The Tigers knocked out Gaylord Perry and overcame a 4-0 deficit, but the Rangers came back to gain an 8-6 victory with four runs in the seventh inning. In their winning stanza, the Rangers began with a run on a double by Gene Clines and single by Mike Hargrove.

Jeff Burroughs, who had accounted for two earlier RBIs with a double, hit another two-bagger, Hargrove stopping at third. Toby Harrah was passed intentionally to load the bases in a move that failed the Tigers when Tom Grieve singled to drive in the tying and leading runs. Lenny Randle followed with another single for an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    5  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Rangers      4  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   8 12  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   2     0   1   .339      Clines lf             5   2   4   0     0   1   .301
Veryzer ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Thompson 3b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .229
Meyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Hargrove 1b           4   2   3   1     0   0   .307
Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .309      Burroughs rf          4   2   2   2     0   0   .244
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .244      Harrah ss             2   1   0   1     1   0   .288
Johnson dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Grieve dh             3   0   1   3     0   0   .244
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .263      Randle 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Freehan c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .308      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Garcia 2b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .199      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     1   5             Totals               33   8  12   8     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 33,847
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Rangers 6
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 0
Doubles: LeFlore (15), Burroughs 2 (14), Clines (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (3), Grieve (6)
GIDP: Thompson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Randle (1,by Roberts)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(8-7)          6.2  12   8   8   2   0   0  34   3.45
Hiller                  1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.24
Totals                  8    12   8   8   2   2   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   3.1   8   5   5   1   3   0  19   3.27
Terpko W(2-1)           5.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  19   2.20
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (3)
Wild Pitches: Hiller (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Meyer singled to shortstop; Staub grounded
out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to shortstop; Thompson singled to
right [Clines to second]; On a bunt Hargrove singled to first
[Clines to third, Thompson to second]; Burroughs doubled to left
[Clines scored, Thompson scored, Hargrove to third]; Harrah hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Hargrove scored, Burroughs to third];
Grieve hit a sacrifice fly to left [Burroughs scored]; Randle
was hit by a pitch; Beniquez walked [Randle to second]; Sundberg
flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Clines singled to left; Thompson forced Clines
(second unassisted); Hargrove singled to right [Thompson to
second]; Burroughs forced Hargrove (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Thompson to third]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan singled to left; Garcia singled to center
[Freehan to second]; LeFlore struck out; Veryzer flied out to
right [Freehan to third, Garcia to second]; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle
flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson singled to second
[Staub to second]; Johnson forced Thompson (pitcher to
shortstop) [Staub to third]; Rodriguez singled to right [Staub
scored, Johnson to third]; Freehan walked [Rodriguez to second];
Garcia singled to left [Johnson scored, Rodriguez scored,
Freehan to second]; LeFlore doubled [Freehan scored, Garcia
scored]; TERPKO REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Meyer grounded out
(first to pitcher); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
singled to third; Thompson grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
singled to left; Johnson singled to center [Thompson to second];
Rodriguez made an out to catcher; Freehan singled to center
[Thompson scored, Johnson out at third (center to catcher to
third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Burroughs grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Garcia popped to third in foul territory; LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub struck
out; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
doubled to right; Thompson flied out to right [Clines to third];
Hargrove singled to left [Clines scored]; Burroughs doubled to
left [Hargrove to third]; Harrah was walked intentionally;
Grieve singled to center [Hargrove scored, Burroughs scored,
Harrah to third]; Randle singled to center [Harrah scored,
Grieve to second]; HILLER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hiller
threw a wild pitch [Grieve to third, Randle to second]; Beniquez
flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Johnson flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Clines struck out;
Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Rangers 8.

TIGERS 9TH: OGLIVIE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first);
Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Rangers 8.