A wild throw by Denny Doyle, attempting to complete a double play, enabled the Rangers to score two runs in the eighth inning and defeat the Red Sox, 6-5, extending their club record winning streak to eight games. The loss was the ninth in a row for the Red Sox.

With the bases loaded and one out in the eighth, shortstop Steve Dillard fielded a grounder by Lenny Randle for a forceout at second, Jim Sundberg scoring, and when Doyle threw wildly to first, Roy Howell also crossed the plate with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       9, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 11  0
Red Sox      2  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Miller cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .250
Ellis dh              3   1   2   1     0   0   .419      Doyle 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .234
  Randle pr,dh        2   0   1   1     0   0   .224      Cooper dh             5   2   2   1     0   3   .143
Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .316      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     1   2   .260
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     1   1   .308      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   2     1   0   .234
Burroughs rf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Rice lf               3   1   1   2     0   0   .233
  Moates rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Grieve lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Dillard ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .600
Smalley 2b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .224      Heise 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Sundberg c            5   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howell 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .296        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  11   4     4   3             Totals               34   5  10   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 18,618
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Red Sox 8
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Doyle, Dillard, Lee
Doubles: Cooper (1), Yastrzemski (3)
Home Runs: Ellis (1), Cooper (1), Rice (3)
Stolen Bases: Randle (5), Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Heise (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (2)
GIDP: Grieve (1), Heise (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (1,by Lee)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   6.2   9   5   5   4   5   2  32   3.18
Foucault W(2-0)         2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.13
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   7   2  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     6     7   4   1   2   1   1  30   9.27
Willoughby L(0-1)       3     4   2   1   2   2   0  14   3.86
Totals                  9    11   6   2   4   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Lee (2)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez flied out to center; Ellis flied out to
right; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Doyle singled to center; Cooper
doubled [Doyle to third]; Fisk walked; Yastrzemski walked [Doyle
scored, Cooper to third, Fisk to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Cooper scored, Fisk to third]; Evans popped to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah walked; Burroughs struck out; Grieve flied
out to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Dillard made an out to second; Heise flied out to
right; Miller walked; Miller stole second; Doyle popped to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted); Beniquez popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper homered; Fisk flied out to center;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice homered; Evans
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red
Sox 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis homered; Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Harrah
reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove to second (error by
Dillard; assist by Doyle)]; Burroughs reached on a fielder's
choice [Hargrove scored (error by Lee) (unearned), Harrah to
third]; Grieve made an out to second; Smalley walked [Burroughs
to second]; Sundberg forced Harrah (third to catcher) [Burroughs
to third, Smalley to second]; Howell singled to right [Burroughs
scored (unearned), Smalley scored (unearned), Sundberg to
second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Dillard walked; Heise out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Dillard to second]; Miller grounded out
(second to first) [Dillard to third]; Doyle lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Ellis singled to center; Hargrove flied out to
left; Harrah singled to second [Ellis to second]; John Ellis
broke ankle sliding into 2B; RANDLE RAN FOR ELLIS; Burroughs
forced Harrah (third to second) [Randle to third]; Grieve
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cooper was
called out on strikes; Fisk was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Smalley flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out
(first unassisted); Howell singled to right; Beniquez forced
Howell (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to center; Dillard singled to left [Evans to second];
Heise grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dillard
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle singled to left; Randle stole second;
Hargrove singled to right [Randle to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Randle out
at home (pitcher to third), Hargrove to second]; Burroughs
singled to shortstop [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second];
Grieve grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to center; Doyle popped to pitcher;
Cooper struck out; Fisk singled to center [Miller to second];
Yastrzemski doubled to right [Miller scored, Fisk to third];
FOUCAULT REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Smalley walked; Sundberg singled to center [Smalley
to second]; Howell forced Smalley (pitcher to third) [Sundberg
to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Sundberg to third, Howell
to second]; Randle forced Beniquez (shortstop to second)
[Sundberg scored, Howell scored (error by Doyle) (unearned),
Randle to second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Harrah was
called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Dillard grounded out
(pitcher to first); Heise flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Grieve
struck out; Smalley singled to center; Sundberg forced Smalley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 9TH: MOATES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Miller
singled to center; Doyle made an out to shortstop; Cooper struck
out; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox
5.