The Rangers posted their third straight victory, beating the Indians, 3-1, as Mike Hargrove hit a home run for the third consecutive game. The Rangers scored all their runs in the fifth inning.

Jim Sundberg tripled to open the frame and, one out later, Bert Campaneris, batting .073, singled in Sundberg. Hargrove followed with his clout into the right field bleachers. The Tribe's tally came in the sixth on successive singles by Buddy Bell, Andre Thornton and Larvell Blanks. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 27, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 3 5 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 Hargrove 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .231 Cox lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Grubb lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Bell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .422 Zisk rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .241 Blanks ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .273 Bevacqua dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Horton dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Sundberg c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Veryzer pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Pruitt c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Campaneris ss 3 1 2 1 0 1 .116 Norris ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speed cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .160 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 2 7 Totals 30 3 5 3 2 7 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 11,133 Left on Base: Indians 8, Rangers 5 DP: Indians 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Blanks Triples: Sundberg (2) Home Runs: Hargrove (4) Stolen Bases: Harrah (2) GIDP: Horton (4) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(1-1) 8 5 3 3 2 7 1 32 2.08 Totals 8 5 3 3 2 7 1 32 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(2-3) 8.1 8 1 1 2 6 0 33 3.18 Barker SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.72 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 7 0 36 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Beniquez grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Blanks singled to shortstop; Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blanks out at second]; Pruitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk lined to second; Harrah walked; Bevacqua struck out; Harrah stole second; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 3RD: Speed struck out; Kuiper was called out on strikes; Dade grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris struck out; Hargrove singled to center; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 4TH: Cox lined to second; Bell flied out to center; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded out (catcher to first); Harrah walked; Bevacqua forced Harrah (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 5TH: Blanks popped to first in foul territory; Horton singled to shortstop; Pruitt flied out to center; Speed singled to left [Horton to second]; Kuiper forced Speed (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg tripled to right; Wills flied out to right; Campaneris singled to left [Sundberg scored]; Hargrove homered [Campaneris scored]; Beniquez reached on an error by Blanks [Beniquez to second]; Oliver struck out; Zisk was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. INDIANS 6TH: Dade walked; Cox lined to center; Dade was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bell singled to left; Thornton singled to left [Bell to second]; Blanks singled to center [Bell scored, Thornton to second]; Horton flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: GRUBB REPLACED COX (PLAYING LF); Harrah popped to third; Bevacqua flied out to right; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3. INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt flied out to left; Speed flied out to center; Kuiper singled to second; Dade struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Wills struck out; Campaneris singled to left; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted) [Campaneris to second]; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3. INDIANS 8TH: Grubb grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to left; Thornton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk lined to third; Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3. INDIANS 9TH: Blanks struck out; Horton walked; VERYZER RAN FOR HORTON; BARKER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR PRUITT; Norris struck out; MANNING BATTED FOR SPEED; Manning singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Kuiper popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3.

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