With Alex Johnson providing the principal batting support, David Clyde pitched the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Angels. Clyde, winning for the third straight time, gave up nine hits and walked six, but three double plays helped the youngster out of trouble. The Rangers got to Nolan Ryan for their first three runs in the third inning on a single by Jim Sundberg, pass to Cesar Tovar, triple by Johnson and double by Jeff Burroughs.

Sundherg and Toby Harrah walked in the eighth, Johnson chased them home with a double and then scored himself on a single by Mike Hargrove. The Angels had scored their lone run in the top half of the eighth. Bobby Valentine and Frank Robinson singled and Valentine crossed the plate while the Rangers were working a double play on a grounder by Bob Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       15, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0
Rangers      0  0  3    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   6  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            4   0   2   0     1   1   .235      Tovar cf              2   1   0   0     3   0   .242
Chalk ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Harrah ss             2   1   0   0     2   1   .227
Valentine lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Johnson lf            3   2   2   4     1   0   .313
Robinson dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .264      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .329
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Sims dh               3   0   1   0     1   0   .172
Llenas rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .364      Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Rodriguez c           3   0   3   0     1   0   .261      L. Brown 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .158
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Sundberg c            3   2   1   0     1   1   .217
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   9   0     6   3             Totals               28   6   7   6     8   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 13,209
Left on Base: Angels 10, Rangers 7
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 3
Doubles: Nettles 2 (3), Rodriguez (4), Burroughs (10), Johnson (2)
Triples: Johnson (1)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (2), Tovar (1)
Sacrifice Hits: L. Brown (1)
GIDP: Oliver 2 (7), Burroughs (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(4-4)             6.2   6   6   6   8   6   0  32   5.08
May                     1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.11
Totals                  8     7   6   6   8   6   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde W(3-0)            9     9   1   1   6   3   0  38   2.43
Totals                  9     9   1   1   6   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine walked; Valentine
was caught stealing second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Tovar was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Harrah walked; Johnson walked [Harrah to
second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Robinson walked; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at second]; Schaal
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Sims popped to
second; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Llenas grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Doyle struck out; Nettles doubled to left
[Rodriguez to third]; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: L. Brown was called out on strikes; Sundberg
singled to center; Tovar walked [Sundberg to second]; Harrah was
called out on strikes; Johnson tripled to right [Sundberg
scored, Tovar scored]; Burroughs doubled to left [Johnson
scored]; Hargrove struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Valentine flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver walked; Schaal flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sims walked; Randle singled to right [Sims to
second]; L. Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sims to third, Randle to second]; Sundberg struck out; Tovar
walked; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Llenas singled to shortstop; Rodriguez singled to
left [Llenas to second]; Doyle hit into a double play (right to
second) [Llenas out at third]; Nettles doubled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Hargrove flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Valentine flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Sims flied out to right; Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first); L. Brown popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Llenas
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez doubled to left; Doyle
walked; Nettles walked [Rodriguez to third, Doyle to second];
Chalk forced Nettles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg walked; Tovar flied out to center; Harrah
walked [Sundberg to second]; Johnson doubled to right [Sundberg
scored, Harrah scored]; Burroughs flied out to left; Hargrove
singled to right [Johnson scored]; MAY REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING);
Sims singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Randle grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Valentine singled to center; Robinson singled to
right [Valentine to third]; Oliver grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Valentine scored (no RBI), Robinson
out at second]; Schaal grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: L. Brown grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
flied out to left; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Llenas struck out; Rodriguez walked; Doyle singled
to right [Rodriguez to second]; Nettles struck out; Chalk
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Rangers 6.