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.