Jeff Burroughs' fifth-inning sacrifice fly drove in the deciding run as the Rangers edged the Brewers, 5-4, to cut the Brewer lead in the A. L. East to 1½ games. Jim Spencer got the visitors in front with a two-run homer in the second, but the Brewers came back with three markers in the bottom of the inning and held a 4-3 advantage entering the fifth.

The Ranger rally began with a single by Jim Sundberg, who advanced to second on an infield out and scored the tying run on Willie Davis' base hit. Davis moved to third on Kurt Bevacqua's two-base throwing error on Lenny Randle's grounder and scored the winner when Burroughs flied to right. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, May 21, 1975 (Night game) at County Stadium

Rangers 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0 Brewers 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Money 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Davis cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236 Briggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Randle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Bevacqua 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .107 Burroughs rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Hegan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Hargrove lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .310 Thomas pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .221 Sharp cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Harrah ss,3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .287 Mitchell lf 4 0 0 0 1 3 .351 Howell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Scott 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Smalley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Aaron dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .195 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Porter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .202 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lezcano rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .240 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .136 Garcia 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Champion p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 5 1 3 Totals 36 4 9 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 12,196 Left on Base: Rangers 5, Brewers 9 DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1 Errors: Bevacqua, Champion Doubles: Johnson (1) Home Runs: Spencer (4) Stolen Bases: Davis (11) Caught Stealing: Harrah (3) Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (1) GIDP: Spencer (3) Hit by Pitch: Sharp (1,by Hargan) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan W(4-2) 5.2 8 4 4 3 5 0 29 2.74 Foucault SV(4) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.16 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 7 0 40 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Champion L(5-3) 4.1 7 5 4 1 1 1 20 3.86 Castro 4.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.23 Totals 9 10 5 4 1 3 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Hargan (2) Wild Pitches: Hargan 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis walked; Davis stole second; Randle flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Money made an out to second; Sharp was hit by a pitch; Mitchell walked [Sharp to second]; Scott struck out; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to left; Spencer homered [Hargrove scored]; Harrah singled to left; Howell flied out to left; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg grounded out (second to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Porter singled to first; Lezcano singled to center [Porter to third]; Johnson doubled to center [Porter scored, Lezcano scored, Johnson to third]; Garcia made an out to shortstop; BRIGGS BATTED FOR MONEY; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Johnson scored]; Briggs grounded out (second to first); Sharp was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 3. RANGERS 3RD: BEVACQUA REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING 3B); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 3. BREWERS 3RD: Mitchell struck out; Scott lined to second; Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to center; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Spencer singled to center [Burroughs to third]; Harrah forced Spencer (shortstop to second) [Burroughs scored]; Harrah was picked off first but was safe on an error by Champion [Harrah to second]; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 3. BREWERS 4TH: Porter flied out to center; Lezcano walked; Johnson singled to center [Lezcano to third]; On a bunt Garcia singled to pitcher [Lezcano scored, Johnson to second]; Bevacqua flied out to right; Sharp grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to center; Tovar grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Sundberg to second]; Davis singled to center [Sundberg scored]; CASTRO REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Randle reached on an error by Bevacqua [Davis to third, Randle to second]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to right [Davis scored (unearned), Randle to third]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. BREWERS 5TH: Mitchell struck out; Scott singled to right; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Aaron walked; Porter popped to first in foul territory; Lezcano forced Aaron (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell singled to right; Sundberg forced Howell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. BREWERS 6TH: SMALLEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua singled to pitcher; Sharp singled to center [Bevacqua to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Mitchell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Tovar was called out on strikes; Davis made an out to shortstop; Randle singled to pitcher; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. BREWERS 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron grounded out (third to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove singled to right; Spencer grounded into a double play (second unassisted) [Hargrove out at second]; Mike Hargrove called for interference; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. BREWERS 8TH: Lezcano struck out; Johnson flied out to left; Garcia made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. RANGERS 9TH: Smalley lined to left; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4. BREWERS 9TH: HEGAN BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Hegan singled to left; THOMAS RAN FOR HEGAN; Sharp forced Thomas (catcher to shortstop); Mitchell struck out; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Brewers 4.

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