A five-run fifth inning propelled the Rangers to a 7-5 triumph over the Angels. A walk to Mike Hargrove and one-out homer by Juan Beniquez tied the score at 4-4. A single by Al Oliver sent Frank Tanana to the showers. Richie Zisk greeted reliever Dyar Miller with a double and after Bobby Bonds was walked intentionally to load the bases, Jim Sundberg cleared them with a two-bagger. The loss dropped the Angels 2½ games behind the Royals in the A.L. West. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 5

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 0 Rangers 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 x - 7 7 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Hargrove 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .252 Lansford 3b 5 2 1 0 0 3 .279 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bostock rf 5 0 3 2 0 1 .295 Beniquez cf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .257 Baylor dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .260 Oliver lf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .319 Rudi lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Zisk dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .255 Fairly 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .220 Bonds rf 3 2 1 1 1 2 .274 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Sundberg c 4 0 2 3 0 0 .288 Chalk 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Anderson ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .214 Bevacqua 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Lowenstein ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Wills 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .233 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 9 5 1 8 Totals 31 7 7 7 6 7 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 8,469 Left on Base: Angels 7, Rangers 6 DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Oliver, Bevacqua Doubles: Rudi (22), Bostock (21), Zisk (16), Sundberg (19) Home Runs: Fairly (10), Bonds (27), Beniquez (10) Stolen Bases: Wills (48), Oliver (7), Lowenstein (16) GIDP: Fairly (7) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(17-10) 4.1 5 5 5 3 4 2 21 3.49 D. Miller 3.2 2 2 2 3 3 0 16 2.33 Totals 8 7 7 7 6 7 2 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(8-8) 6.1 9 5 3 1 5 1 30 3.92 Cleveland SV(12) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 3.05 Totals 9 9 5 3 1 8 1 39 Passed Balls: Sundberg (8) Wild Pitches: D. Miller (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller reached on an error by Bevacqua; Lansford singled to center [R. Miller to second]; Bostock singled to center [R. Miller scored (unearned), Lansford to second]; Baylor singled to left [Lansford scored, Bostock to second]; Rudi forced Baylor (second to shortstop) [Bostock to third]; Fairly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to right; Beniquez struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk walked; Bonds struck out; Sundberg singled to left [Zisk to second]; Harrah forced Sundberg (third to second) [Zisk to third]; Bevacqua forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller walked; Lansford struck out; Bostock flied out to center; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Beniquez flied out to left; Wills stole second; Oliver singled to right [Wills scored]; Zisk forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi doubled to center; Fairly homered [Rudi scored]; Downing grounded out (second to first); Chalk grounded out (third to first); Anderson singled to center; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds homered; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 2. ANGELS 5TH: Lansford struck out; Bostock singled to center; Baylor struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to left; Hargrove walked; Beniquez homered [Hargrove scored]; Oliver singled to center; D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Zisk doubled to left [Oliver to third]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Sundberg doubled to right [Oliver scored, Zisk scored, Bonds scored]; Harrah flied out to center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7. ANGELS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Fairly grounded out (second to first); Downing singled to left; Chalk forced Downing (second to shortstop); Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7. RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7. ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford reached on an error by Oliver [Lansford to second]; Bostock doubled to right [Lansford scored (unearned)]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Baylor grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to third]; Rudi flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 7. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver walked; Zisk was called out on strikes; Oliver stole second; Bonds was called out on strikes; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 7. ANGELS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Chalk made an out to second; SOLAITA BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Solaita grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); Harrah flied out to center; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein stole second; D. Miller threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to third]; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 7. ANGELS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford struck out; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 7.

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