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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 15, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on August 15, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Thomas |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Moates | Left Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Joe Lahoud | DH |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | DH |
John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Tommy Smith | Left Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 15, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Thomas
Moates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Thomas
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Thomas
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Thomas
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Blyleven
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning takes first base on ball four. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanks moves to third. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blanks tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manning scores. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. Powell scores. Lowenstein moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Thomas
Lahoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Thomas
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Thomas
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Thomas
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Lahoud moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Thomas
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Blyleven
Blanks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Thomas
Moates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Thomas
Thomas fires to first and picks off Moates. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Thomas
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Thomas
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Thomas
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lahoud vs. Thomas
Lahoud hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Thomas
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Thomas
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Thomas
Beniquez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Thomas
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Thomas
Moates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Thomas
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Thomas
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Thomas
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper bunts towards first. Hargrove fields the ball and throws to Blyleven covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Blyleven
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching. Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Joe Lahoud.
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. LaRoche
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. LaRoche
Randle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. LaRoche
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. LaRoche
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. LaRoche
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Dave Moates.
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. LaRoche
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. LaRoche
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burroughs vs. LaRoche
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Tom Grieve now playing left field.
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Blyleven
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanks vs. Blyleven
Blanks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs throws the ball in to Harrah who tags Blanks trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fosse scores. Kuiper scores. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. LaRoche
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. LaRoche
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. LaRoche
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. LaRoche
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clines vs. LaRoche
Gene Clines pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Clines takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grieve vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Blyleven
Bill Fahey now catching.
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrick vs. Blyleven
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein bunts towards first. Hargrove fields the ball and throws to Blyleven covering. Safe. Manning scores. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Terpko
Jeff Terpko now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Terpko
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Kern
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Kern
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Kern
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Kern
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Kern
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1976, game 1 -- Texas at Cleveland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Moates D, lf 3 0 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Grieve T, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Blanks L, ss 4 1 2 2 Harrah T, ss 3 1 1 1 Manning R, cf 3 2 1 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 3 0 Powell B, 1b 4 1 3 0 Burroughs J, rf 5 1 1 2 Hendrick G, dh 3 0 0 1 Lahoud J, dh 2 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, rf 4 0 2 2 Fregosi J, ph 3 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Smith T, lf 4 0 0 0 Randle L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 3 1 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Clines G, ph 0 0 0 0 Fahey B, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 11 4 33 6 11 5 Texas 000 010 012 -- 4 Cleveland 300 000 21x -- 6 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (L) 7.1 11 6 5 1 4 Terpko J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Thomas S (W) 5.0 6 1 1 2 3 LaRoche D 2.1 3 1 1 4 2 Kern J (S) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 E -- Howell R DP -- Texas 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Texas 11, Cleveland 5 2B -- Hargrove M, Bell B, Kuiper D HR -- Harrah T, Burroughs J SF -- Hendrick G T -- 3:01 A -- 0
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