A run that scored on a wild pitch capped a Yankees' rally in the sixth inning and produced a 5-4 victory over the Rangers. Jim Spencer hit a three-run homer in the fourth to put the Rangers ahead, 4-2, before the Yankees began their comeback in the sixth with singles by Roy White and Thurman Munson.

After Chris Chambliss flied out, Graig Nettles doubled, driving in White, and Ed Herrmann hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Munson. Nettles took third and came home with the deciding run when Jim Bibby uncorked a wild pitch to Jim Mason. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .208
Randle 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      White lf              3   2   3   0     1   0   .358
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .262      Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .375
Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .325      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .290
Spencer dh            3   1   1   3     1   0   .229      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   2     0   0   .235
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Herrmann dh           1   0   0   1     1   0   .245
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .235      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .151
  Harrah pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Alomar 2b             2   0   0   0     1   2   .190
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lovitto ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     3   5             Totals               28   5   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 23,084
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Yankees 4
DP: Rangers 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Sundberg
Doubles: Nettles (5)
Triples: Davis (2), Chambliss (2), White (3)
Home Runs: Spencer (6)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (9), Bonds (13)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (4), Herrmann (1)
GIDP: Munson (4), Maddox (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(2-4)            8     9   5   5   3   6   0  33   5.28
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   6   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(4-5)           8     8   4   4   3   5   1  35   3.01
Lyle SV(2)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.60
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: Bibby (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Tovar stole second; Randle
struck out; Davis singled to right [Tovar to third]; Burroughs
reached on a fielder's choice [Tovar scored, Davis to second];
Hargrove forced Burroughs (first to shortstop) [Davis to third];
Spencer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds singled to pitcher; Bonds stole second [Bonds
to third (error by Sundberg)]; Maddox struck out; White walked;
Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [White
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Smalley struck out; Howell grounded out (first
unassisted); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss tripled; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Chambliss scored]; Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to
first); Mason struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar walked; Bonds flied out to center; Maddox
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Alomar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to center; Hargrove walked
[Burroughs to second]; Spencer homered [Burroughs scored,
Hargrove scored]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White tripled to right; Munson singled to center
[White scored]; Chambliss struck out; Nettles flied out to
center; Herrmann walked [Munson to second]; Mason flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar flied out to left; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar was called out on strikes; Bonds flied out
to left; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Hargrove singled to
right; Spencer walked [Hargrove to second]; Smalley singled to
right [Hargrove out at home (right to catcher), Spencer to
third, Smalley to second]; Howell was walked intentionally;
Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to left; Munson singled to left
[White to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles doubled
to right [White scored, Munson to third]; Herrmann hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Munson scored, Nettles to third]; Bibby
threw a wild pitch [Nettles scored]; On a bunt Mason singled to
third; Alomar was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle was
called out on strikes; Davis tripled to right; Burroughs flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Maddox made an out
to second; White singled to center; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Yankees 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Spencer
flied out to center; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to
center; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Howell singled to right; HARRAH RAN FOR HOWELL;
LOVITTO BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
GRIEVE BATTED FOR LOVITTO; Grieve forced Harrah (third to
second); Tovar forced Grieve (shortstop to second); Randle
forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Yankees 5.