Jim Spencer drove in four runs with a homer and double to pace the Rangers to an 8-2 victory over the White Sox. Spencer his his homer with Mike Hargrove on base in the third inning to break a 2-2 tie. In the next stanza, after Lenny Randle and Hargrove drew walks, Spencer drove them across the plate with his double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     30, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Rangers      2  0  2    2  1  1    0  0  x  -   8 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .351      Tovar lf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .245
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Lovitto lf,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Orta 2b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .274      Davis cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .215
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   0   .375        Grieve lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Henderson cf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .346      Randle 2b             4   2   1   1     1   1   .282
Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Burroughs rf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Muser 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .056      Hargrove 1b           4   2   1   1     1   0   .275
  D. Johnson ph,1b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Spencer dh            4   1   3   4     0   1   .211
Nyman lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Harrah ss             0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smalley ss          3   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Downing c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .217      Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     2   0   .157
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Osborn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     8   2             Totals               32   8  10   8     7   2

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  8,105
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Rangers 11
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Randle (2), Howell (3), Spencer (3)
Triples: Davis (1)
Home Runs: Spencer (2)
Stolen Bases: Burroughs (4)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (1)
GIDP: Nyman (3), Burroughs (1)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (1,by Bahnsen), Spencer (1,by Upshaw), Howell (1,by Upshaw), Davis (1,by Upshaw)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(0-4)          2.2   6   4   4   3   1   1  17  12.00
Osborn                  2.1   3   3   3   3   0   0  13   7.11
Upshaw                  3     1   1   1   1   1   0  13   3.72
Totals                  8    10   8   8   7   2   1  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(1-2)            7.2   5   2   2   7   2   0  32   5.24
Umbarger                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.69
Totals                  9     5   2   2   8   2   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (3), Upshaw 3 (3)
Wild Pitches: Upshaw (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta struck out while Kelly was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); May flied to left in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Davis grounded out (second to first)
[Tovar to second]; Randle doubled to right [Tovar scored];
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to third];
Hargrove singled to center [Randle scored]; Spencer singled to
right [Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked [Hargrove to third,
Spencer to second]; Howell made an out to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson walked; Melton singled to center
[Henderson to second]; Muser made an out to third; Nyman
grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to second)
[Henderson out at third, Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg flied out to right; Tovar flied out to
center; Davis walked; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent walked; Downing walked [Dent to second];
Kelly singled to right [Dent scored, Downing to third]; Orta
forced Kelly (second to shortstop) [Downing scored]; May singled
to right [Orta out at third (right to third)]; Henderson made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs singled to center; Hargrove forced
Burroughs (first to shortstop); Spencer homered [Hargrove
scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch; Harrah was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Howell doubled to center; OSBORN REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Sundberg walked; Tovar flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: SMALLEY REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Melton made
an out to second; Debut game for Roy Smalley; Muser
walked; Nyman popped to shortstop in foul territory; Dent flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to right; Randle walked; Burroughs
flied out to center; Hargrove walked [Randle to second]; Spencer
doubled to right [Randle scored, Hargrove scored]; Smalley
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Rangers 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing flied out to left; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell flied out to center; Sundberg singled to
right; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to
second]; Davis tripled to right [Sundberg scored]; Randle
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Rangers 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
walked; Melton made an out to shortstop; Muser forced Henderson
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: UPSHAW REPLACED OSBORN (PITCHING); Burroughs
singled to center; Hargrove flied out to left; Burroughs stole
second; Upshaw threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third]; Spencer
was hit by a pitch; Smalley forced Spencer (first to shortstop)
[Burroughs scored]; White Sox Manager Chuck Tanner ejected by
1B umpire Russ Goetz; Howell was hit by a pitch [Smalley to
second]; Sundberg walked [Smalley to third, Howell to second];
Tovar lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Rangers 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LOVITTO REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING LF); Nyman lined
to left; Dent grounded out (third to first); Downing made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Davis was hit by a pitch; Randle flied out to
right; Burroughs grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Rangers 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GRIEVE REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); LOVITTO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Kelly singled to center; Orta
singled to right [Kelly to third]; May made an out to second;
Henderson struck out; Melton walked [Orta to second]; UMBARGER
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); D. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MUSER; D.
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: D. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hargrove
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer struck out; Smalley
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers
8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HAIRSTON BATTED FOR NYMAN; Hairston grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dent flied out to right; Downing walked;
BRADFORD BATTED FOR KELLY; Bradford lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 8.