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Nelson Briles celebrated his 34th birthday by pitching a 6-0 victory as the Rangers completed a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Tigers after winning the first game in 11 innings, 4-3. The Rangers took a 3-1 lead in the opener before the Tigers came back to tie the score with homers by Ron LeFlore in the eighth and by Rusty Staub in the ninth. However, in the 11th, Ed Kirkpatrick reached second on a throwing error by Chuck Scrivener and scored the Rangers' winning run on a single by Kurt Bevacqua. Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, August 5, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 1 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .315 Corcoran cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 Harrah ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Stanley ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Wills 2b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .288 Fuentes 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .301 Washington cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Staub dh 5 1 2 1 0 0 .260 Horton dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Alomar pr,dh 2 1 0 0 0 0 .255 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .270 May rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Oglivie rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Grieve ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .201 May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Kirkpatrick lf 5 2 1 1 0 0 .169 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Bevacqua 3b,1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .375 Rodriguez ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Mason ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 .187 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Campaneris ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .251 LeFlore ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 Fahey c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .191 Scrivener ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .119 Sundberg ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 4 8 4 4 8 Totals 40 3 8 2 2 3 Time of Game: 3:01 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Tigers 6 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1 Errors: May, May, Scrivener Doubles: Wills (17), Campaneris (13) Triples: Fuentes (8) Home Runs: LeFlore (12), Staub (14) Stolen Bases: Alomar (2) Sacrifice Hits: Fahey (2) GIDP: Mason (2), Staub (12) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry 8 7 3 2 0 3 2 30 3.07 Knowles W(4-1) 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 3.23 Totals 11 8 3 2 2 3 2 42 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris 6.2 5 3 3 3 5 0 27 3.20 Hiller L(5-12) 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 16 3.73 Foucault 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.47 Totals 11 8 4 3 4 8 0 44 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Wills struck out; Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Corcoran flied out to right; Fuentes singled to center; Staub singled to right [Fuentes scored (error by May) (unearned), Staub to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Staub to third]; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Horton was called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to left; May grounded out (first to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Bevacqua walked; Mason grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bevacqua out at second]; Fahey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer lined to pitcher; Corcoran struck out; Fuentes tripled to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to second]; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Horton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson made an out to third; Oglivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 5TH: May grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: May was called out on strikes; Mankowski flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Mason walked; Fahey out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Mason to second]; Hargrove struck out; Wills doubled to left [Mason scored]; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Fuentes singled to pitcher; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Horton singled to third; ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON; Alomar stole second; May singled to shortstop [Alomar to third]; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Alomar scored, May to second]; Bevacqua forced May (catcher to third) [Kirkpatrick to second]; Mason was called out on strikes; Fahey singled to center [Kirkpatrick scored, Bevacqua to third (error by May), Fahey to second]; HILLER REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); HARRAH BATTED FOR HARGROVE; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HARRAH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CAMPANERIS REPLACED MASON (PLAYING SS); Kemp flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Wills popped to first in foul territory; Washington lined to third; Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Mankowski flied out to right; LEFLORE BATTED FOR VERYZER; LeFlore homered; Corcoran singled to right; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2. RANGERS 9TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING SS); GRIEVE BATTED FOR MAY; Grieve made an out to third; On a bunt Kirkpatrick grounded out (catcher to first); Bevacqua singled to center; Campaneris doubled to left [Bevacqua to third]; SUNDBERG BATTED FOR FAHEY; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: SUNDBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Staub homered; KNOWLES REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Kemp walked; Thompson forced Kemp (pitcher to shortstop); Oglivie flied out to left; May flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3. RANGERS 10TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Wills struck out; Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 10TH: RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Scrivener grounded out (third to first); STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3. RANGERS 11TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve walked; Kirkpatrick forced Grieve (second to shortstop) [Kirkpatrick to second (error by Scrivener)]; Bevacqua singled to left [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned), Bevacqua to second (on throw to home)]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Campaneris struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 11TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Staub flied out to center; Kemp singled to center; Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 3. |
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