Sending 12 men to bat, the Rangers scored seven runs in the fifth inning and walloped the Tigers, 16-6. The Rangers collected three walks and five hits during their big inning, including a two-run single by Bill Fahey and two-run double by Lenny Randle. A hit batsman and wild pitch also figured in the stanza. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 16, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  1  -   6  9  1
Rangers      0  0  1    3  7  1    4  0  x  -  16 16  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     1   1   .341      Clines lf             1   1   1   1     1   0   .217
Meyer lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .257        Moates ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Oglivie rf            5   2   3   2     0   0   .288      Randle 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .252
Staub dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .319        Pryor pr,2b         2   1   2   0     0   0   .375
Thompson 1b           1   1   1   2     3   0   .220      Hargrove 1b           2   2   1   1     2   0   .309
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Harrah ss             5   1   2   0     1   2   .303
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Burroughs rf          4   2   1   1     0   1   .233
Scrivener ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Howell 3b             5   3   2   2     0   1   .270
  Stanley ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Grieve dh             4   3   3   3     0   1   .278
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   3     1   1   .244
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Fahey c               2   2   1   2     3   0   .235
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   9   6     5   3             Totals               34  16  16  15     8   6

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 18,171
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Rangers 9
DP: Tigers 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Thompson, Howell
Doubles: Grieve 2 (9), Randle (3), Howell (13)
Home Runs: Oglivie (5), Thompson (3)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (4), Hargrove (2), Beniquez (1), Burroughs (1), Grieve (5)
GIDP: Rodriguez (8), Harrah (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (5,by Coleman), Clines (1,by Grilli)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(2-5)          4.1   7   7   5   3   4   0  24   4.86
Grilli                  0     3   4   4   1   0   0   5   5.55
Crawford                2.1   5   5   5   4   2   0  16   4.82
Bare                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.92
Totals                  8    16  16  14   8   6   0  49

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(5-2)           9     9   6   3   5   3   2  39   3.63
Totals                  9     9   6   3   5   3   2  39

Passed Balls: Freehan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Coleman (5), Grilli (4)
Wild Pitches: Grilli (1), Crawford (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: 23 minute rain delay before start of the
game; LeFlore struck out; Meyer flied out to left; On a bunt
Oglivie singled to third; Staub singled to center [Oglivie out
at third (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines walked; Randle hit into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Clines out at third (shortstop to pitcher)];
Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Harrah singled to left [Hargrove to
second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson walked; Freehan forced Thompson (shortstop
to second); Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to right; Grieve struck out;
Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener flied out to left; Sutherland grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Fahey walked; Clines out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Fahey to second]; Randle singled to first
[Fahey to third]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fahey
scored]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer singled to center; Oglivie homered [Meyer
scored]; Staub flied out to right; Thompson walked; Freehan
flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to shortstop; Howell reached on
an error by Thompson [Burroughs to third]; Grieve doubled to
right [Burroughs scored, Howell to third]; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Howell scored (unearned), Grieve to
third]; Fahey grounded out (second to first); Clines singled to
shortstop [Grieve scored (unearned)]; Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Rangers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Scrivener grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sutherland made an out to first; LeFlore walked; LeFlore was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Harrah singled to center [Hargrove
to second]; Burroughs forced Harrah (third to second) [Hargrove
to third]; Howell singled to right [Hargrove scored, Burroughs
to second]; GRILLI REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Grieve singled
to third [Burroughs scored, Howell to second]; Beniquez walked
[Howell to third, Grieve to second]; Grilli threw a wild pitch
[Howell scored, Grieve to third, Beniquez to second]; Fahey
singled to right [Grieve scored, Beniquez scored]; Clines was
hit by a pitch [Fahey to second]; Freehan allowed a passed ball
[Fahey to third, Clines to second]; Randle doubled to center
[Fahey scored, Clines scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED GRILLI
(PITCHING); PRYOR RAN FOR RANDLE; Hargrove walked; Harrah struck
out; Burroughs forced Hargrove (third to second); 7 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 11.

TIGERS 6TH: PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Meyer walked;
Oglivie flied out to center; Staub flied out to right; Thompson
walked [Meyer to second]; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell struck out; Grieve doubled to right;
Crawford threw a wild pitch [Grieve to third]; Beniquez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Grieve scored]; Fahey walked; MOATES
BATTED FOR CLINES; Moates grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 12.

TIGERS 7TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; Scrivener popped to catcher in foul
territory; Sutherland made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 12.

RANGERS 7TH: Pryor singled to right; Hargrove singled to
shortstop [Pryor to second]; Harrah walked [Pryor to third,
Hargrove to second]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Pryor scored, Hargrove to third, Harrah to second]; Howell
doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Harrah to third]; Grieve hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored, Howell to third];
Beniquez singled to right [Howell scored]; Fahey walked
[Beniquez to second]; BARE REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Moates
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Rangers 16.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore reached on an error by Howell; Meyer flied
out to left; Oglivie singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Staub
hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored (unearned), Oglivie
to second]; Thompson homered (unearned) [Oglivie scored
(unearned)]; Freehan was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 16.

RANGERS 8TH: Pryor singled to center; Hargrove flied out to
left; Harrah grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Pryor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Rangers 16.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); STANLEY
BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Stanley singled to left; JOHNSON BATTED
FOR SUTHERLAND; Johnson singled to center [Stanley to second];
LeFlore singled to center [Stanley scored, Johnson to third];
Meyer popped to shortstop in foul territory; Oglivie forced
LeFlore (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Rangers 16.