After the Athletics tied the score with a homer in the ninth inning and went ahead with two circuit clouts in the 10th, the Rangers rallied for three runs to gain a 5-4 victory. Gene Tenace rapped a round-tripper that knotted the count at 2-2. Bert Campaneris and Don Baylor hit homers in the 10th.

In the Rangers' half, Vida Blue gave up one run on three hits before leaving the game with one out. Rollie Fingers passed Mike Hargrove intentionally and then walked Dave Moates to force in the second run. After a forceout at the plate, Lenny Randle hit a deep drive to center field and when the ball slipped out of Bill North's glove for a single, the Rangers' winning run scored. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    2  -   4  9  2
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   5 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Clines lf             5   2   1   0     0   0   .259
Campaneris ss         4   2   2   1     0   0   .268      Harrah ss             5   0   3   2     0   0   .271
Baylor 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .246      Fregosi 1b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .240
Rudi lf               4   0   1   1     1   2   .288        Hargrove ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .280
Tenace c              5   1   1   1     0   2   .256      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Washington rf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .252        Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   1     1   0   .252
McCovey dh            1   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Lintz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randle 2b             4   0   2   2     1   0   .220
  Williams ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Thompson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ault ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pape pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     4   6             Totals               38   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  7,297
Left on Base: A's 7, Rangers 8
DP: A's 1, Rangers 2
Errors: North, McMullen
Doubles: Harrah (19), Randle (10)
Home Runs: Tenace (19), Campaneris (1), Baylor (15)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (52), Washington 3 (32), Lintz (30), Fregosi (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (16), Grieve (8)
GIDP: North (6), Rudi (11)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(14-12)           9.1   9   5   5   1   3   0  38   2.47
Fingers                 0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   2.34
Totals                  9.2  10   5   5   3   3   0  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                9.1   9   4   4   4   5   3  39   3.04
Bacsik W(2-1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.50
Totals                 10     9   4   4   4   6   3  41

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Campaneris singled to pitcher; Campaneris stole second;
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi singled to left
[Campaneris scored]; Tenace forced Rudi (third to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to center; Harrah doubled [Clines
scored]; Fregosi struck out; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop
to first); Grieve flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Washington walked; Washington stole second;
McCovey lined to second; McMullen flied out to right; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Randle walked; Thompson hit into a double play
(second to first) [Randle out at second]; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled to center; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [North to second]; Baylor flied
out to right; Rudi walked; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to center; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Washington struck out; McCovey walked; LINTZ RAN
FOR MCCOVEY; Lintz stole second; McMullen walked; Garner singled
to third [Lintz to third, McMullen to second]; North grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Garner out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fregosi singled
to left; Burroughs flied out to right; Grieve made an out to
third; Fregosi stole second; Randle doubled to right [Fregosi
scored]; Thompson made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Baylor singled to
second; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez made an out to second; Sundberg reached on
an error by McMullen; Clines flied out to left; Harrah singled
to right [Sundberg to third]; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR LINTZ;
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burroughs
made an out to second; Grieve flied out to center; Randle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McMullen flied out to center; Garner popped to
second in foul territory; North grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Harrah lined
to center; Fregosi lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace homered; Washington singled to left;
Washington stole second; Williams flied out to center;
Washington stole third; McMullen struck out; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs singled to right; MOATES RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Grieve out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Moates to second]; Randle flied out to center; Thompson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 10TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); North
grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris homered; Baylor
homered; BACSIK REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Rudi struck out;
Tenace flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 10TH: Beniquez singled to center; AULT BATTED FOR
SUNDBERG; Ault singled to left [Beniquez to second]; PAPE RAN
FOR AULT; Clines forced Beniquez (pitcher to third) [Pape to
second]; Harrah singled to center [Pape scored, Clines to third,
Harrah to second (error by North)]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); HARGROVE BATTED FOR FREGOSI; Hargrove was walked
intentionally; Moates walked [Clines scored, Harrah to third,
Hargrove to second]; Grieve forced Harrah (pitcher to catcher)
[Hargrove to third, Moates to second]; Randle singled to center
[Hargrove scored, Moates to third, Grieve to second]; 3 R, 4 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Rangers 5.