Texas Rangers vs California Angels
May 26, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1980 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 2 3 1
Wills 2b 3 1 0 1
Oliver lf 3 0 0 1
Bell 3b 3 0 1 0
  Roberts 3b 1 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 3 0 1 0
  Putnam pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Zisk dh 4 0 0 0
Norris rf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 1 1 1 0
  Grubb ph 0 0 0 0
  Frias pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
  Babcock p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 5 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 2 2 2
Carew 1b 5 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 1 1
Rudi lf 4 0 2 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 0
Garr dh 4 1 2 1
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Donohue c 3 1 1 1
  Cowens ph 1 0 0 0
  Cliburn c 0 0 0 0
Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Texas 101 000 040671
California 000 001 4005111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin   6.1 6 3 2 2 6
  Kern   0.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Babcock   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Devine  W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Lyle  SV (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
3
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   7.0 6 4 3 1 3
  Clear  L (2-4) 2.0 1 2 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
6
3
2
7

  E–Sundberg (5), Ford (2).  DP–Texas 1, California 2.  2B–Texas Harrelson (1,off Kison), California Grich (3,off Darwin); Carew (8,off Kern).  3B–Texas Rivers (1,off Kison).  HR–California Lansford (4,7th inning off Kern 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Harrelson (2,off Kison).  SF–Oliver (3,off Kison).  HBP–Grubb (2,by Kison).  SB–Lansford (3,2nd base off Darwin/Sundberg).  CS–Harlow (1,2nd base by Darwin/Sundberg).  WP–Babcock (1).  HBP–Kison (3,Grubb).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:53.  A–34,708.
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