After falling behind by four runs, the Rangers battled their way back with the aid of three hits by Lenny Randle to defeat the Orioles, 7-6. The Orioles took their four-run lead in the first inning when Rich Coggins singled and scored on a double by Bobby Grich, Tommy Davis singled and Boog Powell smashed a homer. The Rangers got one run back in their half, but the Orioles made it 5-1 in the second on a double by Earl Williams and single by Mark Belanger.

The Rangers then picked up a tally in their half of the second and tied the score in the fourth with three runs on successive singles by Toby Harrah, Leo Cardenas, Jim Sundberg, Cesar Tovar and Randle. The Orioles regained the lead in the fifth when Grich tripled and Don Baylor singled. The Rangers pulled even in the sixth and pushed over the deciding run in the seventh. In the sixth, singles by Jim Spencer, Sundberg and Randle produced the tying tally. Jeff Burroughs singled in the seventh, Jim Fregosi walked and Harrah won the game with a single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Friday, May       31, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      4  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Rangers      1  1  0    3  0  1    1  0  x  -   7 13  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Tovar cf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .235
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Randle 2b             4   0   3   2     1   0   .351
Coggins cf,rf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .183      Johnson lf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Grich 2b              4   2   2   1     1   1   .298      Burroughs rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .325
Davis dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .272      Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Cabell pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .381      Fregosi 1b,3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Powell 1b             4   1   1   3     1   1   .254        L. Brown 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Baylor rf,lf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .237      Harrah ss             4   2   3   1     0   0   .264
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Cardenas 3b           2   1   1   1     0   0   .368
Williams c            4   1   1   0     0   2   .221        Spencer ph,1b       2   1   1   0     0   0   .342
Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Sundberg c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .247
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     3   5             Totals               35   7  13   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 20,984
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Rangers 8
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Bumbry, Tovar, Hargan
Doubles: Grich (11), Williams (2)
Triples: Grich (2), Belanger (4), Harrah (1)
Home Runs: Powell (4)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (6), Baylor 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Fregosi (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Coggins (2)
GIDP: Powell (5), Johnson (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                3.2   8   5   5   2   0   0  20   3.69
Jefferson               1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   5.94
Reynolds L(3-2)         1     3   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.57
Jackson                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.38
Totals                  8    13   7   7   4   3   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 1     6   5   5   0   0   1   9   3.18
Hargan                  3.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  15   4.20
Foucault W(2-2)         4.2   3   0   0   1   4   0  17   1.59
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
singled to center [Coggins to second (error by Tovar)]; Grich
doubled to left [Coggins scored]; Davis singled [Grich to
third]; Powell homered [Grich scored, Davis scored]; Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center;
4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Randle singled to center [Tovar to
second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Tovar to third, Randle out at second]; Burroughs singled
to center [Tovar scored]; Grieve flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Rangers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams doubled to left; Belanger singled
[Williams to third]; HARGAN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Belanger stole second; Bumbry was called out on strikes; Coggins
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Williams scored]; Grich walked;
Davis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi flied out to center; Harrah tripled to
right; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrah
scored]; Sundberg lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell flied out to right; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar walked; Randle made an out to shortstop;
Johnson forced Tovar (second to shortstop); Burroughs forced
Johnson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams reached on an error by Hargan; Belanger
forced Williams (third to second); Bumbry forced Belanger
(shortstop to second); Coggins grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve flied out to center; Fregosi flied out to
right; Harrah singled to center; Cardenas singled to left
[Harrah scored (error by Bumbry) (no RBI), Cardenas to second];
Sundberg singled to left [Cardenas scored]; Tovar singled
[Sundberg to second]; Randle singled to center [Sundberg scored,
Tovar to third, Randle to second (on throw)]; JEFFERSON REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Johnson flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich tripled; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); Powell was walked intentionally; Baylor singled to right
[Grich scored, Powell to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); Robinson flied out to right [Powell to third];
Baylor stole second; Williams struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
lined to right; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Rangers 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to center; On a bunt Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Coggins singled to center; Grich
forced Coggins (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Harrah flied out to center; SPENCER BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Spencer
singled to right; Sundberg singled to left [Spencer to second];
REYNOLDS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Tovar flied out to
center; Randle singled to right [Spencer scored, Sundberg to
third, Randle to second (on throw)]; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FREGOSI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Davis flied out to left; Powell
struck out; Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs singled to right; Grieve struck out;
Fregosi walked [Burroughs to second]; Harrah singled to right
[Burroughs scored, Fregosi to third]; JACKSON REPLACED REYNOLDS
(PITCHING); Fregosi was caught stealing home (catcher to third
to first) [Harrah to second]; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. BROWN REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Williams
struck out; Belanger tripled; Blair grounded out (pitcher to
first); Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
was called out on strikes; Randle walked; Johnson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich struck out; Davis singled to right; CABELL
RAN FOR DAVIS; Powell grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 7.