Backed by Jorge Orta, who drove in four runs with a homer, single and sacrifice fly, Claude Osteen gained his first victory since April 25 when the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 7-5. Orta hit his homer after a single by Pat Kelly in the first inning. Kelly doubled in the third and scored when Orta hit his single. Orta then stole second, continued to third on a wild throw by catcher Jim Sundberg and crossed the plate on a single by Bill Melton.

Doubles by Carlos May and Deron Johnson and a single by Melton in the fifth produced two more runs off Gaylord Perry, who was handed his second straight defeat since being acquired by the Rangers. Orta hit his sacrifice fly in the sixth. Osteen needed help from Rich Gossage in the ninth to cut off a three-run rally by the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      24, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  9  2
White Sox    2  0  2    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   7 13  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .242      Kelly rf              3   2   2   0     0   0   .285
Harrah 2b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .280        Coluccio ph,rf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Fregosi 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .275      Orta 2b               4   2   2   4     0   0   .283
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .266      May 1b                5   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Burroughs rf          5   1   2   1     0   2   .228      D. Johnson dh         4   1   2   1     0   1   .236
Hargrove lf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .340      Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Grieve dh             5   0   3   2     0   0   .255      Melton 3b             4   0   3   2     0   0   .247
Smalley ss            4   0   0   1     1   1   .258      Nyman lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .187
Cardenas 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Dent ss               4   1   0   0     0   0   .296
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Downing c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Sundberg c            4   1   0   0     0   0   .211      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5   9   5     6   5             Totals               36   7  13   7     2   1

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  6,318
Left on Base: Rangers 12, White Sox 8
DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Cardenas, Sundberg, May, Melton
Doubles: Grieve (5), Harrah (11), D. Johnson 2 (10), Kelly (6), May (12)
Home Runs: Orta (4)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (11), Orta (10), Downing (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Orta (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-11)           5    10   6   6   1   1   1  25   4.39
Kekich                  3     3   1   0   1   0   0  14   4.32
Totals                  8    13   7   6   2   1   1  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(2-6)           8     8   5   2   4   3   0  38   4.06
Gossage SV(10)          1     1   0   0   2   2   0   6   1.76
Totals                  9     9   5   2   6   5   0  44

Passed Balls: Sundberg (6)
Wild Pitches: Osteen (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Harrah walked;
Fregosi walked [Harrah to second]; Burroughs singled to left
[Harrah scored, Fregosi to third]; Hargrove reached on a
fielder's choice [Fregosi out at home (pitcher to catcher to
third), Burroughs to second]; Grieve singled to center
[Burroughs scored, Hargrove to second]; Smalley flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Orta homered [Kelly
scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Johnson
doubled to left; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first) [D.
Johnson to third]; Melton popped to third in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
made an out to shortstop; Tovar singled to center; Osteen threw
a wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Harrah walked; Fregosi grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nyman singled to second; Dent lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Nyman out at first]; Downing flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Grieve grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly doubled to left; Orta singled to right
[Kelly scored]; Orta stole second [Orta to third (error by
Sundberg)]; May made an out to second; D. Johnson struck out;
Henderson walked; Melton singled to center [Orta scored,
Henderson to third]; Nyman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
flied out to center; Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Downing flied
out to center; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar singled to left; Harrah flied out to right;
Tovar stole second; Fregosi reached on an error by Melton [Tovar
to third]; Burroughs struck out; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); May doubled
to right; D. Johnson doubled [May scored]; Henderson grounded
out (second to first) [D. Johnson to third]; Melton singled to
right [D. Johnson scored]; Nyman grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve doubled to center; Smalley was called out on
strikes; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grieve to
third]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: KEKICH REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Dent reached on
an error by Cardenas; Downing singled to right [Dent to second];
COLUCCIO BATTED FOR KELLY; Coluccio flied out to right [Dent to
third]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dent scored
(unearned)]; Downing stole second; May flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 7.

RANGERS 7TH: COLUCCIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tovar
grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied out to left;
Fregosi walked; Burroughs singled to left [Fregosi to second];
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton singled to
shortstop; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Melton to second];
Nyman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, White Sox 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
made an out to second; Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
singled to left; Coluccio walked [Downing to second]; Orta flied
out to center [Downing to third, Coluccio to second]; May flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg reached on an error by May [Sundberg to
second]; Tovar singled to shortstop [Sundberg stayed at second];
Harrah doubled to left [Sundberg scored (unearned), Tovar to
third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR
FREGOSI; Spencer struck out; Burroughs struck out; Hargrove
walked; Grieve singled to right [Tovar scored (unearned), Harrah
to third, Hargrove to second]; Smalley walked [Harrah scored
(unearned), Hargrove to third, Grieve to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED
FOR CARDENAS; Cubbage flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 7.