Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
April 24, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1976 at Tiger Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle lf,2b 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0
Ellis c 4 1 2 0
  Sundberg c 0 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
  Moates pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Grieve dh 3 2 1 2
Cubbage 2b 2 0 1 0
  Clines ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 1 1 1
Singer p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 1
Horton dh 2 0 1 1
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 1 1 1
  Oglivie ph 1 1 1 1
Manuel 2b 2 0 0 0
  Meyer ph 1 0 0 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4
Texas 000 000 212591
Detroit 003 000 001451
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer   7.1 4 3 3 6 2
  Hoerner   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Foucault  W (1-0) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
6
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   7.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Hiller  L (1-3) 2.0 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
2
3

  E–Burroughs (1), Staub (1).  DP–Texas 1, Detroit 1.  PB–Ellis (1).  2B–Texas Hargrove (3,off Hiller), Detroit Thompson (1,off Singer).  HR–Texas Grieve (2,7th inning off Ruhle 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Oglivie (1,9th inning off Foucault 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fregosi (1,off Hiller); Manuel (1,off Singer).  SF–Smalley (1,off Hiller); Johnson (2,off Singer).  IBB–Grieve (1,by Hiller).  HBP–Horton (1,by Singer).  CS–Clines (1,2nd base by Hiller/Freehan); LeFlore (1,2nd base by Singer/Ellis).  SB–LeFlore (3,2nd base off Singer/Ellis).  HBP–Singer (1,Horton).  IBB–Hiller (1,Grieve).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–(none), 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:21.  A–8,862.
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