After getting their run on a homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fourth inning, the Rangers had to sweat through the ninth before defeating the Angels, 1-0. Bill Hands, who gave up five hits, ran into trouble in the ninth when Mickey Rivers singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch.

After Hands got Tommy Harper on a pop-up, manager Billy Martin brought in Jim Umbarger, who retired Bruce Bochte on another pop fly. Steve Foucault relieved and almost blew the game, walking Dave Chalk and hitting Joe Lahoud with a pitch to load the bases before Rudy Meoli grounded out. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 1, California Angels 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1975 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Tovar dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Rivers lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .327      Cardenas 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Harper dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Burroughs rf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .350      Grieve lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Lahoud rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .216        Davis cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Egan c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Fregosi 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Lovitto cf,lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .156
  Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .080      Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     2   6             Totals               27   1   4   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 10,435
Left on Base: Angels 7, Rangers 5
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Home Runs: Burroughs (5)
Stolen Bases: Remy (4), Rivers (17), Smalley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (4)
GIDP: Chalk (2)
Hit by Pitch: Lahoud (1,by Foucault)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(3-2)          8     4   1   1   2   4   1  30   2.95
Totals                  8     4   1   1   2   4   1  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(2-2)            8.1   5   0   0   1   6   0  30   2.51
Umbarger                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.51
Foucault SV(2)          0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.34
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Foucault (1)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (1), Hands (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
struck out; Harper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
grounded out (third to first); Randle singled to left; Hassler
threw a wild pitch [Randle to second]; Burroughs flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte singled to left; Chalk grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at second];
Lahoud grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi was
called out on strikes; Lovitto lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Egan was called out on strikes; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Ramirez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Nettles struck out; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Randle
flied out to center; Burroughs homered; Grieve walked; Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk struck
out; Lahoud singled to center; Egan singled to center [Lahoud to
second]; Remy forced Egan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto singled to center; Smalley grounded out
(second to first) [Lovitto to second]; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Ramirez popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles
walked; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Nettles to
second]; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Cardenas walked; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cardenas to second]; Burroughs reached on a
fielder's choice [Cardenas out at third (pitcher to third)];
Grieve grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte flied out to center; Chalk grounded out
(third to first); Lahoud made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Fregosi lined to shortstop; Lovitto grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smalley singled to right; Smalley stole
second; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Egan grounded out (first unassisted); Remy singled
to left; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Remy stole second; Sudakis
struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING SS); Tovar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cardenas struck out; Randle popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING CF); LOVITTO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rivers singled to second; Rivers stole
second; Hands threw a wild pitch [Rivers to third]; Harper
popped to catcher in foul territory; UMBARGER REPLACED HANDS
(PITCHING); Bochte popped to third in foul territory; FOUCAULT
REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Chalk walked; Lahoud was hit by a
pitch [Chalk to second]; MEOLI BATTED FOR EGAN; Meoli grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers
1.