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 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A'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.