A six-run outburst by the Rangers in the fifth inning enabled Fergie Jenkins to beat the White Sox, 7-3, for his first victory of the season after two defeats. The Rangers began their big inning when Jim Sundberg singled, Cesar Tovar was hit by a pitch and Lenny Randle walked with one out. Texas Rangers 7, Chicago White Sox 3Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park IRangers 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 - 7 8 0 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 9 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .304 Kelly rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .409 Grieve ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Nyman lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Davis cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Orta 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Randle 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .314 Melton 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .289 Burroughs rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Henderson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Hargrove 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 .333 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .378 Spencer dh 2 1 1 2 3 0 .250 D. Johnson dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .267 Harrah ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .233 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .063 Sundberg c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .217 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 8 7 7 2 Totals 36 3 9 3 0 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 1,295 Left on Base: Rangers 9, White Sox 6 DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Melton Doubles: Hargrove 2 (3), Melton (2) Triples: Spencer (1) Home Runs: D. Johnson (1) Caught Stealing: Davis (2) Hit by Pitch: Tovar (2,by Bahnsen) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(1-2) 7.2 7 1 1 0 3 0 30 6.06 Foucault 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 6 8.10 Totals 9 9 3 3 0 4 1 36 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen L(0-2) 4.1 5 6 6 5 1 0 24 11.12 Upshaw 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.05 Gogolewski 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 11 3.38 Totals 9 8 7 7 7 2 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz RANGERS 1ST: 28 minute rain delay before start of game; Tovar grounded out (second to first); Davis reached on an error by Melton; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Nyman made an out to second; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; Hargrove walked; Spencer walked [Hargrove to second]; Harrah struck out; Nelson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Randle singled to right [Sundberg to second]; Burroughs lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Johnson flied out to left; Dent made an out to first; Downing singled to left; Kelly singled to left [Downing to second]; Nyman forced Kelly (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove made an out to third; Spencer walked; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Nelson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to left; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to center; Tovar was hit by a pitch [Sundberg to second]; Davis flied out to left; Randle walked [Sundberg to third, Tovar to second]; Burroughs singled to second [Sundberg scored, Tovar to third, Randle to second]; Hargrove doubled to right [Tovar scored, Randle scored, Burroughs to third]; Spencer tripled to right [Burroughs scored, Hargrove scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Harrah singled to left [Spencer scored]; Nelson popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg walked [Harrah to second]; Tovar flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: May grounded out (third to first); D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent singled to left; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 0. RANGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Randle made an out to third; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly singled to pitcher; Nyman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelly to second]; Orta made an out to second; Melton doubled to left [Kelly scored]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 1. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to center; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Spencer walked; Harrah flied out to left; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: May flied out to left; D. Johnson singled to left; Dent forced D. Johnson (third to shortstop to second); Downing forced Dent (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 1. RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg made an out to second; GRIEVE BATTED FOR TOVAR; Grieve was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kelly struck out; Nyman flied out to left; Orta singled to right; FOUCAULT REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, White Sox 1. RANGERS 9TH: Randle singled to left; Burroughs flied out to left; Hargrove doubled to center [Randle scored]; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hargrove to third]; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson singled to left; May flied out to center; D. Johnson homered [Henderson scored]; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 3. |
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