A single by Mike Hargrove in the 10th inning scored Tom Grieve and gave the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Jack Morris, making his second major league appearance with the Tigers, allowed only four hits in the first nine innings and struck out 11. However, the Rangers nicked the youngster for two runs in the first, one scoring on a wild pitch.

The Tigers caught up with homers by John Wockenfuss in the fourth and Ben Oglivie in the ninth. Grieve drew a walk from Tiger reliever Jim Crawford in the 10th, moved up on a sacrifice by Dave May, advanced to third on a single by Jim Sundberg and scored on Hargrove's hit. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      31, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   2  9  0
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .297      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .305
Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Campaneris ss         1   0   0   0     3   0   .249
Staub dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Washington lf,cf      4   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .287
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .276      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Oglivie rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .239      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Wockenfuss c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .274      Beniquez cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Mankowski 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .273        Grieve lf           0   1   0   0     1   0   .190
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .191      May rf                3   0   1   0     0   2   .230
  Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .268
  Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2   9   2     2   6             Totals               30   3   6   2     6  11

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 16,309
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Rangers 6
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Mankowski (5)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (9), Oglivie (12)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (23), Washington (16)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (11)
Sacrifice Hits: May (1)
GIDP: Oglivie (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  9     4   2   2   5  11   0  33   2.77
Crawford L(3-4)         0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.80
Totals                  9.1   6   3   3   6  11   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                9     8   2   2   2   6   2  35   2.37
Devine W(7-5)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.28
Totals                 10     9   2   2   2   6   2  39

Wild Pitches: Morris (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Dale Ford


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to left; Staub singled to right [Fuentes to second];
Kemp flied out to left; Thompson walked [Fuentes to third, Staub
to second]; Oglivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris walked [Hargrove to
second]; Washington singled to center [Hargrove scored,
Campaneris out at third (center to first to third), Washington
to second]; Washington stole third; Morris threw a wild pitch
[Washington scored]; Horton struck out; Harrah flied out to
left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Mankowski
singled to right; Veryzer made an out to second; LeFlore struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez
popped to third in foul territory; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

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

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to right; Hargrove flied out to
left; Campaneris walked [Sundberg to second]; Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sundberg to third, Campaneris
to second]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Oglivie grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second];
Wockenfuss homered; Mankowski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah struck out; On a bunt Wills made an out to
catcher; Bump Wills called for interference when the bunted
ball hit his bat on the ground; Rangers manager Billy Hunter
played game under protest; Beniquez singled to right; May
singled to left [Beniquez to third]; Sundberg was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore singled to
center; LeFlore stole second; Fuentes flied out to center; Staub
singled to center [LeFlore out at home (center to catcher)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris
walked; Washington forced Campaneris (second to shortstop);
Washington was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mankowski doubled to first; CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Corcoran was called out on strikes; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Beniquez
walked; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); May was called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: GRIEVE REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING LF); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Fuentes made an out to
shortstop; Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Campaneris made an out to pitcher; Washington flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
homered; Wockenfuss lined to second; Mankowski made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Horton flied out to center; Harrah struck out;
Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: DEVINE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Stanley
grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); On a bunt Fuentes singled to third; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 10TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Grieve
walked; May out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Grieve
to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Grieve to third]; Hargrove
singled to right [Grieve scored, Sundberg to second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 3.