Toby Harrah hit two homers for the Rangers and Gaylord Perry posted his 15th victory of the season, shutting out the Twins, 7-0. Harrah rapped his first homer in the second inning following a two-run triple by Lenny Randle. His other blow accounted for the Rangers' last run in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  6  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .221      Braun lf,3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Harrah 3b             5   2   2   3     0   0   .259      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .286      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Howell dh             4   1   1   0     1   2   .258      Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .325
Grieve lf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .256      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Moates lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Cubbage 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Pape ss               2   1   1   0     0   0   .308        Brye lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Thompson ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Hisle rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Beniquez cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .255      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Sundberg c            4   0   0   1     0   1   .227      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  10   7     4   6             Totals               33   0   6   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  2,122
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Twins 6
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0
Errors: Thompson, Carew, Brye, Singer
Doubles: Hargrove (29), Carew (28)
Triples: Randle (6), Beniquez (3)
Home Runs: Harrah 2 (15)
Stolen Bases: Randle (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Pape (2)
GIDP: Oliva (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(15-14)          9     6   0   0   0   6   0  33   3.24
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   6   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(12-10)         2     6   6   0   1   1   1  14   3.74
Luebber                 5     4   1   1   2   2   1  21   4.00
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.64
Campbell                1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.08
Totals                  9    10   7   1   4   6   2  42

Wild Pitches: Campbell (7)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Randle stole second;
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to third];
Hargrove singled to left [Randle out at home (left to catcher)];
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun made an out to shortstop; Smalley struck out;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell singled to second; Grieve reached on a
fielder's choice [Howell to second (error by Singer)]; Pape
reached on an error by Carew on a sacrifice bunt [Howell to
third, Grieve to second]; Beniquez singled to left [Howell
scored (unearned), Grieve to third, Pape to second]; Sundberg
grounded out (second to first) [Grieve scored (unearned), Pape
to third, Beniquez to second]; Randle tripled to right [Pape
scored (unearned), Beniquez scored (unearned)]; Harrah homered
(unearned) [Randle scored (unearned)]; Hargrove lined to left;
Burroughs walked; Howell struck out; 6 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock
singled to center; Oliva struck out; Cubbage grounded out
(catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: BRYE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING LF); BRAUN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LUEBBER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING);
Grieve struck out; Pape singled to left [Pape to second (error
by Brye)]; Beniquez grounded out (second to first) [Pape to
third]; Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle singled to center; Randall lined to left; Braun
flied out to center; Smalley singled to right [Hisle to third];
Carew made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
6, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Harrah
homered; Hargrove doubled to left; Burroughs grounded out (third
to first); Howell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; Bostock flied out to
center; Oliva grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve flied to left in foul territory; Pape popped
to first in foul territory; Beniquez tripled to center; Sundberg
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Brye made an out to second; Hisle flied out to right;
Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Twins 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to right; Harrah flied out to
left; Hargrove walked; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED PAPE (PLAYING SS); Braun singled to
right; Smalley lined to left; Carew doubled [Braun to third];
Wynegar struck out; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell flied out to left; Grieve walked; Thompson
flied out to right; Beniquez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva lined to shortstop; Brye struck out; Hisle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Twins 0.

RANGERS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Sundberg was
called out on strikes; Randle grounded out (second to first);
Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Randall made an out to third; Braun flied out to
left; Smalley reached on an error by Thompson; Carew grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins
0.

RANGERS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hargrove
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs struck out; Howell
walked; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Howell to second]; Grieve
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: MOATES REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING LF); Wynegar flied
out to center; Bostock was called out on strikes; Oliva flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 0.