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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 26, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on July 26, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 9,184 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Moates | Center Fielder |
| Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Tom Grieve | DH |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Braun | DH |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 26, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Goltz
Moates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Goltz
Clines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blyleven
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Blyleven
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Blyleven
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Goltz
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall misplays the ball. That's an error on Randall. Howell scores. Grieve moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moates vs. Goltz
Moates hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Blyleven
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Blyleven
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Goltz
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Blyleven
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Blyleven
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Blyleven
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blyleven
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Blyleven
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Blyleven
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
There goes Carew. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Goltz
Craig Kusick now playing first base.
Moates hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Goltz
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Blyleven
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Blyleven
Cubbage strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Blyleven
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Blyleven
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Blyleven
Randall strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Goltz
Randle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Goltz
Moates is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blyleven
Danny Thompson now playing second base.
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Blyleven
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Blyleven
Kusick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Goltz
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Clines trying to get to third. Hisle throws the ball in to Cubbage, who tags Clines for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Goltz
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Goltz
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Goltz covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Blyleven
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Blyleven
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Blyleven
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Goltz
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Dave Moates.
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clines vs. Burgmeier
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Blyleven
Juan Beniquez now playing center field.
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Blyleven
Tony Oliva pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blyleven
Braun strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1976 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Moates D, cf 4 0 0 0 Braun S, dh 4 0 1 0
Beniquez J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0
Clines G, lf 5 0 1 0 Carew R, 1b 2 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 2 0 Kusick C, 1b 1 0 1 0
Burroughs J, rf 3 0 1 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bostock L, cf 3 0 0 0
Harrah T, ss 4 2 2 1 Cubbage M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Grieve T, dh 4 0 1 0 Hisle L, lf 3 0 0 0
Randle L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 3 0 0 0
Thompson D, 2b 1 0 1 0 Randall B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1 Oliva T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 2 27 0 2 0
Texas 010 100 001 -- 3
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 9
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D (L) 8.1 10 3 2 2 4
Burgmeier T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Randall B
DP -- Texas 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 8, Minnesota 1
HR -- Harrah T
CS -- Carew R
T -- 2:17
A -- 9184
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