The Rangers pounded out 21 hits, collected 17 walks and stole eight bases in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels, 11-5 and 9-2. A five-run seventh inning secured the first game. Juan Beniquez led off with a single and after a sacrifice bunt, Al Oliver was walked intentionally. Beniquez and Oliver executed a double steal while Bobby Bonds was striking out. Richie Zisk then hit a single to score both runners and send Nolan Ryan to the showers. Dyar Miller relieved and walked Jim Sundberg before Toby Harrah cracked a three-run homer to cap the inning.

In the nightcap, Harrah singled home two runs when the Rangers scored three times in the opening inning. In the third frame, the Rangers capitalized on five walks, a two-run double by John Ellis, single by Bonds and error by third baseman Carney Lansford to score five runs. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 11, California Angels 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 2 - 11 12 3 Angels 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .252 R. Miller cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .268 Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Beniquez cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .254 Bostock rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .293 Lowenstein 3b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .222 Baylor dh 5 0 0 1 0 1 .255 Bevacqua ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Rudi lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Oliver lf 3 2 1 2 2 0 .317 Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Bonds rf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .278 Fairly ph,1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 .226 Thompson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Downing c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Zisk dh 4 0 1 2 0 1 .254 Grich 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .231 Campaneris pr,dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 .189 Anderson ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .192 Sundberg c 4 1 2 0 1 1 .290 Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Harrah ss 3 3 1 3 2 0 .221 Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Wills 2b 5 0 2 2 0 2 .230 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 11 12 11 8 9 Totals 35 5 8 5 5 5 Time of Game: 2:57 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Angels 10 DP: Rangers 1, Angels 2 Errors: Lowenstein, Sundberg, Harrah, Anderson Doubles: Sundberg (18), Wills 2 (13) Triples: Oliver (5) Home Runs: Harrah (8), Bonds (26), Downing (6) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (13), Harrah (28), Beniquez (10), Oliver (6), Campaneris 2 (22) Caught Stealing: Lansford (6) Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (1), Anderson (5), Lansford (5) GIDP: Bonds (13) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer W(8-3) 6.2 7 5 3 4 4 1 33 2.09 Alexander 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 4.16 Totals 9 8 5 3 5 5 1 42 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(6-12) 6.2 8 7 7 5 9 0 33 3.90 D. Miller 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 5 2.36 Brett 1.2 2 2 2 2 0 1 8 4.94 Totals 9 12 11 11 8 9 2 46 Wild Pitches: Ryan (10) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Beniquez reached on an error by Anderson; Lowenstein struck out; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Lansford reached on an error by Lowenstein [R. Miller to third]; Bostock flied out to right; Baylor reached on an error by Harrah [R. Miller scored (unearned), Lansford to second]; Rudi struck out while Lansford was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 1. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Zisk flied out to center; Sundberg doubled to right; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson flied out to right; Downing flied out to right; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 1. RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Hargrove walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Hargrove to second]; Beniquez struck out; Lowenstein walked; Oliver tripled to right [Hargrove scored, Lowenstein scored]; Bonds singled to center [Oliver scored]; Zisk flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 3RD: Anderson struck out; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford singled to third; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 1. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to center; Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Wills was called out on strikes; Hargrove forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 1. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Lowenstein singled to center; Lowenstein stole second; Oliver walked; Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Downing homered; Grich walked; Anderson reached on an error by Sundberg on a sacrifice bunt [Grich to third]; R. Miller singled to left [Grich scored (unearned), Anderson to second]; Lansford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Anderson to third, R. Miller to second]; Bostock was walked intentionally; Baylor struck out; Rudi forced Bostock (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Angels 3. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk struck out; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Wills doubled to left [Harrah scored]; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); Grich walked; Anderson singled to center [Grich to second]; R. Miller popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Angels 3. RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez singled to center; Lowenstein out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Beniquez to second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Beniquez stole third and Oliver stole second; Bonds struck out; Zisk singled to left [Beniquez scored, Oliver scored]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR ZISK; D. MILLER REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Campaneris stole second; Campaneris stole third; Sundberg walked; Harrah homered [Campaneris scored, Sundberg scored]; Wills flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lansford singled to right; Bostock walked [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to left; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lansford to third, Bostock to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Fairly singled to center [Lansford scored, Bostock scored]; ALEXANDER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Angels 5. RANGERS 8TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hargrove grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Beniquez singled to center; BRETT REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beniquez to second]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Angels 5. ANGELS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grich grounded out (second to first); GOODWIN BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Goodwin struck out; R. Miller walked; Lansford grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Angels 5. RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING SS); Bonds homered; Campaneris walked; Sundberg flied into a double play (right to first) [Campaneris out at first]; Harrah walked; Wills doubled to center [Harrah scored]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Angels 5. ANGELS 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Bostock singled to center; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi popped to second; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Angels 5.

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