After building a 7-2 lead, the Angels outlasted the Rangers, 8-7. Bobby Grich hit a three-run homer in the second inning, following singles by Ron Jackson and Brian Downing, and the Angels were helped to four runs in the fifth frame on errors by Kurt Bevacqua and Bump Wills. The margin of victory was a solo round-tripper by Don Baylor in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 7

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 - 7 10 2 Angels 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 x - 8 12 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 R. Miller cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .265 Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 Gray ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Bostock rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Beniquez cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Baylor dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Sundberg c 4 2 1 1 0 1 .288 Rudi lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Oliver lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .317 Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Bonds rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .277 Downing c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Zisk dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Grich 2b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .232 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Anderson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Wills 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .229 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sample ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .236 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 10 7 1 4 Totals 37 8 12 6 0 1 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 27,371 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Angels 6 DP: Rangers 1, Angels 1 Errors: Wills, Bevacqua, Lansford, Jackson Doubles: Oliver (28), Rudi (20), R. Miller (18) Home Runs: Bonds 2 (25), Sundberg (6), Grich (6), Baylor (28) Stolen Bases: Wills (46) Caught Stealing: Hargrove (5), Lansford (5) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (23) GIDP: Baylor (15) Hit by Pitch: Lansford (4,by D. Ellis) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis L(9-6) 4.2 9 7 4 0 0 1 26 4.26 Barker 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 3.96 Umbarger 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.91 Totals 8 12 8 5 0 1 2 38 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase W(9-8) 6 6 3 3 1 3 2 24 4.24 Griffin 1.1 3 4 3 0 0 1 8 4.02 LaRoche SV(20) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.16 Totals 9 10 7 6 1 4 3 38 Hit by Pitch: D. Ellis (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to left; Beniquez singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg was called out on strikes while Hargrove was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Beniquez to second]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford singled to center; Bostock singled to center [Lansford to third]; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Zisk flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson singled to center; Downing singled [Jackson to third]; Grich homered [Jackson scored, Downing scored]; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller singled to left; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 3. RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 3. ANGELS 3RD: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi doubled to right; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 3. RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg flied out to right; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 3. ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Grich flied out to right; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 3. RANGERS 5TH: Bonds homered; Zisk was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out to left; Wills walked; Wills stole second; Bevacqua singled to right [Wills scored]; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 3. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller doubled to right; Lansford was hit by a pitch; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [R. Miller to third, Lansford to second]; Baylor made an out to third; Rudi reached on an error by Bevacqua [R. Miller scored, Lansford scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bostock to second]; Jackson made an out to second; Downing reached on an error by Wills [Bostock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rudi to second]; Grich singled to right [Rudi scored (unearned), Downing to second]; BARKER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Anderson made an out to second; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 7. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg homered; Oliver singled to center; Bonds made an out to second; Zisk forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 7. ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 7. RANGERS 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Wills flied out to right; Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 7. ANGELS 7TH: Baylor homered; Rudi flied out to center; Jackson flied out to right; Downing singled to right; Grich forced Downing (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 8. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove singled to left; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Beniquez reached on an error by Lansford [Jorgensen to third (error by Jackson), Beniquez to second]; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Jorgensen out at home (third to catcher), Beniquez to third, Sundberg to second]; Oliver doubled to right [Beniquez scored (unearned), Sundberg scored]; Bonds homered [Oliver scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to right; Harrah flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 8. ANGELS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); UMBARGER REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Anderson flied out to center; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford singled to left; Lansford was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 8. RANGERS 9TH: SAMPLE BATTED FOR WILLS; Sample singled to right; CAMPANERIS BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sample to second]; GRAY BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Gray struck out; Beniquez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 8.

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