Handed a four-run lead in the first inning, Jim Umbarger pitched the Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the Twins. Juan Beniquez walked and Mike Hargrove and Toby Harrah singled for the initial marker before Jeff Burroughs capped the opening frame with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Friday, May       28, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .250      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .245
Fregosi dh            3   0   0   0     2   0   .242      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Hargrove 1b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .321      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     1   0   .305      Kusick dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   3     1   0   .258      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Howell 3b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .297      Brye cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .178
Grieve lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .272      McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Smalley 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Randall 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .235
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .170      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell ph,ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     7   2             Totals               33   0   8   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  4,241
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Twins 9
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2
Doubles: Grieve (6)
Home Runs: Burroughs (7)
GIDP: Grieve (3), Harrah (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger W(5-3)         9     8   0   0   3   6   0  36   2.83
Totals                  9     8   0   0   3   6   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber L(0-2)          6.2   9   4   4   6   2   1  32   5.97
Burgmeier               1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.77
Campbell                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.68
Totals                  9    10   4   4   7   2   1  41

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez walked; Fregosi flied out to center;
Hargrove singled to right [Beniquez to third]; Harrah singled to
right [Beniquez scored, Hargrove to third]; Burroughs homered
[Hargrove scored, Harrah scored]; Howell walked; Grieve flied
out to right; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle flied out to center; Carew flied out to left;
Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez popped to
third; Fregosi forced Sundberg (pitcher to shortstop); Hargrove
singled to right [Fregosi to second]; Harrah forced Hargrove
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Wynegar lined into a double play
(third to first) [Kusick out at first]; Brye grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Howell
singled to center; Grieve grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: McKay lined to left; Randall singled to left; Gomez
flied out to center; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; Sundberg popped to
second; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick singled to center;
Wynegar singled to left [Kusick to second]; Brye singled to left
[Kusick out at home (left to catcher), Wynegar to second]; 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Fregosi walked; Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins
0.

TWINS 5TH: McKay lined to left; Randall singled to left; Gomez
flied out to center; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
singled to right; Grieve singled to left [Howell to second];
Grieve was picked off first (catcher to first); Smalley was
walked intentionally; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew struck out; Ford lined to right; Kusick
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez struck out; Fregosi walked; Hargrove
singled to center [Fregosi to second]; Harrah flied out to left;
Burroughs walked [Fregosi to third, Hargrove to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Brye singled
to right; McKay was called out on strikes; Randall popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve doubled to right; Smalley grounded out
(second to first) [Grieve to third]; Sundberg reached on a
fielder's choice [Grieve out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Sundberg to second]; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: TERRELL BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hisle singled to center; Carew walked
[Hisle to second]; Ford was called out on strikes; Kusick struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Fregosi grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hargrove lined to right; Harrah walked; Burroughs
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar walked; Brye flied out to left; McKay flied
out to right; Randall singled to left [Wynegar to second];
Terrell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 0.