September 14, 1976 California Angels at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 9
DET 7 KCR 2
@CHW 1 NYY 8
@CLE 2 MIL 3
BOS 2
(10) OAK 4
@MIN 2 MIN 4
OAK 3 CAL 6
@TEX 4 HOU 4
@ATL 3 ATL 4
HOU 3 LAD 9
@CIN 0 PHI 3
MON 2 NYM 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
@SDP 6 CHC 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 3,736

Tuesday, September 14, 1976
Time of Game: 2:29

Angels

67-79

Won 2

4th, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  1   0  0  0   3  0  2    6  9  2
Rangers         0  2  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    4  9  2

W: P Hartzell (7-4), L: S Hargan (6-7)

Rangers

64-80

Lost 4

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .259  .643    0    1   0   CS
  L Stanton LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .558         1   0   
J Remy 2B                     5   0   2   2    0   2  .268  .624    0    5   3   
M Easler DH                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .595    0    0   0   
T Solaita 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .274  .768    0    5   0   2B,GDP
  R Torres PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .662         0   0   
B Bochte RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .262  .666    0    5   0   
M Guerrero SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .662    0    1   3   
D Briggs CF-1B                4   2   2   2    0   1  .218  .563    0    6   0   3B
T Humphrey C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .626    0    2   0   HBP
  B Melton PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .208  .629    0    0   0   
  B Jones PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .651         0   0   SB
  A Etchebarren C             1   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .561    0    1   0   
R Jackson 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .215  .601    0    0   3   2B,SB,GDP

P Hartzell P                                                             0   2
Totals                       34   6   9   6    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Solaita (9, off S Hargan); R Jackson (15, off S Hargan).

3B: D Briggs (2, off L Barker).

HBP: T Humphrey (5, by L Barker).

TB: D Briggs 4; R Jackson 2; J Remy 2; T Solaita 2; D Collins; A Etchebarren; B Melton.

GIDP: T Solaita (4); R Jackson (9).

RBI: J Remy 2 (26); D Briggs 2 (14); B Melton (40); D Collins (21).

2-out RBI: J Remy 2; D Collins.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Remy-T Solaita.

E: M Guerrero (14); D Briggs (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jackson (5, 2nd base off S Hargan/J Sundberg); B Jones (3, 3rd base off S Hargan/J Sundberg).

CS: D Collins (14, 2nd base by L Barker/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Clines LF                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .264  .598    0    2   0   2B
T Harrah SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .734    0    5   5   SH,GDP
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .775    0    9   0   IW
J Burroughs RF                4   1   0   0    0   1  .229  .662    0    0   0   HBP
R Howell 3B                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .252  .655    0    0   1   
T Grieve DH                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .250  .703    0    0   0   HR
  D Moates PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .624         0   0   
D Thompson 2B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .533    0    1   4   HBP,SH
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .627    0    5   0   SB
J Sundberg C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .576    0    5   2   

L Barker P                                                               0   0
  S Hargan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   3    1   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: G Clines (11, off P Hartzell).

HR: T Grieve (16, off P Hartzell; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Thompson (6, off P Hartzell); T Harrah (4, off P Hartzell).

IBB: M Hargrove (12, by P Hartzell).

HBP: D Thompson (2, by P Hartzell); J Burroughs (1, by P Hartzell).

TB: T Grieve 6; G Clines 4; R Howell; J Beniquez; M Hargrove.

GIDP: T Harrah (15).

RBI: J Beniquez (28); T Grieve (68); D Thompson (18).

2-out RBI: J Beniquez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thompson-T Harrah-M Hargrove 2.

E: M Hargrove (20); T Harrah (32).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Beniquez (17, 2nd base off P Hartzell/T Humphrey).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hartzell, W (7-4)            9     9   4   2    1   3   1   2.60   40     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9     59    -     1.32   0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   2    1   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker                       6     4   4   4    4   1   0   6.00   25     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 4     45    -     1.23  -0.17
S Hargan, BS (1), L (6-7)      3     5   2   2    0   4   0   3.49   14     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5          1-1    2.53  -0.25
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 9          1-1

L Barker faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Hartzell (5; M Hargrove).

