TANANA FIRES 2-HITTER AS HALOS SHUT OUT RANGERS
Lefty Backs Ryan's 1-Hitter with Gem of Own
ANAHEIM, Cal., Sept. 21 (AP) - The day after Nolan Ryan came within two outs of
a no-hitter, Frank Tanana stifled the Texas Rangers on just two hits as the
California Angels eked out a 1-0 victory at Anaheim Stadium. While a
no-hit bid disappeared early on--Jeff Burroughs singled to lead off the top of
the second for the Rangers--Tanana was masterful, snapping a personal three-game
losing streak. Tanana held Texas hitless after the second inning.
The Rangers very nearly took the lead in that second frame. After
Burroughs led off with a single, Gene Clines struck out and Tom Grieve lined out
to third but Juan Beniquez roped a double off the base of the left-center field
wall. Burroughs tried to score but a relay from center fielder Dave
Collins to shortstop Tim Nordbrook to catcher Terry Humphrey cut down Burroughs
at the plate to end the inning. Texas would never come close to scoring
again.
Perhaps inspired by the end of the top of the second, the Angels broke the
scoreless tie in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Bruce Bochte
sliced a line drive into the left field corner. With the outfield shifted
well around toward right, Bochte was able to make it all the way to third with a
triple and he then scored on Mario Guerrero's slow roller to first base.
Rangers starter Nelson Briles was quite stingy himself, scattering a total of
five hits in his six innings of work, before being removed for reliever Steve
Foucault. The Angels nearly added to their lead in the fifth, due in no
small part to a Rangers miscue. Dave Chalk reached with two outs on an
infield single off Briles, bringing Nordbrook to the plate. Nordbrook's
potential double play grounder was booted by first baseman Doug Ault, leaving
California with runners on first and second. Briles then missed on a 3-2
pitch to Collins, filling the bases. But Jerry Remy lifted a shallow fly
to right which was handled easily by Burroughs to extinguish the threat.
Tanana was on cruise control after the second inning. Ault drew a one-out
walk in the fourth but the Rangers never advanced him past first base and
Burroughs reached on a one-out error charged to second baseman Remy in the
seventh, but Tanana retired Clines and Grieve on routine fly balls to
right. For the game, the Angels starter struck out nine batters en route
to his third shutout. It is the 20th time this season that Tanana has
fanned at least nine batters in a game, tops in all of baseball. Ryan,
Tanana's teammate, is second on the list with 19 such performances.
The Rangers have now been involved in eight 1-0 games this season, most in the
American League.
9/21/1976, Tex76-Cal76, Anaheim Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1976 Angels 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 5 1 5 0 Rangers AB R H BI AVG Angels AB R H BI AVG Randle,L 2b 3 0 0 0 .239 Collins lf 2 0 1 0 .282 Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0 .265 Torres,R cf 0 0 0 0 .235 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 .266 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 .311 Ault 1b 3 0 0 0 .167 Briggs cf 4 0 1 0 .185 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 .186 Solaita 1b 3 0 0 0 .247 Moates rf 0 0 0 0 .287 Stanton rf 0 0 0 0 .203 Clines dh 3 0 0 0 .264 Bochte rf 3 1 2 0 .275 Grieve lf 3 0 0 0 .258 Guerrero dh 3 0 0 1 .328 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0 .264 Humphrey c 3 0 0 0 .211 Thompson,D 3b 1 0 0 0 .172 Melton 3b 0 0 0 0 .180 Howell 3b 1 0 0 0 .207 Chalk 3b 2 0 1 0 .233 Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0 .225 Jones,B ph 1 0 0 0 .158 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 .234 Etchebaren c 0 0 0 0 .223 29 0 2 0 Nordbrook ss 3 0 0 0 .152 Miley ss 0 0 0 0 .111 28 1 5 1 Rangers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Briles L 11-15 6.0 5 1 1 2 4 92 57 3.97 Foucault 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 18 12 4.12 Hoerner 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 6.75 8.0 5 1 1 2 8 123 77 Angels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Tanana W 17-12 9.0 2 0 0 1 9 99 74 2.66 9.0 2 0 0 1 9 99 74 Tex: Howell inserted at 3b in the 3rd Moates inserted at rf in the 7th Fregosi batted for Howell in the 8th Fregosi moved to 3b in the 8th Hargrove batted for Randle,L in the 9th Cal: Jones,B batted for Chalk in the 7th Melton inserted at 3b in the 8th Etchebaren inserted at c in the 8th Miley inserted at ss in the 8th Torres,R inserted at cf in the 9th Briggs moved to 1b in the 9th Stanton inserted at rf in the 9th Bochte moved to lf in the 9th E-Ault, Remy. 2B-Beniquez(17). 3B-Bochte(4). RBI-Guerrero(20). SB-Collins(28). CS-Collins, Briggs. K-Harrah, Ault 3, Clines, Beniquez, Thompson,D, Howell, Hargrove, Collins, Remy, Solaita, Guerrero, Humphrey 2, Nordbrook, Jones,B. BB-Ault, Collins 2. GWRBI: Guerrero Danny Thompson was ejected from this game Temperature: 69, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 2 MPH. Attendance: 5,033 Game Time: 2:16