Gaylord Perry pitched seven scoreless innings before leaving the game because of an aggravated groin muscle pull and received credit for the 225th victory of his career when the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 3-2. Steve Foucault, who relieved Perry, allowed the A's runs.

The Rangers scored twice in the fifth on a single by Lenny Randle, a stolen base, singles by Jim Sundberg and Gene Clines and a wild pitch by Mike Torrez. What proved to be the deciding run followed in the seventh on a triple by Dave Moates and single by Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      30, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 10  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   3  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .283      Clines lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .232        Beniquez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Baylor dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .227      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   1     0   3   .246      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .238
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Lahoud dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Randle 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Haney c               1   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Moates cf,lf          1   1   1   0     1   0   .232
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Sundberg c            2   1   2   2     0   0   .238
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  10   2     3   5             Totals               26   3   8   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 14,936
Left on Base: A's 9, Rangers 5
DP: A's 2, Rangers 2
Errors: North, Perry
Doubles: Rudi (12), Hargrove (18)
Triples: Garner (8), Moates (1)
Stolen Bases: Lintz (17), Randle (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (6), Moates (2), Clines (6)
Sacrifice Flies: North (2)
GIDP: Bando (4), Williams (2), Howell (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(6-9)           6     8   3   3   2   2   0  27   3.81
Todd                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.44
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   2   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(9-5)            7     7   0   0   2   4   0  28   3.00
Foucault SV(5)          2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   2.56
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Torrez (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: 1:03 rain delay before start of game;
North struck out; Campaneris flied out to center; Baylor singled
to left; Baylor was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Perry [Baylor to second]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center [Thompson to second (error by North)];
Hargrove flied out to right; Howell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace struck out; Rudi doubled to right;
Washington flied out to left; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Lahoud lined to left; Randle
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney walked; North singled to center [Haney to
third, North to second (on throw to 3b)]; Campaneris grounded
out (first unassisted); Baylor was walked intentionally; Bando
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Moates walked; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Moates to second]; Clines grounded out (third
to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace struck out; Rudi made an out to second;
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Howell walked;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Lahoud flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner popped to second in foul territory; Haney
singled to shortstop; North flied out to center; Campaneris
singled to left [Haney to second]; Baylor popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle singled to center; Randle stole second;
Moates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Randle to
third]; Sundberg singled to left [Randle scored]; Clines singled
to right [Sundberg to third]; Torrez threw a wild pitch
[Sundberg scored, Clines to second]; Thompson reached on a
fielder's choice [Clines out at third (shortstop to third)];
Hargrove doubled to right [Thompson out at home (right to
shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando singled to left; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Rudi flied out to center; Washington forced Bando
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell flied out to right; Burroughs singled to
center; Lahoud flied out to center; Randle grounded out (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner singled to first; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
HANEY; Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Garner out at second]; North lined to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: NEWMAN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Moates
tripled to center; Debut game for Jeff Newman; Sundberg
singled to center [Moates scored]; TODD REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Clines out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Sundberg to second]; Thompson lined into a double play (second
to shortstop) [Sundberg out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); MOATES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FOUCAULT REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Baylor
singled to second; Bando grounded out (catcher to first) [Baylor
to second]; Tenace singled to center [Baylor scored]; Rudi
forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove walked; Howell grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; Burroughs flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Washington flied out to left; Garner tripled to
center; Newman walked; LINTZ RAN FOR NEWMAN; North hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Garner scored]; Lintz stole second;
Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 3.