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Completing a sweep of the three-game series, the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 4-2, behind the six-hit pitching of Gaylord Perry. At one stretch, Perry retired 12 men in order. The Rangers went ahead against Vida Blue with two runs in the fifth inning on a single by Roy Howell, a sacrifice, double by Jim Fregosi and single by Toby Harrah. A wild pitch by Blue enabled Lenny Randle to count what proved to be the Rangers' winning run in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumA's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 x - 4 8 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Randle lf 2 1 2 0 1 0 .217 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Fregosi 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Baylor 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .150 Harrah ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .368 Williams dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .176 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Bando 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .217 Moates pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Lintz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ellis c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Tenace c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Grieve dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Tovar lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smalley 2b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .222 Garner 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .136 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 6 2 1 6 Totals 31 4 8 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 22,920 Left on Base: A's 6, Rangers 8 DP: A's 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Campaneris, Howell Doubles: Bando (3), Fregosi (1), Ellis (1), Burroughs (2) Sacrifice Hits: Randle (1), Beniquez (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(1-1) 7 7 3 3 3 4 0 31 2.25 Fingers 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 8 4 3 3 4 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(2-0) 9 6 2 2 1 6 0 35 1.35 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 6 0 35 Wild Pitches: Blue (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan ATHLETICS 1ST: Rangers Manager Frank Lucchesi ejected by HP umpire Russ Goetz sometime in game; North grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington singled to center; Baylor flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Beniquez singled to right [Randle to third]; Fregosi struck out; Harrah flied to center; Burroughs forced Beniquez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams singled to center; Bando struck out; Tenace lined to left; Tovar forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Ellis lined to shortstop; Grieve grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Howell flied to center; Randle singled to left; Beniquez grounded out (second to first) [Randle to second]; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Washington struck out; Baylor flied to center; Williams walked; Bando forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah walked; Burroughs flied to center; Ellis flied to center; Grieve walked [Harrah to second]; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace singled to left; Tovar reached on an error by Howell [Tenace to second]; Garner singled to center [Tenace scored, Tovar to third]; North lined to left; Campaneris struck out; Washington forced Garner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Howell singled to left; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Howell to second]; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi doubled [Howell scored]; Harrah singled to left [Fregosi scored]; Burroughs forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Williams lined to right; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Ellis doubled to left; Grieve grounded out (third to first); Smalley struck out; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Randle walked; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Randle to second]; Fregosi grounded out (third to first) [Randle to third]; Blue threw a wild pitch [Randle scored]; Harrah flied to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: North struck out; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Burroughs doubled to left; MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Ellis flied to right; Grieve reached on an error by Campaneris [Moates to third]; Smalley forced Grieve (second to shortstop) [Moates scored (unearned)]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Baylor singled to center; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baylor to second]; Bando doubled to center [Baylor scored]; LINTZ RAN FOR BANDO; Tenace was called out on strikes; Tovar flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 4. |
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