Capping a four-run rally in the ninth inning, the Rangers scored on a wild pitch by Frank Tanana to defeat the Angels, 4-3, for their sixth straight victory. Singer, who started for the Angels, allowed only three hits and held a 3-0 lead going into the fatal ninth. Leading off, Jeff Burroughs struck out, but the pitch was wild and Burroughs reached first safely. Mike Hargrove followed with a double and Rpy Howell walked to load the bases.

With a count of two balls on Joe Lovitto, Singer was removed in favor of Mickey Scott, who completetd the pass, forcing in the first run. Roy Smalley drove in the second run with a sacrifice fly and Jim Sundberg followed with a single to tie the score. Dick Lange relieved and passed Cesar Tovar to reload the bases. The Angels then brought in Tanana, who uncorked a wild pitch on his third delivery to Willie Davis, allowing Lovitto to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, May       2, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   4  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Tovar dh              3   0   1   0     2   0   .246
Rivers lf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .309      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Harper dh             2   0   0   1     1   2   .279      Randle 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Cardenas 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .370      Burroughs rf          4   1   0   0     0   1   .295
Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .226      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Rodriguez c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .194
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .100        Harrah pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Smith ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .222      Lovitto lf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smalley ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .200
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .155
  Lange p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tanana p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   7             Totals               30   4   5   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,513
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 8
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Doyle, Howell
Doubles: Hargrove (5)
Stolen Bases: Rivers 3 (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Harper (2), Smalley (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(2-3)           8     4   4   4   4   3   0  34   3.89
Scott                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.17
Lange                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Tanana                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.76
Totals                  8.1   5   4   4   5   3   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(2-1)           9     9   3   2   2   7   0  38   1.75
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Sundberg (1)
Wild Pitches: Singer (1), Tanana (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
singled to first; Rivers stole second; Rivers stole third;
Harper walked; Bochte reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers out
at home (first to catcher), Harper to second]; Chalk struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Davis singled to center;
Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Davis to
second]; Burroughs reached on an error by Doyle [Davis to
third]; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
flied out to left; Doyle singled to center; Smith singled to
right [Doyle to second]; Nettles forced Smith (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell struck out; Lovitto grounded out (first
unassisted); Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rivers flied out to center; Harper struck out
(catcher to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
singled to left; Davis forced Tovar (first to shortstop); Randle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk made an out to second; Lahoud walked;
Rodriguez flied out to right; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
flied out to left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Smith singled to center; Nettles singled to center
[Smith to second]; Rivers singled to center [Smith scored,
Nettles to third]; Harper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nettles
scored]; Rivers stole second; Bochte made an out to second;
Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Rivers to third]; Chalk flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto lined to second; Smalley grounded out
(first unassisted); Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Lahoud struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar flied out to center; Davis flied out to
right; Randle walked; Burroughs forced Randle (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(second to first); Lovitto singled to right; Smalley lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Harper struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to
first); Chalk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Tovar walked; Davis
popped to third in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Rodriguez singled
to third; Doyle reached on an error by Howell [Rodriguez to
second]; Smith forced Doyle (shortstop to second) [Rodriguez to
third]; Nettles singled to first [Rodriguez scored (unearned),
Smith to second]; CARDENAS REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 2B); Rivers
singled to right [Smith out at home (right to catcher), Nettles
to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs struck out but advanced to first on a
wild pitch; Hargrove doubled [Burroughs to third]; Howell
walked; HARRAH RAN FOR HOWELL; SCOTT REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING);
Lovitto walked (walk was charged to Singer) [Burroughs scored,
Hargrove to third, Harrah to second]; Smalley hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hargrove scored, Harrah to third]; Sundberg
singled to center [Harrah scored, Lovitto to second]; LANGE
REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Tovar walked [Lovitto to third,
Sundberg to second]; TANANA REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); Tanana
threw a wild pitch [Lovitto scored]; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Rangers 4.