After hitting a homer in the sixth inning, Toby Harrah singled in the eighth to spark the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. Harrah's homer broke a 1-1 tie. The Rangers then added two runs in the eighth with the first marker counting on singles by Harrah, Mike Hargrove and Jeff Burroughs. After a pass to Roy Howell, an infield out by Lenny Randle accounted for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   4 12  0
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .263      Garr rf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Harrah ss             5   2   2   1     0   0   .266      Stein 3b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .276
Hargrove 1b           5   2   4   0     0   0   .285      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Burroughs rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .231      Orta lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Howell 3b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .255      L. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   4   .248      Downing c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .252
Randle 2b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .219      Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .265
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Bannister cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .224      Dent ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .244
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     2   8             Totals               37   3  11   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  3,912
Left on Base: Rangers 8, White Sox 8
DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Orta
Doubles: Howell (24), Dent (16)
Home Runs: Harrah (13)
Stolen Bases: Garr (13)
Caught Stealing: Clines (7), Dent (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(12-15)       9    11   3   3   1   7   0  38   3.04
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   7   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(9-15)      9    12   4   4   2   8   1  39   4.60
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   8   1  39

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to center; Clines was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs singled
to center [Hargrove to second]; Howell singled to left [Hargrove
scored, Burroughs to second]; Grieve struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Stein singled
to first; Spencer was called out on strikes; Orta singled to
left [Stein to second]; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Randle flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out
(second to pitcher); Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing flied out to center; Brohamer singled to
left; Bannister singled to right [Brohamer to second]; Dent
forced Bannister (shortstop to second) [Brohamer to third]; Dent
was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first to
shortstop) [Brohamer scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
White Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Clines flied out to center; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove singled to left; Burroughs flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr flied out to center; Stein grounded out
(first unassisted); Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve
struck out; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to left; L. Johnson was called out
on strikes; Downing walked; Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez popped to first in foul territory;
Sundberg struck out; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Dent
singled to shortstop; Garr forced Dent (second to shortstop);
Garr stole second; Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah homered; Hargrove singled to left; Burroughs
lined into a double play (second to first) [Hargrove out at
first]; Howell doubled to left; Grieve struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta
struck out; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle struck out; Beniquez lined to second;
Sundberg singled to left; Clines struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing lined to left; Brohamer flied out to
left; Bannister flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah singled to right; Hargrove singled to left
[Harrah to second]; Burroughs singled to left [Harrah scored,
Hargrove to third (error by Orta), Burroughs to second]; Howell
was walked intentionally; Grieve struck out; Randle grounded out
(second to first) [Hargrove scored, Burroughs to third, Howell
to second]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent doubled to center; Garr grounded out (third
to first); Stein singled to left [Dent scored]; Spencer made an
out to shortstop; Orta singled to second [Stein to second]; L.
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg walked; Clines popped to pitcher; Harrah
made an out to second; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing singled to center; Brohamer struck out;
Bannister made an out to second; Dent singled to center [Downing
to second]; Garr singled to left [Downing scored, Dent to
second]; Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 3.