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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1976-09-18 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 6014 · 2:30
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 3–2. Vida Blue earned the win and Paul Lindblad picked up the save. Jim Fregosi went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Vida Blue L: Tommy Boggs SV: Paul Lindblad
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Rich Garcia · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lenny Randle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Harrah | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hargrove | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Burroughs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Clines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Grieve | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Beniquez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Fregosi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Ault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill North | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bert Campaneris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Baylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Rudi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Gene Tenace | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Claudell Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Fairly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Phil Garner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Boggs | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 Steve Foucault | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vida Blue | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
 Jim Todd | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Lindblad | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lenny Randle: 63
- Toby Harrah: S7
- Mike Hargrove: K
- Jeff Burroughs: W.1-2
- Gene Clines: 9/L
Bot 1
- Bill North: S1
- Bert Campaneris: SB2
- Bert Campaneris: W
- Don Baylor: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
- Joe Rudi: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
- Sal Bando: 9/DP.3XH(92)
Top 2
- Tom Grieve: S8
- Juan Beniquez: 7
- Danny Thompson: 4
- Jim Sundberg: 63
Bot 2
- Gene Tenace: S8
- Claudell Washington: W.1-2
- Ron Fairly: K
- Phil Garner: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Bill North: 1/L
Top 3
- Lenny Randle: 63
- Toby Harrah: S8
- Mike Hargrove: 14(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Bert Campaneris: 9
- Don Baylor: 4
- Joe Rudi: 5
Top 4
- Jeff Burroughs: S7
- Gene Clines: S7.1-2
- Tom Grieve: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Juan Beniquez: 4/L
- Danny Thompson: K/C
Bot 4
- Sal Bando: K/C
- Gene Tenace: 8
- Claudell Washington: 63
Top 5
- Jim Sundberg: 8
- Lenny Randle: 4/L
- Toby Harrah: 8
Bot 5
- Ron Fairly: 43
- Phil Garner: 8
- Bill North: 43
Top 6
- Jim Fregosi: D7
- Jeff Burroughs: 63
- Gene Clines: 9
- Tom Grieve: 43
Bot 6
- Bert Campaneris: 63
- Don Baylor: K
- Joe Rudi: D8
- Sal Bando: D7.2-H
- Gene Tenace: K
Top 7
- Juan Beniquez: W
- Danny Thompson: 4
- Jim Sundberg: 13.1-2
- Lenny Randle: 4
Bot 7
- Claudell Washington: K/C
- Ron Fairly: W
- Phil Garner: W.1-2
- Bill North: E5/G.2-3;1-2
- Bert Campaneris: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Don Baylor: 7
Top 8
- Toby Harrah: 6
- Jim Fregosi: HR/7
- Jeff Burroughs: S8
- Gene Clines: 4/L
- Tom Grieve: PB.1-2
- Tom Grieve: S8.2-H
- Juan Beniquez: S8.1-3
- Doug Ault: 7/L
Bot 8
- Joe Rudi: 4
- Sal Bando: W
- Gene Tenace: CS2(24)
- Gene Tenace: K/C
Top 9
- Jim Sundberg: K/C
- Lenny Randle: 7
- Toby Harrah: S7
- Jim Fregosi: 7