A run-scoring single by Jeff Burroughs in the ninth inning gave the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Twins. Jim Sundberg drove in three of the Rangers' first four runs with a pair of singles. After the Twins tied the score in the top half of the ninth with a double by Steve Brye and single by Steve Braun, Gene Clines led off with a single for the Rangers and Danny Thompson sacrificed. Following an intentional pass to Mike Hargrove, Burroughs ended the game with his single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    8, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   4 11  1
Rangers      0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  1  -   5  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .258      Clines lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .267
  Carew ph,2b         1   0   0   0     1   1   .321      Thompson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Hisle lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .261      Fregosi 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Ford rf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Hargrove ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .292
  Bostock ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Burroughs rf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Kusick 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .287      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Wynegar dh,c          4   1   1   1     0   1   .278      Grieve dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Brye cf,rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Randle 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .225
Terrell 3b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Beniquez cf           4   2   1   1     0   0   .256
  Oliva ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Sundberg c            4   0   2   3     0   0   .215
  Gomez pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            3   1   0   0     0   0   .308        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Braun ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .285        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .244
Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     3   5             Totals               33   5   9   5     5   0

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  7,855
Left on Base: Twins 7, Rangers 10
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Smalley, Thompson, Harrah
Doubles: Wynegar (18), Randall (9), Brye (7)
Stolen Bases: Randle (23), Beniquez 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: Hisle 2 (8), Harrah (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (4), Thompson (5)
GIDP: Brye (5)
Hit by Pitch: Clines (3,by Campbell)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane                    4.2   6   3   3   3   0   0  23   3.64
Campbell L(12-3)        3.2   3   2   2   2   0   0  17   3.18
Totals                  8.1   9   5   5   5   0   0  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger                6     7   3   2   2   3   0  24   3.17
Foucault                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.16
Hoerner                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.60
Terpko W(3-1)           2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   1.77
Totals                  9    11   4   3   3   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (5)

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


TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle
singled to right; Hisle was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
popped to first in foul territory; Fregosi walked; Burroughs
forced Fregosi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Wynegar was called out on strikes;
Brye grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah walked; Harrah was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first to second); Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell flied out to right; Borgmann flied out to
center; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg reached on an error by Smalley; Clines singled to left
[Sundberg to second]; Thompson flied out to right; Fregosi flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Randall walked; Hisle forced Randall (third to
second); Hisle was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Ford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Harrah lined to
shortstop; Grieve singled to center; Randle walked [Grieve to
second]; Beniquez singled to center [Grieve scored, Randle to
second]; Randle stole third and Beniquez stole second; Sundberg
singled to left [Randle scored, Beniquez scored, Sundberg to
second (on throw to home)]; Clines grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick singled to left; Wynegar doubled to center
[Kusick scored]; Brye grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar to
third]; Terrell singled to left [Wynegar scored]; Borgmann
reached on an error by Harrah [Terrell to second]; Smalley
singled to center [Terrell out at home (center to catcher),
Borgmann to second]; Randall doubled to left [Borgmann scored
(unearned), Smalley out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)];
3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson flied out to left; Fregosi singled to
left; Burroughs flied out to center; Harrah singled to second
[Fregosi to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Grieve
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle singled to left; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hisle to second]; Kusick reached on an
error by Thompson; Wynegar made an out to shortstop; Brye popped
to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle walked; Beniquez forced Randle (shortstop to
second); Beniquez stole second; Sundberg singled to right
[Beniquez scored]; Clines was hit by a pitch [Sundberg to
second]; Thompson flied out to center; Fregosi grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 4.

TWINS 7TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); OLIVA BATTED
FOR TERRELL; Oliva singled to right; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA;
Borgmann forced Gomez (catcher to shortstop); Smalley singled to
left [Borgmann to second]; CAREW BATTED FOR RANDALL; HOERNER
REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Carew was called out on strikes;
Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GOMEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah made an out to shortstop; Grieve grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 4.

TWINS 8TH: TERPKO REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); BOSTOCK BATTED
FOR FORD; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BRYE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 4.

TWINS 9TH: Brye doubled to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Cubbage lined to second; BRAUN BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Braun
singled to center [Brye scored]; Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Braun to second]; Carew was walked intentionally;
Hisle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CAMPBELL
REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); WYNEGAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C
); Clines singled to right; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Clines to second]; HARGROVE BATTED FOR
FREGOSI; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Burroughs singled to
left [Clines scored, Hargrove to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Rangers 5.