The Rangers ended their three-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 3-0, as Bert Blyleven pitched a four-hitter and Juan Beniquez and Bert Campaneris belted home runs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Monday, June      13, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .314      Manning cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Beniquez cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .290        Pruitt ph,lf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
May rf                4   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Norris rf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Lowenstein dh         2   0   2   0     1   0   .300
Campaneris ss         3   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Dade lf,rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
                                                          Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     1   7             Totals               29   0   4   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  9,811
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Indians 3
DP: Rangers 2, Indians 0
Doubles: May (5), Beniquez (8)
Home Runs: Beniquez (4), Campaneris (2)
GIDP: Dade (3), Pruitt (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(6-7)         9     4   0   0   1   6   0  30   2.07
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   6   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(6-5)        7.2   5   3   3   1   6   2  29   3.00
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.00
Kern                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.65
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   7   2  34

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney


RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop
to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Norris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Harrah struck out; Hargrove made
an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (third to first); Bell flied
out to right; Lowenstein walked; Dade forced Lowenstein
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve flied out to left; On a bunt Campaneris
grounded out (first to second); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse struck out; Duffy made an out to first;
PRUITT BATTED FOR MANNING; Pruitt grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DADE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); NORRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Wills made an out to shortstop; Beniquez homered; May lined to
right; Horton grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: On a bunt Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first);
Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to left; Hargrove flied out to
right; Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
singled to pitcher; Dade grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris homered; Sundberg struck out; Wills
singled to right; Beniquez grounded out (second to first) [Wills
to second]; May doubled to left [Wills scored]; Horton flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
singled to left; Pruitt grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah walked; Hargrove flied out to left; Grieve
flied to left in foul territory [Harrah to second]; Campaneris
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Norris grounded out
(second to first); Bochte lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg made an out to second; Wills struck out;
Beniquez doubled to left; MONGE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING);
May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Lowenstein singled
to right; Dade flied out to right; Fosse forced Lowenstein
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

RANGERS 9TH: KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Horton was called
out on strikes; Harrah lined to shortstop; Hargrove singled to
left; Grieve grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Pruitt singled
to center; Kuiper struck out; Norris grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 0.