The Angels set a major league record for most runs in a ninth inning by scoring 13 times in a 16-1 thrashing of the Rangers. The explosion was highlighted by two-run doubles by Rick Miller and Brian Downing and a two-run single by Lyman Bostock. Miller and Bostock also singled in runs in their second at-bat of the inning.

All 13 runs were unearned against the Rangers as a team because of two errors. For individual pitching records, however, three were tainted against Dock Ellis and 10 others were earned at the expense of three relievers, Jim Umbarger, Reggie Cleveland and Len Barker. A fourth reliever, Danny Darwin, ended the inning. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 16, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 - 16 18 1 Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 6 2 3 3 0 0 .270 Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .281 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bostock rf 6 1 3 3 0 0 .297 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Baylor dh 6 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Rudi lf 4 3 2 1 1 1 .249 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Jackson 1b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .301 Zisk dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .255 Downing c 5 2 3 3 0 0 .264 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Grich 2b 4 2 1 1 0 1 .233 Harrah ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Chalk ss 5 2 1 1 0 0 .257 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 16 18 16 2 3 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 2 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 8,261 Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 7 DP: Angels 3, Rangers 1 Errors: Chalk, Bevacqua 2, Wills Doubles: Downing 2 (13), Lansford (19), R. Miller (21), Oliver (31), Zisk (17) Home Runs: Jackson (5), Rudi (16), Zisk (19) Stolen Bases: Baylor (22), Wills (50) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (11) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (18) Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (7) Hit by Pitch: Wills (4,by Aase) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase W(11-8) 9 5 1 1 4 2 1 35 3.98 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 2 1 35 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis L(9-7) 8.1 9 6 3 0 3 2 36 4.20 Umbarger 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 5.20 Cleveland 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 3.29 Barker 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 4.83 Darwin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.38 Totals 9 18 16 3* 2 3 2 49 Hit by Pitch: Aase (2) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford flied out to center; Bostock flied out to left; Baylor lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Beniquez singled to shortstop; Bonds walked [Beniquez to second]; Oliver lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bonds out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi singled to center; Jackson singled to right [Rudi to third]; Downing grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rudi scored, Jackson to second]; Grich struck out; Chalk reached on an error by Bevacqua [Jackson to third]; R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk homered; Sundberg singled to shortstop; Harrah flied out to left; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to second]; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford struck out; Bostock singled to center; Baylor flied out to right; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove made an out to second; Beniquez walked; Bonds struck out while Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Jackson homered; Downing doubled to center; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to third]; Chalk hit into a double play to right [Downing out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver doubled to right; Zisk hit into a double play to center [Oliver out at third (center to second to third)]; Sundberg reached on an error by Chalk; Harrah forced Sundberg (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford doubled to center; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Lansford to third]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Wills was hit by a pitch; Wills stole second; Hargrove walked; Beniquez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wills to third, Hargrove to second]; Bonds made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. ANGELS 6TH: Rudi homered; Jackson flied out to right; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. ANGELS 7TH: Chalk grounded out (second to first); R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua struck out; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. ANGELS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Jackson flied out to center; Downing singled to center; Grich reached on a fielder's choice [Downing to second (error by Wills)]; Chalk reached on an error by Bevacqua [Downing to third, Grich to second]; UMBARGER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); R. Miller doubled to center [Downing scored (unearned), Grich scored (unearned), Chalk to third]; Lansford was walked intentionally; Bostock singled to center [Chalk scored (unearned), R. Miller scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Lansford to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Baylor singled to center [Lansford scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Bostock to third]; Baylor stole second; Rudi was walked intentionally; BARKER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Jackson singled to pitcher [Bostock scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Baylor to third, Rudi to second]; Downing doubled to right [Baylor scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Rudi scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Jackson to third]; Grich singled to left [Jackson scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Downing to third]; Chalk singled to right [Downing scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Grich to second]; R. Miller singled to left [Grich scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Chalk to third, R. Miller to second (on throw)]; DARWIN REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Chalk scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Bostock singled to left [R. Miller scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 13 R (10 ER), 10 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Angels 16, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Oliver made an out to third; Zisk doubled to center; Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah walked; GRUBB BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 16, Rangers 1.

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