While Gaylord Perry was pitching a five-hit shutout, the Rangers enjoyed a pair of three-run innings and defeated the Twins, 6-0. Gene Clines doubled to open the first, Mike Hargrove singled and when Roy Smalley erred on a grounder by Jeff Burroughs, Clines scored. Toby Harrah singled to drive in Hargrove. Pete Redfern, the Twins' starter, then walked two batters to force in the Rangers' third run. Their other burst came in the eighth and included a homer by Roy Howell and two-run single by Tom Grieve. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Friday, August    6, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   6  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .332      Clines lf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .268
Smalley ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .245      Thompson 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Howell 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .260
Braun lf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Hargrove 1b           3   2   1   0     1   1   .292
  Hisle lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Burroughs rf          4   2   1   0     0   1   .233
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     0   1   .266
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Grieve dh             3   0   1   2     1   2   .244
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .217      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   5   0     1   4             Totals               33   6   9   5     3   9

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 23,078
Left on Base: Twins 7, Rangers 7
DP: Twins 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Smalley 2, Harrah
Doubles: Clines (8)
Home Runs: Howell (6)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (4), Beniquez (9)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(3-7)          0.2   3   3   0   2   0   0   8   4.19
Johnson                 6.1   4   3   3   1   9   1  24   1.84
Hughes                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.53
Totals                  8     9   6   3   3   9   1  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-8)           9     5   0   0   1   4   0  34   3.31
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  34

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to left; Smalley singled to right;
Carew flied out to center; Braun was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines doubled to left; Thompson made an out to
third; Howell flied out to left; Hargrove singled to left
[Clines to third]; Burroughs reached on an error by Smalley
[Clines scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hargrove to second]; Harrah
singled to right [Hargrove scored (unearned), Burroughs to
third]; Harrah stole second; Grieve walked; Beniquez walked
[Burroughs scored (unearned), Harrah to third, Grieve to
second]; JOHNSON REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Sundberg made an
out to first; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to second; Cubbage flied out to
center; Oliva made an out to third; Ford flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: HISLE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Clines struck
out; Thompson singled to center; Howell struck out; Hargrove
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (second to first); Bostock
grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley walked; Carew grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs struck out; Harrah popped to third in
foul territory; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Wynegar made an
out to second; Cubbage made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
lined to shortstop; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to right; Ford made an out to
shortstop; Randall singled to left [Oliva to second]; Bostock
was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to right [Oliva to
third, Randall to second]; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle reached on an error by Harrah; Wynegar popped
to third in foul territory; Cubbage grounded out (third to
first) [Hisle to second]; Oliva was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Harrah struck out;
Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to left; Randall grounded out (second
to first); Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez singled to center; Beniquez stole second;
Sundberg flied out to left; Clines reached on a fielder's choice
[Beniquez to third (error by Smalley)]; Thompson struck out
while Beniquez was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to
catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew made an
out to shortstop; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Howell homered; Hargrove walked; Burroughs singled
to right [Hargrove to second]; HUGHES REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hargrove to third, Burroughs to second]; Grieve singled to
center [Hargrove scored, Burroughs scored]; Beniquez flied out
to right; Sundberg singled to left [Grieve to second]; Clines
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar made an out to shortstop; Cubbage flied out
to center; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 6.