Making his fifth start, Dick Bosman gained his first victory of the season when the Athletics defeated the Rangers, 5-2. Bosman worked seven innings before Paul Lindblad hurled hitless ball in the last two frames. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      22, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
A's          1  0  1    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   5  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      North rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .274
Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     1   0   .218
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Baylor lf             3   1   0   0     0   1   .214
Harrah ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Williams dh           4   0   2   1     0   0   .209
Burroughs dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .048
Howell 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Grieve rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      McMullen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Washington cf         2   0   1   0     1   0   .221
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Garner 2b             3   2   2   0     0   1   .256
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               2   0   1   1     0   1   .218
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   1             Totals               29   5   8   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  4,811
Left on Base: Rangers 2, A's 4
DP: Rangers 0, A's 2
Errors: Beniquez, Washington
Doubles: Hargrove (14), Garner (14)
Triples: Randle (3)
Home Runs: Howell (5), McMullen (2)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (30), North (30), Washington (17), Alexander (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Haney (2)
GIDP: Sundberg (5)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (7,by Briles)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(6-4)           6     5   4   3   1   2   1  24   3.28
Barr                    0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   5.94
Terpko                  2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.33
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   3   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(1-0)           7     6   2   2   0   1   1  25   2.67
Lindblad SV(2)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.63
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   1   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Briles (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


RANGERS 1ST: Clines flied out to center; Randle flied out to
center; Hargrove doubled to left; Harrah singled to center
[Hargrove scored, Harrah to second (error by Washington)];
Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to left; Campaneris flied out to
right; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor stole second; Williams
singled to right [Baylor scored]; Bando popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); Grieve
grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (second to first);
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to left; Clines grounded out
(second to first); Randle tripled; Hargrove grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney singled to center; North forced Haney
(shortstop to second); North stole second; Campaneris flied out
to center [North scored (error by Beniquez) (unearned)]; Baylor
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
made an out to shortstop; Howell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Bando
flied out to right; McMullen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve singled to second; Beniquez made an out to
third; Sundberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Washington singled to center; Garner doubled to
left [Washington out at home (left to shortstop to catcher),
Garner to third (on throw to home)]; Haney hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Garner scored]; North grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Clines singled to right; Randle lined into a double
play (third to first) [Clines out at first]; Hargrove lined to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Baylor popped to catcher in
foul territory; Williams flied out to center; Bando flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
popped to first in foul territory; Howell homered; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McMullen homered; BARR REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Washington walked; TERPKO REPLACED BARR (PITCHING);
Garner singled to center [Washington to second]; Washington
stole third; Haney was called out on strikes; North reached on a
fielder's choice [Washington out at home (third to catcher),
Garner to second]; Campaneris singled to second [Garner scored,
North out at third (second to first to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Beniquez made
an out to first; Sundberg flied out to center; Clines grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory;
Williams singled to shortstop; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Alexander stole second; Bando grounded out (third to first);
McMullen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 5.

RANGERS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to
first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 5.