Bobby Bonds belted a pair of three-run homers, connecting consecutively in the fourth and fifth innings, and Fergie Jenkins pitched a five-hitter as the Rangers defeated the Angels 7-0, to start a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. Bonds also contributed to the Rangers' 8-4 victory in the second game, hitting a double and knocking in two more runs. In the opener, Bonds tied the Rangers' club record with his six RBIs, and Jenkins, who struck out six to bring his career total to 2,509, moved into 12th place on the major leagues' all-time list, passing Christy Mathewson.

Don Baylor hit a two-run homer for the Angels in the nightcap, but Reggie Cleveland struck out Joe Rudi with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to preserve the victory for Doyle Alexander. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Rangers 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 x - 7 6 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Hargrove 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .255 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Alomar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Machemer 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Bostock rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Mason ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Landreaux rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Wills 2b 2 2 0 0 2 1 .227 Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Zisk lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Baylor lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Lowenstein lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Solaita dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Bonds rf 3 2 3 6 0 0 .266 Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Jorgensen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Chalk ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Putnam dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Mulliniks ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Sundberg c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .313 Downing c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .219 Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .194 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .210 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 6 Totals 28 7 6 7 4 3 Time of Game: 2:04 Left on Base: Angels 4, Rangers 2 DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Knapp Doubles: Bostock (10), R. Miller (9), Baylor (7), Sundberg (8) Home Runs: Bonds 2 (11) Stolen Bases: Harrah (17) Caught Stealing: Bonds (5) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (8) GIDP: R. Miller (5) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp L(7-6) 5 6 7 7 4 3 2 24 4.24 D. Miller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.93 Totals 8 6 7 7 4 3 2 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(8-3) 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 31 2.73 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 31 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich struck out; Bostock doubled to left; Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Campaneris flied out to right; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Solaita singled to right; Jackson flied out to center; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Bonds singled to left; Putnam singled to left [Bonds to second]; Bonds was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Putnam to second]; Sundberg doubled to left [Putnam scored]; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Downing made an out to second; R. Miller doubled to left; Grich flied out to center; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Fairly struck out; Baylor flied out to center; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Wills walked; Zisk singled to center [Wills to second]; Zisk was picked off first but was safe on an error by Knapp [Wills to third, Zisk to second]; Bonds homered [Wills scored, Zisk scored]; Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 4. ANGELS 5TH: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; Wills walked; Zisk flied out to center; Bonds homered [Hargrove scored, Wills scored]; Putnam made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller flied out to left; Grich grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 6TH: D. MILLER REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); MACHEMER REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); MULLINIKS REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING SS); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. ANGELS 7TH: ALOMAR REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); MASON REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); LOWENSTEIN REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor doubled to center; Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher) [Baylor to third]; Jackson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 7TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BOSTOCK (PLAYING RF); Alomar made an out to shortstop; Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. ANGELS 8TH: Mulliniks struck out; Downing singled to shortstop; R. Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7. ANGELS 9TH: Machemer grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux flied out to center; Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 7.

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