The Indians pounded Gaylord Perry, their former teammate, for 10 hits and defeated the Rangers, 5-1, to snap a seven-game losing streak. Perry, making his first appearance in a Texas uniform since the deal was announced on June 13, gave up two runs in the first inning on singles by Duane Kuiper and Rick Manning and a double by Bobbg Powell. Another double by Powell and single by George Hendrick added a run in third.

The Indians then wrapped up their scoring in the fifth with a single by Kuiper, triple by Manning and infield out by Hendrick. Jackie Brown, who went to the Indians in the Perry deal, made his first relief appearance in Cleveland livery and retired one batter after taking over for Dennis Eckersley. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      15, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      2  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Tovar dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Kuiper 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .395      Harrah 3b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .268
Manning lf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .301      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Powell 1b             3   1   2   2     1   0   .284      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .258      Hargrove lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .358
Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
  Carty ph,dh         0   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Smalley ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .265
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Duffy ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .207        Cubbage ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     2   3             Totals               33   1   6   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 27,171
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 10
DP: Indians 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell, Randle
Doubles: Powell 2 (6), Duffy (7)
Triples: Manning (2)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (14)
Caught Stealing: Ellis (1), Duffy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (2)
GIDP: Ellis (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(4-0)        8.2   6   1   1   4   3   0  36   1.59
Brown                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.20
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   3   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-10)           6    10   5   5   1   3   0  29   3.75
Kekich                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Bacsik                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


INDIANS 1ST: Bell struck out; Kuiper singled to first; Manning
singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Powell doubled to left
[Kuiper scored, Manning scored]; Hendrick flied out to right
[Powell to third]; Gamble popped to first in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Harrah walked; Harrah
stole second; Randle flied out to left; Burroughs struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes struck out; Ellis reached on an error by
Randle; Duffy doubled to left [Ellis to third]; Ellis was caught
stealing home (catcher to pitcher); Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove flied to left in foul territory; Spencer
singled to right; Smalley flied out to left; Lovitto walked
[Spencer to second]; Sundberg forced Lovitto (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper made an out to first; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted); Powell doubled to right; Hendrick singled to
center [Powell scored, Hendrick to second]; Gamble flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Ellis struck
out; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Hargrove singled to center;
Spencer singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Smalley hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hargrove scored]; Lovitto was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled
to center; Manning tripled to right [Kuiper scored]; Powell was
walked intentionally; Hendrick forced Powell (second to
shortstop) [Manning scored]; Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Tovar
grounded out (third to first); Harrah singled to left; Randle
forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (second to first); Ellis
singled to center; Duffy forced Ellis (third to second); Bell
singled to shortstop [Duffy to second]; Kuiper lined to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove
walked; Spencer made an out to second; Smalley made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: KEKICH REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Manning grounded
out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first);
Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto flied out to center; Sundberg singled to
left; Tovar flied out to center; Harrah singled to center
[Sundberg to third]; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: CARTY BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Carty walked; BACSIK
REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Spikes forced Carty (shortstop to
second); Debut game for Mike Bacsik; Ellis grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
flied out to center; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy singled to left; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Duffy to second]; Duffy was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Kuiper made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Smalley flied out to center; Lovitto flied out to
right; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Cubbage walked; BROWN
REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Tovar reached on an error by Bell
[Cubbage to second]; Harrah forced Cubbage (third unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Rangers 1.