Four homers, including Leo Cardenas' first circuit clout since 1972, powered the Rangers to an 11-7 victory over the Tigers. Jeff Burroughs was the first to find the range with a two-run blow in the third inning. The Rangers then erupted for five runs in the fifth in an outburst that included a triple by Lenny Randle and Cardenas' homer with a man on base.

With two out in the ninth, Roy Smalley and Tom Grieve connected in succession off John Hiller to account for the first runs off the Tigers' reliever this season. Smalley's homer was a major league first for the rookie shortstop. Tigers' hitting included a homer by Bill Freehan. Ron LeFlore, who had a double and two singles, batted in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       11, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      0  1  3    0  5  0    0  0  2  -  11 15  1
Tigers       0  3  0    1  1  1    1  0  0  -   7 12  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      LeFlore cf            5   0   3   3     0   0   .344
  Davis cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Lovitto cf,lf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .243      Horton dh             5   1   2   0     0   1   .253
Randle 2b             5   2   1   1     0   1   .248      Colbert 1b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .123
Burroughs rf          4   2   1   2     1   3   .283      Freehan c             5   2   2   1     0   0   .202
Fregosi 1b            4   1   3   1     0   1   .289      Roberts rf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .370
  Smalley ss          1   1   1   1     0   0   .321      Stanley lf            2   2   0   0     2   0   .125
Grieve dh             5   2   2   2     0   0   .256      Veryzer ss            3   1   2   1     0   1   .236
Harrah ss,3b          3   0   0   1     1   0   .230        Knox ph,3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Cardenas 3b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .227      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   1     1   0   .167
  Hargrove ph,1b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   2   .212        Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  11  15  10     3   8             Totals               38   7  12   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 11,854
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Tigers 8
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Fregosi, LeFlore, Veryzer
Doubles: Grieve (1), Hargrove (7), Freehan (2), LeFlore (4), Horton (2)
Triples: Randle (2), Colbert (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (6), Cardenas (1), Smalley (1), Grieve (3), Freehan (4)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (1)
GIDP: Grieve (1), Horton (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(5-2)          5     8   5   5   1   2   0  24   4.10
Foucault SV(3)          4     4   2   1   3   3   1  18   4.28
Totals                  9    12   7   6   4   5   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(3-2)           4     8   6   6   1   5   1  21   3.80
Walker                  1     2   3   3   1   1   1   6   3.32
Bare                    3     3   0   0   0   1   0  11   6.17
Hiller                  1     2   2   2   1   1   2   6   1.17
Totals                  9    15  11  11   3   8   4  44

Passed Balls: Freehan (1)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar struck out (catcher to first); Lovitto
grounded out (third to first); Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory;
Sutherland flied out to center; Horton singled to center;
Colbert forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Fregosi singled; Grieve
doubled to center [Fregosi scored (RBI), Grieve to third (error
by Veryzer)]; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan doubled to left; Roberts grounded out (third
to first); Stanley walked; Veryzer singled to left [Freehan
scored, Stanley to second]; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop;
LeFlore doubled to center [Stanley scored, Veryzer scored];
Sutherland flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Tovar singled
to left; Tovar stole second; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Tovar to
third]; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Tovar scored]; Lovitto
walked; Randle forced Lovitto (pitcher to shortstop); Burroughs
homered [Randle scored]; Fregosi struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Colbert
struck out; Freehan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah
flied out to left; Cardenas singled to left; Sundberg singled to
center [Cardenas to third (error by LeFlore)]; Tovar forced
Sundberg (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Roberts singled to pitcher; Stanley
grounded out (third to first) [Roberts to second]; Veryzer
singled to third [Roberts to third]; Rodriguez forced Veryzer
(third to second) [Roberts scored]; LeFlore forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers
4.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto singled to center; Randle tripled to right
[Lovitto scored]; WALKER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Burroughs
walked; Fregosi singled to center [Randle scored, Burroughs to
second]; Grieve forced Fregosi (shortstop to second) [Burroughs
to third]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to second [Burroughs
scored]; Cardenas homered [Grieve scored]; Sundberg struck out;
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland made an out to shortstop; Horton doubled
to center; Colbert tripled [Horton scored]; Freehan flied out to
center; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9,
Tigers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: BARE REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Tovar flied out to
right; Lovitto popped to catcher in foul territory; Randle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
9, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); DAVIS REPLACED
TOVAR (PLAYING CF); LOVITTO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Stanley walked; Veryzer struck out; Fregosi dropped a foul fly
hit by Rodriguez for an error; Rodriguez walked [Stanley to
second]; LeFlore singled to left [Stanley scored (unearned),
Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland forced LeFlore (pitcher to
shortstop) [Rodriguez to third]; Horton struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Fregosi
singled to left; Grieve grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Colbert flied out to left; Freehan homered; Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Stanley flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); HARGROVE
BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Hargrove doubled to left; Sundberg singled
to right [Hargrove to third]; Davis grounded out (first
unassisted) [Sundberg to second]; Lovitto flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SMALLEY
REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); KNOX BATTED FOR VERYZER; Knox singled to left; BROWN BATTED
FOR RODRIGUEZ; Brown grounded out (first unassisted) [Knox to
second]; LeFlore singled to third [Knox stayed at second];
Sutherland walked [Knox to third, LeFlore to second]; Horton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9,
Tigers 7.

RANGERS 9TH: MICHAEL REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); KNOX STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); HILLER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs was called out on
strikes; Smalley homered; Grieve homered; Harrah walked;
Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 11, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Colbert flied out to right; Freehan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 11, Tigers 7.