Jeff Burroughs had a perfect night with three hits in three official trips, giving him six straight hits over two games, as the Rangers defeated the Red Sox, 7-1. Burroughs hit two singles and a homer. Tom Grieve also homered in the Rangers' support of Bill Singer, who pitched a six-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       1, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Rangers      0  0  0    3  3  0    1  0  x  -   7 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .238      Beniquez cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .196      Cubbage 2b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Lynn cf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .400      Hargrove 1b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .309
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .245      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .349
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Burroughs rf          3   3   3   3     1   0   .295
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .346      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Ellis dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .381
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grieve lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .268
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .139
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   6             Totals               36   7  13   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 22,486
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Carbo (1), Yastrzemski (2), Evans (7), Sundberg (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (2), Grieve (4), Burroughs (4)
GIDP: Evans (2)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (1,by Singer)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(1-2)             4.1   8   6   6   2   1   2  23   4.63
Cleveland               3.2   5   1   1   1   1   0  16   0.73
Totals                  8    13   7   7   3   2   2  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(2-0)           9     6   1   1   2   6   1  35   3.34
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Singer (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo doubled to left; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carbo to third]; Lynn walked; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez lined to center; Cubbage walked; Hargrove
singled to right [Cubbage to second]; Harrah flied out to
center; Burroughs walked [Cubbage to third, Hargrove to second];
Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Evans flied out to left;
Petrocelli made an out to second; Burleson flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ellis flied out to center; Grieve flied out to
right; Sundberg doubled to right; Beniquez made an out to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo struck out; On a bunt Doyle struck out; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove
popped to third in foul territory; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski doubled to right; Fisk
flied out to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to left; Howell grounded out
(third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Ellis singled to center
[Burroughs scored]; Grieve homered [Ellis scored]; Sundberg
popped to first in foul territory; Beniquez lined to second; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli flied out to left; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Carbo made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Cubbage singled to center; Hargrove forced Cubbage
(first to shortstop); Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to
second]; Burroughs homered [Hargrove scored, Harrah scored];
CLEVELAND REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Howell flied out to left;
Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn
homered; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve singled to left; On a bunt Sundberg made an
out to catcher; Beniquez flied out to right; Cubbage walked
[Grieve to second]; Hargrove singled to right [Grieve out at
home (right to catcher), Cubbage to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk made an out to shortstop; Evans doubled to
center; Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; Burleson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
singled to third; Howell singled to right [Burroughs to third];
Ellis singled to right [Burroughs scored, Howell to second];
Grieve flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo walked; Doyle struck out; Lynn struck out;
Rice singled to pitcher [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk was hit by a pitch; Evans grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Fisk out at second];
Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 7.