A homer by Jim Fregosi in the eighth inning provided the Rangers with their winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. Fregosi also drove in a run with a single and Tom Grieve made it 2-0 with a homer in the fourth, but the Orioles came back to tie the score in the fifth when Earl Williams singled, Mark Belanger walked and both raced home on a double by Al Bumbry. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      9, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bumbry lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .202
Fregosi 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .305      Coggins cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .174
  Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Grieve lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .301      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Baylor rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Cardenas 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Williams c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .236
  L. Brown 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .153      Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     1   1   .271
Lovitto cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     0   5             Totals               30   2   4   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 11,249
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Orioles 5
DP: Rangers 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Randle, Harrah
Doubles: Grich (14), Bumbry (5)
Home Runs: Grieve (6), Fregosi (4)
Stolen Bases: Lovitto (3), Bumbry (4), Coggins (8)
GIDP: Belanger (2)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (3,by Grimsley)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(8-8)            7.2   4   2   2   4   2   0  30   4.75
Foucault SV(5)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.66
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   3   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(5-7)         9     7   3   3   0   5   2  35   4.10
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   5   2  35

Passed Balls: Williams (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grimsley (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich doubled to center;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
flied out to center; Harrah singled to left [Harrah out at
second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Baylor walked [Powell to second];
Robinson flied out to center; Williams lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Cardenas flied out to center; Lovitto flied out to
center; Sundberg singled to center; Tovar was hit by a pitch
[Sundberg to second]; Fregosi singled to center [Sundberg
scored, Tovar to third]; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry flied
out to left; Coggins made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve homered; Randle lined to left; Harrah made
an out to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis made
an out to second; Powell made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor struck out; Robinson made an out to second;
Williams singled to left; Belanger walked [Williams to second];
Bumbry doubled to right [Williams scored, Belanger scored];
Coggins walked; Bumbry stole third and Coggins stole second;
Grich made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Fregosi flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
center; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis lined to left; Powell flied out to center;
Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Orioles 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Harrah struck
out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Cardenas singled to
shortstop [Harrah to second]; Lovitto forced Cardenas (shortstop
to second) [Harrah to third]; Lovitto stole second; Sundberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams reached on an error by Randle; Belanger grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Tovar struck out; Fregosi homered; Johnson flied
out to center; Grieve singled to third; Randle flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. BROWN REPLACED CARDENAS (PLAYING 3B); Bumbry
flied out to right; Coggins lined to shortstop; Grich singled to
shortstop [Grich to second (error by Harrah)]; FOUCAULT REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah flied out to center; L. Brown made an out to
shortstop; Lovitto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Powell
grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 2.