Catfish Hunter posted his fifth shutout and 12th victory of the season for the Yankees, defeating the Rangers, 4-0. Hunter gave up seven hits, but the only Ranger to solve his offerings with consistency was Mike Hargrove, who rapped a double and two singles. The Yankees put the game away in the first inning when Roy White singled and Ron Blomberg homered. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      8, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Yankees      2  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Bonds cf              3   0   0   0     2   3   .239
Harrah ss,3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      White lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Howell 3b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .221      Blomberg dh           4   2   2   2     1   0   .272
  Smalley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .329
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Hargrove lf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .341      Nettles 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .292
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Whitfield rf          3   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Randle cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Piniella ph,rf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Cubbage 2b            2   0   1   0     1   1   .222      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .150
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Stanley 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .228
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               31   0   7   0     2   3             Totals               32   4  10   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 16,020
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Yankees 11
DP: Rangers 2, Yankees 3
Errors: Harrah, Moore
Doubles: Hargrove (13), Stanley (3)
Home Runs: Blomberg (4)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (4)
GIDP: Randle 2 (7), Sundberg (7), Munson (10), Chambliss (8)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(6-4)           6     9   4   4   4   3   1  31   3.13
Umbarger                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.65
Moore                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.66
Totals                  8    10   4   4   6   4   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(12-8)          9     7   0   0   2   3   0  33   2.82
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Hunter (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to left; Howell walked; Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; White singled to
left; Blomberg homered [White scored]; Munson singled to left;
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles forced Munson (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to center; Spencer made an out to
shortstop; Randle grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Whitfield singled to left; Mason out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitfield to second]; Stanley doubled
to right [Whitfield scored]; Bonds struck out; White lined to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Cubbage struck out; On a bunt Sundberg singled to
third; Tovar forced Sundberg (third to second); Hunter threw a
wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Blomberg singled to pitcher; Munson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Blomberg out at second];
Chambliss reached on an error by Harrah; Nettles singled to
right [Chambliss to second]; Whitfield flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell flied out to left; Burroughs struck out;
Hargrove doubled to right; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Mason flied out to center; Stanley flied out to
center; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; White grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle flied out to center; Cubbage walked;
Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg popped to third in foul territory; Munson
flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell singled to shortstop;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: SMALLEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING SS); HARRAH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Nettles walked; Whitfield struck
out; Mason singled to left [Nettles to second]; Stanley flied
out to right; Bonds walked [Nettles to third, Mason to second];
White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove singled to left; Spencer flied out to
right; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg walked; Munson singled to left [Blomberg
to second]; UMBARGER REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Chambliss
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Blomberg to
third, Munson out at second]; Nettles was walked intentionally;
PINIELLA BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Piniella singled to left
[Blomberg scored, Nettles to second]; Mason grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 8TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cubbage
singled to right; On a bunt Sundberg grounded out (third to
first) [Cubbage to second]; Tovar grounded out (catcher to
first) [Cubbage to third]; Harrah grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: MOORE REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Stanley walked;
Stanley was picked off first but was safe on an error by Moore
[Stanley to second]; Bonds struck out; White grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stanley to third]; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Smalley flied out to center; Burroughs singled to
left; Hargrove flied out to center; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.