A wild throw by Bert Campaneris in the 12th inning allowed two runs to score and enabled the Rangers to defeat the Athletics, 6-4. Lenny Randle was on second base with one out when Mike Hargrove bounced to pitcher Jim Todd. While Randle was hung up in a rundown, Hargrove reached second. Campaneris then fired to third in an effort to nail Randle, but his throw eluded Sal Bando and both Randle and Hargrove scored on the error. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 10  0
A's          1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moates cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      North cf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .305
  Beniquez ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Washington rf         4   1   0   1     0   0   .243
Randle lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .235      Rudi lf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .324
Hargrove 1b           6   3   3   0     0   0   .301        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     2   2   .306        Hosley c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Burroughs rf          6   0   2   3     0   2   .264      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .152
Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Grieve dh             5   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Williams dh           3   0   2   0     0   1   .197
Smalley 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .266        Alexander pr,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            5   0   0   0     0   0   .164        McMullen ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     1   1   .216
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .264
                                                            Tovar ph,lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .120
                                                          P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               47   6  10   4     2   7             Totals               42   4  10   4     1   6

Time of Game: 3:40   Attendance:  5,039
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 5
DP: Rangers 1, A's 0
Errors: Campaneris 2
Doubles: Hargrove (5), Burroughs (3), North (1)
Triples: North (3)
Home Runs: Rudi (5)
Stolen Bases: Randle 2 (9), Alexander (4), Lintz (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Randle (1), Washington (2), Baylor (2)
GIDP: Washington (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  7     8   4   4   0   5   1  28   3.30
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Foucault W(3-0)         4.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  16   0.68
Totals                 12    10   4   4   1   6   1  45

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell             4.1   7   4   3   2   3   0  23   6.75
Lindblad                6.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  22   1.91
Todd L(2-2)             1     1   2   0   0   2   0   5   3.27
Totals                 12    10   6   3   2   7   0  50

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


RANGERS 1ST: Moates flied out to center; Randle flied out to
center; Hargrove doubled to right; Harrah walked; Burroughs
doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Harrah scored]; Howell flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North tripled to center; Washington hit a
sacrifice fly to left [North scored]; Rudi struck out; Baylor
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve singled to left; Smalley singled to right
[Grieve to second]; Sundberg reached on an error by Campaneris
[Grieve to third, Smalley to second]; Moates forced Grieve
(pitcher to catcher) [Smalley to third, Sundberg to second];
Randle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smalley scored (unearned),
Sundberg to third]; Hargrove flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando made an out to shortstop; Williams struck
out; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah singled to center; Burroughs struck out;
Howell grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to second]; Grieve
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner flied out to center; Haney singled to
right; North singled to first [Haney to second]; Washington
grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [North
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moates grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi homered; Baylor popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
singled to center; Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle struck out; Hargrove singled to right;
Harrah walked [Hargrove to second]; Burroughs singled to center
[Hargrove scored, Harrah to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED P.
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Howell flied out to center; Grieve forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Haney
grounded out (shortstop to first); North made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Smalley flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); Moates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Rudi
flied out to right; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
singled to center; Harrah was called out on strikes; Burroughs
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Williams
singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Alexander stole
second; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Howell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: TOVAR BATTED FOR HANEY; Tovar singled to second;
North doubled to left [Tovar to third]; HOERNER REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Washington reached on a fielder's choice [Tovar out
at home (shortstop to catcher)]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HOERNER
(PITCHING); Rudi singled to center [North scored, Washington to
third]; LINTZ RAN FOR RUDI; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Washington scored]; Lintz stole second; Bando flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 9TH: HOSLEY REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); TOVAR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR MOATES; Beniquez flied out to right; Randle
singled to center; Randle stole second; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Alexander
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris singled to second;
Campaneris was picked off first (pitcher to first); Garner made
an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 10TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs flied out to center; Howell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); North
grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 11TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Hosley struck out; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Bando made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Athletics 4.

RANGERS 12TH: TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Beniquez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle singled to shortstop;
Randle stole second; Hargrove reached on a fielder's choice
[Randle scored (error by Campaneris; assist by Todd) (unearned)
(no RBI), Hargrove scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Lenney Randle
was hung between 2B and 3B as Mike Hargrove reached 2B: Randle
headed to 3B and Bert Campaneris' throw eluded Sal Bando;
Harrah struck out; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: MCMULLEN BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; McMullen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Campaneris walked; Garner made an out
to first; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 4.