Bert Blyleven, returning to action with the Rangers after serving a three-day suspension for throwing a beanball, pitched a four-hitter and breezed to a 13-0 victory over the Tigers for his second straight shutout. Ken Henderson hit a three-run homer in the first inning before the Rangers went on a rampage with seven runs in the second, featuring a two-run triple by Toby Harrah. Bump Wills hit his first major league homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 13, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       3, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      3  7  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -  13 18  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington lf         5   1   2   2     1   0   .373      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Campaneris ss         6   0   0   0     0   2   .294      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Hargrove 1b           1   2   1   1     1   0   .348      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
  Howell pr,1b        2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Oglivie rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Horton dh             6   2   4   0     0   1   .264      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .263
Henderson rf          4   2   2   4     0   1   .303      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  May rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .136      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .338
Harrah 3b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .333      Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Wills 2b              5   3   4   3     0   1   .257      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Sundberg c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beniquez cf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .203        Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  13  18  12     4   7             Totals               31   0   4   0     1  12

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 12,272
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Tigers 5
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Howell, Oglivie
Doubles: Washington (3), Henderson (3), Horton (1), May (3)
Triples: Harrah (1)
Home Runs: Henderson (3), Wills (1)
GIDP: May (1), LeFlore (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (1,by Sykes)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(3-2)         9     4   0   0   1  12   0  32   1.51
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1  12   0  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(3-2)            1.2   6   7   7   1   2   1  12   5.60
Bare                    0     4   3   3   0   0   0   4  12.56
Sykes                   6.2   8   3   3   2   4   1  30   3.63
Crawford                0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.91
Totals                  9    18  13  13   4   7   2  49

Hit by Pitch: Sykes (1)
Wild Pitches: Sykes (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


RANGERS 1ST: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris was called out on strikes; Hargrove walked; Horton
singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Henderson homered
[Hargrove scored, Horton scored]; Harrah made an out to second;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes struck
out; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills singled to center; Sundberg flied out to
right; Beniquez singled to right [Wills scored (error by
Oglivie), Beniquez to second]; Washington doubled to left
[Beniquez scored]; Campaneris struck out; Hargrove singled to
right [Washington scored]; BARE REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING);
Horton singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Henderson doubled
to left [Hargrove scored, Horton to third]; Harrah tripled to
center [Horton scored, Henderson scored]; Wills singled to
center [Harrah scored]; SYKES REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Sundberg
singled to left [Wills to second]; Beniquez flied out to right;
7 R, 9 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp struck
out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Washington grounded out (third to first);
Campaneris flied out to left; Hargrove was hit by a pitch;
HOWELL RAN FOR HARGROVE; Horton forced Howell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: HOWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mankowski
singled to center; Veryzer was called out on strikes; LeFlore
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mankowski out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Henderson struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beniquez walked; Washington made an out to shortstop; Campaneris
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (third to
first); May lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Horton doubled to left;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: MAY REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); Mankowski
struck out; Veryzer reached on an error by Howell [Veryzer to
first]; LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to third; Sundberg made an out to
second; Beniquez grounded out (third to first) [Wills to
second]; Washington singled to center [Wills scored]; Campaneris
forced Washington (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 11, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub struck out; Oglivie flied out to left;
Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 11, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Howell struck out; Horton singled to center; May
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 11,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp made an out to shortstop; May doubled to
center; Mankowski flied out to center; Veryzer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah singled to left; Wills homered [Harrah
scored]; Sundberg flied out to right; Beniquez singled to left;
Sykes threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to second]; Washington
walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Campaneris forced
Washington (shortstop to second) [Beniquez to third]; Howell
walked [Campaneris to second]; Horton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Rangers 13, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub singled to center; Oglivie singled to center
[Staub to second]; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 13, Tigers 0.