Dave Nelson singled in the 13th inning, stole second and scored on a single by Joe Lovitto to bring the Rangers a 6-5 victory over the White Sox. Toby Harrah hit a two-run homer for the Rangers, who were leading, 4-1, before the White Sox rallied for four runs in the seventh on five singles together with a walk. The Rangers came back to tie the score in the eighth on a double by Jim Spencer, single by Harrah and infield out by Mike Hargrove. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     15, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  1  0    2  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 14  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 13  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .350      Nyman lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
  Lovitto lf          3   0   2   1     0   1   .500        Hairston ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Davis cf              7   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Dent ss               6   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Randle 3b             6   0   2   0     1   0   .320      Bradford rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .083
Burroughs rf          6   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Sharp ph,rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Fregosi 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Melton 3b             6   0   1   1     0   0   .300
  Spencer 1b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Henderson cf          6   1   3   0     0   0   .353
Harrah ss             5   1   1   0     1   1   .150      D. Johnson dh         5   1   2   0     1   0   .231
Grieve dh             3   1   1   2     0   0   .286        Richard pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hargrove ph,dh      3   0   0   1     0   0   .235      May 1b                3   1   1   1     0   0   .379
Nelson 2b             6   1   2   1     0   0   .174        Muser 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            5   1   1   0     1   1   .167      Orta 2b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .265
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .040
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               53   6  14   6     4   3             Totals               48   5  13   5     4   2

Time of Game: 3:51   Attendance: 20,202
Left on Base: Rangers 12, White Sox 8
DP: Rangers 3, White Sox 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Sundberg (1), Tovar (2), Spencer (2), Downing (1), Orta (2)
Home Runs: Grieve (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (3), Harrah (1), Randle (3), Lovitto (1)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (1)
GIDP: Hairston (1), Muser (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  6.1   6   5   5   2   1   0  26   6.14
Foucault                0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.75
Umbarger                2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.38
Thomas                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Merritt                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Hargan W(1-0)           3     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   1.17
Totals                 13    13   5   5   4   2   0  52

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  6.2   7   4   4   3   0   1  30   6.39
Gossage L(0-1)          5.2   7   2   2   1   3   0  26   3.27
Kaat                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Totals                 13    14   6   6   4   3   1  57

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); Davis flied
out to center; Randle singled to left; Burroughs forced Randle
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Nyman singled to center; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Nyman to second]; Bradford struck out;
Melton singled to center [Nyman scored]; Henderson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi singled to center; Harrah grounded out
(third to first) [Fregosi to second]; Grieve flied out to right
[Fregosi to third]; Nelson singled to left [Fregosi scored];
Nelson stole second; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson flied out to right; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); Orta popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar singled to center; Davis flied out to right;
Randle flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Nyman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Fregosi lined to shortstop; Harrah walked; Harrah
stole second; Grieve homered [Harrah scored]; Nelson flied out
to right; Sundberg doubled to left; Tovar grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradford walked; Melton lined to left; Henderson
lined into a double play (second to first) [Bradford out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Davis lined to right; Randle grounded out (third to
first); Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); May
grounded out (first unassisted); Orta grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox
1.

RANGERS 6TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing doubled; Nyman grounded out (pitcher to
first); Dent flied out to right; Bradford grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
walked; Tovar doubled to left [Sundberg scored]; Davis popped to
third in foul territory; Randle walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN
(PITCHING); Burroughs forced Randle (shortstop to second); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Melton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson singled to right;
D. Johnson walked [Henderson to second]; May singled to right
[Henderson scored, D. Johnson to third]; Orta singled to right
[D. Johnson scored, May to second]; LOVITTO REPLACED TOVAR
(PLAYING LF); FOUCAULT REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Downing
struck out; Nyman singled to center [May scored, Orta to
second]; Dent singled to left [Orta scored, Nyman to second];
SHARP BATTED FOR BRADFORD; UMBARGER REPLACED FOUCAULT
(PITCHING); Sharp grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 8TH: SHARP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MUSER REPLACED
MAY (PLAYING 1B); Spencer doubled to center; Harrah singled to
center [Spencer to third]; HARGROVE BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first) [Spencer scored, Harrah to
second]; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Melton
popped to first in foul territory; Henderson singled to second;
Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to first); D. Johnson
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White
Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Lovitto struck out; Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); Randle singled to center; Randle stole second;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Muser flied out to left; Orta doubled to center;
Downing was walked intentionally; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR NYMAN;
Hairston forced Downing (third to second) [Orta to third];
THOMAS REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Dent grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 10TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Spencer
walked; Harrah made an out to second; Hargrove flied out to
center; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Melton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson singled to center;
D. Johnson singled to right [Henderson to third]; MERRITT
REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Muser flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 11TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Lovitto
singled to right; Davis reached on an error by Dent [Lovitto to
second]; Randle forced Davis (second to shortstop) [Lovitto to
third]; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 11TH: HARGAN REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Orta walked;
Downing flied out to left; Hairston grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 12TH: Spencer made an out to second; Harrah was called
out on strikes; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 12TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Sharp
grounded out (second to first); Melton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 13TH: Nelson singled to right; Sundberg struck out;
Nelson stole second; Lovitto singled to center [Nelson scored];
Lovitto stole second; Davis singled to left [Lovitto to third];
KAAT REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Lovitto was caught stealing
home (pitcher to first to catcher); Randle flied out to center;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 13TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Johnson singled to center; RICHARD RAN FOR D. JOHNSON; Muser
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Richard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, White
Sox 5.