Willie Horton belted a two-run homer and John Hiller got his fifth save of the campaign as the Tigers defeated the Rangers, 6-4. Horton's blast came in the fourth inning and followed a walk to Dan Meyer. The inning was kept alive when Ben Oglivie singled, stole second and scored on Bill Freehan's double. The latter moved to third on Gene Michael's infield hit and scored on a passed ball charged to Jim Sundberg.

The Tigers' final two runs came in the eighth on two walks, a balk, wild pitch and RBI single by Aurelio Rodriguez. Rookie pitcher Vern Ruhle survived 5 2/3 innings, but when the Rangers had two on with two out in the sixth, Hiller came on to strike out pinch-hitter Leo Cardenas. Jeff Burroughs hit two homers for the losers, boosting his season's total to eight. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 17, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 13 1 Rangers 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .316 Tovar lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .274 Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Randle 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Meyer lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .265 Davis cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Horton dh 4 1 2 2 1 0 .243 Lovitto ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Roberts rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .365 Burroughs rf 4 2 2 3 0 2 .269 Oglivie 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .152 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Freehan c 3 2 2 1 1 0 .235 Fregosi ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .173 Hargrove dh 3 1 2 1 0 0 .289 Michael ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 .222 Grieve ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrah ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Cardenas ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 13 4 5 5 Totals 35 4 8 4 3 9 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 21,896 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Rangers 7 DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 3 Errors: Michael Doubles: Meyer (4), Freehan (3), Harrah (5) Home Runs: Horton (8), Burroughs 2 (8), Hargrove (3) Stolen Bases: Oglivie (1) Caught Stealing: LeFlore 2 (6), Tovar (3) Sacrifice Hits: Sutherland (1) GIDP: Rodriguez (2), Sutherland (4), Horton (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(3-1) 5.2 5 3 3 2 4 2 25 3.51 Hiller SV(5) 3.1 3 1 1 1 5 1 13 1.33 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 9 3 38 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brown L(2-4) 3.1 8 4 3 1 2 1 16 3.76 Thomas 4 3 1 1 2 2 0 16 0.90 Umbarger 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 8 0.92 Totals 9 13 6 5 5 5 1 40 Passed Balls: Sundberg (2) Wild Pitches: Umbarger (1) Balks: Umbarger (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled to center; Horton walked [Meyer to second]; Roberts forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; On a bunt Randle made an out to first; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Tovar to second]; Burroughs homered [Tovar scored]; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie struck out; Freehan singled to left; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah doubled to left; Howell struck out; Sundberg reached on an error by Michael [Harrah to third]; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Michael was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled to center; Sutherland grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Meyer doubled to right; Horton homered [Meyer scored]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie singled to left; Oglivie stole second; Freehan doubled to left [Oglivie scored]; THOMAS REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Michael singled to second [Freehan to third]; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Freehan scored (unearned), Michael to third]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Spencer lined to second; Hargrove homered; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Howell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer grounded out (second to shortstop to first); Horton singled to left; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg made an out to second; Tovar walked; Randle forced Tovar (shortstop unassisted); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs struck out; Spencer lined to right; Hargrove singled to center; Harrah walked [Hargrove to second]; HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); CARDENAS BATTED FOR HOWELL; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. TIGERS 7TH: CARDENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Michael singled to right; LeFlore forced Michael (shortstop to second); LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutherland walked; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to right; Tovar flied out to left; Randle struck out; LOVITTO BATTED FOR DAVIS; Lovitto popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 3. TIGERS 8TH: LOVITTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Horton flied out to center; Roberts walked; UMBARGER REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Umbarger balked [Roberts to second]; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to third]; Freehan was walked intentionally; Umbarger threw a wild pitch [Roberts scored, Freehan to second]; Rodriguez singled to center [Freehan scored, Rodriguez to second]; Michael struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs homered; FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER; Fregosi made an out to first; GRIEVE BATTED FOR HARGROVE; Grieve struck out; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4. TIGERS 9TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LeFlore singled to center; Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LeFlore to second]; Meyer walked; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: Cardenas struck out; Sundberg made an out to third; Tovar walked; Randle singled to left [Tovar to second]; Tovar was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

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