A three-run homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fifth inning gave Nelson Briles plenty of working room and enabled the righthander to pitch the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     29, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  2
Rangers      0  0  3    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randle lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .432      Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .298
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Harrah ss             4   1   3   1     0   0   .389
Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     2   0   .289      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   3     0   0   .222
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .341        Clines rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Evans rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .268      Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Smalley 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .208
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .125
  Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     3   5             Totals               34   6  10   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  7,394
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Rangers 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Doyle, Lee, Randle, Howell 2
Doubles: Howell (2)
Home Runs: Burroughs (3)
GIDP: Burroughs (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(0-2)              5     7   6   5   2   2   1  25  12.71
Pole                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.86
Willoughby              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.79
House                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8    10   6   5   2   2   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(2-1)           9     6   1   1   3   5   0  36   1.88
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to left; Doyle struck out; Lynn
singled to left [Lynn to second (error by Randle)]; Rice made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle popped to catcher in foul territory;
Beniquez made an out to first; Hargrove singled to left; Harrah
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Grieve was
called out on strikes; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell dropped a
foul fly hit by Cooper for an error; Cooper flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Howell doubled to right; Sundberg singled to second
[Howell stayed at second]; On a bunt Randle singled to first
[Howell scored (error by Lee), Sundberg to third, Randle to
second]; Bill Lee threw to 3B but Rico Petrocelli was
charging the plate; Beniquez grounded out (third to first);
Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Sundberg scored, Randle
to third]; Harrah singled to center [Randle scored (unearned)];
Burroughs reached on an error by Doyle [Harrah to second];
Grieve flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle flied out to center; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Rice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Smalley walked; Howell grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Smalley to second]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to
first); Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Fisk
lined to left; Evans walked; Petrocelli singled to left [Evans
to second]; Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove walked; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to second];
Burroughs homered [Hargrove scored, Harrah scored]; Grieve flied
out to right; Smalley popped to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper flied out to left; Doyle flied out to left;
Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Howell flied out to
center; Sundberg singled to left; Randle made an out to third;
Beniquez forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk singled
to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Yastrzemski was picked off
third (catcher to first to third to catcher to third) [Fisk to
third]; Jim Sundberg picked off Carlton Fisk at 1B, but they
got Yaz at 3B; Evans singled to left [Fisk scored];
Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Harrah singled to left;
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 6.

RED SOX 8TH: CLINES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Burleson
reached on an error by Howell; Cooper lined to right; Doyle
flied out to right; Lynn singled to center [Burleson to second];
Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Grieve
grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (pitcher to
first); Howell singled to third; Sundberg flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk flied out to left; Evans
struck out; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to second];
Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 6.