Doyle Alexander scattered seven hits, including a homer by Rico Carty which accounted for the Indians' only run of the game in the fifth inning, as the Rangers won for the 12th time in their last 15 outings, 4-1. Willie Horton wiped out a 1-0 Cleveland lead with an RBI single in the sixth, another run scoring later on an infield out. The Rangers wrapped it up with two more in the ninth on Bump Wills' RBI double and another run-scoring fielder's choice. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      24, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Campaneris ss         5   1   1   0     0   2   .254      Bell 3b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .291
Washington cf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .288      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Carty dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Henderson rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .246      Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Norris cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Wills 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .286      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Sundberg c            3   0   0   1     1   0   .251        Lowenstein pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                          Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                          Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     3   4             Totals               32   1   7   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,177
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Indians 5
DP: Rangers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Wills (14), Carty (13)
Home Runs: Carty (8)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (12), Henderson (2)
Caught Stealing: May (3), Bell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (11)
GIDP: Henderson (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(11-5)       9     7   1   1   0   3   1  33   3.73
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   3   1  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(7-11)         9     9   4   4   3   4   0  38   4.46
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Hargrove was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); Washington lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell singled
to center; Bochte flied out to left; Thornton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton singled to right; Harrah forced Horton
(pitcher to shortstop); Henderson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied
out to center; Norris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: May reached on an error by Kuiper; Wills flied out
to left; May was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to
first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall flied out to center; Duffy flied to left in
foul territory; Kuiper struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to shortstop to
first); Campaneris struck out; On a bunt Washington singled to
second; Horton forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell singled to center; Bell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah singled to left; Henderson singled to center
[Harrah to second]; May made an out to second; Wills struck out;
Harrah stole third and Henderson stole second; Sundberg walked;
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty homered; Dade struck out; Norris flied out to
center; Kendall flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris singled to third; Washington singled to
right [Campaneris to third, Washington to second (on throw to
3b)]; Horton singled to left [Campaneris scored, Washington to
third]; Harrah walked [Horton to second]; Henderson forced
Harrah (second to shortstop) [Washington scored, Horton to
third]; May struck out; Wills grounded out (catcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
singled to left; Bell singled to left [Kuiper to third]; Bochte
reached on a fielder's choice [Kuiper out at home (first to
catcher to third), Bell to second]; Thornton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied to right in foul territory; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Campaneris struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade flied
out to center; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Horton
flied out to right; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Kendall singled to left; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR
KENDALL; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Lowenstein to second]; Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Lowenstein to third]; Bell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 9TH: FOSSE REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING C ); Henderson
singled to right; May flied out to center; Wills doubled to
right [Henderson scored, Wills to third (on throw to home)];
Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Wills scored]; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted) [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Carty doubled to center; Dade
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 1.