Beating himself, Steve Barr uncorked a wild throw and wild pitch to allow the Athletics to score their winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. With two out in the seventh inning, Phil Garner beat out an infield hit. Pinch-runner Larry Lintz raced to third when Barr's attempted pickoff went wild and scored moments later on the lefthander's wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  4  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .257      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Clines lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Fregosi 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Harrah ss             4   1   2   0     0   1   .315      Baylor 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .150
Burroughs rf          2   0   1   2     2   0   .268      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Williams dh           3   0   1   1     0   0   .203
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .212
Smalley 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .219
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randle ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Sandt 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     2   2             Totals               27   3   4   1     3   0

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance:  4,940
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 3
DP: Rangers 1, A's 3
Errors: Barr, Bando
Doubles: Sundberg (4)
Triples: Burroughs (1), North (4)
GIDP: Clines (2), Smalley (1), Beniquez (2), Haney (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-2)             8     4   3   2   3   0   0  30   3.28
Totals                  8     4   3   2   3   0   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(3-4)             9    10   2   2   2   2   0  37   3.13
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Barr (2)
Balks: Barr (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez singled to right; Clines grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Beniquez out at second];
Fregosi singled to left; Harrah singled to left [Fregosi to
third]; Burroughs tripled to right [Fregosi scored, Harrah
scored]; Grieve grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

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

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to right; Clines grounded out
(second to first); Fregosi singled to left; Harrah flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

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

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs walked; Grieve flied to right in foul
territory; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North tripled to center; Washington popped to
catcher in foul territory; Barr balked [North scored]; Rudi
singled to left; Baylor walked [Rudi to second]; Bando flied out
to right; Williams singled to center [Rudi scored, Baylor to
third]; Campaneris walked [Williams to second]; Garner flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez singled to center; Clines singled
to pitcher [Beniquez to second]; Fregosi grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Haney flied out to left; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah singled to left; Burroughs forced Harrah
(second to shortstop); Grieve flied out to left; Smalley forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to center; Baylor lined to left;
Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell flied out to center; Sundberg doubled to
center; Beniquez flied out to right [Sundberg to third]; Clines
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Garner singled to
third; LINTZ RAN FOR GARNER; Lintz was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Barr [Lintz to third]; HOSLEY BATTED FOR
HANEY; Barr threw a wild pitch [Lintz scored (unearned)]; Hosley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 8TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SANDT REPLACED
LINTZ (PLAYING 2B); Fregosi flied out to right; Harrah was
called out on strikes; Burroughs walked; MOATES RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); North
grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rudi lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); RANDLE
BATTED FOR HOWELL; Randle singled to left; Sundberg reached on a
fielder's choice [Randle to third (error by Bando)]; Beniquez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 3.