Given a second chance when outfielder Leon Roberts dropped his foul pop with two out in the 11th, Tom Grieve singled home Willie Davis to give the Rangers a 7-6 victory over the Tigers. Texas pulled even at 3-3 in the eighth inning on Jim Sundberg's homer after the Tigers had used solo homers by Aurelio Rodriguez and Roberts to gain an early 3-1 advantage. Detroit scored three times in the top of the 10th on run-producing doubles by Nate Colbert and Gene Lamont, but the Rangers came from behind again to tie the score, 6-6, the big blow being a two-run homer by Jim Fregosi. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       18, 1975 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  -   6 10  3
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  0    3  1  -   7 15  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     1   1   .311      Tovar rf,lf           6   1   2   1     0   1   .277
Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   0     1   0   .227      Davis cf              6   1   2   0     0   0   .227
Meyer lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Randle 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .263
  Stanley lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Burroughs dh          4   1   1   0     2   1   .268
Horton dh             5   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Hargrove lf           3   0   1   0     0   2   .290
Roberts rf            4   2   1   1     1   0   .358        Grieve ph,rf        2   1   1   1     1   0   .255
Colbert 1b            4   1   1   2     1   2   .162      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   1     0   1   .186        Fregosi ph,1b       2   1   1   2     0   0   .295
Lamont c              5   0   2   1     0   1   .333      Harrah ss             3   0   2   1     2   0   .295
Michael ss            5   1   0   0     0   0   .174      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cardenas 3b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            5   1   2   1     0   0   .211
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   6  10   5     4   7             Totals               44   7  15   7     5   6

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 12,682
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Rangers 12
DP: Tigers 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Roberts, Rodriguez, Lamont, Randle, Harrah, Cardenas
Doubles: Colbert (3), Lamont (1), Burroughs (4)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (4), Roberts (4), Sundberg (2), Fregosi (1)
Stolen Bases: Lamont (1), Tovar (8), Randle (5)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (5)
GIDP: Horton (4), Sutherland (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow                  6     9   2   2   2   4   0  29   4.43
Hiller                  2     1   1   1   1   1   1   8   1.61
Walker                  1     3   3   2   1   1   1   7   3.42
Lemanczyk L(0-2)        1.1   2   1   0   1   0   0   6   5.40
Totals                 10.1  15   7   5   5   6   2  50

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 7     7   3   2   2   6   2  31   3.90
Thomas W(1-0)           4     3   3   3   2   1   0  17   2.57
Totals                 11    10   6   5   4   7   2  48

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
lined to third; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Tovar stole second [Tovar to
third (error by Lamont)]; Davis made an out to second; On a bunt
Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton made an out to second; Roberts made an out to
shortstop; Colbert walked; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove struck out; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); Harrah walked; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lamont singled to center; Lamont stole second;
Michael reached on a fielder's choice [Lamont out at third
(first to third)]; LeFlore singled to right [Michael to second];
Sutherland forced LeFlore (third to second) [Michael to third];
Meyer reached on an error by Randle [Michael scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Sutherland to second]; Horton reached on a fielder's
choice [Meyer to second (error by Harrah; assist by Spencer),
Sutherland to third]; Roberts forced Horton (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to center; Tovar forced Sundberg
(third to shortstop); Davis grounded out (second to first)
[Tovar to second]; Randle singled to left [Tovar scored]; Randle
stole second; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Colbert struck out; Rodriguez homered; Lamont
grounded out (first unassisted); Michael flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to center; Spencer forced Hargrove
(second to shortstop); Harrah walked [Spencer to second]; Howell
grounded out (second to first) [Spencer to third, Harrah to
second]; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland
walked; Meyer flied out to left; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); Randle was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Roberts homered; Colbert struck out; Rodriguez
singled to left; Lamont struck out; Michael made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs doubled to left; Hargrove struck out;
Spencer singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Harrah singled to
right [Burroughs scored, Spencer to second]; Howell grounded out
(second to first) [Spencer to third, Harrah to second]; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
singled to third; Meyer singled to right [Sutherland to third];
Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Tovar singled to center; Davis singled to right
[Tovar to second]; HILLER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Randle
grounded out (second to first) [Tovar to third, Davis to
second]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
HARGROVE; Grieve made an out to first; FREGOSI BATTED FOR
SPENCER; Fregosi flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
THOMAS REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Roberts flied out to center;
Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); LOVITTO
BATTED FOR HOWELL; Lovitto flied out to left; Sundberg homered;
Tovar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: CARDENAS REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING 3B); Lamont
popped to third in foul territory; Michael reached on an error
by Cardenas; LeFlore walked [Michael to second]; Sutherland
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: WALKER REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Davis flied out
to right; Randle flied out to left; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 10TH: Meyer singled to left; Horton flied out to center
[Meyer to second]; Roberts was walked intentionally; Colbert
doubled to left [Meyer scored, Roberts scored]; Rodriguez flied
out to left; Lamont doubled to left [Colbert scored]; Michael
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Grieve
walked; Fregosi homered [Grieve scored]; Harrah singled to
right; On a bunt Cardenas singled to pitcher [Harrah to second];
LEMANCZYK REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Sundberg forced Harrah
(catcher to third) [Cardenas to third (error by Rodriguez)];
Tovar forced Sundberg (second to shortstop) [Cardenas scored
(unearned)]; Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 6.

TIGERS 11TH: LeFlore made an out to first; Sutherland flied out
to center; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 11TH: Davis singled to left; Randle out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Davis to second]; Burroughs was walked
intentionally; Roberts dropped a foul fly hit by Grieve for an
error; Grieve singled to left [Davis scored (unearned),
Burroughs to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Rangers 7.