Jeff Burroughs batted in four runs to pace the Rangers to an 8-2 victory over the Angels. Burroughs accounted for two RBIs with a double in the first inning and added two others with a homer in the fifth. Dave Moates also homered for the Rangers in the eighth and Tom Grieve drove in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 2, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 3 Rangers 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x - 8 10 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nettles lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Moates cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .273 Rivers cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Randle 2b 4 2 3 0 1 0 .283 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Hargrove lf,1b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .328 Garrett 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .115 Burroughs rf 4 1 2 4 1 1 .227 Harper ph,1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 .251 Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Collins dh 2 0 1 0 2 1 .306 Fregosi ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Meoli 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Jones lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Hampton c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Harrah ss 2 0 0 0 3 0 .287 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve dh 5 0 2 2 0 2 .274 Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Howell 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Miley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .178 Cardenas ph,3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Lange p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Hockenbery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 2 5 1 4 6 Totals 33 8 10 8 10 5 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 13,013 Left on Base: Angels 4, Rangers 12 DP: Angels 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Nettles, Meoli 2 Doubles: Burroughs (15), Randle (16) Home Runs: Garrett (1), Burroughs (20), Moates (2) Stolen Bases: Randle (12) GIDP: Stanton (5), Burroughs (11), Sundberg (9) Hit by Pitch: Spencer (2,by Hockenbery) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lange L(4-4) 4.1 4 4 3 5 3 0 21 4.19 Hockenbery 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3.86 Scott 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.21 Kirkwood 2.1 3 3 3 3 1 1 13 2.52 Totals 8 10 8 7 10 5 2 44 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands W(6-6) 5 3 1 1 2 5 1 18 3.76 Umbarger 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 4.65 Thomas SV(2) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.26 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 6 1 33 Passed Balls: Hampton 2 (3) Hit by Pitch: Hockenbery (1) Wild Pitches: Thomas (1) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Nick Bremigan ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers singled to left; Rivers was picked off first (pitcher to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Moates walked; Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; Hargrove walked [Moates to second]; Moates was picked off second but was safe on an error by Meoli; assists by Lange and Remy [Moates to third, Hargrove to second]; Burroughs doubled to center [Moates scored, Hargrove scored (unearned), Burroughs to third (on throw to home)]; Spencer struck out; Harrah walked; Grieve struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2. ANGELS 2ND: Garrett lined to right; Collins singled to center; Stanton struck out; Meoli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Howell struck out; Sundberg flied out to center; Moates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2. ANGELS 3RD: Hampton struck out; Miley struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Randle singled to right; Hargrove forced Randle (first to shortstop); Burroughs grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2. ANGELS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Remy struck out; Garrett homered; Collins walked; Stanton forced Collins (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Harrah reached on an error by Meoli; Grieve singled to left [Harrah to second]; Howell walked [Harrah to third, Grieve to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 2. ANGELS 5TH: Meoli grounded out (shortstop to first); Hampton walked; Hampton was picked off first (catcher to first); Miley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Moates grounded out (third to first); Randle walked; Hampton allowed a passed ball [Randle to third]; Hargrove singled to center [Randle scored]; HOCKENBERY REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); Burroughs homered [Hargrove scored]; Spencer was hit by a pitch; Harrah walked [Spencer to second]; Grieve struck out; SCOTT REPLACED HOCKENBERY (PITCHING); CARDENAS BATTED FOR HOWELL; Cardenas singled to third [Spencer to third, Harrah to second]; Sundberg flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5. ANGELS 6TH: CARDENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); UMBARGER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (third to first); Rivers popped to pitcher; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 6TH: Moates popped to third in foul territory; Randle doubled to left; Hargrove flied out to left; Burroughs was walked intentionally; FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER; KIRKWOOD REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FREGOSI; Hampton allowed a passed ball [Randle to third]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5. ANGELS 7TH: JONES REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING LF); HARGROVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HARPER BATTED FOR GARRETT; Harper walked; Collins walked [Harper to second]; THOMAS REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Stanton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harper to third, Collins out at second]; Thomas threw a wild pitch [Harper scored]; Meoli flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5. RANGERS 7TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve flied out to left; Cardenas walked; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5. ANGELS 8TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Valentine flied out to left; Miley grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING C ); Moates homered; Randle singled to left; Hargrove flied out to center; Randle stole second; Burroughs struck out; Jones walked; Harrah walked [Randle to third, Jones to second]; Grieve singled to left [Randle scored (RBI), Jones scored (RBI), Harrah to third (error by Nettles), Grieve to second]; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 8. ANGELS 9TH: Rivers singled to left; Remy forced Rivers (pitcher to shortstop); Harper singled to center [Remy to second]; Collins struck out; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 8.

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