Jim Bibby yielded only one hit in the first eight innings before weakening in the ninth, but gained his 19th victory when the Rangers defeated the White Sox, 6-2. Bill Sharp singled for the White Sox in the first. Bibby walked five, but did not give up another hit until Carlos May singled and Ken Henderson homered with two out in the ninth. When Tony Muser followed with a single, Steve Foucault relieved and retired Brian Downing to end the game. The Rangers rapped three White Sox pitchers for 11 hits. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      2  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   3   .276
Tovar lf,rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Sharp lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Burroughs rf          4   1   3   1     1   1   .302      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
  L. Brown pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .187      May dh                3   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .334      K. Henderson cf       3   1   1   2     1   1   .286
Spencer dh            5   0   2   2     0   1   .285      Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Randle 3b,lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .307      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Richard 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .163
Sundberg c            2   2   1   0     2   0   .264      Kucek p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   5     5   4             Totals               29   2   4   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  4,767
Left on Base: Rangers 8, White Sox 5
DP: Rangers 3, White Sox 2
Errors: Burroughs, Richard 2
Triples: Tovar (5)
Home Runs: K. Henderson (17)
Stolen Bases: Randle (25)
Caught Stealing: Burroughs (3), Lovitto (7)
GIDP: Nelson (15), Spencer (6), Orta (5), Muser (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (4,by Pitlock)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(19-16)          8.2   4   2   2   5   8   1  33   4.60
Foucault                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.99
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   8   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kucek L(1-2)            4.2   6   4   2   3   3   0  23   3.69
Otten                   1     4   2   2   1   1   0   7  15.00
Pitlock                 3.1   1   0   0   1   0   0  11   4.23
Totals                  9    11   6   4   5   4   0  41

Passed Balls: Downing (4)
Hit by Pitch: Pitlock (7)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Tovar
tripled to center; Downing allowed a passed ball [Tovar scored
(unearned)]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Hargrove
reached on an error by Richard [Hargrove to second (error by
Richard)]; Spencer singled to left [Hargrove scored (unearned)];
Randle singled to center [Spencer to second]; Harrah struck out;
2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Sharp singled to center; Orta
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sharp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White
Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nelson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May was called out on strikes; K. Henderson
walked; Muser struck out; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
singled to center; Burroughs was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
walked; Kelly struck out; Sharp popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer struck out; Randle walked; Randle stole
second; Harrah flied out to right; Lovitto flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to left; May popped to catcher in
foul territory; K. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg walked; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Sundberg to second]; Tovar flied out to center;
Burroughs walked; Hargrove singled to left [Burroughs to second,
Sundberg scored]; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove to third,
Burroughs scored]; OTTEN REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); Randle was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Muser reached on an error by Burroughs [Muser to
second]; Downing lined into a double play (second unassisted)
[Muser out at second]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto
walked; Lovitto was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Sundberg singled to left; Nelson singled to center [Sundberg to
second]; Tovar singled to center [Nelson to third, Sundberg
scored]; Burroughs singled to right [Tovar to third, Nelson
scored]; PITLOCK REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard flied out to left; Kelly walked; Sharp
forced Kelly (first to shortstop); Orta grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer lined to first; Randle popped to first in
foul territory; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May walked; K. Henderson struck out; Muser
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [May
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
walked; Nelson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing flied out to center; Dent walked; Richard
flied out to left; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
singled to left; L. BROWN RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Hargrove was hit by
a pitch [L. Brown to second]; Spencer grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: L. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RANDLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Sharp flied out to left; Orta struck out; May singled to
left; K. Henderson homered [May scored]; Muser singled to right;
FOUCAULT REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Downing forced Muser
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, White
Sox 2.