The Athletics smashed five homers -- two by Gene Tenace, two by Reggie Jackson and one by Larry Haney -- in trouncing the Rangers, 11-3. The A's, who piled up 15 hits, failed to score in the first inning, but then picked up one or two runs in each of their next seven turns at bat. Tenace and Jackson drove in three runs apiece.

Tenace left the game after six innings and when Haney, who replaced him, also hit for the circuit, it gave the A's catchers three round-trippers between them. Duke Sims, substitute catcher for the Rangers, also had a homer in a slugging night at bat for receivers. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      30, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
A's          0  2  2    1  2  1    2  1  x  -  11 15  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .286      North cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .255
Johnson lf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .293      C. Washington dh,rf   5   1   3   1     0   1   .293
  Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .273
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     1   0   .290        Garner 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .336      Jackson rf            3   2   2   3     0   0   .313
Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Maxvill 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Grieve ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Bourque 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .241
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .321        H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .265        Haney c             1   1   1   1     0   0   .148
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Tenace c,1b           2   2   2   3     2   0   .225
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .275        Hosley ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
  Sims c              1   1   1   1     0   0   .170      Mangual lf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .241
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .275
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kubiak ss             3   1   1   1     1   1   .230
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     5   1             Totals               37  11  15  10     5   9

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  5,949
Left on Base: Rangers 9, A's 8
DP: Rangers 0, A's 1
Errors: Bourque
Doubles: Randle (14), Tovar (12), Johnson (12), C. Washington (3), Green (4)
Home Runs: Sims (3), Tenace 2 (16), Jackson 2 (19), Haney (1)
Stolen Bases: H. Washington (13)
Caught Stealing: Tenace (7), North (20)
GIDP: Burroughs (13)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Stanhouse)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(14-13)          4.1   8   7   7   4   5   4  24   4.77
Stanhouse               2.2   6   3   2   1   3   0  15   4.87
Merritt                 1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   8.22
Totals                  8    15  11  10   5   9   5  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(4-1)           7     6   2   2   5   1   0  31   2.94
Knowles                 2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   4.41
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   1   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Stanhouse (2)
Passed Balls: Sundberg (4), Sims (2)
Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (2), Abbott (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar struck out; Johnson flied out to left;
Burroughs walked; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to left; C. Washington doubled to
left; Bando struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer flied out to left; Randle doubled to right;
Harrah flied out to left; Nelson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bourque walked; Tenace homered [Bourque scored];
Mangual was called out on strikes; Green struck out; Kubiak
walked; North popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
doubled to left; Johnson singled to right [Tovar to third];
Burroughs singled to right [Tovar scored, Johnson to second];
Hargrove walked [Johnson to third, Burroughs to second]; Spencer
forced Johnson (pitcher to catcher) [Burroughs to third,
Hargrove to second]; Randle flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington struck out; Bando singled to
center; Jackson homered [Bando scored]; Bourque popped to
shortstop; Tenace walked; Tenace was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Bourque dropped a foul fly hit by Harrah for an
error; Harrah walked; Nelson popped to first in foul territory;
Sundberg flied out to right; Tovar popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual lined to shortstop; Green walked; Kubiak
was called out on strikes; North singled to left [Green to
second]; C. Washington singled to center [North to third, Green
scored]; Bando flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Johnson doubled; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop
to first); Abbott threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third];
Hargrove singled to center [Johnson scored]; Spencer flied out
to left; Randle flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jackson homered; Bourque flied out to left;
Tenace homered; STANHOUSE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Mangual
singled to right; Green flied out to center; Kubiak forced
Mangual (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Nelson flied
out to center; Sundberg walked; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North singled to second; North was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); C. Washington singled to
pitcher; Bando struck out; Jackson was hit by a pitch [C.
Washington to second]; Bourque singled to right [Jackson to
third, C. Washington scored]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR BOURQUE; H.
Washington stole second; Tenace walked; Mangual was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 8.

RANGERS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GARNER REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING
3B); Johnson walked; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green doubled to right; Kubiak singled to left
[Green scored]; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Kubiak to
second]; Jim Sundberg ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel;
SIMS REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); North was called out on
strikes; C. Washington flied out to left; Stanhouse threw a wild
pitch [Kubiak to third]; Sims allowed a passed ball [Kubiak
scored (unearned)]; Garner flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 10.

RANGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED GREEN (PITCHING); C. WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MAXVILL REPLACED JACKSON
(PLAYING 2B); GRIEVE BATTED FOR SPENCER; Grieve grounded out
(third to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah singled to shortstop; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MERRITT REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Maxvill
popped to second; Haney homered; HOSLEY BATTED FOR TENACE;
Hosley was called out on strikes; Mangual lined to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 11.

RANGERS 9TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sims homered;
Tovar grounded out (third to first); LOVITTO BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 11.