Toby Harrah broke a 3-3 tie with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and added a solo swat in the seventh to pace the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the Athletics. Juan Beniquez singled and Dave May beat out a bunt ahead of Harrah's game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 7, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

A's 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 Rangers 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 x - 8 13 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tyrone ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Campaneris ss 5 1 0 0 0 1 .261 Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .169 Washington lf 5 0 1 1 0 3 .297 Scott ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Beniquez cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .291 Perez 2b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .267 May rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Page lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .288 Harrah 3b 3 2 3 4 0 0 .276 Gross 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .244 Kirkpatrick dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .146 Sanguillen dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 McKinney 1b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .198 Wills 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .285 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Sundberg c 3 0 2 2 1 1 .236 E. Williams 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .241 Hosley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 5 3 3 8 Totals 35 8 13 8 3 6 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 11,346 Left on Base: A's 3, Rangers 7 DP: A's 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Bair Doubles: Wills (11) Home Runs: Harrah 2 (13) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (17), May (2) Caught Stealing: Alexander (9) Sacrifice Flies: Gross (2) GIDP: Hosley (1), Kirkpatrick (1) Hit by Pitch: Harrah (4,by Norris) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(2-6) 5 8 6 6 1 3 1 23 4.70 Lacey 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.23 Bair 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 13 7.32 Totals 8 13 8 8 3 6 2 39 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barker 5.2 5 3 3 3 5 0 24 7.59 Moret W(1-0) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 5.11 Totals 9 5 3 3 3 8 0 33 Passed Balls: Hosley (1) Hit by Pitch: Norris (3) Wild Pitches: Barker (2) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney ATHLETICS 1ST: Tyrone grounded out (second to first); Perez walked; Page walked [Perez to second]; Gross struck out; Sanguillen singled to shortstop [Perez to third, Page to second]; McKinney singled to pitcher [Perez scored, Page to third, Sanguillen to second]; Murray was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED TYRONE (PLAYING SS); Campaneris flied out to center; Washington was called out on strikes; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas was called out on strikes; Hosley struck out; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah was hit by a pitch; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez made an out to second; Page flied out to right; Gross popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove walked; Wills doubled to left [Hargrove to third]; Sundberg singled to left [Hargrove scored, Wills scored]; Hosley allowed a passed ball [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg out at third (pitcher to third)]; Washington grounded out (catcher to first) [Campaneris to second]; Beniquez singled to center [Campaneris scored]; May grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; McKinney made an out to second; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah singled to left; Harrah was picked off first (catcher to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas walked; Hosley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Armas out at second]; Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to left; Sundberg singled to left; Campaneris grounded out (third to first) [Sundberg to second]; Washington struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Page singled to left [Perez to second]; Barker threw a wild pitch [Perez to third, Page to second]; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to right [Perez scored, Page to third]; Sanguillen made an out to second; McKinney singled to center [Page scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MCKINNEY; MORET REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: E. WILLIAMS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); Beniquez singled to left; On a bunt May singled to first [Beniquez to second]; Beniquez stole third and May stole second; Harrah homered [Beniquez scored, May scored]; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); On a bunt Kirkpatrick singled to pitcher; Hargrove singled to left [Kirkpatrick to second]; Wills singled to center [Kirkpatrick to third, Hargrove to second]; BAIR REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Sundberg struck out; Campaneris struck out; Washington struck out; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas struck out; Hosley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez flied out to right; May flied out to center; Harrah homered; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Scott flied out to left; Perez struck out; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills walked; Wills was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bair [Wills to second]; Sundberg walked; Campaneris flied out to center; Washington singled [Wills scored, Sundberg to second]; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 8. ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross popped to first in foul territory; Sanguillen made an out to first; E. Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 8.

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