The Rangers, who won only 57 games last season, equalled that total when Fergie Jenkins pitched a two-hitter and shut out the Athletics, 1-0. The victory was the 15th for the veteran righthander, who was obtained by the Rangers from the Cubs last winter.

Vida Blue was scheduled to start for the A's, but chest pains forced his hospitalization and Blue Moon Odom took over the assignment, making his third start of the year. The Rangers scored their run in the fourth inning when Lenny Randle doubled and Toby Harrah hit a bloop fly that fell between Dick Green and Reggie Jackson for a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    6, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Tovar cf,lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .287
C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270        Lovitto cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .313      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .304
Rudi 1b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .302      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .337
Tenace c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .221      Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .312
Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Harrah ss             3   0   3   1     0   0   .265
Maxvill ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Garner ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     3   8             Totals               28   1   5   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 22,882
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 7
DP: A's 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Tenace, Hargrove
Doubles: Rudi (29), Randle (15), Harrah 2 (17)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (20)
GIDP: C. Washington (3), Johnson (13)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(1-3)             8     5   1   1   4   3   0  32   3.53
Totals                  8     5   1   1   4   3   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(15-10)        9     2   0   0   3   8   0  32   3.41
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   8   0  32

Wild Pitches: Odom (3), Jenkins (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou singled to left; C. Washington grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Johnson flied out to center;
Burroughs walked [Tovar to second]; Hargrove popped to catcher
in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Rudi was called out on
strikes; Tenace walked; Mangual flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer lined to second; Harrah singled to center;
Odom threw a wild pitch [Harrah to second]; Nelson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop
to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar walked; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Tovar out at second]; Burroughs walked;
Hargrove popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington flied out to right; Bando popped to
first in foul territory; Jackson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle doubled to center; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Randle to third]; Harrah doubled to second
[Randle scored]; Nelson grounded out (second to first) [Harrah
to third]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi doubled; Tenace flied out to right [Rudi to
third]; Mangual popped to first in foul territory; Green
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled to center; Johnson stole second [Johnson to third (error
by Tenace)]; Burroughs struck out; Hargrove lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BOURQUE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Bourque flied out to
center; Alou lined to shortstop; C. Washington reached on an
error by Hargrove; Bando walked [C. Washington to second];
Jenkins threw a wild pitch [C. Washington to third, Bando to
second]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: GARNER REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING SS); Randle flied
out to center; Spencer grounded out (second to first); Harrah
doubled to left; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi popped to shortstop; Tenace popped to
catcher in foul territory; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOVITTO REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING CF); TOVAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Green flied out to right; Garner
struck out; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Hargrove struck out;
Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington struck out; Bando popped to second;
Jackson walked; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 1.