California Angels vs Texas Rangers
June 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. cf 5 0 1 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 1
Bostock rf 5 0 2 0
Rudi lf 5 1 2 0
Baylor dh 3 2 1 2
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ss 3 0 1 0
Chalk ss,3b 4 0 2 1
Humphrey c 3 1 1 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  Downing c 0 0 0 0
Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 2 2 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 2 0 0
Campaneris ss 1 1 1 0
  Mason pr,ss 1 1 1 1
Wills 2b 2 0 2 1
  Alomar 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 1
  Harrah 3b 1 0 0 0
Zisk lf 4 0 1 1
Bonds rf 3 1 1 2
Putnam dh 3 0 0 0
Ellis c 4 0 1 1
Bevacqua 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Thompson cf 3 1 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 11 7
California 000 002 1104111
Texas 101 110 31x8111
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (0-3) 4.2 7 4 3 2 3
  Hartzell   1.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Miller   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (6-4) 6.2 8 3 3 1 0
  Cleveland  SV (7) 2.1 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
3

  E–Humphrey (5), Campaneris (12).  DP–California 1, Texas 1.  PB–Humphrey (1).  2B–Texas Bevacqua (3,off Griffin); Zisk (12,off Griffin); Bonds (11,off Hartzell).  HR–California Baylor (18,6th inning off Alexander 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Baylor (7,by Cleveland); Campaneris (1,by Hartzell); Thompson (1,by D Miller).  SH–Campaneris 2 (10,off Griffin 2).  IBB–Zisk (5,by Hartzell); Putnam (1,by Hartzell).  SB–Wills (22,2nd base off Griffin/Humphrey); Bonds (13,2nd base off Griffin/Humphrey); Jorgensen (2,2nd base off D Miller/Downing); Harrah (18,2nd base off D Miller/Downing).  CS–Thompson (2,2nd base by D Miller/Downing).  HBP–Hartzell (2,Campaneris); D Miller (4,Thompson); Cleveland (3,Baylor).  IBB–Hartzell 2 (2,Zisk,Putnam).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:41.  A–27,816.
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