With Bert Blyleven and Toby Harrah as the winning combination, the Rangers snapped their six-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 3-0. Blyleven pitched a three-hitter, while Harrah drove in all three runs. In the first inning, Danny Thompson singled, stole second and scored on a single by Harrah. With two out in the fifth, Juan Beniquez singled and Bill Fahey and Thompson walked, setting the stage for a two-run single by Harrah. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, August    20, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Thompson 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .237
Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .304      Harrah ss             4   0   2   3     0   0   .264
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .298      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Hendrick lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Grieve lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Lahoud dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Beniquez cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Fahey c               2   1   0   0     1   0   .218
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     2   8             Totals               28   3   7   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  7,964
Left on Base: Indians 5, Rangers 5
DP: Indians 2, Rangers 0
Doubles: Grieve (16)
Stolen Bases: Thompson 2 (3), Beniquez (15)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (6)
GIDP: Burroughs 2 (19)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(9-5)            4.2   6   3   3   2   3   0  20   3.49
Hood                    3.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  12   4.17
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   4   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(10-13)       9     3   0   0   2   8   0  32   2.84
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   8   0  32

Passed Balls: Fosse (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper struck out; Blanks walked; Manning struck
out; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Thompson singled to center; Thompson stole second;
Harrah singled to right [Thompson scored]; Hargrove flied out to
center; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell struck out; Hendrick struck out; Bell lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve
grounded out (third to first); Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Fosse singled to left; Kuiper forced Fosse (second to
shortstop); Blanks forced Kuiper (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Fahey flied
out to center; Thompson singled to left; Thompson stole second;
Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at
second]; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick was called out on strikes; Bell grounded
out (third to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; Lahoud struck
out; On a bunt Beniquez singled; Beniquez stole second; Fahey
walked; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Beniquez to third, Fahey to
second]; Thompson walked; Harrah singled to left [Beniquez
scored, Fahey scored, Thompson to second]; HOOD REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Hargrove made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 0, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse flied out to center; Kuiper lined to center;
Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Grieve doubled to right; Lahoud
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
3.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning struck out; Carty grounded out (third to
first); Powell walked; Hendrick forced Powell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez walked; Fahey popped to third in foul
territory; Beniquez was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second to first to shortstop); Thompson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to center; Smith flied out to
center; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
walked; Burroughs forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); Howell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper singled to center; Blanks singled to center
[Kuiper to second]; Manning flied out to left; Carty forced
Blanks (shortstop to second) [Kuiper to third]; Powell lined to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 3.