Making his fifth start, Paul Hartzell, Angels' rookie righthander, posted a 4-0 victory for his second shutout of the Rangers this season. Tommy Davis drove in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly and Rusty Torres hit a homer to lead the Angels at bat. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    3, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  1  -   4 11  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Guerrero 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .270      Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Remy pr,2b          1   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Chalk ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Lahoud dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .205
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Davis dh              3   0   2   2     0   0   .240      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Melton 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .197      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Stanton lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Bochte lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Jackson 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .190        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   2   .213        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4  11   4     2   4             Totals               30   0   4   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 10,301
Left on Base: Angels 6, Rangers 5
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Torres (9), Chalk (10)
Home Runs: Torres (4)
Caught Stealing: Stanton (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk 2 (7), Torres (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (1)
GIDP: Stanton (6), Sundberg (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell W(3-2)         9     4   0   0   2   2   0  32   2.45
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   2   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(7-9)         7     9   3   2   2   2   1  30   3.17
Terpko                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.67
Hoerner                 1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   5   4.88
Totals                  9    11   4   3   2   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero singled to shortstop; Chalk hit into a
double play to left [Guerrero out at second (catcher to
second)]; Mario Guerrero called out on appeal for not
retouching 2B on his way back to 1B; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied
out to left; Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis singled to left; Melton forced Davis (third to
second); Stanton grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs walked; Howell grounded out (first to second to
pitcher) [Burroughs to second]; Randle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson flied out to right; Torres doubled to left;
Etchebarren struck out; Guerrero made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to right; Sundberg grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Beniquez out at second];
Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk doubled to left; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Davis grounded out (third to first); Melton walked;
Stanton lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Torres flied out to
right; Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
popped to third in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Guerrero singled to shortstop; Chalk out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Guerrero to second]; Bonds
made an out to second; Davis singled to center [Guerrero
scored]; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton singled to shortstop; Stanton was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Jackson flied out
to left; Torres homered; Etchebarren grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: BOCHTE REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING LF); Harrah struck
out; Lahoud singled to right; Hargrove flied out to center;
Burroughs singled to center [Lahoud to second]; Howell flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Guerrero singled to left; REMY RAN FOR GUERRERO;
Chalk reached on an error by Hargrove on a sacrifice bunt [Remy
to second]; Bonds walked [Remy to third, Chalk to second];
TERPKO REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Davis hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Remy scored (unearned)]; Melton flied out to left;
HOERNER REPLACED TERPKO (PITCHING); Bochte struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BRIGGS REPLACED
MELTON (PLAYING 1B); Randle grounded out (second to first);
Beniquez flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Jackson singled to left; Torres out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Etchebarren was
called out on strikes; Remy singled to right [Jackson scored,
Remy out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Clines flied out to right; Harrah walked; Lahoud
struck out; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah to second];
Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Angels 4, Rangers 0.