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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 4, 1978
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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 4, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1978 |
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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 4, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Aase |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 27,371 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Richie Zisk | DH |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Lyman Bostock | Right Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
Brian Downing | Catcher |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Jim Anderson | Shortstop |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 4, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Aase
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Aase
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Aase
Sundberg strikes out. There goes Hargrove. The throw from Downing and Hargrove is out. There goes Beniquez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Aase
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ellis
Miller 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, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Ellis
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Ellis
Bostock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Ellis
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Aase
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Aase
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Aase
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Ellis
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ellis
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Ellis
Downing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Ellis
Grich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ellis
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ellis
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Ellis
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Aase
Wills 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, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Aase
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Aase covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Aase
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Ellis
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Ellis
Baylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Ellis
Rudi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Ellis
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Aase
Beniquez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Aase
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Aase
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Ellis
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Ellis
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Ellis
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Aase
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Aase
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Aase
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Aase
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Aase
There goes Wills. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Aase
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Aase
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aase fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ellis
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Ellis
Lansford is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Ellis
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miller moves to third. Lansford moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Ellis
Baylor hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Ellis
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. Miller scores. Lansford scores. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Ellis
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Ellis
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Bostock scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Ellis
Grich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Downing moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Barker
Len Barker now pitching.
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Aase
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Aase
Sundberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Aase
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Aase
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Aase
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barker
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Barker
Lansford 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Barker
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Griffin
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Griffin
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Barker
Baylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Barker
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Barker
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Barker
Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Barker
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Griffin
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Griffin
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lansford. Jorgensen moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Griffin
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to home to get Jorgensen. Beniquez moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Griffin
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bostock. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Griffin
Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. LaRoche
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Umbarger
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Jim Umbarger now pitching.
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Umbarger
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Umbarger
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Umbarger
Umbarger fires to first and has Lansford trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Lansford for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. LaRoche
Billy Sample pinch hits for Bump Wills.
Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. LaRoche
Bert Campaneris pinch hits for Kurt Bevacqua.
Campaneris bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. LaRoche
Gary Gray pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. LaRoche
Beniquez hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1978 -- Texas at California (N) Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Miller R, cf 5 1 2 0 Jorgensen M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 2 0 Gray G, ph 1 0 0 0 Bostock L, rf 4 1 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 5 1 1 0 Baylor D, dh 4 1 1 1 Sundberg J, c 4 2 1 1 Rudi J, lf 4 1 1 1 Oliver A, lf 4 1 2 2 Jackson R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 2 2 3 Downing B, c 4 1 2 0 Zisk R, dh 4 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 4 1 2 4 Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Anderson J, ss 4 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 2 1 0 0 Sample B, ph 1 0 1 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 0 1 1 Campaneris B, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 10 7 37 8 12 6 Texas 000 021 040 -- 7 California 030 040 10x -- 8 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Ellis D (L) 4.2 9 7 4 0 0 Barker L 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 Umbarger J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 California IP H R ER BB SO Aase D (W) 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 Griffin T 1.1 3 4 3 0 0 LaRoche D (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Bevacqua K, Wills B, Jackson R, Lansford C DP -- Texas 1, California 1 LOB -- Texas 4, California 6 2B -- Rudi J, Miller R, Oliver A HR -- Grich B, Bonds B 2, Sundberg J, Baylor D SB -- Wills B CS -- Hargrove M, Lansford C SH -- Campaneris B HBP -- by Ellis D (Lansford C) T -- 2:28 A -- 27371
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