Gaining his first victory since April 30, Jim Bibby shut out the Indians on three hits, 6-0. The Rangers locked up the game with a four-run fifth inning, keyed by a two-run double by Jeff Burroughs, who upped his major league-leading RBI total to 48. Joe Lovitto doubled home Burroughs and Toby Harrah after they had singled for the final two runs in the eighth.

Bibby, breaking a personal five-game losing streak, was in trouble only in the third when Charlie Spikes got an infield hit and Ossie Blanco walked. Bibby got Rusty Torres on a tap to the mound, Spikes was thrown out at the plate on a grounder to Harrah at short and Bibby got Frank Duffy on a pop-up. The Indians had no more than one baserunner in any other frame. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Monday, May       27, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  4  0    0  2  x  -   6 12  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Tovar lf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .229
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .348      Randle 2b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Lee lf                4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Johnson dh            3   1   0   0     1   2   .302
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Burroughs rf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .322
Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .352
Spikes rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   3   .259
Blanco 1b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .190      Lovitto cf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .210
Torres cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Fregosi 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Heidemann 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .091        L. Brown 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Bosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     3   2             Totals               32   6  12   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 15,185
Left on Base: Indians 5, Rangers 6
DP: Indians 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Randle (5), Burroughs (14), Lovitto (5)
Triples: Randle (2)
Caught Stealing: Randle (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Tovar (1)
GIDP: Ellis (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(3-4)         4.2   7   4   4   1   3   0  22   2.58
Bosman                  2.2   5   2   2   1   3   0  12   6.89
Wilcox                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   6   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(6-7)            9     3   0   0   3   2   0  32   4.75
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   2   0  32

Wild Pitches: Bosman (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
walked; Lee forced Brohamer (second to shortstop); Ellis flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Randle tripled to right;
Johnson struck out; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Spikes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanco walked; Torres flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove made an out to second; Harrah struck out;
Lovitto flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann made an out to shortstop; Duffy flied out
to left; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Tovar singled to center; Randle
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Lee singled to left; Ellis grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lee out at second]; Gamble
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove singled to
center; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes singled to left; Blanco walked [Spikes to
second]; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first) [Spikes to
third, Blanco to second]; Heidemann reached on a fielder's
choice [Spikes out at home (shortstop to catcher), Blanco to
third]; Duffy made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto singled; Fregosi singled to left [Lovitto
to second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Lovitto to third, Fregosi to second]; Tovar hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Lovitto scored]; Randle doubled to right [Fregosi
scored]; Johnson walked; Burroughs doubled to center [Randle
scored, Johnson scored]; BOSMAN REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING);
Hargrove struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer struck out; Lee flied out to center; Ellis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah struck out; Lovitto singled to left; Fregosi
flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: L. BROWN REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blanco popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Tovar singled to left [Tovar out at second (left to
shortstop)]; Randle walked; Johnson struck out; Randle was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Torres flied out to left; Heidemann made an out to
first; Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs singled to left; Hargrove flied out to
left; Harrah singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Bosman
threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third, Harrah to second];
Lovitto doubled to center [Harrah scored, Burroughs scored];
WILCOX REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); L. Brown flied out to center;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee
singled to center; Ellis grounded out (third to first) [Lee to
second]; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 6.