The Rangers scored two runs in third inning with the aid of a wild throw by Dan Meyer to defeat the Tigers, 3-1. Cesar Tovar singled with one out in that stanza and took third on a single by Lenny Randle. Meyer raced in for a short fly by Willie Davis to left field and then threw wildly trying to double Randle off first. Tovar scored on the error and Randle wound up at third.

Jeff Burroughs then beat out an infield hit, driving in Randle. Because of Burroughs' hit, only one run was ruled unearned. Willie Horton homered for the Tigers in the seventh before the Rangers' picked up their last run on a wild pitch by Tiger reliever Tom Walker with the bases loaded in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   1   4   0     0   0   .268      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .302
  Lovitto lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Randle 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Horton dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Freehan c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .187
Burroughs rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .276      Oglivie 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Spencer dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Meyer lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Fregosi pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .235      Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .405
Hargrove 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .254      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .180
Harrah ss,3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .213        Knox pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smalley pr,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Michael 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   1     3   2             Totals               31   1   6   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 23,370
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Tigers 4
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Randle, Sundberg, Meyer
Doubles: Tovar (4)
Home Runs: Horton (7)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (2)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (2), Harrah (1), Roberts (3), Knox (1)
GIDP: Sundberg (3), Davis (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown W(2-2)            9     6   1   1   1   6   1  32   3.44
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   6   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow L(3-2)           8    10   3   2   3   1   0  33   3.93
Walker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.00
Totals                  9    10   3   2   3   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: Brown (1), Walker (1)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Tovar was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Randle popped to catcher in foul
territory; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland grounded out (second
to first); Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs made an out to second; Spencer singled to
right; Hargrove walked [Spencer to second]; Harrah flied out to
center; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to center; Oglivie flied out to
right; Meyer forced Freehan (second to shortstop); Meyer stole
second [Meyer out at home (error by Sundberg) (shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg struck out; Tovar singled to left; Randle
singled to center [Tovar to third]; Davis flied out to left
[Tovar scored (error by Meyer) (no RBI), Randle to third];
Burroughs singled [Randle scored (unearned)]; Spencer flied out
to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Roberts singled to third; Rodriguez struck out while
Roberts was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Veryzer
singled to right; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Harrah walked; Harrah
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Howell popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan singled to third;
Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to left; Tovar doubled to left;
Randle flied out to center [Tovar to third]; Davis flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Spencer
flied out to right; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore struck out;
Sutherland grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah made an out to second; Howell singled to
right; SMALLEY RAN FOR HOWELL; Sundberg grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: SMALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Horton homered; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oglivie grounded out (second to first);
Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Tovar singled to right; Randle forced Tovar (second
to shortstop); Davis grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); BROWN BATTED
FOR RODRIGUEZ; Brown reached on an error by Randle; KNOX RAN FOR
BROWN; Knox was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Tigers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MICHAEL REPLACED KNOX (PLAYING 3B); Burroughs
singled to left; Spencer singled to center [Burroughs to third,
Spencer to second]; FREGOSI RAN FOR SPENCER; Hargrove was walked
intentionally; WALKER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Harrah flied
out to center; Smalley forced Burroughs (first to catcher)
[Fregosi to third, Hargrove to second]; Walker threw a wild
pitch [Fregosi scored, Hargrove to third, Smalley to second];
Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LOVITTO
REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING LF); LeFlore singled to shortstop; Brown
threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; Sutherland walked;
Horton flied out to center; Freehan struck out; Oglivie struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 1.