The Rangers defeated the Indians, 3-2, in their home opener on Toby Harrah's home run with one out in the 10th inning. The crowd of 25,208 saw the Rangers post their fourth victory in succession. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Monday, April     11, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  -   2  5  2
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3 12  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     1   2   .313      Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Wills 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Norris rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .467      Washington lf         4   0   2   0     1   1   .389
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Hargrove 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .214
  Pruitt pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Henderson rf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .250
  Lowenstein ph,dh    0   1   0   0     1   0  1.000      Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .313
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Grieve dh             4   1   1   1     0   2   .286
Melton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .417      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Dade pr,3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        J. Ellis ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Bell lf               4   1   0   0     0   1   .462        Alomar pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              1   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Beniquez cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .364
  Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     3   9             Totals               36   3  12   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 25,208
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 11
DP: Indians 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Melton, Dobson, Henderson
Home Runs: Grieve (2), Harrah (1)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (1), Manning (1), Norris (2), Campaneris (1)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (1), Wills (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (2), Fosse (1), Beniquez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (1), Wills (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7.1   9   1   1   3   6   1  32   1.23
Kern                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
LaRoche L(2-1)          1.1   3   2   2   1   2   1   8  12.27
Totals                  9.1  12   3   3   4   8   2  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                9     5   2   1   3   8   0  35   0.95
Devine W(1-0)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                 10     5   2   1   3   9   0  38

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly


INDIANS 1ST: Debut for umpire Mike Reilly; Manning was
called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first);
Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris popped to shortstop; Wills singled to
center; Washington singled to center [Wills to second];
Washington was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Dobson [Washington to second, Wills to third]; Hargrove made an
out to shortstop; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty struck out; Thornton struck out; Melton lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah walked; Grieve struck out; Sundberg grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Harrah to second]; Beniquez walked;
Campaneris forced Beniquez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (second to first); Fosse struck
out; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Washington grounded out (second
to first); Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to left; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Manning to second]; Norris flied out to
left; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Henderson flied out to left; Harrah flied out to
left; Grieve homered; Sundberg flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton made an out to third; Melton was called
out on strikes; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez singled to center; Beniquez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Campaneris struck out;
Wills singled to third; Wills was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse lined to left; Duffy walked; Duffy stole
second; Manning flied out to left; Kuiper was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington was called out on strikes; Hargrove
singled to right; Henderson singled to left [Hargrove to
second]; Harrah forced Henderson (third to second) [Hargrove to
third]; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
singled to right; PRUITT RAN FOR CARTY; Thornton forced Pruitt
(third to second); Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell reached on an error by Henderson [Bell to
second]; Fosse out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bell
to third]; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Bell scored (unearned)]; Manning walked; Manning stole
second; Kuiper singled to first [Manning out at third (first to
third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Wills grounded
out (first unassisted); Washington singled to right; Hargrove
singled to right [Washington to third (error by Melton),
Hargrove to second]; Henderson was walked intentionally; KERN
REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Harrah forced Washington (shortstop
to catcher) [Henderson to second, Hargrove to third]; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris singled to center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
PRUITT; Norris stole second; Lowenstein walked; Thornton forced
Norris (pitcher to third) [Lowenstein to second, Thornton to
first]; Melton singled to left [Lowenstein scored, Thornton to
third]; DADE RAN FOR MELTON; Bell struck out; Fosse lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DADE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); J. ELLIS
BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; J. Ellis singled to left; ALOMAR RAN FOR J.
ELLIS; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Alomar to second]; On a bunt Campaneris singled to third
[Alomar to third]; Campaneris stole second; Wills hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Alomar scored]; Washington was walked
intentionally; Hargrove struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 2.

INDIANS 10TH: FAHEY REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING C ); DEVINE
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Blanks grounded out (third to
first); Manning was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 10TH: Henderson struck out; Harrah hit an inside the
park homer to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 3.