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.