A five-run outburst in the third inning sent the Rangers on their way to an 8-1 victory over the Tigers behind Nelson Briles, who posted his first victory since July 3. A two-run single by Juan Beniquez highlighted the third inning, which saw the Rangers capitalize on three walks by losing pitcher Dave Lemanczyk and one by reliever Bill Laxton. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Monday, August    9, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  1  5    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   8 12  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             5   0   1   2     1   1   .266      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .327
Harrah ss             6   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Oglivie lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Lahoud dh             2   1   1   0     1   1   .208      Staub rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .310
  Grieve ph,dh        2   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Hargrove 1b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .291      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Burroughs rf          3   1   0   1     2   1   .229      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   3   0     0   1   .250
Howell 3b             4   1   1   1     1   2   .260      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Randle 2b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .227      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Beniquez cf           3   1   1   2     0   0   .257      Scrivener 2b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .247
  Moates cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            5   0   3   2     0   1   .222        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  12   8     7   8             Totals               35   1   8   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 14,963
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Tigers 7
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Harrah (15)
Home Runs: Staub (10)
Stolen Bases: Randle 2 (25), Beniquez (12)
GIDP: Veryzer (11)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (6,by Laxton), Beniquez (2,by Laxton)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(8-8)           9     8   1   1   0   6   1  35   3.41
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   6   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(3-4)        2     4   5   5   4   0   0  14   5.16
Laxton                  5     7   3   3   1   6   0  24   4.45
Bare                    2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   4.90
Totals                  9    12   8   8   7   8   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Laxton 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Laxton (3), Bare (4)
Balks: Laxton (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud singled to right;
Hargrove walked [Lahoud to second]; Burroughs made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Oglivie singled
to right; Staub singled to center [Oglivie to second]; Horton
flied out to right [Oglivie to third]; Thompson grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell singled to center; Randle forced Howell
(first to shortstop); Randle stole second; Beniquez popped to
third in foul territory; Sundberg singled to center [Randle
scored]; Clines grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out; Freehan flied out to left;
Veryzer singled to left; Scrivener struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah doubled to right; Lahoud walked; Hargrove
walked [Harrah to third, Lahoud to second]; Burroughs walked
[Harrah scored, Lahoud to third, Hargrove to second]; LAXTON
REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Howell walked [Lahoud scored,
Hargrove to third, Burroughs to second]; Randle was called out
on strikes; Beniquez singled to center [Hargrove scored,
Burroughs scored, Howell to second]; Sundberg singled to left
[Howell scored, Beniquez out at third (left to third to second
to first to shortstop to first to third)]; Clines flied out to
left; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
popped to first in foul territory; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to center; Laxton balked [Harrah to
second]; Lahoud struck out; Hargrove was hit by a pitch;
Burroughs struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez singled to center;
Freehan lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle singled to shortstop; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Randle to second]; Sundberg grounded out
(first unassisted) [Randle to third]; Clines was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to center; Scrivener struck out;
LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah flied out to left; GRIEVE BATTED FOR LAHOUD;
Grieve singled to second; Hargrove flied out to right; Burroughs
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oglivie grounded
out (second to first); Staub homered; Horton flied out to
center; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Randle
singled to shortstop; Laxton threw a wild pitch [Randle to
second]; Beniquez was hit by a pitch; Randle stole third and
Beniquez stole second; Sundberg struck out; Clines singled to
center [Randle scored, Beniquez scored]; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Freehan flied out to
center; Veryzer struck out; Scrivener flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BARE REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Grieve flied out
to right; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Burroughs walked;
Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: MOATES REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie singled to left;
Staub flied out to left; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Moates
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg singled to left;
Bare threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to second]; Clines walked;
Harrah forced Clines (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to
left; Freehan reached on a fielder's choice [Rodriguez to second
(error by Hargrove)]; Veryzer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 1.