Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1978 at Anaheim 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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Texas Rangers 11, California Angels 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 1 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 5 1 2 0
Lowenstein 3b 2 1 1 0
  Bevacqua ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Oliver lf 3 2 1 2
Bonds rf 5 1 2 2
  Thompson rf 0 0 0 0
Zisk dh 4 0 1 2
  Campaneris pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 0
Harrah ss 3 3 1 3
Wills 2b 5 0 2 2
Comer p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 12 11
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. cf 4 1 2 1
Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0
Bostock rf 3 1 1 0
Baylor dh 5 0 0 1
Rudi lf 5 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Fairly ph,1b 2 0 1 2
Downing c 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 2 1 0 0
Anderson ss 2 0 1 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Texas 003 001 50211123
California 100 020 200581
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer  W (8-3) 6.2 7 5 3 4 4
  Alexander   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
5
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (6-12) 6.2 8 7 7 5 9
  Miller   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Brett   1.2 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
11
8
9

  E–Lowenstein (5), Sundberg (2), Harrah (11), Anderson (4).  DP–Texas 1, California 2.  2B–Texas Sundberg (18,off Ryan); Wills 2 (13,off Ryan,off Brett).  3B–Texas Oliver (5,off Ryan).  HR–Texas Harrah (8,7th inning off D Miller 2 on, 2 out); Bonds (26,9th inning off Brett 0 on, 0 out), California Downing (6,5th inning off Comer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lowenstein (1,off Ryan); Anderson (5,off Comer); Lansford (5,off Comer).  IBB–Oliver (5,by Ryan); Bostock (8,by Comer).  SB–Lowenstein (13,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Harrah (28,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Beniquez (10,3rd base off Ryan/Downing); Oliver (6,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Campaneris 2 (22,2nd base off D Miller/Downing,3rd base off D Miller/Downing).  CS–Lansford (6,3rd base by Comer/Sundberg).  WP–Ryan (10).  IBB–Comer (3,Bostock); Ryan (5,Oliver).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:57.
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