Rangers Rally as Angels Bullpen Falters Again

American League
Boston 11, Cleveland 7
Baltimore 4, Detroit 3 (10)
Milwaukee 2, New York Y 0
Chicago W 4, Kansas City 1
Oakland 10, Minnesota 4
Texas 6, California 5 (13)

National League
Chicago C 9, New York M 3
Philadelphia 8, Montreal 6
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 3
San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 5, Houston 3
Los Angeles 6, San Diego 4

• Boston erupted for 8 runs in the bottom of the 2nd after trailing 5-0
• The Orioles are 8-0. They committed 4 errors but would win on a Jack Pierce error in the 10th
• Mike Caldwell of the Brewers handed the Yankees their second shutout defeat in three games at County Stadium
• The Twins team ERA is above 6.50 after giving up double digits again to Oakland
• Darrell Porter tied the game with a 3-run home run in the 9th and rookie Bill Fahey singled home the winner in extras as a pair of catchers doom the Angels in Arlington
• Keith Hernandez homered, Bob Gibson won his second and Mark Littell saved his fourth as the Cardinals won in Pittsburgh for the second night in a row
• Atlanta breaks their six game losing streak by knocking off Cy Young winner J.R Richard in Houston. Richard is 0-2, 7.63 to start the season.

Texas 6, California 5

4/14/1976, CAL76-TEX76, Arlington Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12
1976 California        1  0  1  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  0
1976 Texas             0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0  0
 
                      13     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 California        0     5 10  3     7  1
1976 Texas             1     6 11  2    12  1
 
California           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Texas                AB  R  H BI   AVG
Doyle             3b  6  1  2  1  .194    Howell            rf  5  1  0  0  .200
Egan              c   5  0  1  1  .167    Flynn             2b  4  0  1  0  .250
 Sudakis          pr  0  0  0  0  .000     Rivers           ph  2  1  1  1  .346
Lynn              cf  6  2  2  1  .333    Porter            c   5  1  2  4  .160
Jackson,Re        rf  6  1  1  0  .258    Grubb             1b  4  0  0  0  .290
Baylor            lf  6  0  1  0  .207    Zisk              lf  6  0  0  0  .188
Thompson          1b  5  0  0  0  .258    Cubbage           3b  6  0  3  0  .250
Chalk             2b  5  0  1  2  .242    Campaneris        ss  6  1  2  0  .323
 Nettles          pr  0  0  0  0  .222    Moates            cf  6  1  0  0  .000
 Jackson,Ron      3b  0  0  0  0  .091    Brown             p   2  0  0  0  .000
Miley             ss  4  1  1  0  .250     Cardenas         ph  0  0  0  0  .444
 Ramirez          ss  1  0  0  0  .167     Lyle             p   0  0  0  0  .000
John              p   4  0  1  0  .143     Roberts,L        ph  0  1  0  0  .286
 Walker           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Kern             p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Forster          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Ellis            ph  1  0  1  0  .400
 Boone            ph  1  0  0  0  .424     Moret            pr  0  0  0  0 1.000
 Scott            p   0  0  0  0  .000     Perznowski       p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Lange            p   0  0  0  0  .000     Fahey            ph  1  0  1  1  .286
                     49  5 10  5                               48  6 11  6
 
California                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
John                             8.1  5  2  1  5  4 123  68  1.17
Walker                           1.0  3  3  3  1  2  34  20  5.19
Forster                          1.2  1  0  0  0  0  15  11 14.73
Scott            L 0-1           1.0  1  1  0  0  0  15  10  0.00
Lange                            0.0  1  0  0  0  0   1   1  6.75
                                12.0 11  6  4  6  6 188 110 
 
Texas                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Brown                            7.0  7  3  2  0  4  89  62  2.92
Lyle                             2.0  3  2  2  1  0  31  18  6.43
Kern                             2.0  0  0  0  0  1  15  13  0.00
Perznowski       W 2-0           2.0  0  0  0  1  0  25  13  1.80
                                13.0 10  5  4  2  5 160 106 
 
CAL: Ramirez inserted at ss in the 8th
     Nettles ran for Chalk in the 11th
     Jackson,Ron inserted at 3b in the 11th
     Doyle moved to 2b in the 11th
     Boone batted for Forster in the 12th
     Sudakis ran for Egan in the 12th
     Sudakis moved to c in the 12th
TEX: Cardenas batted for Brown in the 7th
     Roberts,L batted for Lyle in the 9th
     Rivers batted for Flynn in the 9th
     Rivers moved to 2b in the 10th
     Ellis batted for Kern in the 11th
     Moret ran for Ellis in the 11th
     Fahey batted for Perznowski in the 13th
 
E-Jackson,Re, Thompson, Ramirez, Howell, Grubb. 2B-Porter, Ellis. HR-Lynn(2), 
Porter(1). K-Lynn, Baylor, Thompson, Chalk, Miley, Howell 2, Flynn, Porter, 
Zisk 2. BB-Egan, Thompson, Howell, Porter, Grubb 2, Cardenas, Roberts,L. 
WP-Walker, Brown. 
GWRBI: Fahey