Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 2) Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium Rangers 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 0 Indians 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Dade lf 1 0 1 2 2 0 .262 Sundberg c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Grubb pr,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Wills 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 Veryzer ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .289 Bevacqua pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 Lowenstein 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .216 Thornton 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Oliver lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .326 Alexander dh 4 1 0 0 1 4 .227 Bonds rf 4 1 2 2 0 2 .274 Blanks 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .249 Beniquez cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Cox rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Gray dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 Speed cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 .205 J. Ellis c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .209 Manning ph,cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Diaz c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .243 Mason ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Norris ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pruitt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 12 6 1 5 Totals 33 5 11 5 6 7 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 14,137 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Indians 9 DP: Rangers 3, Indians 2 Doubles: Dade (11) Triples: Bonds (1) Home Runs: Thornton (23) Stolen Bases: Gray (1), Wills (38) Caught Stealing: Oliver (6), Bevacqua (1) Sacrifice Hits: Cox (8), Bell (5) Sacrifice Flies: J. Ellis (3) GIDP: Veryzer 2 (7) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mirabella 3.2 5 5 5 4 3 1 18 6.75 Comer W(5-3) 4.1 6 0 0 2 3 0 20 2.14 Barker SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.70 Totals 9 11 5 5 6 7 1 41 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(9-15) 8 12 6 6 1 5 0 35 3.61 Kern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.93 Totals 9 12 6 6 1 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Wills flied out to right; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; Bell singled to left; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver walked; Bonds tripled to right [Oliver scored]; Beniquez singled to left [Bonds scored]; Gray singled to center [Beniquez to third]; J. Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beniquez scored]; Mason made an out to second; Gray stole second; Hargrove singled to center [Gray scored]; Wills flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Blanks lined to second; Cox singled to left; Speed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0. RANGERS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled; Bonds struck out; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Diaz flied out to right; Dade walked; Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0. RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Gray grounded out (first to pitcher); J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton homered; Alexander walked; Blanks singled to left [Alexander to second]; Cox was called out on strikes; Speed walked [Alexander to third, Blanks to second]; Diaz singled to center [Alexander scored, Blanks scored, Speed to third]; COMER REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Dade doubled to center [Speed scored, Diaz scored]; GRUBB RAN FOR DADE; Veryzer singled to left [Grubb to third]; Bell forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 5. RANGERS 5TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mason flied out to right; Hargrove singled; Wills singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Wills stole second; Lowenstein reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove out at home (third to catcher), Wills to third]; Oliver singled to right [Wills scored, Lowenstein to third]; Bonds singled to right [Lowenstein scored, Oliver to third]; Beniquez forced Bonds (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 5TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Alexander was called out on strikes; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. RANGERS 6TH: Gray struck out; J. Ellis singled to left; Mason struck out; Hargrove lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 6TH: Cox lined to third; MANNING BATTED FOR SPEED; Manning singled to left; Diaz popped to first in foul territory; Grubb singled to right [Manning to third]; Veryzer forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. RANGERS 7TH: MANNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Wills singled to right; BEVACQUA RAN FOR WILLS; Lowenstein struck out while Bevacqua was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 7TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bell singled to third; Thornton struck out while Bell was picked off first (catcher to first); Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. RANGERS 8TH: Bonds struck out; Beniquez flied out to left; Gray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 8TH: Blanks walked; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blanks to second]; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); NORRIS BATTED FOR DIAZ; Norris walked; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. RANGERS 9TH: PRUITT REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING C ); J. Ellis singled to right; JORGENSEN RAN FOR J. ELLIS; KERN REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); On a bunt Mason hit into a double play (third to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING C ); JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer singled to center; BARKER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Veryzer to second]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 5.

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