Boggs Earns Rangers 1st Win in MLB Debut

American League
Cleveland 2, New York Y 1
Baltimore 6, Milwaukee 5 (11)
Boston 5, Detroit 0
Oakland 12, Chicago W 1
Texas 5, Minnesota 3
California 2, Kansas City 1
National League
Chicago C 2, Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 0
St. Louis 3, New York M 0
San Francisco 8, Atlanta 4
Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 4
Houston 7, San Diego 1

• Rangers rookie Tommy Boggs went eight strong and chipped in a two-run home run himself as the Rangers won their first game of the season 5-3 at Minnesota
• Defending AL Cy Young Bruce Kison and free agent signing Dick Drago combined to shutout the Tigers. The game was scoreless in the 9th before Boston erupted for 5 runs - including back to back home runs by Bob Watson and Jim Rice
• Doug DeCinces was at it again for the undefeated Orioles. He hit the game winning home run in the bottom of the 11th off Milwaukee's Pete Broberg to up Baltimore's mark to 4-0
• Kansas City fell for the first time, in large part to three shutout relief innings by California's Tom Walker
• The Cubs Dennis Eckersley did like Boggs and went eight strong and hit a home run as the Cubs nipped the Phils at Wrigley
• The Pirates are 5-0 as Rick Reuschel outdueled the Expos John Candelaria in Montreal 1-0
• Eric Rasmussen is now 2-0 for the Cardinals as combined with Will McEnaney on a 4-hit shutout of the Mets

Texas 5, Minnesota 3

4/10/1976, TEX76-MIN76, Metropolitan Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Texas             1  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0     5  6  0     7  0
1976 Minnesota         0  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  0     3  5  1     4  0
 
Texas                AB  R  H BI   AVG    Minnesota            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Moates            cf  5  0  0  0  .000    Bostock           rf  4  1  1  1  .348
Flynn             2b  5  1  1  0  .238    Speier            ss  2  0  0  0  .095
Porter            c   2  1  1  0  .125     Braun            ph  1  0  0  0  .000
Grubb             1b  3  1  1  3  .368     Thompson         ss  0  0  0  0  .333
Zisk              lf  4  0  0  0  .100    Carew             1b  4  0  2  1  .333
Cubbage           3b  3  1  0  0  .200    Hisle             cf  3  1  1  1  .176
Howell            rf  3  0  1  0  .231    Ford              lf  4  0  0  0  .238
Campaneris        ss  4  0  1  0  .353    Soderholm         3b  4  0  0  0  .222
Boggs             p   4  1  1  2  .250    Borgmann          c   4  0  0  0  .267
 Kern             p   0  0  0  0  .000    Milbourne         2b  3  1  1  0  .091
                     33  5  6  5          Singer            p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Butler           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Oliva            ph  1  0  0  0  .333
                                           Verhoeven        p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Brye             ph  1  0  0  0  .400
                                           Albury           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               31  3  5  3
 
Texas                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Boggs            W 1-0           8.0  5  3  3  3  4 101  61  3.38
Kern             S 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  2  14   9  0.00
                                 9.0  5  3  3  3  6 115  70 
 
Minnesota                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Singer           L 0-1           4.1  5  5  5  3  2  81  43 13.50
Butler                           0.2  0  0  0  0  0   5   4  1.80
Verhoeven                        2.0  1  0  0  1  0  23  17  0.00
Albury                           2.0  0  0  0  1  0  19  11  1.29
                                 9.0  6  5  5  5  2 128  75 
 
MIN: Oliva batted for Butler in the 5th
     Brye batted for Verhoeven in the 7th
     Braun batted for Speier in the 8th
     Thompson inserted at ss in the 9th
 
E-Carew. 2B-Carew. HR-Grubb(1), Boggs(1), Hisle(1). SB-Flynn(1). K-Cubbage, 
Boggs, Bostock, Carew, Hisle, Ford, Soderholm, Borgmann. BB-Porter 3, 
Cubbage, Howell, Speier, Hisle, Singer. SF-Grubb. WP-Boggs. BALK-Boggs 2. 
GWRBI: Grubb