A single by Lenny Randle in the 17th inning, scoring Jeff Burroughs, decided the longest game in the major leagues so far this season and gave the Rangers a 7-6 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the Indians won the opener, 3-2. In the lidlifter, the Indians scored all their runs in the fourth inning on a double by Rick Manning, single by Oscar Gamble, infield hit by Charlie Spikes and double by John Ellis. Rangers' runs came on homers by Toby Harrah and Burroughs.

In the second game, Burroughs and Jim Fregosi each hit for the circuit with a man on base and Randle contributed a solo shot to pace the Rangers to a 6-4 lead before Ellis came through with a two-run homer for the Indians in the ninth to tie the score. The clubs then went through seven scoreless stanzas before singles by Burroughs, Mike Hargrove and Randle produced the Rangers' winning run in the 17th. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 8, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 Indians 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Harrah 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Manning lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Burroughs rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .240 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Hargrove lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .329 Powell 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Gamble dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 .242 Grieve ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Spikes rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .192 Lovitto pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Ellis c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .238 Randle cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .364 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Raich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fahey c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 4 Totals 29 3 7 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:08 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Indians 3 DP: Rangers 2, Indians 1 Doubles: Harrah (7), Manning (3), Ellis (6) Home Runs: Harrah (5), Burroughs (12) GIDP: Smalley (1), Spikes (3), Hendrick (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(2-5) 8 7 3 3 1 3 0 30 4.66 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 3 0 30 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Raich W(2-0) 6.1 5 1 1 0 4 1 24 3.12 Buskey 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 2.83 LaRoche SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.80 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 4 2 33 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah homered; Burroughs flied out to right; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 2ND: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Randle struck out; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled to second; Gamble made an out to third; Spikes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 3RD: Howell struck out; Fahey flied to left in foul territory; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled to left; Bell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Manning doubled to left; Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Powell grounded out (second to first); Gamble singled to right [Manning scored]; Spikes singled to shortstop [Gamble to second]; Ellis doubled to right [Gamble scored, Spikes scored]; Duffy walked; Kuiper struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. RANGERS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Randle grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning singled to left; Hendrick grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. RANGERS 6TH: Howell flied out to left; Fahey struck out; Tovar singled to left; Harrah doubled to left [Tovar to third]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: Powell flied out to right; Gamble struck out; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove singled to right; Spencer forced Hargrove (first to shortstop); Randle singled to right [Spencer to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED RAICH (PITCHING); Smalley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. RANGERS 8TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Fahey flied out to center; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to left; Manning flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 3. RANGERS 9TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs homered; LAROCHE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR SPENCER; Grieve walked; LOVITTO RAN FOR GRIEVE; Randle flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 3.

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