Roy Howell drove in three runs with a double and infield out and Tom Grieve homered with a man on base to lead the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the Red Sox. In the second inning, after Jeff Burroughs walked and Grieve doubled, Howell batted in both runners with his double. An infield out by Howell produced one of the Rangers' three runs in the third. Grieve hit his homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    31, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  2  3    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   8 10  0
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 11  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thompson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Hobson 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .217
Harrah dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Doyle 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   0     1   1   .291      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .313
Burroughs rf          4   3   0   1     1   0   .229      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     1   1   .268
Grieve lf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .248      Fisk c                5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Howell 3b             5   0   2   3     0   0   .250      Cooper 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .291
Randle 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .218      Rice dh               3   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Beniquez cf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .246
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .220      Heise ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Petrocelli ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                          Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  10   7     3   2             Totals               37   3  11   3     3   7

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 18,145
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 11
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Doyle, Heise 2
Doubles: Grieve (20), Howell (21), Harrah (17), Cooper 2 (17)
Triples: Evans (3), Lynn (7)
Home Runs: Grieve (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Grieve (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (9)
GIDP: Burroughs (21)
Hit by Pitch: Beniquez (3,by Cleveland)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(9-8)           7    10   3   3   3   4   0  34   3.45
Foucault                2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.92
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   7   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(7-7)        2.2   5   5   3   1   1   0  17   3.36
Pole                    4.1   4   2   2   2   0   1  17   4.74
Willoughby              2     1   1   0   0   1   0   8   2.95
Totals                  9    10   8   5   3   2   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (4)
Wild Pitches: Pole (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: Thompson lined to left; Harrah lined to right;
Hargrove lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
made an out to second; Lynn walked; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs walked; Grieve doubled to right
[Burroughs to third]; Howell doubled to left [Burroughs scored,
Grieve scored]; Randle popped to first in foul territory;
Beniquez singled to left [Howell to third]; Sundberg struck out;
Thompson forced Beniquez (first to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Cooper doubled to center
[Fisk to third]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk
scored, Cooper to third]; Evans made an out to first; Heise
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah doubled; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah
to third]; Burroughs reached on an error by Heise [Harrah
scored, Hargrove to second]; Grieve out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hargrove to third, Burroughs to second];
Howell reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove scored
(unearned), Burroughs to third]; Randle forced Howell (shortstop
to second) [Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Beniquez was hit by a
pitch [Randle to second]; POLE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
Pole threw a wild pitch [Randle to third, Beniquez to second];
Sundberg flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson flied out to center; Doyle lined to left;
Lynn walked; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Harrah singled to shortstop; Hargrove singled to left [Harrah to
third]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Cooper made an out to
second; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red
Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve grounded out (third to first); Howell
singled to center; Randle forced Howell (first to shortstop);
Randle was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans struck out; Heise singled to right; Hobson
was called out on strikes; Doyle singled to right [Heise to
second]; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
5, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
walked; Thompson forced Sundberg (second to shortstop); Harrah
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to left; Fisk grounded out
(second to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Cooper doubled to
center [Yastrzemski scored]; Rice flied out to center; Evans
tripled to center [Cooper scored]; Heise popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove walked; Burroughs forced Hargrove (third
to second) [Burroughs to second (error by Doyle)]; Grieve
homered [Burroughs scored]; Howell flied out to right; Randle
popped to left; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; Doyle
flied out to right; Lynn tripled to left; Yastrzemski walked;
Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red
Sox 3.

RANGERS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Beniquez
singled to left; Sundberg grounded out (third to first)
[Beniquez to second]; Thompson reached on an error by Heise
[Beniquez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thompson to second];
Harrah grounded out (third to first); Hargrove struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper singled to right; Rice singled to left
[Cooper to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Evans
struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR HEISE; Miller struck out; Hobson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red
Sox 3.

RANGERS 9TH: PETROCELLI REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING SS); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve flied out to center;
Howell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Doyle singled to center; Lynn grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski made an out to
shortstop; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.