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Wednesday May 12, 1976
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Pitching the Rangers' first shutout of the season, Bill Singer scattered nine hits and beat his former Angels' teammates, 1-0. The lone run scored in the eighth inning on two-out singles by Mike Hargrove, Toby Harrah and Jeff Burroughs. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 1, California Angels 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 12, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Randle lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Torres cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .292      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .356
Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .311      Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .274      Lahoud dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .158
  Moates rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Dade pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .296      Stanton lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Grieve dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Jackson 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Smalley 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .275        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .183      Etchebarren c         2   0   2   0     0   0   .232
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Herrmann c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .162
                                                            Scott pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Melton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
                                                          Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   1     2   5             Totals               32   0   9   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  8,539
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Angels 10
DP: Rangers 3, Angels 0
Errors: Smalley, Herrmann, Kirkwood
Doubles: Etchebarren (2), Herrmann (3)
Stolen Bases: Grieve (1)
Caught Stealing: Bochte (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (5), Ramirez (7)
GIDP: Stanton (4), Jackson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Singer), Etchebarren (2,by Singer)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(3-0)           9     9   0   0   1   5   0  37   2.55
Totals                  9     9   0   0   1   5   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood L(0-3)         7.2   8   1   1   1   3   0  32   6.59
Brewer                  1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   1.15
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Singer 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez flied out to right; Randle flied out to
left; Hargrove grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Torres was called out on
strikes; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah lined to third; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; Howell singled to left; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte made an out to second; Lahoud singled to
right; Stanton grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lahoud out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley singled to left; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smalley to second]; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smalley to third]; Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson flied out to right; Etchebarren singled to
center; Ramirez reached on an error by Smalley [Etchebarren to
second]; Remy lined to shortstop; Torres singled to center
[Etchebarren to third, Ramirez to second]; Bonds flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Harrah walked;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Howell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte singled to right; Lahoud struck out while
Bochte was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stanton singled to center; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Stanton
to second]; Etchebarren was hit by a pitch [Stanton to third,
Jackson to second]; Ramirez forced Etchebarren (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve flied out to center; Smalley flied out to
left; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Remy singled to third; Torres out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Remy to second]; Bonds was called out
on strikes; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez singled to left; Beniquez was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Kirkwood [Beniquez to second];
Randle flied out to center; Hargrove made an out to third;
Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Lahoud flied out to center; Stanton singled to
right; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
singled to center; Grieve forced Howell (third to second);
Smalley singled to center [Grieve to second]; Sundberg forced
Smalley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Etchebarren doubled to center; COLLINS RAN FOR
ETCHEBARREN; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Collins to third]; Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Collins
out at home (shortstop to third)]; Torres grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING C ); Beniquez
flied out to center; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hargrove singled to right; Harrah singled to left [Hargrove to
second]; Burroughs singled to left [Hargrove scored, Harrah to
second]; BREWER REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Howell struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: MOATES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Bonds struck
out; Bochte made an out to shortstop; Lahoud walked; DADE RAN
FOR LAHOUD; Stanton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

RANGERS 9TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grieve walked;
Smalley flied out to left; Grieve stole second [Grieve to third
(error by Herrmann)]; Sundberg struck out; Beniquez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR JACKSON; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); Herrmann doubled to center; SCOTT RAN FOR
HERRMANN; MELTON BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Melton struck out; Remy
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 0.



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