Claudell Washington's broken-bat single to left, his third hit of the game, drove in two runs in the top of the ninth and gave the Rangers a 6-4 decision over the Indians. Cleveland had taken a 4-3 lead in the seventh on a solo homer by Ray Fosse. But Jim Sundberg and Mike Hargrove drew walks off reliever and loser Jim Kern in the ninth and Ber tCampaneris tied the score with a single.

An error by center fielder Jim Norris enabled the runners to move up, and Washington followed with the deciding hit. Larvell Blanks tripled and then scored the first Indian run in the first on a wild pitch. Toby Harrah's sacrifice fly tied the score in the fourth, and the Rangers took a 3-1 lead in the fifth on Sundberg's two-run single. Duane Kuiper singled home one run for the Indians in the bottom of the frame, and the Tribe tied the score in the sixth on Bruce Bochte's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  3  -   6 12  1
Indians      1  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   4 11  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .309      Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Campaneris ss         5   1   1   1     0   1   .254      Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Washington cf         5   1   3   2     0   1   .292      Blanks ss             4   2   3   0     0   0   .261
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     2   2   .285      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .238
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Kirkpatrick lf        4   0   1   0     0   3   .140      Bochte lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .280
  Bevacqua ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
May rf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Norris cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Wills 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .290      Fosse c               3   1   3   1     1   0   .281
Sundberg c            3   0   1   2     1   0   .252        Lowenstein pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Alomar pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .178        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     5   9             Totals               35   4  11   3     2   4

Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 10,752
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Indians 7
DP: Rangers 1, Indians 1
Errors: D. Ellis, Bochte, Norris, Bibby
Doubles: Wills (15)
Triples: Blanks (3)
Home Runs: Fosse (6)
Stolen Bases: Washington (14), Kirkpatrick (1), Wills (15), Norris (18)
Caught Stealing: Fosse (4), Kuiper (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (1), Bochte (3)
GIDP: Bevacqua (1), Spikes (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis                6     6   3   1   2   3   0  25   4.21
Briles W(4-4)           2.1   4   1   1   0   1   1  10   4.00
Devine SV(8)            0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.32
Totals                  9    11   4   2   2   4   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   7    10   3   3   2   8   0  32   3.76
Kern L(4-7)             1     2   3   3   2   1   0   7   3.05
Hood                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.20
Totals                  9    12   6   6   5   9   0  42

Passed Balls: Sundberg (2), Fosse (3)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (7)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove made an out to third; Campaneris made an
out to second; Washington singled to right; Washington was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to right; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blanks tripled to right; Sundberg allowed
a passed ball [Blanks scored (unearned)]; Thornton grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Indians 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton walked; Harrah flied out to center;
Kirkpatrick struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty struck out; Bochte singled to right; Spikes
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Wills was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Bibby [Wills to third]; Sundberg popped to
third in foul territory; Hargrove flied out to left; Campaneris
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
singled to left; Fosse was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Kuiper lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Washington singled to left; Bibby threw a wild
pitch [Washington to second]; Horton struck out; Washington
stole third; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to center [Washington
scored]; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks
singled to center; Thornton struck out; Carty flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

RANGERS 5TH: May singled to right; Wills doubled to left [May to
third]; Sundberg singled to left [May scored, Wills scored];
Hargrove singled to right [Sundberg to third]; Campaneris made
an out to second; Washington struck out; Horton struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte flied out to left; Spikes made an out to
catcher; Norris walked; Norris stole second; Fosse walked;
Kuiper singled to right [Norris scored, Fosse to second]; Bell
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to right;
Kirkpatrick stole second; May was called out on strikes; Wills
singled to shortstop [Kirkpatrick to third]; Wills stole second;
Sundberg popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks singled to center; Thornton struck out;
Carty reached on an error by D. Ellis [Blanks to third]; Bochte
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Blanks scored (unearned)]; Spikes
lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris forced
Hargrove (catcher to shortstop); Washington flied out to left;
Horton forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: BRILES REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Norris flied
out to left; Fosse homered; Kuiper singled to third; Kuiper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Bell
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah singled to left [Harrah to third (error by
Bochte)]; KERN REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick struck
out; May reached on a fielder's choice [Harrah out at home
(second to catcher)]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
singled to left; Carty forced Thornton (third to second); Bochte
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR SUNDBERG; Hargrove
walked [Alomar to second]; Campaneris singled to center [Alomar
scored, Hargrove to third, Campaneris to second (error by
Norris)]; Washington singled to left [Hargrove scored,
Campaneris scored]; HOOD REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Fosse allowed
a passed ball [Washington to second]; Horton walked; Harrah
forced Horton (shortstop to second) [Washington to third];
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Bevacqua grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 3 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FAHEY
REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING C ); Spikes was called out on strikes;
Norris singled to center; DEVINE REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING);
Fosse singled to left [Norris to second]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR
FOSSE; Kuiper forced Lowenstein (second to shortstop) [Norris to
third]; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
6, Indians 4.