A pinch home run by rookie Gary Gray with two out in the bottom of the ninth gave the Rangers a 3-2 decision over the Indians. After the Indians went ahead with two unearned runs in the top of the ninth, the first two Rangers were retired in the home half before Mike Hargrove singled. After Mike Jorgensen ran for Hargrove, Gray batted for Bert Campaneris and hit an 0-2 pitch off the left field foul pole. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 2 Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Hargrove 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Kuiper 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .285 Jorgensen pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .135 Veryzer ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 .291 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .195 Alexander dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Gray ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .267 Pruitt lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .300 Grubb lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Blanks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Cox 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .228 Zisk dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 Speed cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .207 Diaz c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Beniquez cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 1 6 Totals 34 3 10 2 4 1 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 15,004 Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 9 DP: Indians 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Dade, Veryzer, Campaneris Doubles: Cox (4), Pruitt (3) Home Runs: Gray (2) Caught Stealing: Alexander (5) Sacrifice Flies: Cox (1) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(7-12) 8.2 10 3 2 4 1 1 38 2.72 Totals 8.2 10 3 2 4 1 1 38 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(9-9) 9 7 2 0 1 6 0 35 2.44 Totals 9 7 2 0 1 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer forced Kuiper (second to shortstop); Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Blanks flied out to right; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Bonds flied out to center; Zisk singled to right [Oliver out at third (right to third)]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 3RD: Speed grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz struck out; Dade singled to pitcher; Kuiper singled to right [Dade to second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to left; Wills flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris walked [Beniquez to second]; Sundberg walked [Beniquez to third, Campaneris to second]; Oliver lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 4TH: Alexander singled to center; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Pruitt flied out to left; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk singled to left; Harrah walked [Zisk to second]; Beniquez forced Harrah (pitcher to shortstop) [Zisk scored (error by Veryzer) (unearned) (no RBI), Beniquez to second]; Wills walked; Hargrove flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. INDIANS 5TH: Cox struck out; Speed struck out; Diaz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg singled to left; Oliver flied out to center; Bonds singled to shortstop [Sundberg to second]; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. INDIANS 6TH: Dade struck out; Kuiper walked; Veryzer struck out; Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt flied out to right; Blanks grounded out (third to first); Cox doubled to left; Speed flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris singled to right [Campaneris to second (error by Dade)]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. INDIANS 8TH: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1. INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer reached on an error by Campaneris [Veryzer to second]; Alexander lined to left; Pruitt doubled to right [Veryzer scored (unearned)]; Blanks singled to pitcher [Pruitt to third]; Cox hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pruitt scored (unearned), Blanks to second]; Speed popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: GRUBB REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING LF); Beniquez singled to right [Beniquez out at second (right to first to second)]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR WILLS; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; GRAY BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Gray homered [Jorgensen scored]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 3.

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