Putting himself into the game as a pinch-hitter, manager Frank Robinson singled in the ninth inning to cap a two-run rally that brought the Indians a 5-4 victory over the Rangers. Two unearned runs on errors by Larvell Blanks and Pat Dobson enabled the Rangers to take a 4-3 lead in the sixth.

John Lowenstein, hitless in 23 previous times at bat, sparked the Indians' uprising with a pinch-double in the ninth and scored the tying run on a single by Blanks. Rick Manning doubled, Blanks stopping at third. After an intentional pass to Rico Carty, Robinson ended the game with a long fly that went over the head of center fielder Juan Beniquez of the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    12, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  5  1
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 13  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Kuiper 2b,1b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .261      Blanks ss,2b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .305
Lahoud dh             2   1   0   0     2   0   .206      Manning cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .295
Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .290      Carty dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .314
Grieve rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .249      Powell 1b             2   1   1   3     2   0   .208
Howell 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .255        Duffy pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Randle 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .228        Robinson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   3   .258      Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Sundberg c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .221      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Boggs p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .311
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .314
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .206
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   5   3     5   7             Totals               37   5  13   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  3,786
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Indians 11
DP: Rangers 2, Indians 2
Errors: Howell, Blanks, Dobson
Doubles: Grieve (13), Kuiper (9), Lowenstein (6), Manning (17)
Home Runs: Powell (3)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (6), Beniquez (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Howell (2)
GIDP: Clines (11), Hargrove (4), Fosse (3), Smith (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs                   6     8   3   3   2   1   1  28   4.84
Foucault                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.14
Skok                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Terpko L(3-3)           1.2   4   2   2   1   0   0   9   2.53
Bacsik                  0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.55
Totals                  8.1  13   5   5   4   1   1  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7     5   4   2   5   4   0  30   3.56
LaRoche W(1-3)          2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.51
Totals                  9     5   4   2   5   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Clines flied out to center; Harrah walked; Harrah
stole second; Lahoud made an out to third; Hargrove flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper doubled to left; Blanks flied out to right;
Manning singled to second [Kuiper to third]; Carty reached on a
fielder's choice [Kuiper out at home (third to catcher), Manning
to second]; Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve doubled to right; Howell grounded out
(second to first) [Grieve to third]; Randle singled to right
[Grieve scored]; Beniquez singled to center [Randle to third];
Beniquez stole second; Sundberg singled to left [Randle scored,
Beniquez to third]; Clines grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith walked; Fosse grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Lahoud
walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Lahoud out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning singled to center;
Carty singled to center [Manning to second]; Powell homered
[Manning scored, Carty scored]; Hendrick flied out to center; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; Howell made an
out to third; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Smith singled
to center; Fosse grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Indians 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Sundberg flied
out to center; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to left; Blanks flied out to
center; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah walked; Lahoud forced Harrah (first to
shortstop) [Lahoud to second (error by Blanks)]; Hargrove
walked; Grieve reached on an error by Dobson [Lahoud scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hargrove to third]; Howell hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Hargrove scored (unearned)]; Randle flied out to
right; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
walked; Hendrick flied out to right; Bell reached on an error by
Howell [Powell to third, Bell to second]; Smith flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez struck out; Sundberg singled to left;
Clines grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sundberg to second];
Harrah made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse singled to left; Kuiper singled to left
[Fosse to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Blanks
flied out to left; SKOK REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Manning
forced Kuiper (third to second) [Fosse to third]; TERPKO
REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Lahoud walked; LAROCHE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Hargrove forced Lahoud (pitcher to shortstop); Grieve struck
out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Powell walked; DUFFY RAN FOR POWELL; Hendrick
singled to left [Duffy to second]; Bell forced Duffy (pitcher to
third) [Hendrick to second]; Smith grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Hendrick out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Indians 3.

RANGERS 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BLANKS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); KUIPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Randle flied out to center; Beniquez was called out on strikes;
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR FOSSE; Lowenstein doubled to
left; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Lowenstein to
third]; Blanks singled to center [Lowenstein scored]; Manning
doubled to right [Blanks to third]; BACSIK REPLACED TERPKO
(PITCHING); Carty was walked intentionally; ROBINSON BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Robinson singled to center [Blanks scored, Manning to
third, Carty to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 5.