California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1979 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 0, Texas Rangers 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Garr dh 4 0 0 0
Baylor lf 3 0 0 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thon 2b 0 0 0 0
Harlow rf 3 0 1 0
Anderson ss 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 0 0
Wills 2b 4 2 2 1
Oliver lf 2 1 1 1
  Grubb lf 2 0 1 2
Bell 3b 4 0 1 1
Montanez 1b 2 0 1 0
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0
  Sample rf 0 0 0 0
Putnam dh 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 1 1 0
Norman ss 2 0 1 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
California 000 000 000–050
Texas 200 000 30x–580
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (16-14) 5.0 3 2 2 3 4
  Aase   2.0 5 3 3 0 1
  Montague   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (16-14) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
2
  E–None.  DP–California 1, Texas 3.  2B–Texas Oliver (28,off Ryan); Grubb (13,off Aase).  3B–Texas Wills (2,off Ryan).  SH–Norman (18,off Ryan).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–1:53.  A–11,965.
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