Except for having trouble with Ron LeFlore, Bill Hands experienced little difficulty in pitching the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Tigers. LeFlore collected four of the Tigers' eight hits and scored their initial run in the first inning on a single, stolen base and double by Willie Horton.

The Rangers tied the score in the third on a pass to Toby Harrah, a stolen base and double by Cesar Tovar. A double by Willie Davis, infield out and squeeze bunt by Mike Hargrove produced the go-ahead run in the fourth. The Rangers then iced the decision with consecutive singles by Davis, Jeff Burroughs, Hargrove, Jim Spencer and Roy Howell in the sixth. Leon Roberts singled and Tom Veryzer doubled for a Tiger tally in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 10, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .271 LeFlore cf 5 1 4 0 0 0 .330 Lovitto lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Sutherland 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .271 Randle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Horton dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .244 Davis cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .237 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .118 Burroughs rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .284 Freehan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .257 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Spencer dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Roberts rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .390 Howell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .220 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .217 Smalley pr,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Harrah ss,3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239 Brown ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Knox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 9 5 2 4 Totals 34 2 8 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15,283 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Tigers 8 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Burroughs, Oglivie Doubles: Tovar (5), Davis (5), Horton (1), LeFlore (3), Veryzer (2) Stolen Bases: Harrah (5), LeFlore (8) Caught Stealing: Lovitto (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (1) GIDP: Hargrove (3), Oglivie (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands W(3-2) 9 8 2 2 3 5 0 37 2.39 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 5 0 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(2-4) 5.2 8 5 5 1 1 0 25 6.08 Lemanczyk 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 11 5.31 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Randle flied out to right; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Horton doubled to left [LeFlore scored]; Colbert made an out to first; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to center; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Howell flied out to center; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Tovar doubled to left [Harrah scored]; Randle grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to left; LeFlore doubled to right [LeFlore to third (error by Burroughs)]; Sutherland walked; Horton made an out to second; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Davis doubled to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Davis to third]; Hargrove out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to catcher to first) [Davis scored]; Spencer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to center; Oglivie grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Freehan out at second]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Howell struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to second; Sutherland walked [LeFlore to second]; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Tovar flied out to left; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis singled to right; Burroughs singled to center [Davis to third]; Hargrove singled to left [Davis scored (RBI), Burroughs to third, Hargrove to second (error by Oglivie)]; Spencer singled to right [Burroughs scored, Hargrove to third]; Howell singled to left [Hargrove scored, Spencer to second]; SMALLEY RAN FOR HOWELL; LEMANCZYK REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: SMALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LOVITTO REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING LF); Colbert made an out to first; Freehan flied out to right; Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Lovitto walked; Lovitto was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled to shortstop; Sutherland grounded out (third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Horton struck out; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley singled to center; Harrah struck out; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie flied out to left; Roberts singled to shortstop; Veryzer doubled to left [Roberts scored]; BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Brown walked; KNOX RAN FOR BROWN; LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

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