The Rangers ripped into Joe Coleman for four runs in the third inning and defeated the Tigers, 5-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Steve Hargan. Joe Coleman walked Joe Lovitto to start the stanza and two extra-base hits -- a triple by Jim Sundberg and double by Dave Nelson -- followed to produce the Rangers' initial pair. After Cesar Tovar singled, Jeff Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly for his 104th RBI. Woodie Fryman replaced Coleman and the Rangers' fourth run of the frame counted subsequently on a single by Jim Spencer. The Tigers reached Hargan for their runs on a double by Al Kaline and homer by Jim Nettles in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, August    23, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   1   2   1     0   2   .247      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Tovar lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .287      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   1     0   2   .296      Kaline dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .256
Hargrove 1b           3   0   3   1     1   0   .350      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Spencer dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .307      Freehan 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Nettles rf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .213
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Lovitto cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .201      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Sundberg c            3   1   1   1     1   1   .275      Lamont c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Wockenfuss c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   9   5     4   6             Totals               32   2   4   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 20,020
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Tigers 4
DP: Rangers 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Randle
Doubles: Nelson (10), Kaline (20)
Triples: Sundberg (3)
Home Runs: Nettles (4)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (10), Lovitto (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (9)
GIDP: Spencer (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(10-8)          9     4   2   2   1   4   1  33   4.28
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   4   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(10-12)        2.1   6   4   4   1   1   0  14   4.28
Fryman                  3.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  13   4.47
Lemanczyk               3     1   0   0   2   3   0  10   3.57
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   6   0  37

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Tovar
popped to first; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to right; Sutherland grounded out
(third to first); Kaline flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to center; Spencer flied out to
right; Randle popped to second; Harrah forced Hargrove
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie singled to center; Freehan popped to
shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; Rodriguez reached on an
error by Randle [Oglivie to second]; Brinkman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto walked; Sundberg tripled [Lovitto scored];
Nelson doubled to left [Sundberg scored]; Tovar singled to right
[Nelson to third]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Nelson scored, Tovar to second]; Hargrove singled to center
[Tovar to third]; Spencer singled to right [Tovar scored,
Hargrove to second]; FRYMAN REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Randle
forced Spencer (second to shortstop) [Hargrove to third]; Harrah
flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lamont flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto was called out on strikes; Sundberg was
called out on strikes; Nelson singled to center; Nelson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied out to center; Oglivie was called out
on strikes; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar walked; Burroughs grounded out (second to
first) [Tovar to second]; Hargrove singled to center [Tovar
scored]; Spencer popped to second; Randle flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Nettles made an out to first; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah lined to shortstop; Lovitto grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Lamont grounded out (first to pitcher); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: LEMANCZYK REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Nelson was
called out on strikes; Tovar flied to right; Burroughs struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline doubled; Oglivie flied out to right; Freehan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles homered [Kaline
scored]; Rodriguez walked; Brinkman forced Rodriguez (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove walked; Spencer grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second];
Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR LAMONT; G. Brown singled to
right; KNOX RAN FOR G. BROWN; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland
struck out; Kaline struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Tigers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED KNOX (PLAYING C ); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Lovitto singled to left; Lovitto
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg walked;
Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Freehan
lined to third; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 2.