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Friday May 14, 1976
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Sending Rollie Fingers down to his third straight loss in relief, Lenny Randle tripled in the 10th inning and Mike Hargrove singled to give the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. The Rangers built up a 3-0 lead with a homer by Roy Howell and two-run single by Tom Grieve, but the A's rallied against Gaylord Perry to tie the score on singles by Claudell Washington, Joe Rudi and Sal Bando, plus a double by Billy Williams. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Friday, May 14, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   4  8  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   3  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .255      North cf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .292
Randle lf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .227      Washington rf         5   1   1   0     0   2   .252
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .289      Rudi lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .316
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     1   0   .309      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Burroughs rf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Bando 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .204
  Moates rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Howell 3b             3   1   2   1     2   0   .299        McMullen 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Grieve dh             5   0   1   2     0   3   .240      Williams dh           3   0   1   2     0   0   .178
Smalley 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .270        Alexander pr,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                          Haney c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Hosley ph,c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   8   4     6   9             Totals               35   3   6   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  5,196
Left on Base: Rangers 9, A's 5
DP: Rangers 0, A's 1
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Williams (2)
Triples: Randle (2)
Home Runs: Howell (2)
Stolen Bases: North (14)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (3), North (4)
GIDP: Burroughs (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(4-2)           10     6   3   3   3   4   0  38   3.10
Totals                 10     6   3   3   3   4   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  5.2   5   3   3   4   3   1  25   3.17
Fingers L(2-3)          3.1   3   1   1   1   6   0  14   4.64
Todd                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.43
Totals                 10     8   4   4   6   9   1  43

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


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez flied out to center; Randle grounded out
(second to first); Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah walked; Burroughs grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second (first to
third)]; Howell homered; Grieve struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley lined to second; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez singled to center; Randle walked
[Beniquez to second]; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Campaneris was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Haney flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to left; Burroughs popped to first
in foul territory; Howell grounded out (second to first) [Harrah
to second]; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North walked; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out (second to
first); Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Beniquez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle singled to left; Hargrove walked [Randle to
second]; Harrah flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Randle to third, Hargrove to second];
Howell was walked intentionally; Grieve singled to right [Randle
scored, Hargrove scored, Howell to third]; FINGERS REPLACED
TORREZ (PITCHING); Smalley walked [Grieve to second]; Sundberg
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garner grounded out (second to first); HOSLEY BATTED FOR HANEY;
Hosley reached on an error by Harrah; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics
0.

RANGERS 7TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle struck out; Hargrove
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Washington singled to right; On a bunt Rudi
singled to third [Washington to second]; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Bando singled to right [Washington scored, Rudi to
third]; LINTZ RAN FOR BANDO; Williams doubled to left [Rudi
scored, Lintz scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner struck out; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCMULLEN
REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 3B); Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell singled to center;
Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hosley flied out to center; North singled to
center; North stole second; Washington struck out; Rudi was
walked intentionally; Baylor popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Smalley lined to shortstop; Sundberg struck out;
Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McMullen flied out to center; Alexander grounded
out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 10TH: Randle tripled to right; Hargrove singled to right
[Randle scored]; TODD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Harrah
grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to second]; Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Howell was walked intentionally;
Grieve forced Howell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: MOATES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosley was called out on
strikes; North walked; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 3.



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