The Rangers sent 12 men to bat and scored eight runs in the third inning to defeat the Indians, 10-3. The big blow of the outburst was a three-run double by Cesar Tovar. Dave Nelson hit two singles and scored twice in the stanza. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  3
Rangers      0  0  8    0  0  0    2  0  x  -  10 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Nelson 2b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .258
  Crosby ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Tovar dh              5   0   2   3     0   0   .283
Torres cf             3   1   1   1     2   2   .188      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .295
Gamble dh             5   0   1   1     0   0   .291      Grieve lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Spikes rf             2   0   0   0     0   2   .281        Spencer 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Smith rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .120      Randle 3b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .310
Ellis 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Harrah ss             3   2   1   0     1   0   .259
Lee lf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .245      Fregosi 1b            2   1   0   1     0   0   .268
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Hargrove lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .344
Duncan c              2   0   1   0     2   0   .195      Lovitto cf            2   1   0   1     2   0   .198
Hermoso 2b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .205      Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .267
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .301      J. Brown p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alvarado 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   3     4   5             Totals               37  10  11   9     4   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 11,480
Left on Base: Indians 9, Rangers 7
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Crosby, Spikes, Peterson
Doubles: Tovar 2 (18)
Triples: Ellis (6)
Home Runs: Torres (2)
GIDP: Sundberg (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(8-10)        2.1   5   6   2   3   0   0  16   4.09
Wilcox                  5.2   6   4   2   1   4   0  25   4.31
Totals                  8    11  10   2*  4   4   0  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Brown W(11-10)       9     8   3   3   4   5   1  39   3.63
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   5   1  39

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


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres was
called out on strikes; Gamble singled to first; Spikes struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Tovar
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs walked; Grieve grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis popped to second in foul territory; Lee lined
to center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Randle singled to left; Harrah singled to left
[Randle to third]; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Harrah to second]; Lovitto was walked intentionally; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lovitto
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan walked; Hermoso forced Duncan (first to
shortstop); On a bunt Duffy singled to third [Hermoso to
second]; Torres walked [Hermoso to third, Duffy to second];
Gamble forced Torres (second to shortstop) [Duffy to third,
Hermoso scored]; Spikes struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Tovar grounded out (third
to first) [Nelson to second]; Burroughs reached on an error by
Spikes [Nelson to third]; Grieve singled to left [Burroughs to
second, Nelson scored]; Randle singled to left [Grieve to
second, Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Harrah walked [Grieve to
third, Randle to second]; Fregosi reached on a fielder's choice
[Grieve scored, Randle scored (error by Peterson) (unearned) (no
RBI), Harrah to third, Fregosi to second]; WILCOX REPLACED
PETERSON (PITCHING); Lovitto was walked intentionally; Sundberg
struck out; Nelson singled to third [Lovitto to second, Fregosi
to third, Harrah scored (unearned)]; Tovar doubled to center
[Nelson scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Lovitto
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Fregosi scored
(unearned)]; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 8 R (4
ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 8.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Lee singled to
shortstop; Bell flied out to left; Duncan walked [Lee to
second]; Hermoso flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 4TH: SMITH REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Randle struck out; Harrah grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); SPENCER
REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING 1B); HARGROVE REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING
LF); Torres walked; Gamble flied out to left; Smith was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto
popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers
8.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis singled to left; Lee grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ellis to second]; Bell reached on a fielder's
choice [Ellis out at third (third to second)]; Duncan singled to
left [Bell to second]; Hermoso grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 6TH: CROSBY REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING SS); Nelson was
called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out (third to first);
Burroughs singled to third; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Crosby flied out to center; Torres homered; Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
reached on an error by Crosby; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah
to third]; Lovitto grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to
second, Harrah scored (unearned)]; Sundberg singled to right
[Hargrove scored (unearned)]; Nelson forced Sundberg (shortstop
to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 10.

INDIANS 8TH: Ellis tripled to center; Lee singled to center
[Ellis scored]; Bell flied out to center; Duncan forced Lee
(third to second); MCCRAW BATTED FOR HERMOSO; McCraw grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers
10.

RANGERS 8TH: ALVARADO REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING 2B); Tovar
doubled to left; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Spencer
popped to third in foul territory; Randle lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 10.

INDIANS 9TH: Crosby flied out to center; Torres was called out
on strikes; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 10.