Lenny Randle, who reached base four times with a triple, single and two walks, batted in one run and scored three to pace the Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the White Sox. Mike Hargrove rapped a pair of run-scoring singles, while Jim Sundberg had a double and two singles and crossed the plate twice. Bucky Dent drove in all the White Sox runs, one with a single in the fifth inning and three with a double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1976 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      1  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   4 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             4   3   2   1     2   0   .222      Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Harrah ss             1   0   0   0     4   0   .265        L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Hargrove 1b           5   0   2   2     0   0   .286      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     2   2   .230      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Grieve lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Ewing dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .156
Ault dh               4   0   1   0     1   0   .375      Downing c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Thompson 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Beniquez cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Lemon cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .245
Sundberg c            4   2   3   0     1   1   .229      Dent ss               4   0   2   4     0   0   .246
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monroe p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   3    10   5             Totals               37   4  11   4     0   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  1,826
Left on Base: Rangers 14, White Sox 6
DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Sundberg (22), Stein (13), Dent (17)
Triples: Randle (5)
Stolen Bases: Moates (6)
Caught Stealing: Randle (13)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(10-9)          8.2  11   4   4   0   3   0  36   3.47
Hoerner SV(8)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.76
Totals                  9    11   4   4   0   3   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(1-4)           3     5   3   2   2   3   0  16   3.57
Vuckovich               0.1   1   2   2   4   0   0   6   4.74
Monroe                  5.2   3   0   0   4   2   0  24   4.26
Totals                  9     9   5   4  10   5   0  46

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


RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Harrah walked [Randle to
second]; Hargrove singled to center [Randle scored, Harrah to
third]; Burroughs struck out; Grieve struck out; Ault flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr struck out; Stein doubled to right; Spencer
singled to left [Stein to third]; Orta hit into a double play to
left [Stein out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Thompson made an out to second; Beniquez was called
out on strikes; Sundberg singled to center; Randle tripled to
right [Sundberg scored]; Harrah walked; Randle was caught
stealing home but was safe at home (error by Dent; assists by
Downing, Kravec, Stein and Downing) [Harrah to third]; Bucky
Dent called for obstruction; Hargrove flied out to center; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Ewing popped to catcher in foul territory;
Downing grounded out (third to first); Brohamer flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
lined to third; Ault singled to left; Thompson lined to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
flied out to left; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Beniquez
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg walked; Randle walked
[Sundberg to second]; Harrah walked [Sundberg to third, Randle
to second]; Hargrove singled to right [Sundberg scored, Randle
scored (on throw to 2b) (no RBI), Harrah to second]; Burroughs
walked [Harrah to third, Hargrove to second]; MONROE REPLACED
VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Grieve made an out to second; Ault forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers
5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Stein struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); Orta singled to center; Ewing grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg singled to right; Randle
walked [Sundberg to second]; Harrah walked [Sundberg to third,
Randle to second]; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing singled to shortstop; Brohamer made an
out to shortstop; Lemon singled to left [Downing to second];
Dent singled to center [Downing scored, Lemon to second]; Garr
forced Dent (shortstop to second) [Lemon to third]; Stein flied
to right in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5,
White Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve singled
to left; Ault flied out to right; Thompson forced Grieve
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer made an out to second; Orta flied out to
left; Ewing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
doubled to left; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Sundberg to third]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing flied out to center; Brohamer was called
out on strikes; Lemon singled to center; Dent flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Burroughs walked;
MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Grieve flied out to center; Moates
stole second; Ault walked; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garr made an
out to first; Stein flied out to center; Spencer popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5,
White Sox 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg struck out; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Ewing
singled to center; Downing popped to third in foul territory;
Brohamer singled to right [Ewing to second]; Lemon singled to
left [Ewing to third, Brohamer to second]; Dent doubled to left
[Ewing scored, Brohamer scored, Lemon scored]; HOERNER REPLACED
BRILES (PITCHING); L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GARR; L. Johnson flied
out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 4.