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Thursday April 25, 1974
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The Rangers, who already had one four-game winner in Fergie Jenkins, added another when Jim Bibby shut out the Red Sox, 4-0, with a four-hit performance. The Rangers struck for three of their runs in the fifth inning. Lenny Randle opened with a single and stole second, but two were away when Dave Nelson came through with a single to drive in the first run. Toby Harrah was hit by a pitch and two runs followed on singles by Alex Johnson and Jeff Burroughs. A sacrifice fly by Nelson added the final tally in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 4, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 25, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  x  -   4  9  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Nelson 2b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .302
Griffin 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     0   1   .283
  McAuliffe pr,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Johnson lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   1     1   2   .258
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   0   .379      Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
  Hughes pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Lovitto cf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .164
Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Randle 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .538
Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .200        L. Brown 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Billings c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   4   0     2   6             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,100
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Nelson, Bibby
Doubles: Montgomery (2)
Stolen Bases: Randle 2 (3), Billings (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lovitto (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Nelson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (2,by Tiant)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(1-2)            5     6   3   3   1   2   0  23   5.29
Moret                   3     3   1   1   1   2   0  13   2.70
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   4   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(4-2)            9     4   0   0   2   6   0  34   3.05
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Tiant (2)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper reached on an error by Nelson;
Cooper was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bibby
[Cooper to second]; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson grounded out (third to first);
Harrah popped to shortstop; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo struck out; Montgomery doubled; Beniquez
flied out to right; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve singled
to third; Spencer popped to second; Lovitto grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to second; Griffin singled to left;
Cooper forced Griffin (first to shortstop); Yastrzemski walked
[Cooper to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle popped to left; Billings singled to left;
Nelson flied out to center; Harrah forced Billings (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo lined to left; Montgomery grounded out
(pitcher to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
walked; Grieve flied out to center; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
popped to first; Griffin singled; MCAULIFFE RAN FOR GRIFFIN;
Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lovitto
struck out; Randle singled to right; Randle stole second;
Billings popped to second; Nelson singled to center [Randle
scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch [Nelson to second]; Johnson
singled to center [Nelson scored, Harrah to second]; Burroughs
singled to center [Harrah scored, Johnson to second]; Grieve
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli singled to left; HUGHES RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Carbo
popped to shortstop; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Hughes to
second]; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: HUGHES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MORET REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); Spencer lined to center; Lovitto singled to
shortstop; Randle singled to left [Lovitto to second]; Billings
walked [Lovitto to third, Randle to second]; Nelson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lovitto scored]; Randle stole third;
Billings stole second; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: L. BROWN REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 3B); Beniquez
struck out; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
was called out on strikes; Grieve grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper
popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Spencer singled to center; Lovitto out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spencer to second]; L. Brown
flied out to center; Billings grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Hughes struck out; Carbo struck out; Montgomery
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 4.



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