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Tuesday June 29, 1976
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Sal Bando was the big man at bat for the Athletics, driving in two runs with a homer in the first inning and two more with a double in the third, to feature an 8-3 victory over the Rangers. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Tuesday, June 29, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's          2  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   8 11  0
Rangers      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Clines lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .293
  Alexander rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .045      Randle 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Williams ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .206      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .295
  Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .302
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Campaneris ss         3   1   1   1     1   1   .233      Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Baylor dh,rf          5   1   2   2     0   0   .222      Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Bando 3b              3   2   2   4     2   0   .222      Moates cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     2   1   .246      Sundberg c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .230
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington rf,cf      4   0   2   1     0   1   .228        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .262        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haney c               4   1   0   0     0   2   .217
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8  11   8     6   5             Totals               36   3  10   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 13,964
Left on Base: A's 6, Rangers 8
DP: A's 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Baylor (10), Bando (9), Garner (15)
Home Runs: Bando (14)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (27), Garner 2 (12), Lintz (16), Baylor (34)
Caught Stealing: Washington (10), Randle (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (3)
GIDP: Washington (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  1.1   6   3   3   1   1   0  10   5.50
Bahnsen W(4-2)          5.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  21   3.00
Fingers SV(10)          2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.19
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-4)             2.1   4   6   4   1   1   1  13   6.27
Bacsik                  6     6   2   2   4   2   0  24   2.79
Terpko                  0.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.01
Totals                  9    11   8   6   6   5   1  41

Passed Balls: Haney (2)
Wild Pitches: Barr (4), Bacsik (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
walked; Baylor flied out to left; Barr threw a wild pitch
[Campaneris to second]; Bando homered [Campaneris scored];
Tenace flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines flied out to right; Randle singled to left;
Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hargrove walked; Harrah singled to left [Hargrove to second];
Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Washington
struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell singled to right; Grieve grounded out (third
to first) [Howell to second]; Moates singled to left [Howell to
third]; Sundberg singled to center [Howell scored, Moates to
second]; Clines singled to left [Moates scored, Sundberg to
second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Randle struck out;
Hargrove singled to second [Sundberg scored, Clines to second];
Harrah made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney reached on an error by Harrah [Haney to
second]; On a bunt North singled to first [Haney to third];
Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to right [Haney scored
(unearned)]; Baylor doubled to left [North to third]; Bando
doubled to left [North scored, Baylor scored]; BACSIK REPLACED
BARR (PITCHING); Tenace walked; Rudi flied out to center;
Washington singled to left [Bando scored (unearned), Tenace out
at third (left to catcher to shortstop)]; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Howell was
called out on strikes; Grieve singled to center; Moates lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Garner doubled to right; Bacsik threw a wild
pitch [Garner to third]; Haney struck out; North hit into a
double play to left [Garner out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Clines flied out to
right; Randle popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bando walked; Tenace forced
Bando (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
popped to catcher in foul territory; Burroughs popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to right; Washington singled to
right; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Garner singled to center; Haney forced Garner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Howell flied out to left; Grieve
struck out; Moates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alexander grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris singled to left; Baylor flied out to right;
Campaneris stole second; Campaneris stole third; Bando flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to center; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Sundberg to second]; Randle grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Sundberg to third]; Hargrove lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace walked; Rudi forced Tenace (shortstop to
second); Washington grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah walked; FINGERS REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING);
Haney allowed a passed ball [Harrah to second]; Burroughs
grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell grounded out (second to
first) [Harrah to third]; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Garner singled to second; Garner stole second;
Garner stole third; Haney struck out; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; Williams walked; LINTZ RAN FOR WILLIAMS; TERPKO
REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Lintz stole second; Campaneris
struck out; Baylor singled to left [Garner scored, Lintz
scored]; Baylor stole second; Bando walked; Tenace was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED LINTZ (PITCHING); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Moates grounded out (second to first);
Sundberg flied out to center; Clines singled to left; Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 8, Rangers 3.



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