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Fergie Jenkins, six times a 20-game winner with the Cubs, made his debut with the Rangers and pitched a one-hitter to defeat the Athletics, 2-0. The A's only hit was a safe bunt by Bert Campaneris in the fourth inning. The Rangers scored both their runs in the fifth on a double by Jim Sundberg, singles by Toby Harrah and Alex Johnson and an infield out by Jeff Burroughs. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 2, Oakland Athletics 0Game Played on Saturday, April 6, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumA's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 9 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nelson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .125 Harrah ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Grieve dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667 Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .500 Fregosi 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fosse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Lovitto cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L. Brown 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sundberg c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .500 H. Washington pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Green 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haney c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bourque ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 0 1 0 1 10 Totals 31 2 9 2 2 2 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 16,965 Left on Base: A's 1, Rangers 8 DP: A's 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Harrah Doubles: Sundberg (1) Caught Stealing: Green (1), Campaneris (1), Johnson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman L(0-1) 4.1 8 2 2 1 0 0 21 4.15 Lindblad 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 0.00 Totals 8 9 2 2 2 2 0 34 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(1-0) 9 1 0 0 1 10 0 28 0.00 Totals 9 1 0 0 1 10 0 28 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris struck out; Bando grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to second; Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Tenace struck out; Rudi lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Grieve singled to first; Fregosi flied out to center; Lovitto forced Grieve (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Johnson reached on an error by Harrah; Fosse was called out on strikes; Green forced Johnson (third to second); Green was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: L. Brown flied out to center; Sundberg walked; Nelson singled to left [Sundberg to second]; Harrah popped to third; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris singled to third; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Grieve singled to center; Fregosi flied out to left; Lovitto singled to center [Grieve to third]; L. Brown popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson lined to right; Tenace struck out; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg doubled to right; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Sundberg to third]; Harrah singled to center [Sundberg scored]; Johnson singled to right [Harrah to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harrah scored, Johnson to second]; Grieve walked; Fregosi singled to shortstop [Johnson to third, Grieve to second]; Lovitto grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson lined to shortstop; ALOU BATTED FOR FOSSE; Alou grounded out (third to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR GREEN; Davalillo popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: TRILLO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); HANEY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); L. Brown was called out on strikes; Sundberg flied out to center; Nelson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris struck out; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah flied out to left; Johnson popped to shortstop; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson popped to second; Tenace lined to second; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Grieve grounded out (third to first); Fregosi struck out; Lovitto flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Trillo walked; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR TRILLO; BOURQUE BATTED FOR HANEY; Bourque was called out on strikes; North forced H. Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2. |
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