California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 16, Texas Rangers 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 6 2 3 3
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
Bostock rf 6 1 3 3
Baylor dh 6 1 1 1
Rudi lf 4 3 2 1
Jackson 1b 5 2 3 2
Downing c 5 2 3 3
Grich 2b 4 2 1 1
Chalk ss 5 2 1 1
Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 16 18 16
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
Zisk dh 4 1 2 1
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Wills 2b 2 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
California 010 101 001316181
Texas 010 000 000153
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase  W (11-8) 9.0 5 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (9-7) 8.1 9 6 3 0 3
  Umbarger   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Cleveland   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Barker   0.0 5 5 5 0 0
  Darwin   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
16
13
2
3

  E–Chalk (18), Bevacqua 2 (17), Wills (14).  DP–California 3, Texas 1.  2B–California Downing 2 (13,off D Ellis,off Barker); Lansford (19,off D Ellis); R Miller (21,off Umbarger), Texas Oliver (31,off Aase); Zisk (17,off Aase).  HR–California Jackson (5,4th inning off D Ellis 0 on, 0 out); Rudi (16,6th inning off D Ellis 0 on, 0 out), Texas Zisk (19,2nd inning off Aase 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grich (18,off D Ellis).  SF–Lansford (7,off Darwin).  IBB–Lansford (2,by Umbarger); Rudi (4,by Cleveland).  HBP–Wills (4,by Aase).  SB–Baylor (22,2nd base off Cleveland/Sundberg); Wills (50,2nd base off Aase/Downing).  CS–Beniquez (11,2nd base by Aase/Downing).  HBP–Aase (2,Wills).  IBB–Umbarger (3,Lansford); Cleveland (5,Rudi).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:38.  A–8,261.
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