Fergie Jenkins pitched a five-hit shutout and Buddy Bell drove in his 100th run of the season as the Rangers defeated the West division champion Angels, 5-0. The Rangers rapped Nolan Ryan for two runs in the first inning on a triple by Bump Wills, double by Al Oliver and single by Bell for his 100th RBI.

Ryan was lifted after five innings and the Rangers tagged Don Aase for their other runs in the seventh on singles by Jim Sundberg and Nelson Norman, a forceout of Norman by Mickey Rivers, a single by Wills and double by Johnny Grubb. The victory continued the Rangers' home mastery of the Angels, who had won only twice in 19 games in Texas over the last three seasons. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Rivers cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .292
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Wills 2b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .274
Garr dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Oliver lf             2   1   1   1     0   1   .323
Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .295        Grubb lf            2   0   1   2     0   0   .274
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .324      Montanez 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .252
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
  Thon 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Sample rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Harlow rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Putnam dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Anderson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .274
  Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Norman ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     1   2             Totals               30   5   8   5     3   5

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 11,965
Left on Base: Angels 3, Rangers 5
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 3
Doubles: Oliver (28), Grubb (13)
Triples: Wills (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (18)
GIDP: Downing (17), Grich (14), Zisk (15)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(16-14)           5     3   2   2   3   4   0  20   3.60
Aase                    2     5   3   3   0   1   0  11   4.81
Montague                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.55
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   5   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(16-14)        9     5   0   0   1   2   0  30   4.07
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   2   0  30

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
struck out; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to shortstop; Wills tripled to right;
Oliver doubled to left [Wills scored]; Bell singled to right
[Oliver scored]; Montanez walked [Bell to second]; Zisk grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Carew singled to right;
Downing grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to right; Sundberg popped to third
in foul territory; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow
singled to right; Anderson lined into a double play (right to
first) [Harlow out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers struck out; Wills flied out to center;
Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: GRUBB REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); R. Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Montanez
walked; Zisk struck out; Putnam popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor struck out; Carew flied out to left; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sundberg to second]; Rivers grounded out
(second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Wills was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Harlow grounded out (catcher to first); Anderson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: AASE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Grubb lined to
right; Bell grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez singled to
right; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers
2.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
singled to center; Garr grounded out (second to first) [Lansford
to second]; Baylor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
singled to center; Norman singled to left [Sundberg to second];
Rivers forced Norman (third to second) [Sundberg to third];
Wills singled to second [Sundberg scored, Rivers to second];
Grubb doubled to center [Rivers scored, Wills scored]; Bell
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Downing
walked; Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); MONTAGUE REPLACED
AASE (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Zisk
made an out to shortstop; Putnam grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: SAMPLE REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Harlow flied out
to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Davis singled to right; R.
Miller singled to right [Davis to second]; Lansford forced Davis
(third unassisted) [R. Miller to second]; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 5.