Friday April 9, 1976
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Toby Harrah's bases-loaded bloop single with two out in the 11th inning drove in the winning run as the Rangers opened their season with a 2-1 victory over the Twins. Gaylord Perry went the route for the winners, retiring the last 15 men he faced.

The game-winning hit was preceded by Roy Smalley's one-out single, a fielder's choice, walk to Lenny Randle and single by Juan Beniquez. President Gerald Ford threw out the ceremonial first pitch and watched one inning of play. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Friday, April 9, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 3 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Ford rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Beniquez cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .600 Braun dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Hargrove 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Hisle lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Harrah ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 .250 Bostock cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Burroughs rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 Wynegar c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 McKay 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Grieve dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Terrell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smalley 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 Thompson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moates pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 4 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 1 7 1 0 4 Totals 38 2 9 2 2 11 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 28,947 Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 6 DP: Twins 3, Rangers 0 Errors: Harrah 2, Smalley Home Runs: Burroughs (1) Caught Stealing: Bostock (1), Hisle (1) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (1) GIDP: Hargrove (1), Howell (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 9 6 1 1 0 8 1 30 1.00 Campbell L(0-1) 1.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 10 5.40 Totals 10.2 9 2 2 2 11 1 40 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(1-0) 11 7 1 1 0 4 0 39 0.82 Totals 11 7 1 1 0 4 0 39 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Al Clark TWINS 1ST: President Ford threw out two first pitches; Debut for umpire Al Clark; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Beniquez singled to left [Randle to second]; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randle to third, Beniquez out at second]; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Bostock singled to center; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Debut game for Butch Wynegar; Wynegar reached on an error by Smalley; McKay singled to left [Wynegar to second]; Terrell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs homered; Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to right; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 3RD: Thompson flied out to center; Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Ford popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Randle was called out on strikes; Beniquez singled to right; Hargrove lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 4TH: Braun flied out to left; Hisle singled to center; Hisle was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Harrah; assist by Sundberg); Bostock flied out to left; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Burroughs singled to right; Howell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 5TH: McKay singled to pitcher; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McKay to second]; Thompson flied out to left; Carew reached on an error by Harrah [McKay out at home (shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; Smalley was called out on strikes; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1. TWINS 6TH: Ford struck out; Braun singled to right; Hisle was called out on strikes; Bostock singled to right [Braun to second]; Wynegar singled to right [Braun scored, Bostock out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Beniquez flied out to center; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. TWINS 7TH: McKay flied out to right; Terrell flied out to left; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah struck out; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford struck out; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Grieve grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. TWINS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Beniquez made an out to shortstop; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. TWINS 10TH: McKay flied out to left; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 10TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Harrah walked; Burroughs struck out; Howell struck out; Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. TWINS 11TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 11TH: Smalley singled to right; MOATES RAN FOR SMALLEY; Sundberg forced Moates (first to shortstop); Randle walked [Sundberg to second]; Beniquez singled to third [Sundberg to third, Randle to second]; Hargrove struck out; Harrah singled to left [Sundberg scored, Randle to third, Beniquez to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.

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