Although the Rangers smacked four homers, their six-game winning streak came to an end with a 13-6 loss to the Tigers. Doyle Alexander, who started for the Rangers in search of his sixth straight victory, was knocked out in the third inning after giving up a pass to Steve Kemp with the bases loaded and yielding a three-run double by Jason Thompson.

John Wockenfuss helped put the game out of the Rangers' reach, hitting a homer with two men on base in the seventh and adding a solo swat in the ninth. Dave Rozema, who gave up 10 hits while pitching the route for the Tigers, was tagged for two homers by Juan Beniquez and one each by Mike Hargrove and Bump Wills. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 13, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Friday, July      29, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  4    3  0  1    3  1  1  -  13 14  0
Rangers      0  2  0    0  1  0    0  1  2  -   6 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   3   2   0     2   0   .295      Hargrove 1b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .307
Fuentes 2b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .299      Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Staub dh              4   1   2   1     1   0   .257        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Kemp lf               4   1   2   2     1   1   .260        Mason ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .276      Washington lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Oglivie rf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .239      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Wockenfuss c          4   3   2   4     1   0   .279      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Wills 2b              3   3   2   1     1   1   .296
  Rodriguez ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Beniquez cf           4   2   3   3     0   0   .287
Veryzer ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .194      May rf                2   0   0   1     0   1   .228
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Ellis c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .234
                                                          Sundberg c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph,rf   2   0   1   0     0   0   .156
                                                            Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                          Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  13  14  12     6   2             Totals               37   6  10   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 20,034
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Rangers 5
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Beniquez
Doubles: Thompson (15), Veryzer (10), LeFlore (10), Washington (18)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss 2 (8), Beniquez 2 (9), Hargrove (3), Wills (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (21), Fuentes (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Mankowski (6)
GIDP: Kemp (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(10-4)          9    10   6   6   1   5   4  38   2.84
Totals                  9    10   6   6   1   5   4  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(11-6)       2.2   3   4   4   3   1   0  14   3.91
Moret                   0.2   3   3   3   1   1   0   7   6.92
Lindblad                3.2   4   4   3   2   0   1  15   4.40
Knowles                 2     4   2   2   0   0   1  10   3.23
Totals                  9    14  13  12   6   2   2  46

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to
center; Staub singled to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
to left in foul territory; Wills walked; Beniquez homered [Wills
scored]; May struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first); LeFlore walked; Fuentes singled to center
[LeFlore to second]; Staub walked [LeFlore to third, Fuentes to
second]; Kemp walked [LeFlore scored, Fuentes to third, Staub to
second]; Thompson doubled [Fuentes scored, Staub scored, Kemp
scored]; MORET REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Oglivie struck
out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove
lined to second; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss walked; Mankowski out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Veryzer doubled to
right [Wockenfuss scored]; LeFlore singled to second [Veryzer to
third]; Fuentes singled to third [Veryzer scored, LeFlore to
second]; LeFlore stole third and Fuentes stole second; Staub
reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore scored, Fuentes to
third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Kemp grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Washington flied out to left; Horton struck out;
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie
walked; Wockenfuss flied to left in foul territory [Oglivie to
second]; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to right; Beniquez singled to center
[Wills to third]; May forced Beniquez (third to shortstop)
[Wills scored]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; On a bunt
Kirkpatrick singled to third [May to second]; Hargrove singled
to right [May to third, Kirkpatrick to second]; BEVACQUA BATTED
FOR CAMPANERIS; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Washington
flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 7, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: MASON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); J. ELLIS
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore walked;
Fuentes forced LeFlore (third to second); Staub singled to
center [Fuentes scored (error by Beniquez) (unearned), Staub out
at second (first to second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to center; Harrah made an out to
third; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Rangers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to center; Thompson singled to center
[Kemp to second]; Oglivie forced Kemp (pitcher to third)
[Thompson to second]; Wockenfuss homered [Thompson scored,
Oglivie scored]; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Veryzer grounded out
(first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 11, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Beniquez
lined to shortstop; J. Ellis made an out to second; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
11, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); LeFlore
doubled to right; Fuentes made an out to third; Staub grounded
out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp singled to
shortstop [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 12, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove homered; Mason grounded out (second to
first); Washington doubled; Horton made an out to second; Harrah
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
12, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Wockenfuss homered;
Rodriguez flied out to center; Veryzer singled to shortstop;
LeFlore forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 13, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills homered; Beniquez homered; J. Ellis struck
out; GRIEVE BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Grieve grounded out (second
to first); Hargrove singled to right; Mason forced Hargrove
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 13, Rangers
6.