HBP: L Barker (1; T Humphrey); P Hartzell 2 (10; J Burroughs, D Thompson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 3,736.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Texas Rangers                        
1. D Collins            LF    1. G Clines             LF 
2. J Remy               2B    2. T Harrah             SS 
3. M Easler             DH    3. M Hargrove           1B 
4. T Solaita            1B    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. B Bochte             RF    5. R Howell             3B 
6. M Guerrero           SS    6. T Grieve             DH 
7. D Briggs             CF    7. D Thompson           2B 
8. T Humphrey           C     8. J Beniquez           CF 
9. R Jackson            3B    9. J Sundberg           C  

   P Hartzell           P        L Barker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  -23      41%  93% J Remy          S Hargan        Single to LF; Etchebarren Scores; Jackson Scores
   t 7   0  4-1  12-      27%  48% D Briggs        L Barker        Triple to RF; Bochte Scores; Guerrero Scores
   t 9   1  4-4  1--      22%  72% R Jackson       S Hargan        Double to CF; Etchebarren to 3B
   t 9   1  4-4  -23     -21%  51% D Collins       S Hargan        Strikeout Looking
   t 7   1  4-4  -23     -17%  49% J Remy          S Hargan        Baserunner Out Advancing; Jones out at Hm/C; Jackson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Remy          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  G Clines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Solaita       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Bochte        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  J Burroughs     Hit By Pitch
          1--      30%  R Howell        Single to CF; Burroughs to 3B; Howell to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      36%  T Grieve        Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      24%  D Thompson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Burroughs Scores/unER; Howell Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      26%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      27%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Len Barker facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  D Briggs        Single to LF
          1--      38%  T Humphrey      Hit By Pitch; Briggs to 2B
   OO     12-      26%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Briggs to 3B
   R      --3      35%  D Collins       Single to RF; Briggs Scores
          1--      37%  J Remy          Single to LF; Collins to 2B
   O      12-      32%  M Easler        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  G Clines        Single to RF
   OO     1--      36%  T Harrah        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  T Solaita       Walk
   O      1--      37%  B Bochte        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      33%  M Guerrero      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      31%  D Briggs        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Hartzell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  R Howell        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Howell to 2B
          -2-      27%  T Grieve        Single to SS; Howell stays at 2B
   O      12-      30%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Howell to 3B
   R      1-3      20%  J Beniquez      Single to RF; Thompson to 2B; Howell Scores
   O      12-      23%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Len Barker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      20%  T Humphrey      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      19%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      20%  D Collins       Walk
   O      1--      17%  J Remy          Collins Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      19%  G Clines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      20%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
          ---      19%  M Hargrove      Single to RF
   O      1--      20%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Len Barker facing 2-3-4
          ---      26%  J Remy          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      21%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      14%  T Solaita       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Hartzell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      15%  R Howell        Flyball: CF
   R      ---       8%  T Grieve        Home Run
          ---       8%  D Thompson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--       9%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--       8%  J Sundberg      Beniquez Steals 2B
   O      -2-       9%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Len Barker facing 5-6-7
          ---      13%  B Bochte        Walk
          1--      21%  M Guerrero      Walk; Bochte to 2B
   RR     12-      48%  D Briggs        Triple to RF; Bochte Scores; Guerrero Scores
                  Steve Hargan replaces Len Barker pitching; Bill Melton pinch hits for Terry Humphrey batting 8th
   R      --3      56%  B Melton        Single to RF; Briggs Scores
                  Bob Jones pinch runs for Bill Melton batting 8th
          1--      65%  R Jackson       Fielder's Choice 1B; Jones to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      12-      56%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
          12-      65%  J Remy          Jones Steals 3B; Jackson Steals 2B
   O      -23      49%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Jones out at Hm/C; Jackson to 3B
   O      --3      42%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
                  Andy Etchebarren replaces Bob Jones playing C batting 8th
          ---      36%  G Clines        Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  T Harrah        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Clines to 2B
          -2-      36%  M Hargrove      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      43%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      50%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Hargan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      45%  M Easler        Strikeout
          ---      55%  T Solaita       Double to CF
                  Rusty Torres pinch runs for Tony Solaita batting 4th
   O      -2-      48%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      40%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Paul Hartzell facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Briggs moves to 1B; Rusty Torres moves to CF
          ---      33%  T Grieve        Single to LF
                  Dave Moates pinch runs for Tom Grieve batting 6th
   O      1--      35%  D Thompson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Moates to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      44%  D Briggs        Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  A Etchebarren   Single to CF
          1--      72%  R Jackson       Double to CF; Etchebarren to 3B
   O      -23      51%  D Collins       Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      93%  J Remy          Single to LF; Etchebarren Scores; Jackson Scores
   O      1--      92%  M Easler        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
                  Leroy Stanton replaces Dave Collins playing LF batting 1st
          ---      82%  G Clines        Double to LF
   O      -2-      89%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      96%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clines to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TEX197609140

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1976 > TEX \| CAL > Sep 14, 1976, Angels at Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation