The major league leader in runs batted in, Jeff Burroughs hit a two-run homer to raise his RBI total to 102 as the Rangers defeated the Orioles, 5-1. The Rangers scored their initial run in the second inning on a walk to Tom Grieve, a sacrifice, infield out and single by Toby Harrah. Burroughs hit his homer after a single by Alex Johnson in the sixth. The blow was the young slugger's 25th. It also was the 25th homer off the deliveries of losing pitcher Ross Grimsley this season.

Jim Bibby, who gained his 18th victory, left the mound with two out in the eighth after giving up a single to Mark Belanger and pass to Al Bumbry. Tommy Davis singled off Jim Merritt, driving in an Orioles' run, before Steve Foucault took over to pitch the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    21, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   5  7  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnson dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .292      Bumbry dh             3   0   1   0     1   2   .214
  Hargrove ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Coggins rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Tovar cf,lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .288        Davis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .299        Cabell pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Grieve lf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .264      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
  Lovitto cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Randle 3b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Fregosi 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Spencer 1b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .311      Robinson 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .297
Harrah ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .256      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Nelson 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .233
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   4     1   6             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  9,562
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Orioles 5
DP: Rangers 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Harrah, Robinson, Grimsley
Doubles: Powell (13)
Home Runs: Burroughs (25)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (10), Tovar (5), Spencer (3)
GIDP: Hargrove (9), Blair 2 (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(18-14)          7.2   5   1   0   1   7   0  28   4.57
Merritt                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.86
Foucault SV(10)         1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.24
Totals                  9     6   1   0   1   8   0  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(14-11)       8.1   7   5   4   1   6   1  35   3.24
Reynolds                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.08
Totals                  9     7   5   4   1   6   1  37

Wild Pitches: Bibby (7), Grimsley (7)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve walked; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Grieve to second]; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Grieve to third]; Harrah singled to right
[Grieve scored]; Harrah stole second; Nelson flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Tovar struck out but advanced to first on a
wild pitch; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair was called out on strikes; Belanger popped to
first in foul territory; Bumbry singled to second; Coggins flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; Randle flied out
to left; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Williams made an
out to first; Powell doubled to right; Bibby threw a wild pitch
[Powell to third]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to center; Nelson flied out to
center; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to right; Blair grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Robinson out at second];
Belanger made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson singled to right; Tovar out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Johnson to second]; Burroughs homered
[Johnson scored]; Grieve singled to left; Randle singled to left
[Grieve to second]; Fregosi flied out to right; Harrah forced
Randle (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Bumbry
struck out; Coggins grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: LOVITTO REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Robinson singled to left; Blair grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out
at second]; Belanger reached on an error by Harrah; Bumbry
walked [Belanger to second]; MERRITT REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
DAVIS BATTED FOR COGGINS; Davis singled to right [Belanger
scored (unearned), Bumbry to third]; CABELL RAN FOR DAVIS;
FOUCAULT REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Grich made an out to
first; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 9TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Randle singled
to center; Spencer reached on an error by Grimsley on a
sacrifice bunt [Randle to second]; Harrah was called out on
strikes; Nelson singled to center [Randle scored, Spencer to
second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Sundberg reached
on an error by Robinson [Spencer scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Nelson to second]; HARGROVE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Hargrove
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sundberg out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams
struck out; Powell flied out to left; Baylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.