Ringing the bell twice, Buddy Bell hit his second homer of the game as leadoff man in the ninth inning to give the Indians a 6-5 victory over the Rangers. Bell's winning blow came off Jackie Brown, who had just entered the game as reliever for Jim Bibby. Rusty Torres also homered for the Indians, while the Rangers had round-trippers by Alex Johnson and Jeff Burroughs. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  1  1    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   5 12  0
Indians      1  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  1  -   6  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .245      Bell 3b               4   3   3   2     1   1   .277
Harrah ss             5   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Brohamer 2b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .210
Spencer 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Johnson dh            5   1   3   1     0   1   .301      Ellis c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .273
Burroughs lf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .288
Fregosi 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .252      Duncan dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .211
Biittner rf           2   1   2   0     2   0   .234      Lolich rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .248
Maddox cf             2   0   2   1     0   0   .228      Torres cf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .208
Suarez c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  12   5     3   3             Totals               31   6   8   6     6  10

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,218
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Indians 7
DP: Rangers 1, Indians 0
Errors: Lolich
Doubles: Johnson (25), Ellis (8)
Home Runs: Johnson (7), Burroughs (21), Bell 2 (11), Torres (6)
Stolen Bases: Bell (6), Williams (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (1), Harris (3)
GIDP: Ellis (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   8     7   5   5   6  10   2  36   3.72
Brown L(4-3)            0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3.19
Totals                  8     8   6   6   6  10   3  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  5.1   9   4   4   2   2   2  27   4.39
Lamb                    2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.56
Sanders W(6-5)          1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.55
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   3   2  41

Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (6), Tidrow (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Spencer singled to right; Johnson
singled to left [Spencer to second]; Burroughs forced Johnson
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to shortstop; Brohamer struck out;
Chambliss walked [Bell to second]; Ellis doubled to center [Bell
scored, Chambliss to third]; Williams struck out; Duncan struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi singled to shortstop; Biittner singled to
center [Fregosi to third]; Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Fregosi scored]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Biittner to
second]; Suarez reached on a fielder's choice [Biittner out at
third (third unassisted)]; Harris flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Lolich flied out to center; Torres grounded out
(second to first); Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Spencer flied
out to right; Johnson homered; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell walked; Brohamer flied out to left; Bell stole
second; Chambliss struck out; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Bell to
third]; Ellis lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Fregosi struck out; Biittner walked; Maddox singled
to center [Biittner to second]; Suarez flied out to left; Harris
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Williams singled to right; Williams stole second;
Duncan struck out; Lolich struck out; Torres walked; Duffy
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah lined to third; Spencer flied out to center;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell homered; Brohamer walked; Chambliss flied out
to center; Ellis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Brohamer out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Indians 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs homered; Fregosi singled to left;
Biittner singled to center [Fregosi to second]; Maddox out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Fregosi to third, Biittner to
second]; Suarez walked; LAMB REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Harris
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fregosi scored]; Harrah struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Duncan struck out;
Lolich walked; Torres homered [Lolich scored]; Duffy flied out
to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer lined to second; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Brohamer walked;
Bibby threw a wild pitch [Brohamer to second]; Chambliss flied
out to left; Ellis singled to right [Brohamer scored]; Williams
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Indians 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Biittner walked;
Maddox singled to center [Biittner to second]; SANDERS REPLACED
LAMB (PITCHING); Suarez popped to second; Harris singled to
right [Biittner scored, Maddox to third (error by Lolich),
Harris to second]; Harrah flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 5, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Duncan flied out to left; Lolich singled to left;
Torres struck out; Duffy forced Lolich (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Indians 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
doubled to center [Johnson out at third (center to second to
third)]; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Bell homered; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Indians 6.