Fergie Jenkins moved into 11th place on the major leagues' all-time list of strikeout kings, fanning eight to boost his career total to 2,545 while pitching the Rangers to an 8-0 victory over the Indians. The Rangers, who broke a five-game losing streak, exploded for six of their runs in the second inning on six hits plus two walks, including two-run singles by Kurt Bevacqua and Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Friday, August 4, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 Rangers 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 8 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norris 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Hargrove dh 4 1 1 0 1 3 .253 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Wills 2b 4 2 3 1 0 1 .232 Grubb lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .272 Sundberg c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .301 Alexander c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Oliver lf 4 0 2 3 0 1 .325 Carbo dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 Bonds rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .274 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Jorgensen 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .125 Kuiper 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Harrah ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .208 Speed rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .224 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Cox 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Bevacqua 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .196 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 8 0 1 8 Totals 31 8 9 7 6 8 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 20,307 Left on Base: Indians 7, Rangers 5 DP: Indians 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Kuiper Doubles: Alexander (13), Kuiper (14) Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (34), Bonds (27), Harrah (25) GIDP: Alexander (11), Harrah (5) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(8-14) 1.1 5 6 6 3 3 0 12 3.55 Hood 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.99 Spillner 4 2 2 1 3 3 0 15 4.25 Monge 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.72 Totals 8 9 8 7 6 8 0 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(10-7) 9 8 0 0 1 8 0 34 3.52 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 8 0 34 Wild Pitches: Hood (8) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb walked; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Wills stole second; Sundberg struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Jorgensen walked; Harrah singled to left [Bonds scored, Jorgensen to third]; Beniquez made an out to second; Harrah stole second; Bevacqua singled to second [Jorgensen scored, Harrah scored]; Hargrove walked [Bevacqua to second]; Wills singled to right [Bevacqua scored, Hargrove to third]; Wills stole second; Sundberg walked; HOOD REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Hargrove scored, Wills scored, Sundberg to second]; Bonds was called out on strikes; Hood threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to third, Oliver to second]; Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. INDIANS 3RD: Speed struck out; Cox grounded out (third to first); Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 3RD: SPILLNER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Harrah was called out on strikes; Beniquez flied out to center; Bevacqua walked; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Grubb flied out to center; Alexander flied out to center; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 4TH: Wills struck out; Sundberg flied out to left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer lined to left; Kuiper singled to left; Speed struck out; Cox singled to left [Kuiper to second]; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen walked; Harrah grounded into a double play (second to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. INDIANS 6TH: Manning was called out on strikes; Grubb struck out; Alexander doubled to right; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Bevacqua flied out to right; Hargrove singled to right [Hargrove out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer singled to left; Kuiper doubled to right [Veryzer to third]; Speed struck out; Cox grounded out (third to first); Norris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to right; Sundberg walked [Wills to second]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Wills scored, Sundberg to third]; Bonds made an out to second [Sundberg scored (error by Kuiper) (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to second]; Jorgensen made an out to shortstop; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8. INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb singled to right; Alexander grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to left; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8. INDIANS 9TH: Carbo singled to center; Veryzer flied out to right; Kuiper lined into a double play (second to first) [Carbo out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8.

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