After surviving a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, Dock Ellis became a winner for the first time since July 8 by pitching the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Tito Fuentes tripled with one out and scored the Tigers' run when Rusty Staub was safe on an error by Mike Hargrove. Steve Kemp followed with a single, making the run earned, and Jason Thompson walked to load the bases, but Ellis retired Ben Oglivie on a pop-up and Milt May on a grounder to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    7, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .310      LeFlore cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Fuentes 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Washington cf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   2   .292      Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
  Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
May rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Oglivie rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .246
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Wills 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .279      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Grieve lf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .221      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Smith pr,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .143        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .284        Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                          Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   4             Totals               35   1   8   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 17,597
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Tigers 9
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Hargrove, Fuentes
Doubles: Grieve 2 (7), Sundberg (13), Oglivie (17)
Triples: Fuentes (9)
GIDP: Harrah (9), May (4), Staub (13)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis W(6-9)         9     8   1   1   2   2   0  37   4.23
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   2   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(6-11)          9     7   4   3   3   4   0  36   3.48
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; On a bunt Campaneris
grounded out (catcher to first); Washington grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
tripled to center; Staub reached on an error by Hargrove
[Fuentes scored]; Kemp singled to left [Staub to second];
Thompson walked [Staub to third, Kemp to second]; Oglivie made
an out to shortstop; May grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton was called out on strikes; May flied out to
left; Harrah made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
flied out to center; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills reached on an error by Fuentes; Grieve
doubled to center [Wills scored (unearned)]; Sundberg doubled to
center [Grieve scored]; Hargrove walked; Campaneris forced
Sundberg (catcher to third) [Hargrove to second]; Washington
struck out; Horton struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Staub flied
out to right; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: May singled to center; Harrah grounded into a
double play (second to first) [May out at second]; Wills
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Oglivie
grounded out (third to first); May walked; Rodriguez singled to
right [May to second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Kemp singled to
right [Staub to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Washington grounded
out (second to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to left; May grounded out (second to
first) [Oglivie to third]; Rodriguez lined to second; CORCORAN
BATTED FOR VERYZER; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); May flied
to right in foul territory; Harrah made an out to third; Wills
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes singled to left; Staub
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve doubled to left; SMITH RAN FOR GRIEVE;
Sundberg lined to second; Hargrove walked; Campaneris singled to
left [Smith scored, Hargrove to third (on throw to home),
Campaneris to second (on throw to home)]; Washington was walked
intentionally; Horton singled to shortstop [Hargrove scored,
Campaneris to third, Washington to second]; ALOMAR RAN FOR
HORTON; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Alomar out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SMITH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Kemp popped to third in foul territory;
Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie singled to left; May
popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah made an out to shortstop; Wills grounded out
(second to first); Smith singled to center; Sundberg flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR
SCRIVENER; Mankowski grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 1.