Growing stronger as the game went along, Jackie Brown pitched the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the Athletics. Brown gave up six hits and three runs in the first four innings, but then allowed only one baserunner during the remainder of the contest and retired the last 11 batters in a row.

Joe Rudi batted in two runs for the A's with a single in the first and Reggie Jackson homered in the fourth. The Rangers, who picked up their initial tally in the first, exploded for five runs to kayo Vida Blue in the fourth. The five-hit attack included a two-run single by Jim Sundberg with the bases loaded. Joe Lovitto added another marker with a homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Rangers      1  0  0    5  1  1    0  0  x  -   8 14  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Tovar lf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .284
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Randle 2b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .308
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .250      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .301
Jackson rf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .294      Robson dh             1   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Rudi 1b               4   0   2   2     0   0   .293        Hargrove ph,dh      1   0   0   1     1   0   .331
C. Washington lf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Fregosi 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Tenace c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .213        Spencer ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Alou dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Harrah ss             4   1   2   0     0   1   .263
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Cardenas 3b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .272
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lovitto cf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .228
  Parsons p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   1   1   2     1   2   .261
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      J. Brown p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Odom 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

Totals               32   3   7   3     2   5             Totals               33   8  14   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 28,140
Left on Base: A's 4, Rangers 8
DP: A's 4, Rangers 0
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Jackson (23), Tenace (17), Rudi (36)
Home Runs: Jackson (29), Lovitto (2)
Caught Stealing: North (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (11)
GIDP: Burroughs (16), Lovitto 2 (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(15-15)           3.1   9   6   6   2   1   0  19   3.40
Parsons                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Fingers                 1.2   1   1   1   1   2   1   7   2.69
Odom                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.54
Lindblad                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.12
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.56
Totals                  8    14   8   8   5   5   1  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Brown W(12-12)       9     7   3   3   2   5   1  34   3.66
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   1  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Bando walked; Jackson
doubled to left [Bando to third]; Rudi singled to center
[Jackson scored, Bando scored, Rudi out at second (center to
second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Randle singled to third
[Tovar to third]; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Tovar scored, Randle out at
second]; Robson flied out to center; Debut game for Tom
Robson; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: C. Washington grounded out (second to first);
Tenace doubled to left; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kubiak grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi was called out on strikes; Harrah singled
to left; Cardenas reached on an error by Campaneris (assist by
Kubiak) [Harrah to second]; Lovitto grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North singled to center; North was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Campaneris grounded out
(third to first); Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Tovar singled to right [Sundberg
to second]; Randle hit into a double play (second to first)
[Sundberg to third, Tovar out at second]; Burroughs flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson homered; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); C. Washington singled to left; Tenace walked [C.
Washington to second]; Alou flied out to right; Kubiak flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Robson walked; Fregosi flied out to right; Harrah
singled to left [Robson to second]; Cardenas singled to pitcher
[Harrah to second, Robson to third]; Lovitto singled to center
[Cardenas to second, Harrah to third, Robson scored]; Sundberg
singled to center [Lovitto to third, Cardenas scored, Harrah
scored]; Tovar singled to first [Lovitto stayed at third,
Sundberg to second]; PARSONS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Randle
walked [Lovitto scored, Sundberg to third, Tovar to second];
FINGERS REPLACED PARSONS (PITCHING); Burroughs hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Randle to second, Tovar to third, Sundberg
scored]; HARGROVE BATTED FOR ROBSON; Hargrove was walked
intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR FREGOSI; Spencer flied out to
left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SPENCER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); North grounded out (third to
first); Campaneris flied out to left; Bando struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
was called out on strikes; Lovitto homered; Sundberg struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi
doubled to right; C. Washington flied out to left; Tenace struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: ODOM REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Tovar flied out
to left; Randle singled to second; Burroughs singled to right
[Randle to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Hargrove
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Burroughs to second,
Randle scored]; Spencer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Cardenas singled
to right; Lovitto grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Rangers 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Sundberg was
called out on strikes; Tovar flied out to center; Randle singled
to center; Burroughs walked [Randle to second]; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Rangers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington struck out; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 8.