Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 5

Day

Game Played on Friday, April 11, 1975 (N) at Arlington Stadium

OAK A 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 7 9 0
TEX A 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 9 3

BATTING

Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
North cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 0
C. Washington lf 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jackson rf 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 0
Rudi 1b 5 0 1 3 0 1 10 2
Williams dh 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Tenace c 3 1 1 0 1 2 9 0
Kubiak ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Garner 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2
Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6 6 8 27 10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lindblad-Garner-Rudi.

BATTING - 
2B: C. Washington (1,off Hands).
3B: Rudi (1,off Foucault).
HR: Jackson (2,2nd inning off Hands 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Rudi (1,off Wright).
Team LOB: 8.

Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Tovar lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Randle 3b,2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 3
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
 Fregosi ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Burroughs rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Hargrove dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Harrah ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 3
Nelson 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
 Howell ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
 Lovitto ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 8 27 13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harrah-Randle-Fregosi.
E: Burroughs (1), Nelson (2), Hands (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Randle (1,off Lindblad).
HR: Harrah (1,2nd inning off Abbott 0 on 1 out); Burroughs (1,6th inning off
Lindblad 0 on 1 out).
HBP: Sundberg (1,by Abbott); Tovar (1,by Fingers).
GDP: Tovar (1,off Lindblad).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tovar 2 (3,2nd base off Abbott/Tenace,3rd base off Abbott/Tenace); Randle
(2,2nd base off Abbott/Tenace).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Abbott 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 9
Lindblad W(1-0) 5.2 4 2 2 0 2 1 20
Fingers 2 3 1 1 0 5 0 10
Totals 9 9 5 5 2 8 2 39

Lindblad faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
HBP: Abbott (1,Sundberg); Fingers (2,Tovar).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lindblad 2-0; Fingers 1-1.
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Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Hands L(0-1) 6.2 7 6 2 2 6 1 30
Umbarger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Foucault 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Thomas 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6
Wright 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Totals 9 9 7 2* 6 8 1 42

* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.16 (i) of the Scoring rules (where runs may be earned for a reliever but not for the team) were applied.

Inherited Runners - Scored: Umbarger 2-0; Foucault 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Ron Luciano

Ejections: TEX Coach Frank Lucchesi by Rich Garcia [Balls and strikes
(Covered HP with dirt)]; TEX Manager Billy Martin by Rich Garcia [Fair/foul
call]

Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 14979

Starting Lineups:
 Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers 
1. North cf Tovar lf
2. C. Washington lf Randle 3b
3. Bando 3b Spencer 1b
4. Jackson rf Burroughs rf
5. Rudi 1b Davis cf
6. Williams dh Hargrove dh
7. Tenace c Harrah ss
8. Kubiak ss Nelson 2b
9. Garner 2b Sundberg c
 Abbott p Hands p
ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); C.
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Tovar stole second; Randle
walked; Spencer made an out to first; Tovar stole third and
Randle stole second; Burroughs grounded out (third to first)
[Tovar scored]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson homered to right; Rudi struck out;
Williams singled to right; Tenace singled to center [Williams to
second]; Kubiak was called out on strikes; Garner singled to
right [Williams scored (RBI), Tenace scored (error by Burroughs)
(error by Nelson) (unearned) (no RBI), Garner to third]; North
was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove struck out; Harrah homered; Nelson walked;
Sundberg was hit by a pitch [Nelson to second]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Tovar grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington doubled to right; Bando grounded
out (pitcher to first); Jackson walked; Rudi flied out to left;
Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 3RD: Randle lined to pitcher; Spencer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace struck out; Kubiak grounded out (first to
pitcher); Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove
popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: North was called out on strikes; C. Washington
singled to right; Bando forced C. Washington (third to second);
Jackson forced Bando (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 5TH: Nelson made an out to shortstop; Sundberg lined to
left; Tovar singled to right; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 6TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
homered to center; Davis struck out; Hargrove singled to center;
Harrah flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3,
Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Kubiak flied out to center; Garner walked; North
reached on a fielder's choice [Garner to third (error by
Hands)]; C. Washington singled to left [Garner scored
(unearned), North to second]; Bando flied out to center [North
to third]; UMBARGER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Jackson walked
[C. Washington to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER
(PITCHING); Rudi tripled to right [North scored (unearned), C.
Washington scored (unearned), Jackson scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher)]; Williams struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 7TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rangers manager Martin ejected by HP umpire Garcia for arguing
about ball called foul in 7th inning; Sundberg flied out to
center; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Tenace
walked; Rangers coach Lucchesi ejected by HP umpire Garcia
for arguing balls and strikes; he covered plate with dirt;
Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Tenace to
second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); North walked;
C. Washington singled to third [Tenace to third, North to
second]; Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 8TH: Randle doubled to left; FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER;
FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Fregosi struck out;
Burroughs singled to left [Randle to third]; Davis was called
out on strikes; Hargrove singled [Randle scored, Burroughs to
second]; Harrah singled to center [Burroughs scored, Hargrove to
third]; HOWELL BATTED FOR NELSON; Howell was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 5.
ATHLETICS 9TH: RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FREGOSI
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HOWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
WRIGHT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Jackson walked; Rudi grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out
at second]; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 5.
RANGERS 9TH: LOVITTO BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Lovitto grounded out
(second to first); Tovar was hit by a pitch; Randle was called
out on strikes; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 7, Rangers 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
 Athletics 7 9 0 8
 Rangers 5 9 3 7

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