Wednesday May 22, 1974
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Texas Rangers 8, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, May 22, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Rangers 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 - 8 15 1 White Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar cf,rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Kelly rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .295 Harrah ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .252 Muser dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .321 Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .306 D. Allen 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .281 Burroughs rf 3 1 2 2 1 1 .323 May lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .338 K. Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .307 Grieve dh 5 1 3 1 0 0 .291 Melton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .225 Randle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Santo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246 Cardenas 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .346 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 L. Brown 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Lovitto 1b,cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .187 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Sundberg c 3 1 1 0 2 1 .241 Orta ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 8 15 8 5 4 Totals 35 2 8 1 2 10 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 12,663 Left on Base: Rangers 10, White Sox 8 DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 2 Errors: Sundberg Doubles: Harrah 2 (6), D. Allen (9) Triples: Burroughs (1), Grieve (3), Lovitto (1) Home Runs: Kelly (3) Stolen Bases: Randle (10), K. Henderson (5) Caught Stealing: Sundberg (1) GIDP: Grieve (4), Cardenas (2) Hit by Pitch: Randle (1,by Acosta) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(7-4) 9 8 2 1 2 10 1 37 2.38 Totals 9 8 2 1 2 10 1 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat L(4-4) 6.1 9 3 3 3 2 0 29 4.15 Gossage 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 8 4.02 Acosta 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 8 5.68 Totals 9 15 8 8 5 4 0 45 Hit by Pitch: Acosta (3) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly hit an inside the park homer to center; Muser singled to right; D. Allen struck out; May grounded out (second to first) [Muser to second]; K. Henderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Rangers Manager Billy Martin ejected by HP umpire Joe Brinkman; Grieve singled to center; Randle flied out to center; Cardenas singled to left [Grieve to second]; Lovitto lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton was called out on strikes; Santo grounded out (third to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to right; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Tovar flied out to center; Harrah walked; Johnson singled to left [Harrah to third]; Burroughs tripled to right [Harrah scored, Johnson scored]; Grieve singled to center [Burroughs scored]; Randle flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent popped to second; Kelly struck out; Muser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 1. RANGERS 4TH: Cardenas flied out to center; On a bunt Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg walked; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen doubled to second; May grounded out (second to first) [D. Allen to third]; K. Henderson walked; Melton was called out on strikes; K. Henderson stole second [D. Allen scored (error by Sundberg) (unearned), K. Henderson to third]; Santo walked; Downing struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah popped to second; Johnson walked; Burroughs singled to shortstop [Johnson to second]; Grieve grounded into a double play (third to first) [Johnson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Kelly grounded out (third to first); Muser singled to right; D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to right; Cardenas singled to center; Lovitto flied out to center; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to right; K. Henderson popped to catcher in foul territory; Melton struck out; Santo singled to center [May to third]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. RANGERS 7TH: Tovar flied out to center; Harrah doubled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING 1B); LOVITTO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Dent flied out to left; Kelly flied out to left; Muser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 2. RANGERS 8TH: Randle singled to center; Cardenas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Lovitto singled to center; Sundberg walked [Lovitto to second]; Tovar singled to center [Lovitto scored, Sundberg to second]; ACOSTA REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Harrah doubled to center [Sundberg scored, Tovar scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: L. BROWN REPLACED CARDENAS (PLAYING 3B); D. Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); May flied out to center; K. Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 2. RANGERS 9TH: Spencer struck out; Grieve tripled to center; Randle was hit by a pitch; Randle stole second; L. Brown popped to second; Lovitto tripled to center [Grieve scored, Randle scored]; Sundberg flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton singled to center; Santo struck out; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR DOWNING; Hairston popped to catcher in foul territory; ORTA BATTED FOR DENT; Orta singled to center [Melton to second]; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 2.

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