Jolting the Angels' pennant hopes, the Rangers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to gain a 6-4 victory. After blowing a 3-0 lead and falling behind, 4-3, the Angels tied the game in the top of the ninth on a double by Joe Rudi and single by Ron Jackson. With one out in the bottom of the frame, Bump Wills singled and Toby Harrah followed with a home run to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 6 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 - 6 7 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .281 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .251 Rettenmund rf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .272 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 R. Miller cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Beniquez cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Bostock cf,rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .294 Bonds rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 .274 Baylor dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Oliver lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .317 Rudi lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Zisk dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Landreaux pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .297 Lowenstein 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Downing c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Sample ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Grich 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Wills 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .235 Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Harrah ss 3 2 2 4 1 1 .221 Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .258 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Anderson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 6 4 3 7 Totals 30 6 7 6 6 4 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 7,565 Left on Base: Angels 5, Rangers 5 DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Lowenstein, Matlack Doubles: Rettenmund (5), Bostock (22), Rudi (23), Lowenstein (7), Wills (15) Home Runs: Bonds (28), Harrah 2 (10), Beniquez (11) Stolen Bases: Wills (49) Caught Stealing: Lansford (7), Oliver (7), Bonds (20) Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (6) GIDP: Bostock (25) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 6.1 4 3 3 5 4 2 27 4.15 LaRoche L(9-8) 2 3 3 3 1 0 2 9 2.83 Totals 8.1 7 6 6 6 4 4 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 8.1 6 4 2 3 6 0 34 2.45 Cleveland W(4-8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.02 Totals 9 6 4 2 3 7 0 36 Wild Pitches: Knapp (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ANGELS 1ST: Lansford struck out; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez flied out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi made an out to second; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver walked; Zisk was called out on strikes; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing struck out; Grich struck out; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Lowenstein doubled to right; Wills flied out to center; Harrah struck out; Hargrove walked; Beniquez forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 4TH: Lansford singled to left; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rettenmund doubled to left; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Rettenmund to third]; Baylor made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds struck out; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg popped to third in foul territory; Lowenstein flied out to center; Wills walked; Wills stole second; Harrah walked; Hargrove walked [Wills to third, Harrah to second]; Beniquez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 6TH: Grich walked; Chalk forced Grich (third to second); Lansford reached on a fielder's choice [Chalk to second (error by Lowenstein)]; Rettenmund walked [Chalk to third, Lansford to second]; Bostock doubled to left [Chalk scored (unearned), Lansford scored, Rettenmund to third]; Baylor was walked intentionally; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rettenmund scored (unearned)]; Jackson forced Baylor (second unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: R. MILLER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); BOSTOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bonds homered; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. ANGELS 7TH: Downing popped to third in foul territory; Grich flied out to left; Chalk lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Wills doubled to center; Knapp threw a wild pitch [Wills to third]; Harrah homered [Wills scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez homered; Bonds walked; Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. ANGELS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Lansford singled to left; R. Miller flied out to center; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor made an out to shortstop; Rudi doubled to left; LANDREAUX RAN FOR RUDI; Jackson singled to center [Landreaux scored, Jackson to second (on throw to home)]; Downing reached on an error by Matlack [Jackson to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR GRICH; Fairly struck out; SOLAITA BATTED FOR CHALK; Solaita flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING 2B); LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SAMPLE BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Sample made an out to second; Wills singled to left; Harrah homered [Wills scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 6.

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