The fifth pitcher to be used by the Rangers, Jackie Brown did not allow a hit in 4 1/3 innings of relief and was rewarded with a victory when Cesar Tovar drove a run home in the 12th to defeat the Orioles, 3-2. Mike Hargrove and Jeff Burroughs homered for the Rangers' first two tallies, but the Orioles picked up a counter on a single by Paul Blair, double by Tommy Davis and infield out by Lee May in the sixth and tied the score with a circuit clout by May in the eighth. In the 12th, Joe Lovitto singled, Jim Sundberg sacrificed and Tovar drove in the winning run with a single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      4, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              6   0   2   1     0   0   .262      Singleton rf          5   0   1   0     1   1   .263
Randle 2b             6   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Blair cf              3   1   2   0     0   1   .241
Burroughs rf          6   1   1   1     0   3   .242        Hendricks ph,c      3   0   0   0     0   1   .135
Hargrove lf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .319      Davis dh              6   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      May 1b                5   1   1   2     0   0   .202
  Fregosi ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Grich 2b              3   0   2   0     2   0   .248
Harrah ss,3b          2   0   1   0     3   0   .271      Bumbry lf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .315
Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .218      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .195
  Smalley ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Duncan c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .200
Lovitto cf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .254        Baylor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219        DeCinces ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .173
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Northrup ph,cf      2   0   0   0     1   0   .278
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   3   8   3     4  11             Totals               43   2   9   2     5   5

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance:  6,428
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Orioles 10
DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 1
Errors: DeCinces, Palmer
Doubles: Davis (6)
Triples: Singleton (2)
Home Runs: Hargrove (4), Burroughs (10), May (8)
Stolen Bases: Harrah 2 (11), Baylor (9)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (4)
GIDP: Burroughs (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   6.1   7   1   1   2   3   0  27   4.84
Umbarger                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1.63
Foucault                0.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.89
Kekich                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   0.00
Brown W(4-5)            4.1   0   0   0   1   0   0  14   3.81
Totals                 12     9   2   2   5   5   1  48

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                 10.1   6   2   2   3   9   2  40   1.69
Jackson L(0-2)          1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   9.58
Alexander               0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.76
Totals                 12     8   3   3   4  11   2  48

Wild Pitches: Foucault (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Randle forced Tovar (second
to shortstop); Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton was called out on strikes; Blair singled
to right; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Blair to
second]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove homered; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Howell walked;
Lovitto struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich singled to left [Grich out at second (left to
second)]; Bumbry struck out; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan popped to first in foul territory; Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Singleton tripled to left; Blair
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Spencer
popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah singled to right;
Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied
out to right; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to
center; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Duncan singled to left; Belanger
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle struck out; Burroughs homered; On a bunt
Hargrove singled to pitcher [Hargrove to second (error by
Palmer)]; Spencer made an out to shortstop; Harrah grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton flied out to left; Blair singled to
center; Davis doubled to left [Blair to third]; May grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Blair scored]; Grich walked; Bumbry forced
Grich (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell flied out to left; Lovitto flied out to
center; Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: SMALLEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING SS); HARRAH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Robinson flied out to right;
Duncan singled to center; BAYLOR RAN FOR DUNCAN; NORTHRUP BATTED
FOR BELANGER; Baylor stole second; Northrup walked; UMBARGER
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Baylor was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Singleton walked [Northrup to second];
FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR
BLAIR; Hendricks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 8TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DECINCES
REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING SS); NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis flied out to right; May homered; Grich
singled to center; Foucault threw a wild pitch [Grich to
second]; KEKICH REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Bumbry struck out;
Robinson was walked intentionally; BROWN REPLACED KEKICH
(PITCHING); DeCinces forced Grich (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Harrah walked; Harrah stole
second; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendricks grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 10TH: Lovitto was called out on strikes; Sundberg was
called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: Davis flied out to left; May flied out to right;
Grich walked; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 11TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs
reached on an error by DeCinces; Hargrove singled to pitcher
[Burroughs to second]; JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER; Fregosi struck out; Harrah walked
[Burroughs to third, Hargrove to second]; Smalley flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 11TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop
to first); Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 12TH: Lovitto singled; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lovitto to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Tovar singled to left [Lovitto scored, Tovar
to second]; Randle grounded out (first unassisted) [Tovar to
third]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 12TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first);
Hendricks made an out to second; Davis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 2.