Gaylord Perry moved into sixth place on the major leagues' all-time strikeout list with a total of 2,586 by fanning six while pitching the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Indians. In his advance on the list, Perry passed Hall of Famers Bob Feller and Warren Spahn.

A double by Gene Clines, single by Mike Hargrove and double by Toby Harrah produced the Rangers' first two runs in the game. After the Indians tied the score, the Rangers put over the deciding marker in the third inning when Clines doubled again and Hargrove singled. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      15, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Rangers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Clines lf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .288
Gonzalez 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .307
Carty dh              4   0   0   1     0   1   .311      Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     1   0   .288
Lowenstein rf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .264      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   4   .270
Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Duffy ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .230      Sundberg c            3   0   2   0     0   0   .235
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   6             Totals               31   3  10   3     3   8

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 18,466
Left on Base: Indians 4, Rangers 7
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Bell (7), Lowenstein (4), Clines 2 (2), Harrah (8)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (3), Randle (3)
GIDP: Burroughs (11)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(2-2)            4     9   3   3   1   3   0  20   4.98
Hood                    4     1   0   0   2   5   0  14   3.60
Totals                  8    10   3   3   3   8   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(7-4)            9     6   2   2   1   6   0  33   3.21
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper made an out to catcher; Gonzalez singled to
center; Manning singled to center [Gonzalez to third]; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gonzalez scored, Manning to
second]; Lowenstein walked; Hendrick forced Manning (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines doubled to right; Randle grounded out (third
to first); Hargrove singled to right [Clines scored]; Harrah
doubled to center [Hargrove scored]; Burroughs struck out;
Howell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell doubled to right; Ashby grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bell to third]; Duffy singled to left [Bell
scored]; Duffy was picked off first (catcher to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to left; Manning was called out
on strikes; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Clines doubled to right; Randle walked; Hargrove
singled to center [Clines scored, Randle to third]; Harrah made
an out to second; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein doubled to right; Hendrick grounded out
(second to first) [Lowenstein to third]; Lowenstein was caught
stealing home (catcher unassisted); Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell struck out; Grieve singled to left [Grieve
out at second (left to second)]; Beniquez singled to center;
Sundberg singled to left [Beniquez to second]; Clines flied out
to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby struck out; Duffy lined to first; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle singled to center; HOOD REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Hargrove flied out to center; Harrah walked; Burroughs
walked [Harrah to second]; Howell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
struck out; Carty lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to
first); On a bunt Sundberg singled to pitcher; Clines flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein struck out; Hendrick struck out; Bell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Hargrove struck
out; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Ashby singled to center; Duffy grounded out (second
to first) [Ashby to second]; Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ashby to third]; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
was called out on strikes; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning reached on an error by Harrah [Manning to
second]; Carty struck out; Lowenstein flied out to left;
Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Rangers 3.