Frank Tanana struck out 17 batters, setting an A. L. record for lefties, but two short of the major league record, while pitching the Angels to a 4-2 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Rangers came back to win the second game, 6-5, getting their winning run on a homer by Tom Grieve in the ninth inning. The Angels, in the opener, scored all their runs in the third on singles by Dave Collins, Jerry Remy and Mickey Rivers and doubles by Leroy Stanton and Winston Llenas. Roy Smalley and Toby Harrah each had two of the Rangers' nine singles. Smalley scored both their runs with Harrah accounting for the RBIs.

Jim Umbarger, who was the loser, came back in relief in the nightcap and pitched two innings to gain credit for the Rangers' victory. The Rangers' two catchers, Jim Sundberg and Bill Fahey, were hit on their throwing hands by foul tips and were forced out of the game. Lenny Randle, who had not caught previously in his pro career, donned a mask and mitt and worked behind the plate for the last five innings of the game. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, June 21, 1975 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Angels 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 11 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .236 Remy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Harrah 2b 4 0 2 2 0 2 .281 Rivers cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .284 Fregosi 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .273 Harper 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .232 Bochte 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Grieve lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Stanton rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .280 Randle cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .279 Nettles pr,rf 2 1 0 0 0 1 .227 Cardenas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240 Chalk 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 Smalley ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .274 Llenas dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .170 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .221 Ramirez pr,dh,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .272 Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .386 Totals 35 2 9 2 0 17 Totals 33 4 11 4 1 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Angels 7 DP: Rangers 1, Angels 0 Errors: Harrah, Rivers, Collins Doubles: Stanton (5), Llenas (3) Stolen Bases: Smalley (4), Rivers 2 (38) Caught Stealing: Tovar (7) Sacrifice Hits: Meoli (1) GIDP: Llenas (3) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Umbarger L(2-3) 2.1 7 4 4 0 1 0 13 3.09 Bacsik 5.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 22 0.84 Totals 8 11 4 4 1 4 0 35 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(5-4) 9 9 2 2 0 17 0 35 3.36 Totals 9 9 2 2 0 17 0 35 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah struck out; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to third; Harper flied out to center; Rivers stole second; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Grieve singled to left [Grieve to third (error by Collins)]; Randle was called out on strikes; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Chalk singled to center; Llenas grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Chalk out at second]; Rodriguez singled to center; Meoli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0. RANGERS 3RD: Smalley singled to right; Sundberg struck out; Smalley stole second; Tovar struck out; Harrah singled to left [Smalley scored]; Fregosi flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Collins singled to center; Remy singled to center [Collins to second]; Rivers singled to center [Collins scored, Remy to third, Rivers to second]; Harper flied out to left; Stanton doubled to center [Remy scored, Rivers scored]; BACSIK REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); NETTLES RAN FOR STANTON; Chalk made an out to second; Llenas doubled [Nettles scored]; Rodriguez walked; Meoli struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 4. RANGERS 4TH: BOCHTE REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING 1B); NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve flied out to center; Randle singled to right; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 4. ANGELS 4TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy was called out on strikes; Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Angels 4. RANGERS 5TH: Smalley singled to center; Sundberg flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smalley to second]; Harrah singled to center [Smalley scored (RBI), Harrah to third (error by Rivers)]; Fregosi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. ANGELS 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Chalk flied out to left; Llenas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve grounded out (third to first); Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. ANGELS 6TH: Rodriguez singled; Meoli out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rodriguez to second]; Collins flied out to left; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. RANGERS 7TH: Cardenas singled to center; Smalley struck out; Sundberg struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. ANGELS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. RANGERS 8TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Fregosi struck out; Burroughs singled to center; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: Chalk singled to left; Llenas forced Chalk (third to second) [Llenas to second (error by Harrah)]; RAMIREZ RAN FOR LLENAS; Rodriguez made an out to first; LAHOUD BATTED FOR MEOLI; Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4. RANGERS 9TH: RAMIREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TANANA REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Randle flied out to right; Cardenas flied out to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Angels 4.

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