The White Sox scored four runs in the fifth inning and added two more on a homer by Buddy Bell in the sixth to defeat the Rangers, 6-2. In the fourth, Jack Brohamer walked, Bell beat out a bunt and, after a groundout, both runners counted on a single by Bucky Dent. Chet Lemon tripled, driving in Dent, and scored himself on a grounder by Pat Kelly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  4  2    0  0  0  -   6  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dent ss               5   1   1   2     0   0   .265      Clines lf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Lemon cf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Orta lf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Kelly dh              2   0   0   1     2   1   .268      Harrah ss             4   1   2   2     0   0   .307
Spencer 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .265      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .238
Downing c             4   1   0   0     0   0   .230        Moates pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Brohamer 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .244      Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Bell 3b               4   2   3   2     0   0   .296        Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Coggins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Grieve dh             3   0   0   0     1   2   .251
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beniquez cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .171
                                                          Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Fahey c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   7   6     5   1             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 12,567
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 5
DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Howell
Triples: Lemon (3)
Home Runs: Bell (3), Harrah (8)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (5)
GIDP: Howell (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson W(5-7)       8.1   7   2   2   2   6   1  32   5.25
Hamilton SV(4)          0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.14
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(6-5)           5.1   6   6   5   4   1   1  26   3.56
Hargan                  3.2   1   0   0   1   0   0  13   3.00
Totals                  9     7   6   5   5   1   1  39

Wild Pitches: Briles (2)
Balks: Briles (1)

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


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

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kelly was called out on strikes; Spencer singled
to left; Downing forced Spencer (second to shortstop); Briles
balked [Downing to second]; Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to center; Howell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second];
Grieve walked; Beniquez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell singled to right; Coggins flied out to
center; Briles threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Clines popped
to first in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta made an out to shortstop; Kelly walked;
Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spencer
walked; Downing forced Spencer (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Brohamer walked; On a bunt Bell singled to third
[Brohamer to second]; Coggins grounded out (first to second)
[Brohamer to third, Bell to second]; Dent singled to center
[Brohamer scored, Bell scored]; Lemon tripled to center [Dent
scored]; Orta walked; Kelly grounded out (second to first)
[Lemon scored, Orta to second]; Spencer flied out to left; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell struck out; Grieve grounded out (shortstop
to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing reached on an error by Howell; Brohamer
made an out to shortstop; Bell homered [Downing scored
(unearned)]; HARGAN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Coggins flied
out to left; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg singled to left; Clines flied out to
right; Randle hit into a double play (second to first) [Sundberg
out at second (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
flied out to center; Kelly walked; Spencer singled to center
[Kelly to third]; Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove singled to center; Harrah homered
[Hargrove scored]; Burroughs flied out to center; Howell singled
to right; Grieve struck out; LAHOUD BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Lahoud
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CLINES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FAHEY REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING
C ); Brohamer flied out to right; Bell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Coggins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Fahey flied out to left; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Lemon
grounded out (second to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah singled to
right; Burroughs walked [Harrah to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED B.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; FREGOSI BATTED FOR
HOWELL; Fregosi struck out; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.