Rusty Staub, who raised his career RBI total to 1,002, drove in three runs with a double in the eighth inning to bring the Tigers a 7-5 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Bengals' bats were stilled in the second game as they lost to the Rangers, 3-0. Jason Thompson also had three RBIs for the Tigers in the lidlifter, driving in runs with a single, fielder's choice and homer. Two Ranger relievers blew a 5-4 lead in the eighth. Jeff Terpko issued two walks and Joe Hoerner gave up another to load the bases before Staub lashed his triple. Dave Lemanczyk, who started and lost the previous night's game to the Rangers, returned in relief of Dave Roberts, pitched four scoreless innings and gained credit for the victory.

Steve Hargan, making only his sixth start of the season, hurled the shutout for the Rangers in the nightcap. Tom Grieve homered in the second inning and doubled and scored in the fourth to lead the Rangers at bat. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  2  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  2
Tigers       0  1  1    0  1  0    1  3  x  -   7 11  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      LeFlore cf            2   0   1   0     2   1   .328
Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Fregosi 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Horton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Burroughs dh          2   0   1   0     2   0   .230        Stanley pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .270
Grieve rf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .244      Oglivie rf            3   2   2   0     1   1   .266
Thompson 3b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .229        Johnson ph,lf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .275
Randle 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .228      Staub dh              5   0   2   3     0   0   .311
Beniquez cf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .257      Thompson 1b           5   1   2   3     0   1   .237
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Hargrove ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Wockenfuss c          3   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   1     1   1   .234
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .196
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   6   5     4   3             Totals               33   7  11   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Tigers 10
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Randle 2
Doubles: Randle (8), Veryzer (7), Staub (20)
Triples: Beniquez (2)
Home Runs: Thompson (17)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (42), Garcia (4)
Sacrifice Hits: LeFlore (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Fregosi (2)
GIDP: Thompson (6), Rodriguez (17)
Hit by Pitch: Wockenfuss (1,by Blyleven)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                7    10   4   3   3   4   1  34   2.84
Terpko L(3-2)           0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   2.20
Hoerner                 0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.80
Totals                  8    11   7   6   6   4   1  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 5     6   5   5   3   0   0  23   3.64
Lemanczyk W(4-4)        4     0   0   0   1   3   0  13   4.74
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (9)
Wild Pitches: Roberts (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (second to first); Harrah made
an out to second; Fregosi popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Meyer flied out to center; LeFlore
stole second; Oglivie walked; Staub forced Oglivie (second to
shortstop) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to center; Grieve flied out to
center; Thompson forced Burroughs (third to second); Randle
doubled to left [Thompson scored]; Beniquez tripled to center
[Randle scored]; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez made an out to second; Wockenfuss was hit
by a pitch; Veryzer doubled to center [Wockenfuss scored];
Garcia grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled to second
[Veryzer to third]; Meyer grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Clines singled to center; Harrah flied out to left;
Fregosi singled to left [Clines to second]; Burroughs walked
[Clines to third, Fregosi to second]; Grieve singled to right
[Clines scored, Fregosi scored, Burroughs to third]; Thompson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Grieve out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie singled to second [Oglivie to second (error
by Randle)]; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to
third]; Thompson singled to center [Oglivie scored (unearned)];
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss singled to shortstop; Veryzer struck out;
Garcia forced Wockenfuss (second to shortstop); Garcia stole
second; LeFlore walked; Meyer lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Clines flied out to center; Harrah walked; Roberts
threw a wild pitch [Harrah to third]; Fregosi hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Harrah scored]; Burroughs walked; Grieve forced
Burroughs (third to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie singled to shortstop; Staub singled to
center [Oglivie to third]; Thompson forced Staub (second
unassisted) [Oglivie scored]; Rodriguez forced Thompson
(shortstop to second) [Rodriguez to second (error by Randle)];
Wockenfuss singled to shortstop [Rodriguez to third]; Veryzer
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: LEMANCZYK REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out (second to
first); Beniquez walked; Sundberg made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Garcia singled to left; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Meyer forced Garcia (second to shortstop); Oglivie was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers
3.

RANGERS 7TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Fregosi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
homered; Rodriguez flied out to center; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Grieve was called out
on strikes; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: TERPKO REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Veryzer walked;
Garcia walked [Veryzer to second]; LeFlore out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Veryzer to third, Garcia to second];
HOERNER REPLACED TERPKO (PITCHING); HORTON BATTED FOR MEYER;
Horton was walked intentionally; STANLEY RAN FOR HORTON; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Johnson forced Veryzer (third to catcher)
[Garcia to third, Stanley to second]; Staub doubled [Garcia
scored, Stanley scored, Johnson scored]; Thompson made an out to
second; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 7.

RANGERS 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Randle struck out; Beniquez struck out;
HARGROVE BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 7.