Batting .606 in his last 12 games, Oscar Gamble drove in three runs with a single and a homer to boost the Rangers to a 4-2 triumph over the Angels. Gamble plated Bump Wills with a first-inning single and after Buddy Bell walked in the third, Gamble rocketed the ball deep into the right field seats. Johnny Grubb knocked in the Rangers' final run in the sixth with a two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      27, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Rangers      1  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Wills 2b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .246
Lansford 3b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .315      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Ford rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Gamble rf             2   1   2   3     2   0   .418
Baylor dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Aikens 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Soderholm dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Downing c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .349      Sample lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .282
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .221      Grubb cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .327      Roberts c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .179
Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
                                                            Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
                                                          Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   4   2     6   7             Totals               29   4   7   4     6   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 28,899
Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 7
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Ryan
Doubles: Soderholm (9), Bell (20), Grubb (8)
Home Runs: Lansford (9), Gamble (7)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (3)
GIDP: Baylor (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(9-5)             8     7   4   3   6   6   1  35   2.96
Totals                  8     7   4   3   6   6   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(7-6)            8.1   4   2   2   6   6   1  33   3.59
Kern SV(13)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.51
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   7   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Harlow was called out on strikes; Lansford homered;
Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor walked; Baylor
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Wills was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Ryan [Wills to second]; Bell
grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third]; Gamble singled
to right [Wills scored (unearned), Gamble out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Putnam struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (third to first); Downing struck
out; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Soderholm doubled to left; Sample flied out to
right [Soderholm to third]; Grubb made an out to shortstop;
Roberts made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich walked; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Grich to second]; Harlow grounded out
(second to first) [Grich to third]; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Blanks made an out to second; Wills struck out;
Bell walked; Gamble homered [Bell scored]; Putnam singled to
right; Soderholm made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to center; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Aikens walked [Ford to second]; Downing singled to
center [Ford scored, Aikens to third, Downing to second (on
throw)]; Rudi struck out; Grich was walked intentionally;
Anderson forced Grich (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample popped to first in foul territory; Grubb
struck out; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Lansford
flied out to left; Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Blanks flied out to left; Wills was called out on
strikes; Bell doubled to center; Gamble was walked
intentionally; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
walked; Downing popped to first in foul territory; Rudi grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; Sample
walked; Grubb doubled to left [Sample scored]; Roberts was
called out on strikes; OLIVER BATTED FOR BLANKS; Oliver grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers
4.

ANGELS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING SS); Grich struck
out; Anderson made an out to second; Harlow grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills walked; Bell lined into a double play (right
to first) [Wills out at first]; Gamble walked; Putnam made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Lansford walked; Ford forced Lansford (third to
second); Baylor grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Soderholm grounded out (first unassisted); Sample
walked; Grubb made an out to shortstop; Roberts popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Downing
singled to third; KERN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Rudi struck
out; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 4.