Comer
  
  Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanks vs. Comer
  
  Blanks 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 

Top 6

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gray vs. Wise
  
  Gray strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellis vs. Wise
  
  Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mason vs. Wise
  
  Mason strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. Wise
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Comer
  
  Cox hits a line drive towards third. Lowenstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Comer
  
  Rick Manning pinch hits for Horace Speed.
  
  Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Diaz vs. Comer
  
  Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grubb vs. Comer
  
  Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manning moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Veryzer vs. Comer
  
  Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Wise
  
  Rick Manning now playing center field.
  
  Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowenstein vs. Wise
  
  Kurt Bevacqua pinch runs for Bump Wills.
  
  Lowenstein strikes out. There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Diaz to Veryzer, and Bevacqua is out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wise
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Comer
  
  Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Comer
  
  Thornton strikes out. The throw from Ellis to pick off Bell, and he's out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alexander vs. Comer
  
  Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Wise
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Wise
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gray vs. Wise
  
  Gray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanks vs. Comer
  
  Blanks takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cox vs. Comer
  
  Cox bunts towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Bevacqua covering, for the out. Blanks moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Manning vs. Comer
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Norris vs. Comer
  
  Jim Norris pinch hits for Bo Diaz.
  
  Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grubb vs. Comer
  
  Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellis vs. Wise
  
  Ron Pruitt now catching.
  
  Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mason vs. Kern
  
  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for John Ellis. Jim Kern now pitching.
  
  Mason bunts, foul, towards third, in foul territory. Bell races over to make the catch. He throws to first to double off Jorgensen. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Kern
  
  Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veryzer vs. Comer
  
  Jim Sundberg now catching. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
  
  Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Barker
  
  Len Barker now pitching.
  
  Bell bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bevacqua covering, for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thornton vs. Barker
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alexander vs. Barker
  
  Alexander strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/13/1978, game 2 -- Texas at Cleveland (D)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b        5  0  2  1   Dade P, lf            1  0  1  2   
Sundberg J, c         0  0  0  0   Grubb J, pr-lf        2  0  1  0   
Wills B, 2b           4  1  2  0   Veryzer T, ss         5  0  2  0   
Bevacqua K, pr-2b     0  0  0  0   Bell B, 3b            4  0  2  0   
Lowenstein J, 3b      4  1  0  0   Thornton A, 1b        5  1  1  1   
Oliver A, lf          3  1  2  1   Alexander G, dh       4  1  0  0   
Bonds B, rf           4  1  2  2   Blanks L, 2b          3  1  1  0   
Beniquez J, cf        4  1  1  1   Cox T, rf             3  0  1  0   
Gray G, dh            4  1  1  0   Speed H, cf           1  1  0  0   
Ellis J, c            3  0  2  1   Manning R, ph-cf      2  0  1  0   
Jorgensen M, pr-1b    0  0  0  0   Diaz B, c             3  1  1  2   
Mason J, ss           4  0  0  0   Norris J, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Pruitt R, c           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6 12  6                        33  5 11  5

Texas            040 020 000 --  6
Cleveland        000 500 000 --  5

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mirabella P           3.2  5  5  5  4  3
Comer S (W)*          4.1  6  0  0  2  3
Barker L (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wise R (L)+           8.0 12  6  6  1  5
Kern J                1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

DP -- Texas 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Texas 4, Cleveland 9
2B -- Dade P
3B -- Bonds B
HR -- Thornton A
SB -- Gray G, Wills B
CS -- Oliver A, Bevacqua K
SH -- Cox T, Bell B
SF -- Ellis J
T -- 2:49
A -- 14137

    

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