California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 30, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1979 at Arlington Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 11, Texas Rangers 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 2
  Campaneris ss 1 0 0 0
Carew 1b 5 2 2 0
Baylor dh 4 2 3 1
Downing c 3 2 2 1
  Davis ph 0 0 0 0
  Donohue c 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 3
  Thon 2b 2 1 1 1
Harlow rf 5 1 3 1
Clark lf 4 0 0 0
Anderson ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 14 10
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 2 0 0 0
  Blanks ph,2b 3 1 0 0
Grubb lf 2 0 1 0
  Washington cf 0 1 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 1 1
  Soderholm pr,3b 2 1 1 1
Zisk rf 3 0 0 0
  Mahlberg c 2 0 0 0
Putnam dh 5 0 2 1
Sample cf,lf 2 2 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts c,rf 4 0 1 1
Norman ss 3 0 1 1
Comer p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Allard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
California 211 030 40011142
Texas 000 012 110581
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  W (5-5) 6.0 6 3 3 2 0
  Tanana   2.0 2 2 1 3 1
  Montague   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
6
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer  L (17-12) 3.0 5 4 4 2 0
  Darwin   3.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Johnson   0.0 3 4 2 2 0
  Allard   3.0 2 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
9
7
1

  E–Harlow (4), Anderson (17), Jorgensen (4).  DP–California 1, Texas 1.  2B–California Harlow (9,off Comer); R Miller (15,off Comer), Texas Grubb (14,off Knapp); Sample (21,off Knapp); Bell (42,off Knapp).  3B–Texas Putnam (2,off Knapp).  HR–California Lansford (19,1st inning off Comer 1 on, 0 out); Baylor (36,3rd inning off Comer 0 on, 1 out); Grich (30,5th inning off Darwin 2 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:36.  A–9,086.
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