Five RBIs by Mike Hargrove on four hits, including a three-run homer, carried the Rangers to a 7-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Brewers came back to win the second game, 4-1.

The Rangers broke Jim Slaton's string of two straight shutouts in the opener. Singer gained his first victory as a Ranger, going 7 2/3 innings. He allowed only three hits, but they included homers by Charlie Moore and Don Money. In the nightcap, Money singled home two runs for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1976 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  4  1
Rangers      0  0  3    1  0  0    2  1  x  -   7 13  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moore lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .176      Randle lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .219
Money 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .238      Beniquez cf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .242
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Clines pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Porter c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .294      Hargrove 1b           5   1   4   5     0   0   .321
Aaron dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     1   0   .407
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .143      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Lezcano cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .350      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .172
Yount ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .313      Cubbage dh            3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Smalley 2b            2   1   1   1     2   1   .217
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Fahey c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Johnson 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   4   4     3   6             Totals               36   7  13   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Rangers 10
DP: Brewers 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Money, Howell 2
Doubles: Smalley (2), Hargrove (2)
Home Runs: Moore (1), Money (1), Hargrove (1)
Stolen Bases: Porter (1)
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (1), Randle (1)
GIDP: Lezcano (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(2-1)           6     6   4   4   3   2   1  27   1.50
Murphy                  0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3 162.00
Champion                1.2   3   1   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Augustine               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Hausman                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8    13   7   6   5   4   1  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(1-0)           7.2   3   4   4   3   5   2  29   4.73
Foucault SV(1)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     4   4   4   3   6   2  34

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


BREWERS 1ST: Moore grounded out (third to first); Money grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle struck out; Beniquez flied out to left;
Hargrove popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter walked; Porter stole second; Aaron struck
out; Darwin struck out; Lezcano singled to center [Porter
scored]; Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs walked; Howell
flied out to center; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount lined to left; Garcia grounded out (pitcher
to first); Moore homered; Money popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley walked; Fahey flied out to center; Randle
flied out to center; Beniquez singled to right [Smalley to
third]; Hargrove homered [Smalley scored, Beniquez scored];
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Rangers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Porter
walked; Aaron flied out to left; Darwin reached on an error by
Howell [Porter to second]; Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Howell flied out to
center; Cubbage singled to center; Smalley doubled [Cubbage
scored]; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount flied out to center; Garcia struck out; Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle popped to shortstop; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove singled to center; Harrah singled
to center [Hargrove to third]; Burroughs forced Harrah
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers
4.

BREWERS 6TH: Money grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell struck out; Cubbage popped to second;
Smalley walked; Fahey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Aaron lined to shortstop; Darwin grounded out
(second to first); Lezcano flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Randle singled
to center; Beniquez singled to right [Randle to third]; Hargrove
singled to center [Randle scored, Beniquez to second]; CHAMPION
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Harrah singled [Beniquez to third,
Hargrove to second]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Howell
singled to left [Beniquez scored, Hargrove to third, Harrah to
second]; Hargrove was picked off third (catcher to third);
Cubbage walked [Harrah to third, Howell to second]; Smalley
struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount walked; HEGAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Hegan struck
out; Moore flied out to center; Money homered [Yount scored];
FOUCAULT REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); Fahey singled
to center; Randle forced Fahey (pitcher to shortstop); Randle
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Beniquez
reached on an error by Money; AUGUSTINE REPLACED CHAMPION
(PITCHING); CLINES RAN FOR BENIQUEZ; Hargrove doubled to right
[Clines scored (unearned)]; HAUSMAN REPLACED AUGUSTINE
(PITCHING); Harrah was walked intentionally; Burroughs grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Rangers 7.

BREWERS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Porter was
called out on strikes; Aaron reached on an error by Howell;
Darwin singled to center [Aaron to second]; Lezcano grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Darwin out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Rangers 7.