Bart Johnson beat the Rangers for the seventh straight time without a loss in his career as the White Sox gained a 1-0 victory to snap their nine-game home losing streak. Bert Blyleven, who had two 10-inning 1-0 victories to his credit in his last pair of previous starts, was the loser, giving up the lone run in the first inning on singles by Chet Lemon and Jorge Orta around a sacrifice. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Coggins rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .297      Orta lf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .253
  Pape pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kelly dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .269
  Fregosi 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Burroughs rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .242      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
  Beniquez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Bell 3b               2   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Grieve lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moates cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   4             Totals               31   1  10   1     0   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,162
Left on Base: Rangers 8, White Sox 9
DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 0
Stolen Bases: Bell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (2), Bell (2)
GIDP: Brohamer (5)
Hit by Pitch: Dent (1,by Blyleven)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(6-9)         8    10   1   1   0   7   0  34   3.01
Totals                  8    10   1   1   0   7   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson W(6-7)       9     5   0   0   3   4   0  35   4.75
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (6)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Clines was called out on strikes; Randle popped to
third in foul territory; Hargrove walked; Howell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon singled to center; Coggins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lemon to second]; Orta
singled to center [Lemon scored, Orta to second (on throw to
home)]; Kelly flied out to center [Orta to third]; Spencer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs flied out to left; Harrah popped to
catcher in foul territory; Grieve singled to left; Moates
singled to left [Grieve to second]; Sundberg forced Moates
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent singled to center; Brohamer grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dent out at
second]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Clines popped to first in foul territory; Randle
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Essian singled to center; Lemon flied out to
right; Coggins grounded out (second to first) [Essian to
second]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell lined to second; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; Harrah walked; Grieve forced Harrah (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly singled to left; Spencer flied out to
center; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Brohamer was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White
Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Moates grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
made an out to second; Clines lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell singled to center; Bell stole second; Essian
struck out; Lemon struck out; Coggins flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to center; Hargrove singled to
right; Howell flied out to center; Burroughs singled to left
[Hargrove to second]; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta struck out; Kelly struck out; Spencer
singled to left; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve grounded out (third to first); Moates
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer singled to left; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Brohamer to second]; Essian flied out
to center; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove walked; PAPE RAN FOR
HARGROVE; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FREGOSI REPLACED PAPE (PLAYING 1B); Coggins flied
to left in foul territory; Orta grounded out (third to first);
Kelly singled to right; Spencer singled to left [Kelly to
second]; Dent was hit by a pitch [Kelly to third, Spencer to
second]; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs singled to center; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Grieve
struck out; LAHOUD BATTED FOR MOATES; Lahoud popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.