Fergie Jenkins pitched his ninth complete game in nine starts, but the former Cub star's record dropped to 6-3 when the White Sox edged the Rangers, 5-4. The White Sox jumped on Jenkins for three runs in the third inning on a single by Bucky Dent, homer by Pat Kelly, double by Jorge Orta and single by Tony Muser. After the Rangers drew within one run, the White Sox pulled away with a pair in the seventh on a walk to Carlos May, double by Ken Henderson and single by Ed Herrmann. Jeff Burroughs doubled to drive in two runs for the Rangers in the eighth, but Cy Acosta relieved and saved the game for Wilbur Wood. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       12, 1974 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  9  1
Rangers      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .299      Tovar cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Orta 2b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Harrah 3b             2   2   1   0     1   0   .238
Muser 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .350      Johnson lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .312
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Burroughs rf          4   0   2   3     0   1   .286
May lf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .252      Grieve dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .284
K. Henderson cf       4   1   1   1     0   0   .316      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .462
Hairston dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .056      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Herrmann c            3   0   2   1     0   1   .294      L. Brown 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .152
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .221        Randle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .212
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sims ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   9   5     1   2             Totals               32   4   8   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 14,140
Left on Base: White Sox 2, Rangers 6
DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Melton
Doubles: Orta (7), K. Henderson (7), Burroughs (9)
Home Runs: Kelly (2)
Stolen Bases: Dent (1), Harrah (1)
Caught Stealing: Muser (1), May (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (1), Harrah (4)
GIDP: Dent (1), Cardenas (1), Tovar (1)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (2,by Acosta)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(5-5)             7.2   7   4   4   2   6   0  31   4.09
Acosta SV(2)            1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.50
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   6   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(6-3)          9     9   5   5   1   2   1  34   2.23
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   2   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Acosta (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (catcher to first); Orta flied
out to left; Muser popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Harrah out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Tovar to second]; Johnson popped to
second; Burroughs singled to left [Tovar scored]; Grieve struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to right; May lined to second;
K. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); L. Brown grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann struck out; Dent singled to center; Dent stole second;
Kelly homered [Dent scored]; Orta doubled to center; Muser
singled to center [Orta scored]; Muser was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg struck out; Tovar flied out to center;
Harrah singled to left; Harrah stole second; Johnson singled to
left [Harrah scored]; Johnson was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton singled to center; May forced Melton
(pitcher to third to shortstop); May was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); K. Henderson made an out to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve walked;
Cardenas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston grounded out (first to pitcher);
Herrmann singled to right; Dent popped to first; Kelly flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
L. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Muser flied
to right; Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Tovar grounded out (third to first);
Harrah flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May walked; K. Henderson doubled to center [May
scored]; Hairston grounded out (second to first) [K. Henderson
to third]; Herrmann singled to center [K. Henderson scored];
Dent grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Herrmann out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Grieve reached on an
error by Melton; On a bunt Cardenas singled [Grieve to second];
Hargrove struck out; L. Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly singled to left; Orta out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Kelly to second]; Muser grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kelly to third]; Melton flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg struck out; Tovar popped to first; Harrah
walked; Johnson singled to second [Harrah to second]; Burroughs
doubled to center [Johnson scored, Harrah scored]; ACOSTA
REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Grieve was hit by a pitch; Cardenas
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
5, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May flied out to right; K. Henderson flied out to
left; Hairston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove popped to shortstop; L. Brown walked;
RANDLE RAN FOR L. BROWN; SIMS BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Sims singled
to right [Randle to third]; Tovar grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sims out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 4.