The Athletics wiped out 3-1 a Ranger lead in the fourth with a five-run flurry and went on to beat Texas, 11-6. A wild throw by first baseman Mike Hargrove allowed two Oakland runs to score. Sal Bando unknotted the tie with a two-run triple and then scored the fifth run of the inning on a wild pitch by loser Jim Bibby, who allowed seven hits. He wild-pitched a run home in the second and walked six before being lifted in the sixth when the A's scored two more on Joe Rudi's double.

Two Ranger errors, a walk and singles by Billy Williams and Gene Tenace accounted for the final three Oakland runs in the eighth. Texas counted three runs in the fourth on a pair of walks, a single by Jeff Burroughs and doubles by Hargrove and Toby Harrah. The Rangers tallied once in the fifth and Harrah closed out the Texas scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Monday, April     21, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    3  1  0    0  2  0  -   6 11  4
A's          0  1  0    5  0  2    0  3  x  -  11 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .286      North cf              4   1   0   1     1   3   .240
Davis cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Campaneris ss         5   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Randle 2b             3   1   0   1     1   0   .265      Bando 3b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .205
Burroughs rf          3   1   3   1     1   0   .327        Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hargrove 1b           4   2   1   1     0   1   .278        Kubiak 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Spencer dh            1   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Jackson rf            2   1   1   0     3   0   .244
  Grieve ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .214        H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrah ss             4   1   3   3     0   0   .283        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Rudi 1b,lf            4   1   2   2     1   0   .360
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Williams dh           5   0   1   2     0   1   .220
  Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Tenace c,1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .222
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      C. Washington lf,rf   4   2   2   0     1   1   .308
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .184
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     3   1             Totals               35  11  12   8     8   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 25,865
Left on Base: Rangers 6, A's 9
DP: Rangers 2, A's 2
Errors: Burroughs, Hargrove, Harrah 2, Garner
Doubles: Hargrove (4), Harrah (3), Davis (2), Campaneris (1), Rudi (5)
Triples: Bando (1)
Home Runs: Harrah (2)
Stolen Bases: Davis (3), Harrah (2), North (7), C. Washington (5)
Caught Stealing: North (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Randle (2)
GIDP: Hargrove (1), Sundberg (2), Rudi (2), Garner (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(0-2)            5.1   7   6   6   6   4   0  29   6.75
Foucault                0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   6.94
Thomas                  1.2   0   2   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Brown                   0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   6.35
Umbarger                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.77
Totals                  8    12  11   8*  8   6   0  44

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    3.2   5   3   3   2   0   0  16   6.14
Lindblad W(2-0)         4.1   5   3   3   1   1   1  19   5.73
Fingers                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   1   1  39

Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (2), Lindblad (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis
made an out to shortstop; Randle made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris reached on an error
by Harrah; Campaneris was picked off first (catcher to first);
Bando walked; Jackson walked [Bando to second]; Rudi forced
Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled; Hargrove grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second];
Spencer lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams struck out; Tenace grounded out (third
to first); C. Washington singled to center; Garner singled to
right [C. Washington to third]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [C.
Washington scored, Garner to second]; North struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
singled to right; Sundberg grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson walked; Rudi
singled to center [Jackson to second]; Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Tovar made an out to second; Davis grounded out
(first to pitcher); Randle walked; Burroughs singled to center
[Randle scored (RBI), Burroughs to second (error by Garner)];
Hargrove doubled [Burroughs scored]; Spencer walked; Harrah
doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Spencer to third]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Howell flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace singled to pitcher; C. Washington singled
to center [Tenace to second]; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Tenace to third, C. Washington to second];
North reached on a fielder's choice [Tenace scored (RBI), C.
Washington scored (error by Hargrove) (no RBI), North to
second]; North stole third; Campaneris doubled to right [North
scored]; Bando tripled to center [Campaneris scored]; Bibby
threw a wild pitch [Bando scored]; Jackson walked; Rudi grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at
second]; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Tovar singled to
center; Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Davis
singled to right [Tovar to third]; Davis stole second; Randle
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tovar scored]; Burroughs was
walked intentionally; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace
flied out to right; C. Washington walked; C. Washington stole
second; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 6.

RANGERS 6TH: GRIEVE BATTED FOR SPENCER; Grieve flied out to
center; Harrah singled to left; Howell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Harrah stole second; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North walked; Campaneris lined to left; FOUCAULT
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); North was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bando singled to shortstop; Jackson singled
to center [Bando to third]; Rudi doubled to left [Bando scored,
Jackson scored]; Williams grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Tovar flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(first unassisted); Randle made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Tenace
walked; C. Washington was called out on strikes; Garner grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs singled to center; Hargrove forced
Burroughs (second to shortstop); Grieve flied out to center;
Harrah homered [Hargrove scored]; Howell made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando reached on an error by
Burroughs [Bando to second]; HOPKINS RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson
reached on an error by Harrah [Hopkins to third]; H. WASHINGTON
RAN FOR JACKSON; BROWN REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Rudi walked
[H. Washington to second]; UMBARGER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING);
Williams singled to center [Hopkins scored (unearned), H.
Washington scored (unearned), Rudi to third]; Tenace singled to
right [Rudi scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher),
Williams to third]; C. Washington forced Tenace (shortstop
unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics
11.

RANGERS 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 3B); FOSSE
REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); C.
WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FINGERS REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); LOVITTO BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Lovitto
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar flied out to center;
Davis doubled to center; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 11.