The Rangers, after ekeing out a 6-5 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, walloped the Red Sox in the second game, 12-4, to hand the defending A. L. champions their seventh and eighth defeats in a row. At the same time, the Rangers ran their winning their streak to seven games, longest in their history. In the opener, Roy Howell homered for the Rangers in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie and Juan Beniquez, a former Red Sox, scored what proved to be the winning run in the ninth, hitting a single and coming around on two ground balls and a wild pitch. Rick Burleson doubled home a run in the Red Sox' half of the ninth.

In the second game, there were two out in the second inning when Jeff Burroughs reached base on an error by Burleson. Before the inning ended, the Rangers put over nine runs, including a bases-loaded triple by Lenny Randle and a homer with a man on base by Toby Harrah. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  1    3  0  0    0  1  1  -   6 13  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   2   4   0     0   0   .260      Carbo dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Clines lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Hargrove 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .304      Doyle 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Harrah ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Griffin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Burroughs rf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .306      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     0   2   .424
  Moates rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Fisk c                4   1   0   1     0   0   .275
  Randle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Howell 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .284      Rice lf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .227
Grieve dh             4   1   1   2     0   0   .279      Evans rf              2   1   1   1     2   1   .286
Smalley 2b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .231      Dillard 3b            2   0   1   2     1   0   .500
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200        Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .222
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   5     1   4             Totals               31   5   5   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Howell, Smalley
Doubles: Beniquez (2), Dillard (3), Doyle (4), Burleson (3)
Triples: Grieve (1)
Home Runs: Howell (1)
Caught Stealing: Dillard (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines 2 (2)
GIDP: Clines (1), Dillard (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  3.2   2   4   1   4   2   0  17   3.24
Hargan W(1-0)           4.2   3   1   0   3   2   0  19   1.17
Hoerner SV(2)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.40
Totals                  9     5   5   1   7   5   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    3     9   4   4   0   2   0  17   5.47
Pole L(0-1)             5     4   2   2   1   2   1  21   3.77
House                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.63
Totals                  9    13   6   6   1   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: House (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez singled to center; Clines grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beniquez out at
second]; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo flied out to center; Doyle grounded out
(first unassisted); Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
singled to left; Howell flied out to center; Grieve forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
made an out to third; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley struck out; Sundberg made an out to second;
Beniquez singled to center; Clines singled to right [Beniquez to
third]; Hargrove singled to center [Beniquez scored, Clines to
third]; Harrah popped to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Dillard walked;
Burleson lined to left; Dillard was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red
Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to left; Howell singled to left
[Burroughs to second]; Grieve tripled to center [Burroughs
scored, Howell scored]; Smalley singled to center [Grieve
scored]; POLE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Sundberg singled to
center [Smalley to second]; On a bunt Beniquez forced Smalley
(pitcher to third) [Sundberg to second]; Clines flied out to
center; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo made an out to shortstop; Doyle walked; Lynn
singled to right [Doyle to third]; Fisk reached on an error by
Howell [Doyle scored, Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to
left; Rice walked [Lynn to third, Fisk to second]; Evans walked
[Lynn scored (unearned), Fisk to third, Rice to second]; Dillard
doubled to right [Fisk scored (unearned), Rice scored
(unearned), Evans to third]; HARGAN REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING);
Burleson flied out to left; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs struck out;
Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo walked; Doyle flied out to right; Lynn struck
out; Fisk forced Carbo (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Smalley lined to left; Sundberg popped to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Rice
walked; Evans walked [Rice to second]; Dillard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez doubled to left; Clines out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Beniquez to third]; Hargrove grounded
out (second to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory; Carbo
lined to pitcher (pitcher to first); Doyle doubled to left;
Miller lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red
Sox 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Howell homered;
Grieve flied out to center; Smalley walked; Sundberg struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: MOATES REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Fisk lined
to left; Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Rice
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez singled to left; Clines reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Beniquez to second]; HOUSE
REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out to right; Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Beniquez to third, Clines to
second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR MOATES; House threw a wild pitch
[Beniquez scored, Clines to third]; Fregosi made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: RANDLE REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING RF); Evans singled
to second [Evans to second (error by Smalley)]; COOPER BATTED
FOR DILLARD; Cooper struck out; Burleson doubled to right [Evans
scored (unearned)]; HOERNER REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR CARBO; Johnson struck out; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR DOYLE;
Griffin lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Red Sox 5.