Toby Harrah smashed a grand slam in the first game, another homer in the second game and collected six hits in eight trips, accounting for eight RBIs, but the best the Rangers could do was split a twi-night doubleheader, winning the opener from the White Sox, 8-4, and losing the nightcap, 14-9. The Rangers were behind in the lidlifter, 4-3, until the ninth inning when a walk, hit batsman and single by Lenny Randle tied the score. After an intentional pass to Jim Fregosi, Harrah won the game with his slam.

In the second game, the White Sox had three big innings, scoring four runs in the second, five in the sixth and four in the ninth, but eight of their 14 runs were unearned. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  5  -   8 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Clines lf             4   2   1   0     0   2   .286
Garr rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Randle 2b             4   1   3   2     1   0   .256
Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Fregosi 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .235
Kelly dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .269      Harrah ss             5   1   3   5     0   0   .296
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .260      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   1   .267        Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .235      Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .227      Thompson 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   2   .262        Howell ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            2   1   0   0     2   1   .222
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pape pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   3     3   6             Totals               33   8  10   8     5   6

Time of Game: 3:18
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 7
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Forster
Doubles: Clines (3)
Home Runs: Garr (3), Harrah (6)
Stolen Bases: Downing (4), Dent (2), Kelly (7), Orta (10), Bell (1), Harrah (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Brohamer (1), Fregosi (1)
Hit by Pitch: Clines (2,by Hamilton)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster                 4.1   5   2   2   2   5   0  20   4.26
Jefferson               3.1   3   1   1   1   0   0  13   6.69
Hamilton L(3-4)         0.2   2   5   5   2   1   1   7   3.26
Totals                  8.1  10   8   8   5   6   1  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-5)            9     8   4   4   3   6   1  37   3.18
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Hamilton (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); Orta grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines struck out; Randle grounded out (first
unassisted); Fregosi singled to center; Harrah grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kelly walked; Spencer made an out to catcher;
Dent singled to center [Kelly to second]; Downing walked [Kelly
to third, Dent to second]; Brohamer hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Kelly scored, Dent to third]; Dent stole home and
Downing stole second; Bell was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
singled to pitcher [Grieve to second (error by Forster)];
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon lined to right; Garr popped to third in
foul territory; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg struck out; Clines grounded out (shortstop
to first); Randle singled to shortstop; Fregosi grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly singled to center; Kelly stole second;
Spencer singled to center [Kelly scored, Spencer to second (on
throw to home)]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Spencer to third]; Downing struck out; Brohamer flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to center; Burroughs flied out to
center; Grieve struck out; Harrah stole second; Thompson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell singled to left [Bell out at second (left to
first)]; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr homered;
Orta singled to left; Orta stole second; Kelly grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez singled to center; Sundberg walked
[Beniquez to second]; Clines struck out; Randle walked [Beniquez
to third, Sundberg to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED FORSTER
(PITCHING); Fregosi hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beniquez
scored]; Harrah singled to left [Sundberg scored, Randle to
second]; Burroughs forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Dent was
called out on strikes; Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve flied out to center; HOWELL BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Howell flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HOWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brohamer
flied out to right; Bell singled to center; Lemon flied out to
center; Bell stole second; Garr singled to second [Bell to
third]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Clines doubled to
center; Randle singled to center [Clines scored]; Fregosi lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Randle out at first]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Spencer
walked; Dent flied out to left; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs
walked; MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Grieve flied out to center;
HAMILTON REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Howell struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brohamer
flied out to right; Bell struck out; Lemon flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
walked; PAPE RAN FOR SUNDBERG; Clines was hit by a pitch [Pape
to second]; Randle singled to left [Pape scored, Clines to
third]; Fregosi was walked intentionally [Randle to second];
Harrah homered [Clines scored, Randle scored, Fregosi scored]; 5
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 8.