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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 12, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Texas Rangers, played on September 12, 1981 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
California Angels
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Honeycutt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geoff Zahn |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 30,675 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Terry Cooney |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Bill Stein | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Joe Ferguson | Left Fielder |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 12, 1981
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Zahn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Zahn
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Zahn
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Honeycutt
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Honeycutt
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Honeycutt
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Zahn
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Zahn
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Zahn
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Zahn
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. Stein moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. Zahn
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stein scores. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mendoza vs. Zahn
Mendoza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Zahn
Wills hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Honeycutt
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Honeycutt
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Honeycutt
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Zahn
Rivers hits a line drive into right field. Ford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ford. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Zahn
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Zahn
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Zahn
Stein hits a fly ball into left field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Honeycutt
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Honeycutt
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Honeycutt
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Honeycutt
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Zahn
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Zahn
Roberts hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Zahn
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Honeycutt
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Honeycutt
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Honeycutt
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Zahn
Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Zahn
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Zahn
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Honeycutt
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Honeycutt
Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Honeycutt
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Zahn
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Zahn
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Zahn
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Zahn
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Honeycutt
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Honeycutt
Hobson hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Honeycutt
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Honeycutt
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to home to get Beniquez. Burleson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Honeycutt
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Zahn
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Zahn
Sample bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Zahn
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Honeycutt
Baylor hits a line drive into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Honeycutt
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Honeycutt
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Zahn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Zahn
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Zahn
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobson. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Zahn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Honeycutt
Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Honeycutt
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Honeycutt
Hobson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching. Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Butch Hobson.
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Kern
The umpire calls a balk on Kern Campaneris scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kern
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Kern
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Schmidt
Dave J. Schmidt now pitching.
Baylor takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grich vs. Schmidt
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Zahn
Bert Campaneris now playing third base.
Stein hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Zahn
Sundberg hits a popup into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Zahn
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Schmidt
Pat Putnam now playing first base.
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Mercer
Fred Lynn pinch hits for Joe Ferguson. Mark Mercer now pitching.
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Mercer
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Mercer
Brian Harper pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1981 -- Texas at California (N)
Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0
Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 0 Carew R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 1 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 0
Bell B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Baylor D, dh 3 0 1 0
Stein B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Grich B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Downing B, c 4 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 0 Ferguson J, lf 3 1 1 1
Roberts L, rf 4 1 0 0 Lynn F, ph 1 0 0 0
Sample B, lf 3 0 1 1 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 0
Mendoza M, ss 3 0 1 1 Hobson B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Campaneris B, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Harper B, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 3 5 3 33 2 8 1
Texas 021 000 000 -- 3
California 000 000 020 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Honeycutt R (W) 7.1 7 2 2 0 2
Kern J 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Schmidt D 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Mercer M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
California IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn G (L) 9.0 5 3 2 1 2
E -- Ford D, Hobson B
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 4, California 7
2B -- Beniquez J, Hobson B
HR -- Ferguson J
Balk -- Kern J
T -- 2:28
A -- 30675
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