Tuesday April 15, 1975
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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.

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