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Saturday July 27, 1974
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The White Sox exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to post a come-from-behind win over the Rangers, 9-5. Jorge Orta began the uprising with a single off starter Steve Hargan. Dick Allen walked and Carlos May drove in Orta with a single. Ken Henderson doubled and Steve Foucault relieved Hargan. He hit Bill Melton with a pitch. Bill Sharp's groundout scored a run and Bucky Dent then doubled home two more. Orta scored Dent with a single off the third Ranger pitcher of the inning, David Clyde. The win snapped a three-game Chisox losing streak. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 9, Texas Rangers 5

Game Played on Saturday, July 27, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

White Sox    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  6  0  -   9 10  0
Rangers      1  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Tovar cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Orta 2b               5   1   3   2     0   0   .324      Johnson lf            5   2   2   0     0   1   .286
D. Allen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .298      Burroughs rf          2   1   1   1     2   0   .291
  Santo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Hargrove 1b           5   0   2   3     0   0   .333
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .344      Spencer dh            3   0   1   1     0   0   .309
May lf                5   2   3   1     0   0   .283        Grieve ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Downing lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .322
K. Henderson cf       5   1   2   1     0   1   .291      Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Cardenas 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Sharp rf              3   2   0   2     0   2   .286      Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .275      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   2   1   3     0   0   .267        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clyde p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  10   9     3   7             Totals               36   5  12   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  9,844
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 8
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 0
Doubles: K. Henderson 2 (20), Dent (7), Johnson (10), Tovar (11), Burroughs (24), Cardenas (2)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (9), Tovar (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Sharp (1)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (3,by Foucault), Burroughs (3,by B. Johnson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson              3.2   8   5   5   2   1   0  21   3.34
Pitlock W(3-2)          3.1   4   0   0   1   1   0  13   4.50
Forster                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.29
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   2   0  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(9-6)           7     8   7   7   2   4   0  32   3.95
Foucault                0.2   1   2   2   1   1   0   5   2.32
Clyde                   1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.91
Totals                  9    10   9   9   3   7   0  42

Hit by Pitch: B. Johnson (1), Foucault (3)
Wild Pitches: Hargan (8)

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


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

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar popped to first; Johnson doubled to center;
Burroughs was hit by a pitch; Hargrove singled to center
[Johnson scored, Burroughs to third]; Spencer popped to third;
Randle forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); K. Henderson
grounded out (catcher to first); Melton popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenas struck out; Sundberg lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Herrmann singled to right [Sharp to third]; Dent forced
Herrmann (first to shortstop) [Sharp scored]; Kelly grounded out
(third to first) [Dent to second]; Orta singled to left [Dent
scored, Orta to second (on throw to home)]; D. Allen grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar doubled to left; Johnson grounded out (second
to first) [Tovar to third]; Burroughs doubled to center [Tovar
scored]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to
third]; Spencer singled to center [Burroughs scored]; Randle
walked [Spencer to second]; Harrah singled to left [Spencer out
at home (left to catcher), Randle to third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to center; K. Henderson doubled to
left [May to third]; Melton struck out; Sharp hit a sacrifice
fly to left [May scored]; Herrmann was walked intentionally;
Dent forced K. Henderson (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Cardenas popped to third; Sundberg singled to
third; Tovar flied out to left; Johnson singled to shortstop
[Sundberg to second]; Burroughs walked [Sundberg to third,
Johnson to second]; PITLOCK REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Hargrove singled to center [Burroughs to second, Sundberg
scored, Johnson scored]; Spencer flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 5.

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

RANGERS 5TH: Randle popped to first in foul territory; Harrah
singled to center; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to first to second); Cardenas doubled to left;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to right; K. Henderson forced May
(second to shortstop); Melton struck out; Sharp struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar singled to center; Johnson struck out;
Burroughs walked [Tovar to second]; Tovar was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Burroughs to second]; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Dent flied out to
right; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: GRIEVE BATTED FOR SPENCER; Grieve popped to first
in foul territory; Randle flied out to left; Harrah flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta singled to second; D. Allen walked [Orta to
second]; May singled to right [Orta scored, D. Allen to third];
K. Henderson doubled to left [May to third, D. Allen scored];
FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Melton was hit by a pitch;
Sharp forced Melton (second to shortstop) [K. Henderson to
third, May scored]; Herrmann struck out; Dent doubled to left
[K. Henderson scored, Sharp scored]; Kelly walked; CLYDE
REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Orta singled to center [Kelly to
second, Dent scored]; SANTO BATTED FOR D. ALLEN; Santo struck
out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 9, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 1B); FORSTER REPLACED
PITLOCK (PITCHING); Cardenas flied out to left; Sundberg flied
out to right; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); K. Henderson
struck out; Melton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: DOWNING REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Rangers 5.



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