California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 29, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 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 3, Texas Rangers 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 0 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 2 1
  Anderson 3b 1 0 1 0
Ford rf 1 0 0 0
  Harlow rf 1 1 1 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Clark rf 1 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 1
Grich 2b 3 0 1 1
  Thon 2b 0 0 0 0
Mulliniks ss 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 2 1 2 0
  Harper ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Donohue c 3 0 0 0
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 2 2
Wills 2b 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 5 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 3 2 3 1
Zisk rf 4 1 1 0
Grubb lf 2 0 0 0
  Sample ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Putnam dh 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 1 1 1
Norman ss 3 1 1 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 5
California 101 100 0003111
Texas 011 202 00x6111
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost  L (16-10) 4.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Clear   2.0 2 2 1 2 2
  LaRoche   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Barlow   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich   3.1 9 3 3 0 0
  Rajsich  W (1-3) 5.1 2 0 0 1 5
  Kern  SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
5

  E–Carew (10), Montanez (1).  DP–California 1, Texas 1.  PB–Donohue (7).  2B–California Lansford (30,off Medich); Harlow (8,off Medich), Texas Rivers (27,off Frost).  3B–Texas Wills (3,off Frost).  HR–Texas Montanez (8,2nd inning off Frost 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Donohue (1,off Medich); R Miller (9,off Medich).  HBP–Baylor (11,by Medich); Montanez (1,by Clear).  HBP–Clear (3,Montanez); Medich (4,Baylor).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:29.  A–19,167.
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