In a game that featured one big inning by each club, the Rangers defeated the Twins, 9-7, to bring Mike Bacsik credit for his first major league victory. The Rangers went on their scoring spree in the fourth, piling up eight runs. Singles by Mike Hargrove, Jim Spencer and Lenny Randle, an error and singles by Roy Smalley, Jim Sundberg and Cesar Tovar accounted for the first five runs before Mike Cubbage climaxed the outburst by hitting a homer with two men on base.

The Twins flexed their muscles in the sixth, scoring seven times. After the first three runs had crossed the plate, the Twins called on Tony Oliva as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded. The Rangers brought in southpaw Jim Umbarger to face the lefthanded batter. Oliva promptly kicked the percentage theory in the teeth by smashing a grand-slam homer. The Twins' rally died at that point, while the Rangers added an insurance run in their half on singles by Tovar and Hargrove and a grounder by Spencer. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 9, Minnesota Twins 7

Game Played on Sunday, June 29, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  7    0  0  0  -   7  7  2
Rangers      0  0  0    8  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 14  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .216      Tovar dh              4   2   3   1     1   0   .250
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .364      Cubbage 2b            5   1   2   3     0   0   .194
Brye rf               4   1   0   0     0   1   .271      Hargrove lf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .336
Braun dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .262
Ford cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Randle cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .271
Terrell 3b,ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Grieve rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Thompson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Howell 3b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .209
  Oliva ph            1   1   1   4     0   0   .261        Cardenas ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Smalley ss            4   1   1   2     0   1   .248
  Walton ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Sundberg c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .220
Kelly 1b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .182      Bacsik p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Soderholm 3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .204        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campbell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7   7   6     3   4             Totals               36   9  14   9     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,052
Left on Base: Twins 3, Rangers 6
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Carew, Kelly, Smalley
Doubles: Tovar (9)
Home Runs: Oliva (5), Cubbage (2)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (1)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grieve (1)
GIDP: Bostock (2), Cubbage (3), Hargrove (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Campbell L(1-4)         3.1   8   6   5   1   1   0  18   4.55
Butler                  1.2   4   3   3   1   1   1  10   7.94
Burgmeier               3     2   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.67
Totals                  8    14   9   8   2   2   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bacsik W(1-1)           5.2   5   6   2   1   0   0  24   2.78
Umbarger                0.1   1   1   1   1   0   1   3   3.38
Kekich SV(2)            3     1   0   0   1   4   0  10   3.18
Totals                  9     7   7   2*  3   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Cubbage grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Tovar out at second]; Hargrove grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers
0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun lined to right; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Terrell singled; Terrell stole second; Thompson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer struck out; Randle grounded out (third to
first); Grieve singled to left; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Borgmann
popped to second; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
singled; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Tovar doubled to left; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Brye grounded
out (third to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to right; Spencer singled to right
[Hargrove to second]; Randle singled to center [Hargrove scored,
Spencer to second]; Grieve out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Spencer to third, Randle to second]; Howell reached on
an error by Kelly; Smalley singled to right [Spencer scored,
Randle scored, Howell to second]; Sundberg singled to center
[Howell scored (unearned), Smalley to third]; BUTLER REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Tovar singled to center [Smalley scored,
Sundberg to second]; Cubbage homered [Sundberg scored, Tovar
scored]; Hargrove walked; Spencer flied out to right; Randle
singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Grieve flied out to right;
8 R (7 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 8.

TWINS 5TH: Ford popped to second; Terrell grounded out (third to
first); Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell popped to third; Smalley struck out;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 8.

TWINS 6TH: Kelly walked; Borgmann singled [Kelly to second];
Bostock singled to center [Kelly scored, Borgmann to second];
Carew popped to shortstop; Brye forced Bostock (third to second)
[Borgmann to third]; Braun singled to left [Borgmann scored,
Brye to second]; Ford singled [Brye to third, Braun to second];
Terrell reached on an error by Smalley [Brye scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Braun to third, Ford to second]; UMBARGER REPLACED
BACSIK (PITCHING); OLIVA BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Oliva homered
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Braun scored (unearned),
Ford scored (unearned), Terrell scored (unearned)]; Kelly flied
out to left; 7 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 6TH: GOMEZ REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING SS); Tovar singled to
left; BURGMEIER REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Cubbage flied out to
left; Hargrove singled to right [Tovar to third]; Spencer forced
Hargrove (second to pitcher) [Tovar scored]; Randle grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 9.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann walked; KEKICH REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING);
Bostock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Borgmann out at second]; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve grounded out (third to first); CARDENAS
BATTED FOR HOWELL; Cardenas reached on an error by Carew;
Smalley flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 9.

TWINS 8TH: CARDENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brye was called
out on strikes; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Ford
walked; Terrell singled to center [Ford to second]; WALTON
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Walton forced Terrell (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 8TH: WALTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SODERHOLM
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING 3B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Tovar lined to right; Cubbage singled to right; Hargrove
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers
9.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Borgmann struck
out; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 9.

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