Toby Harrah smashed the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to open a four-hit night for the Rangers' shortstop in a 6-1 victory over the Athletics. Harrah stroked his homer off Jim Perry in the first inning after the Rangers loaded the bases on singles by Dave Moates and Lenny Randle and a pass to Jim Spencer.

A homer by Spencer added a run in the fifth. Harrah picked up his fifth RBI of the game in the ninth. Steve Hargan, who hurled the route for the Rangers, gave up the A's run on a homer by Joe Rudi. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      29, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moates cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .291      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Randle 2b             3   1   1   0     2   2   .279      C. Washington cf      4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Hargrove lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .330      Williams dh           2   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .271
  Grieve rf           0   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .283
Spencer 1b            4   2   2   1     1   0   .287      Tenace 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Harrah ss             4   1   4   5     1   0   .292      Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Jones dh              4   0   1   0     1   2   .250      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .150
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .237        Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Martinez 3b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .218
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bando ph,3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     8   7             Totals               32   1   8   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  6,522
Left on Base: Rangers 11, A's 8
DP: Rangers 3, A's 0
Doubles: Harrah (18), Jackson (25)
Home Runs: Harrah (13), Spencer (9), Rudi (16)
Stolen Bases: Moates 2 (5)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (8)
GIDP: Rudi (10), Garner (8)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (2,by Hargan), Jackson (3,by Hargan)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(7-6)           9     8   1   1   2   3   1  36   3.22
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   3   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(4-10)           5.2   7   5   5   6   4   2  29   5.08
Todd                    3.1   4   1   1   2   3   0  15   1.70
Totals                  9    11   6   6   8   7   2  44

Hit by Pitch: Hargan 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Moates singled to center; Randle singled to left
[Moates to second]; Hargrove flied out to center; Burroughs made
an out to second; Spencer walked [Moates to third, Randle to
second]; Harrah homered [Moates scored, Randle scored, Spencer
scored]; Jones walked; Howell made an out to third; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; C. Washington
singled to left; Williams was hit by a pitch [C. Washington to
second]; Jackson was hit by a pitch [C. Washington to third,
Williams to second]; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to
catcher to first) [C. Washington out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg lined to shortstop; Moates singled to
left; Moates stole second; Moates stole third; Randle struck
out; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to center; Garner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at
second]; Fosse singled to left; Martinez singled to right [Fosse
to second]; Campaneris walked [Fosse to third, Martinez to
second]; C. Washington forced Campaneris (first to shortstop); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs walked; Spencer popped to third in foul
territory; Harrah doubled to right [Burroughs to third]; Jones
popped to third in foul territory; Howell made an out to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Williams walked; Jackson doubled to left
[Williams to third]; Rudi struck out; Tenace hit into a double
play (second to first) [Williams out at home (first to third to
catcher to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Moates grounded out
(first unassisted); Randle walked; Hargrove flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Garner grounded out (catcher to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Martinez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer homered; Harrah singled to center; Harrah was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jones struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell walked; Sundberg was called out on strikes;
Moates forced Howell (second to shortstop); Randle walked
[Moates to second]; TODD REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Hargrove
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson struck out; Rudi homered; Tenace grounded
out (third to first); Garner singled; Fosse popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Harrah walked; Jones singled to
third [Harrah out at third (third to first to second)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: GRIEVE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); BANDO
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Bando grounded out (third to first);
Campaneris lined to second; C. Washington singled to left;
Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Athletics 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Howell struck
out; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Moates singled to
right; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Grieve
walked; Spencer singled to right [Grieve to third]; Harrah
singled to left [Grieve scored, Spencer to second]; Jones struck
out; Howell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Garner popped to first in foul territory; HOLT
BATTED FOR FOSSE; Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Athletics 1.