New manager Billy Hunter, who did not arrive until the fourth inning, watched from the stands as the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 5-2. With coach Connie Ryan in charge, the Rangers put over three runs in the third inning. After singles by Bert Campaneris and Toby Harrah around a sacrifice produced the first tally, Claudell Washington smashed a homer. Willie Horton doubled and Mike Hargrove singled for a run in the eighth and the Rangers added their final tally on a pass to Juan Beniquez with the bases loaded in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5  8  0
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .280      Murray lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Washington lf         4   1   1   2     1   1   .312        Scott ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   1     2   1   .273      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Horton dh             5   1   2   0     0   2   .286      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .250      E. Williams dh        4   0   0   0     0   2   .236
Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .281      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Campaneris ss         3   2   2   0     0   0   .262      Armas cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .246
Fahey c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Crawford rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .248
  J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .181
  Alomar pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Page ph,lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
  Sundberg c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Marshall p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   5     5   6             Totals               33   2   6   2     0  10

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 13,024
Left on Base: Rangers 9, A's 4
DP: Rangers 0, A's 1
Errors: Jorgensen, Gross
Doubles: Horton (11), Crawford (2)
Triples: Armas (2)
Home Runs: Washington (5)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Fahey (1), Campaneris (6), Harrah 2 (3)
GIDP: Wills (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marshall W(2-2)         6     4   2   2   0   7   0  22   4.75
Lindblad SV(4)          3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   3.18
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0  10   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell L(0-2)      2.1   3   3   3   1   0   1  12  10.80
Bair                    4     2   0   0   2   4   0  16  11.45
Lacey                   2     3   2   1   0   1   0   9   2.13
Giusti                  0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   1.93
Totals                  9     8   5   4   5   6   1  41

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah popped to third in foul territory;
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murray was called out on strikes; Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton reached on an error by Gross; Henderson
flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to left; Wills flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams struck out; Sanguillen flied out to
center; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris singled to left; Fahey out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Campaneris to second];
Harrah singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Washington homered
[Harrah scored]; Beniquez walked; BAIR REPLACED P. MITCHELL
(PITCHING); Beniquez stole second; Horton struck out (catcher to
first); Henderson walked; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas flied out to center; Crawford doubled to
left; Picciolo made an out to second; Murray was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Wills to second]; Fahey grounded out (second
to first) [Wills to third]; Harrah popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); E. Williams lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
was called out on strikes; Horton singled to center; Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sanguillen singled to left; Gross struck out;
Armas tripled to right [Sanguillen scored]; Crawford grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Armas scored]; Picciolo was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove lined to second; Wills struck out;
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Perez
singled to center; Jorgensen was called out on strikes; E.
Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Fahey singled to right; Harrah out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Fahey to second]; LACEY REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Washington was called out on strikes; Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Sanguillen
flied out to center; Gross struck out; Armas popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Horton doubled to center; Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Hargrove singled to right [Horton scored];
Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hargrove out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); PAGE
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Page singled to shortstop; Murray singled
to left [Page to second]; Perez struck out; Jorgensen made an
out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 9TH: PAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCOTT REPLACED
MURRAY (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Campaneris singled to catcher; J.
ELLIS BATTED FOR FAHEY; J. Ellis reached on a fielder's choice
[Campaneris to second (error by Jorgensen)]; ALOMAR RAN FOR J.
ELLIS; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Campaneris to third, Alomar to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); Washington was walked intentionally; Beniquez walked
[Campaneris scored (unearned), Alomar to third, Washington to
second]; Horton struck out; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING C ); E.
Williams struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gross made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Athletics 2.