Turning in his 20th complete game, Gaylord Perry allowed only three hits and retired 18 straight batters at one stretch while pitching the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Angels. Tony Solaita drove in the Angels' run with a double in the first inning.

Mike Hargrove singled, stole second and scored the Rangers' tying run on a double by Roy Howell in the fourth. Lenny Randle counted the deciding run in the seventh, leading off with a walk, taking second on a sacrifice, moving to third on an infield out and scoring on an infield hit by Gene Clines. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  0
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Collins dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Hargrove 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Bochte rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Solaita 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .255
Howell 3b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .259      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Lahoud dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .239
  Fregosi ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Torres cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Randle 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .218      Chalk 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Moates cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Nordbrook ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Sundberg c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .226        Easler ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     3   2             Totals               29   1   3   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  4,920
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Angels 3
DP: Rangers 0, Angels 0
Doubles: Howell (26), Solaita (10)
Stolen Bases: Hargrove (2)
Caught Stealing: Moates (3), Lopez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moates (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(14-14)          9     3   1   1   2   6   0  31   3.36
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   6   0  31

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(8-16)            7.1   9   2   2   2   1   0  32   2.89
Monge                   1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.47
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
struck out; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins struck out; Remy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bochte walked; Solaita doubled to left [Bochte scored];
Jones made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(second to first); Lahoud grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Humphrey was called out on strikes; Torres grounded
out (first unassisted); Chalk walked; Nordbrook struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Moates
grounded out (third to first); Sundberg walked; Clines flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Collins struck out; Remy grounded out (third to
first); Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah made an out to second; Hargrove singled to
center; Burroughs flied to right in foul territory; Hargrove
stole second; Howell doubled to left [Hargrove scored]; Lahoud
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones flied
out to right; Humphrey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Moates
singled to left; Moates was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Sundberg singled to right; Clines flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Torres grounded out (first unassisted); Chalk made
an out to second; Nordbrook flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); Burroughs singled to center; Howell singled
to center [Burroughs to second]; Lahoud grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle walked; Moates out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first) [Randle to third]; Clines singled to shortstop
[Randle scored]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Solaita struck out; Jones grounded out (first to
pitcher); Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Angels 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs flied out to
left; Howell singled to right [Hargrove to second]; MONGE
REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); FREGOSI BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Fregosi
popped to first in foul territory; Randle flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Torres grounded
out (pitcher to first); Chalk popped to first in foul territory;
EASLER BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Easler singled to right; LOPEZ RAN
FOR EASLER; Lopez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MILEY REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING SS); Moates struck
out; Sundberg singled to right; Clines flied out to left; Harrah
walked [Sundberg to second]; Hargrove made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Remy singled
to right; Bochte made an out to shortstop; Solaita flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 1.