After yielding only two hits in the first 10 innings, Jim Umbarger saw his string of 24 consecutive scoreless stanzas come to an end when the White Sox scored in the 11th to defeat the Rangers, 1-0. Jim Essian started Umbarger's downfall with a double and gave way on the paths to Pat Kelly.

After an intentional pass to Bill Stein, Ralph Garr attempted a sacrifice and forced Stein at second as Kelly moved to third on the play. Umbarger then walked Bucky Dent intentionally to load the bases in a move that failed when Jorge Orta singled over center fielder Juan Beniquez' head to drive in Kelly. The Rangers also were held to four hits by Bart Johnson, who worked the first nine innings, and Dave Hamilton, who finished. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      2, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  4  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Stein 2b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .190
Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Garr cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .283
  Thompson 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Orta 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      L. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     1   2   .300
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Bannister pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Downing dh            3   0   0   0     1   2   .255
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Bradford rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .182      Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                          B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   4   0     1   8             Totals               36   1   4   1     4   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  8,013
Left on Base: Rangers 3, White Sox 8
DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Harrah, Howell
Doubles: Sundberg (8), Essian (2)
Stolen Bases: Garr (6)
Caught Stealing: Essian (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines (3)
GIDP: Harrah (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(5-4)        10.1   4   1   1   4   6   0  40   2.56
Totals                 10.1   4   1   1   4   6   0  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson              9     3   0   0   1   6   0  29   6.66
Hamilton W(2-2)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.62
Totals                 11     4   0   0   1   8   0  36

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RANGERS 1ST: Clines struck out (catcher to first); Randle struck
out; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein struck out; Garr lined to shortstop; Dent
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Howell struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Johnson struck out; Downing walked; Spencer flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
singled to center; Sundberg forced Beniquez (shortstop to
second); Clines forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford reached on an error by Harrah; Essian
forced Bradford (pitcher to shortstop); Stein flied out to
right; Garr made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle singled to center; Hargrove lined to right;
Harrah grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing struck out; Spencer grounded out (second
to first); Bradford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez struck out; Sundberg doubled to left;
Clines lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Sundberg
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Essian grounded out (first unassisted); Stein
grounded out (third to first); Garr singled to left; Garr stole
second; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta singled to right; L. Johnson forced Orta
(third to second); Downing struck out; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox
0.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bradford flied out to center; Essian reached on
an error by Howell; Stein struck out while Essian was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg walked;
Clines out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to
second]; Randle grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 2B); Garr flied
out to right; Dent grounded out (first unassisted); Orta
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.

RANGERS 10TH: HAMILTON REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hargrove
singled to center; Harrah flied out to center; Burroughs struck
out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 10TH: L. Johnson walked; BANNISTER RAN FOR L. JOHNSON;
Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; Spencer grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Bannister to second]; Bradford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 11TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Grieve made
an out to shortstop; On a bunt Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Essian doubled to center; KELLY RAN FOR ESSIAN;
Stein was walked intentionally; On a bunt Garr forced Stein
(catcher to shortstop) [Kelly to third]; Dent was walked
intentionally [Garr to second]; Orta singled to center [Kelly
scored, Garr to third, Dent to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 1.