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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 11, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 11, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 11, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 11, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Singer |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 11,781 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Al Clark 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Ron Luciano |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Oliva | Second Baseman |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
Steve Braun | DH |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Randle | Left Fielder |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Roy Smalley | Second Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 11, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Singer
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Singer
Ford strikes out. Sundberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ford out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Singer
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Randle. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Singer
Hisle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Singer
Braun strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Goltz
Jerry Terrell now playing second base.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Singer
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Singer
Bostock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Randle. Bostock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Singer
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bostock moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Singer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Singer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Goltz
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Singer
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Singer
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Singer
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Singer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Goltz
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Singer
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Singer
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Singer
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Singer
Bostock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Singer
McKay bunts towards the mound. Singer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Singer
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Singer
Terrell hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Goltz
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Goltz
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Singer
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Singer
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Randle. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Singer
Hisle hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Singer
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Singer
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bostock vs. Singer
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun scores. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hargan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Hargan
Terrell hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Hargan
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Hargan
Carew takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Hargan
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Goltz
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Goltz
John Ellis pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grieve scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Goltz
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hoerner
John Ellis now catching. Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Hoerner
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Hoerner
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Terpko
Jeff Terpko now pitching.
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Terpko
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Campbell
Harrah hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bostock who is chasing the ball. Harrah reaches third base with a triple. Hargrove goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Campbell
There's a wild pitch. Harrah scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Campbell
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Campbell
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Campbell
Dave Moates pinch runs for Roy Howell.
There goes Moates. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Moates steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Campbell
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Campbell
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Terpko
Mike Cubbage now playing third base.
Terrell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Terpko
Ford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Terpko
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Terpko
There goes Carew. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Terpko
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Terpko
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Terpko
Wynegar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Campbell
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Campbell
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Campbell
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/11/1976 -- Minnesota at Texas (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Oliva T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Randle L, lf 5 0 0 0 Terrell J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 1 0 Ford D, rf 4 1 1 1 Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Carew R, 1b 3 2 2 0 Harrah T, ss 3 1 2 1 Hisle L, lf 5 0 2 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 0 Braun S, dh 3 1 0 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wynegar B, c 4 0 1 1 Moates D, pr 0 0 0 0 Bostock L, cf 3 0 2 1 Cubbage M, 3b 0 0 0 0 McKay D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grieve T, dh 4 1 1 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 0 0 Smalley R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Ellis J, ph-c 2 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 34 3 7 2 Minnesota 100 002 001 -- 4 Texas 000 000 120 -- 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Goltz D 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 Campbell B (W) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Singer B 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 Hargan S 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 Hoerner J 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 Terpko J (L) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 E -- Hargrove M LOB -- Minnesota 11, Texas 8 2B -- Carew R 2, Harrah T, Bostock L 3B -- Harrah T HR -- Ford D SB -- Moates D CS -- Carew R SH -- McKay D WP -- Campbell B T -- 2:39 A -- 11781
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