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Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Willie Horton came through with a homer for the Tigers to enable Mark Fidrych to defeat the Rangers, 4-3, for the sensational rookie's 13th victory of the season. Mike Hargrove scored the Rangers' first two runs, crossing the plate on a passed ball in the second and hitting a homer in the fourth. Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 11, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRangers 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 0
Tigers 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 4 12 1
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Clines lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .324
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Meyer lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Lahoud dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Oglivie rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270
Hargrove 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .292 Staub dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .312
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Randle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .236
Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .258 Scrivener 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Johnson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .277
Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manuel 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Horton ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273
Kimm c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264
Fidrych p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 9 2 1 5 Totals 34 4 12 4 1 3
Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 36,523
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Tigers 7
DP: Rangers 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Kimm
Triples: Rodriguez (2)
Home Runs: Hargrove (6), Staub (11), Horton (10)
Stolen Bases: Kimm (3)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (9)
GIDP: Kimm (2), Staub (21)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Perry L(11-9) 8 12 4 4 1 3 2 35 3.36
Totals 8 12 4 4 1 3 2 35
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Fidrych W(13-4) 9 9 3 3 1 5 1 36 1.97
Totals 9 9 3 3 1 5 1 36
Passed Balls: Kimm (1)
Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia
RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Meyer singled to left; Oglivie
singled to right [Meyer to second]; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Meyer to third, Oglivie to second];
Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0,
Tigers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to right; Grieve singled to right
[Hargrove to third]; Kimm allowed a passed ball [Hargrove
scored, Grieve to second]; Howell flied out to center [Grieve to
third]; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to right; Veryzer singled to
right; Scrivener was called out on strikes; Kimm forced Veryzer
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Clines grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrah singled to left; Lahoud flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
singled to left; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first) [Meyer
to second]; Staub singled to center [Meyer scored]; Thompson
singled to right [Staub to second]; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.
RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove homered; Grieve lined to right; Howell
singled to right; Randle singled to left [Howell to second];
Beniquez flied out to center [Howell to third, Randle to
second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener
grounded out (third to first); Kimm singled to second; Kimm
stole second; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Tigers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Clines struck out; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lahoud singled to center; Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to
left; Staub homered; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 2.
RANGERS 6TH: Grieve flied out to right; Howell grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez tripled to center; Veryzer walked; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Johnson singled to center [Rodriguez
scored, Veryzer to second]; Kimm grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Veryzer to third, Johnson out at
second]; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 3.
RANGERS 7TH: MANUEL REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Beniquez
walked; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Beniquez to second]; Clines singled to right [Beniquez scored,
Clines to second (error by Kimm)]; Harrah flied out to right;
Lahoud struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 7TH: Meyer popped to second; Oglivie singled to right;
Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3,
Tigers 3.
RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove lined to left; Grieve flied out to center;
Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3,
Tigers 3.
TIGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3.
RANGERS 9TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Beniquez singled
to right; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 9TH: HORTON BATTED FOR MANUEL; Horton homered; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 4.
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