The Rangers rallied in the last three innings, capping their scoring with an unearned run, to defeat the Tigers, 5-4. The Rangers' first two runs came on a homer by Tom Grieve in the seventh, marking the first round-tripper off Tiger pitching this season. Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4Game Played on Saturday, April 24, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 - 5 9 1 Tigers 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 5 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle lf,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .318 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Johnson lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .128 Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .317 Horton dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .432 Ellis c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Sundberg c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Moates pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .211 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Veryzer ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .194 Fregosi ph,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Oglivie ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235 Grieve dh 3 2 1 2 1 0 .275 Manuel 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Cubbage 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Clines ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smalley ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .270 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 9 3 2 3 Totals 29 4 5 4 6 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 8,862 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Tigers 7 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Burroughs, Staub Doubles: Hargrove (3), Thompson (1) Home Runs: Grieve (2), Oglivie (1) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (3) Caught Stealing: Clines (1), LeFlore (1) Sacrifice Hits: Fregosi (1), Manuel (1) Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (1), Johnson (2) GIDP: Beniquez (1), Staub (4) Hit by Pitch: Horton (1,by Singer) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer 7.1 4 3 3 6 2 0 31 4.35 Hoerner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 Foucault W(1-0) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 2.25 Totals 9 5 4 4 6 3 1 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle 7 6 3 3 1 3 1 28 5.73 Hiller L(1-3) 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 8 2.45 Totals 9 9 5 4 2 3 1 36 Passed Balls: Ellis (1) Hit by Pitch: Singer (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson flied out to left; Freehan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Grieve popped to third; Cubbage singled to center; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted) [Cubbage to second]; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Ellis allowed a passed ball [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; Manuel out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Veryzer to second]; LeFlore singled to left [Veryzer to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Veryzer scored]; LeFlore stole second; Horton singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Staub flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove flied out to left; Ellis singled to center; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan walked; Rodriguez forced Freehan (third to second); Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve grounded out (second to first); Cubbage walked; Smalley forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Manuel grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to center; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Horton was hit by a pitch; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; Thompson doubled to left; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Ellis singled to right; Burroughs struck out; Howell popped to catcher; Grieve homered [Ellis scored]; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez walked; Veryzer flied out to center; Manuel popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Smalley singled; Randle singled to center [Smalley to third]; HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Beniquez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Smalley scored (no RBI), Randle out at second]; Hargrove doubled to right; Ellis popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING C ); Johnson flied out to right; Horton walked; Staub walked [Horton to second]; HOERNER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Thompson reached on an error by Burroughs [Horton to third, Staub to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Freehan was called out on strikes; Rodriguez forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3. RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs singled to left; MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; FREGOSI BATTED FOR HOWELL; Fregosi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moates to second]; Grieve was walked intentionally; CLINES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Clines singled to right [Moates scored (error by Staub) (no RBI), Grieve to third]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to right [Grieve scored (unearned)]; Clines was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR VERYZER; Oglivie homered; MEYER BATTED FOR MANUEL; Meyer flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 4. |
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