The Rangers tied their club record for homers in one game with four while outslugging the White Sox, 11-8. Tom Grieve whacked two round-trippers, each with a man on base, while Jim Sundberg and Jeff Burroughs clouted one apiece in the Rangers' 13-hit attack. The White Sox piled up 18 hits but had no homers in their assortment. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 8
Game Played on Friday, October   1, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  3  0    0  2  2  -   8 18  1
Rangers      0  2  0    1  3  3    0  2  x  -  11 13  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister lf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Randle 2b             4   0   3   3     2   0   .226
Garr rf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .297      Pape ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Stein 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .269      Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .285
L. Johnson dh         5   2   2   2     0   0   .320        Ault 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Spencer 1b            5   1   4   3     0   0   .253      Burroughs rf          3   1   1   1     2   2   .236
Bell 3b               5   2   3   0     0   0   .250        Moates pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .241
Lemon cf              5   0   3   1     0   1   .249      Grieve lf             5   2   2   4     0   0   .259
Dent ss               5   0   0   1     0   0   .245      Harrah 3b             4   2   3   0     0   1   .260
Nordhagen c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Howell dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .255
  Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Fregosi ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
  Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Beniquez cf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .255
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   1   1   2     1   1   .225
  Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   8  18   7     0   2             Totals               37  11  13  11     8   7

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  4,907
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Rangers 12
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 3
Errors: Nordhagen, Pape
Doubles: Lemon 2 (15), L. Johnson 2 (11), Spencer (13), Beniquez (14), Harrah (21)
Triples: Beniquez (4)
Home Runs: Sundberg (3), Burroughs (17), Grieve 2 (20)
Stolen Bases: Randle 2 (30), Harrah (8)
GIDP: Stein (8), Bell (3), L. Johnson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Pape (1,by Knapp), Harrah (3,by Hamilton)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   3.1   6   3   3   2   2   1  19   4.82
Barrios L(5-9)          2.2   6   6   6   3   3   2  17   4.32
Hamilton                2     1   2   2   3   2   1  11   3.61
Totals                  8    13  11  11   8   7   4  47

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger                4.2  11   4   3   0   0   0  24   3.15
Hargan W(8-8)           2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  10   3.62
Bacsik                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   7   4.27
Briles SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.26
Totals                  9    18   8   7   0   2   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Knapp (1), Hamilton (4)
Wild Pitches: Briles (6)
Balks: Knapp (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to left; Garr singled to
center; Stein grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle walked; Randle stole second [Randle to third
(error by Nordhagen)]; Pape popped to first in foul territory;
Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs walked;
Grieve popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson made an out to second; Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell singled to left; Lemon
doubled to center [Bell to third]; Dent reached on an error by
Pape [Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lemon to third];
Nordhagen forced Dent (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah singled to left; Howell flied out to left;
Beniquez flied out to right; Harrah stole second; Sundberg
homered [Harrah scored]; Randle singled to center; Pape was hit
by a pitch [Randle to second]; Hargrove was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister singled to left; Garr flied out to
left; Stein forced Bannister (shortstop to second); L. Johnson
forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve flied
out to right; Harrah singled to center; Howell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer singled to third; Bell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at
second]; Lemon singled to center; Dent forced Lemon (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez doubled to left; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first) [Beniquez to third]; Randle singled to right
[Beniquez scored]; Knapp balked [Randle to second]; BARRIOS
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Pape made an out to shortstop; Randle
stole third; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen singled to right; Bannister forced
Nordhagen (shortstop to second); Garr singled [Bannister to
second]; Stein popped to third in foul territory; L. Johnson
doubled to left [Bannister scored, Garr to third]; Spencer
singled to center [Garr scored, L. Johnson scored]; Bell singled
to center [Spencer to second]; HARGAN REPLACED UMBARGER
(PITCHING); Lemon made an out to first; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs homered; Grieve flied out to right;
Harrah doubled; Howell struck out; Beniquez walked; Sundberg
walked [Harrah to third, Beniquez to second]; Randle singled to
center [Harrah scored, Beniquez scored, Sundberg to second];
Pape popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Rangers 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent made an out to first; Nordhagen lined to
third; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Hargrove singled to third; Burroughs
struck out; Grieve homered [Hargrove scored]; Harrah was called
out on strikes; Howell walked; Beniquez tripled to right [Howell
scored]; Sundberg made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr struck out; Stein singled to center; L.
Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Stein out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Rangers 9.

RANGERS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Randle flied
out to left; Pape struck out; Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: AULT REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Spencer
doubled to right; Bell singled to third [Spencer stayed at
second]; Lemon doubled to right [Spencer scored, Bell to third];
BACSIK REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Dent grounded out (third to
first) [Bell scored]; ORTA BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Orta flied out
to center; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING C ); Burroughs
walked; MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Grieve homered [Moates
scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch; FREGOSI BATTED FOR HOWELL;
Fregosi walked [Harrah to second]; Beniquez forced Fregosi
(second to shortstop) [Harrah to third]; Sundberg was called out
on strikes; Randle walked [Beniquez to second]; Pape flied out
to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 11.

WHITE SOX 9TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MOATES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stein singled to right; L. Johnson doubled to center
[Stein scored]; Spencer singled to center [L. Johnson scored];
BRILES REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Bell flied out to left; Lemon
struck out but Spencer advanced to second and Lemon advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Dent popped to first in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Rangers 11.