The battery of Steve Hargan and Jim Sundberg stood out as the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 8-2. Hargan pitched a four-hitter and Sundberg drove in four runs with two singles and a squeeze bunt. Mike Hargrove and Joe Lovitto accounted for the Rangers' other RBIs with two apiece. The A's got their runs on homers by Gene Tenace and Joe Rudi. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 7, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  3  0    2  0  1    1  0  1  -   8 10  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .247      North cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Tovar lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     1   3   .300      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Hargrove 1b           5   1   3   2     0   1   .340      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Spencer dh            2   1   0   0     1   0   .291      Rudi lf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .294
  Cardenas ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   0   .271      C. Washington dh      3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Randle 3b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .303      Tenace 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .215
Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .262      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Lovitto cf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .207      Green 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Sundberg c            3   0   2   4     0   0   .265        Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
                                                            Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
                                                            Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parsons p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   8     4   5             Totals               28   2   4   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  5,847
Left on Base: Rangers 7, A's 1
DP: Rangers 2, A's 0
Errors: Abbott
Doubles: Lovitto (9), Sundberg (12), Burroughs (31), Hargrove (16)
Home Runs: Tenace (23), Rudi (17)
Stolen Bases: North (49)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (14), Tovar (7), Campaneris (10)
GIDP: C. Washington (4), Campaneris (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(11-8)          9     4   2   2   1   2   2  30   4.21
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   2   2  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(5-5)           3     3   4   2   1   2   0  14   3.30
Lindblad                3.1   5   3   3   1   3   0  16   2.16
Knowles                 2     2   1   1   2   0   0  10   4.53
Parsons                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    10   8   6   4   5   0  42

Wild Pitches: Abbott (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; North stole second; Campaneris out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to third]; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); Bando grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to left; Spencer reached on a
fielder's choice [Hargrove to second (error by Abbott)]; Randle
singled to center [Hargrove to third, Spencer to second]; Harrah
flied out to right; Lovitto singled to center [Hargrove scored,
Spencer scored (unearned), Randle to third]; Sundberg out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Randle scored (unearned),
Lovitto to second]; Nelson flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi singled to center; C. Washington grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rudi out at
second]; Tenace homered; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
struck out; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (second to first); North flied
out to left; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer walked; Abbott threw a wild pitch [Spencer
to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Randle singled
to left [Spencer to third, Randle to second (on throw to home)];
Harrah was walked intentionally; Lovitto forced Spencer (first
to catcher) [Randle to third, Harrah to second]; Sundberg
singled [Randle scored, Harrah scored, Lovitto to second];
Nelson struck out; Tovar flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Bando flied out to
left; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs struck out; Hargrove struck out; Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington grounded out (second to first);
Tenace flied out to right; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to center; Lovitto doubled; Sundberg doubled to left
[Lovitto scored]; Nelson lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MANGUAL BATTED FOR GREEN; Mangual grounded out
(pitcher to first); North lined to shortstop; Campaneris
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
6, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 2B); Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs doubled to right;
KNOWLES REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Hargrove doubled
[Burroughs scored]; CARDENAS BATTED FOR SPENCER; Cardenas
reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove out at third (pitcher to
third)]; Randle popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 7, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: CARDENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jackson
struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
homered; C. Washington grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah lined to third; Lovitto grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace popped to third; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); HOLT BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Holt struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Athletics 2.

RANGERS 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); Nelson walked;
Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nelson to
second]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Hargrove singled to
right [Nelson scored, Burroughs to second]; PARSONS REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Cardenas flied out to right; Randle flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North walked; Campaneris grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [North out at second]; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 8, Athletics 2.