Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Rangers used three home runs to defeat the Red Sox, 6-3. After the Rangers fell behind, 3-0, Tom Grieve hit for the circuit in the fifth inning and Mike Hargrove connected with a man on base in the sixth. Then in the eighth, after Lenny Randle and Hargrove hit singles, Jeff Burroughs belted a homer to provide the Rangers' winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       2, 1976 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  2    0  3  x  -   6 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo dh              4   1   1   2     0   2   .240      Moates cf,rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Randle lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .222
Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .408      Hargrove 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .322
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .228      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .319
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Burroughs rf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .308
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .321        Beniquez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Evans rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Grieve dh             4   1   2   1     0   1   .283
Burleson ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .235      Smalley 2b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .234
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     0   0   .158
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellis ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .348
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     0   6             Totals               33   6  12   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24,464
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Rangers 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Burleson
Triples: Lynn (2)
Home Runs: Evans (3), Carbo (2), Grieve (5), Hargrove (2), Burroughs (5)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (2)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (2), Randle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Moates (1)
GIDP: Harrah (3), Ellis (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(3-1)            7.2  10   6   6   2   5   3  32   3.13
House                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.26
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   5   3  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(3-2)            9     7   3   3   0   6   2  33   2.64
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   6   2  33

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


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo struck out; Doyle flied out to right; Lynn
singled to right; Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Moates singled to center; Randle forced Moates
(shortstop to second); Randle was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hargrove flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah struck out; Burroughs grounded out (second
to first); Howell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans homered; Petrocelli grounded out (third to
first); Burleson singled to left; Carbo homered [Burleson
scored]; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn tripled
to left; Rice lined to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve grounded out (third to first); Smalley
walked; Sundberg flied out to right; Moates flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
struck out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle singled to left; Hargrove flied out to
center; Harrah grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Burleson
singled to center; Burleson stole second; Carbo struck out;
Doyle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs lined to left; Howell struck out; Grieve
homered; Smalley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn lined to center; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg singled to left; Moates out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to pitcher) [Sundberg to second]; Randle popped to
third in foul territory; Hargrove homered [Sundberg scored];
Harrah struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to center; Evans popped to right;
Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs singled to left; On a bunt Howell singled
to third [Burroughs to second]; Grieve struck out; Smalley
walked [Burroughs to third, Howell to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR
SUNDBERG; Ellis grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo flied out to center;
Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Moates lined to first; Randle singled to right;
Hargrove singled to left [Randle to second]; Harrah made an out
to first; Burroughs homered [Randle scored, Hargrove scored];
HOUSE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Howell singled to right; Grieve
singled to left [Howell to second]; Smalley reached on an error
by Burleson [Howell to third, Grieve to second]; Ellis lined to
third; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); MOATES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lynn flied out to center; Rice
was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled to left; Fisk
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 6.