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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 0Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumIndians 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. |
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