Aided by Jim Fregosi's 10th homer, a fourth-inning drive with a mate aboard, Fergie Jenkins stopped the White Sox, 4-1, on seven hits in capturing his fourth straight victory, upping his record to 13-9. Wilbur Wood, the majors' winningest pitcher in 1974 with 16, suffered his 12th loss. Leo Cardenas also drove in a pair of Ranger tallies, one with an infield out in the second and other on a single in the sixth. Chicago's run came in the third when Jorge Orta singled and crossed the plate on a two-out double by Ken Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      25, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Rangers      0  1  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Tovar cf,lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .301      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Grieve lf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .271
K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   1     0   1   .293        Lovitto cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Randle 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .326
Sharp rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   2   .260
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Fregosi 1b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .284
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenas 3b           3   0   1   2     0   0   .275
                                                          Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     1   4             Totals               30   4  10   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 11,790
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Rangers 6
DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Jenkins
Doubles: K. Henderson (18), Kelly (10), Randle (13)
Home Runs: Fregosi (10)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (4)
GIDP: K. Henderson (12), Burroughs 2 (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(16-12)           8    10   4   4   3   5   1  34   3.58
Totals                  8    10   4   4   3   5   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(13-9)         9     7   1   1   1   4   0  35   3.69
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   0  35

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to left; Orta forced Kelly (pitcher
to shortstop); D. Allen singled to left [Orta to second]; May
struck out; K. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Burroughs singled to right; Grieve struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton popped to third in foul territory; Sharp
walked; Herrmann forced Sharp (third to second); Dent singled to
center [Herrmann to second]; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Randle flied out to center; Harrah singled to
center; Fregosi singled to center [Harrah to third]; Cardenas
forced Fregosi (second to shortstop) [Harrah scored]; Sundberg
forced Cardenas (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to right; D. Allen was called out on
strikes; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Orta to second];
K. Henderson doubled to left [Orta scored]; Melton popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar singled to center; Johnson forced Tovar
(second to shortstop); Burroughs flied out to right; Johnson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); Dent popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve struck out; Randle walked; Harrah struck
out; Fregosi homered [Randle scored]; Cardenas flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta flied
out to left; D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to center; Tovar struck out;
Johnson singled to right [Sundberg to second]; Burroughs
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); K. Henderson
lined to second; Melton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve walked; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Grieve to second]; Harrah popped to
shortstop; Fregosi was walked intentionally; Cardenas singled to
center [Grieve scored, Fregosi to second]; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Sharp grounded out (first to pitcher); Herrmann
singled to center; Dent popped to shortstop; Kelly doubled to
left [Herrmann to third]; Orta grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Tovar singled to left; Johnson flied out to center;
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Allen struck out; May reached on an error by
Jenkins (assist by Fregosi); K. Henderson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
doubled to left; Harrah struck out; Fregosi flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LOVITTO REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING CF); TOVAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI
(PLAYING 1B); Melton popped to third; Sharp flied out to right;
Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 4.