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 9, California Angels 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 1
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 5 0 0 0
  Thompson cf 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein 3b 3 2 1 1
Oliver dh 4 2 1 1
Bonds rf 3 2 1 1
  Grubb rf 0 0 0 0
Zisk lf 3 0 0 0
  Sample lf 0 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 1 2
Ellis c 3 2 3 2
Wills 2b 4 1 1 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 8
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Bostock rf 4 0 0 0
  Landreaux rf 0 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 1 2 1
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Anderson ss 3 1 2 0
Humphrey c 3 0 0 0
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Texas 305 000 010990
California 001 000 100271
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (14-8) 9.0 7 2 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
8
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell  L (6-9) 2.0 4 6 6 5 1
  Fitzmorris   5.0 2 2 0 4 1
  Barlow   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
7
9
3

  E–Lansford (13).  DP–Texas 1, California 3.  PB–J Ellis (3).  2B–Texas Lowenstein (6,off Hartzell); J Ellis (3,off Fitzmorris), California Anderson 2 (6,off Jenkins 2).  HR–California Baylor (29,3rd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Zisk (4,off Fitzmorris).  IBB–Harrah (3,by Fitzmorris).  SB–Lowenstein (14,2nd base off Hartzell/Humphrey); Wills (47,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Humphrey).  IBB–Fitzmorris (5,Harrah).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:35.  A–19,115.
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