The Rangers, after collecting only two hits off Dick Bosman and losing the first game, 3-2, came slugging back in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader to wallop the Athletics, 15-2. The Rangers took a 2-1 lead in the opener when Toby Harrah hit a two-run homer in the second inning, but the A's came back to win with a pair in the fifth on a single by Sal Bando, double by Phil Garner, grounder by Bert Campaneris and sacrifice fly by Jim Holt.

The Rangers piled up 17 hits in the nightcap, including two homers by Roy Howell. In the sixth inning, when the Rangers exploded for eight runs, Howell hit the first grand slam of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    5, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  2  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         2   1   0   1     2   0   .264      Moates cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
C. Washington cf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Holt 1b             1   0   0   1     0   0   .289      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Burroughs rf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .229
Rudi 1b,lf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .270      Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Harrah ss             3   1   1   2     0   0   .295
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Tenace c,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .207        Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Mangual lf,cf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     2   2             Totals               29   2   2   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: A's 4, Rangers 1
DP: A's 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Garner, Randle, Sundberg
Doubles: Garner (13)
Home Runs: Harrah (14)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (18)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (3), Randle (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Holt (1)
GIDP: Tenace (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(7-3)           8.1   2   2   2   1   3   1  28   3.46
Fingers SV(14)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.34
Totals                  9     2   2   2   1   4   1  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski L(0-1)      9     7   3   2   2   2   0  34   3.68
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   2   0  34

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole second
[Campaneris to third (error by Sundberg)]; C. Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi reached on an error by
Randle [Campaneris scored (unearned) (RBI)]; Jackson flied out
to left; Williams made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Moates made an out to shortstop; Randle made an out
to shortstop; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace made an out to second; Bando flied out to
right; Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs walked; Spencer popped to first in foul
territory; Harrah homered [Burroughs scored]; Grieve struck out;
Howell lined to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris walked; C. Washington singled to center [Campaneris
to third, C. Washington out at second (center to second)]; Rudi
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 3RD: HOLT REPLACED C. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Moates
struck out; Randle made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Williams struck out; Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to
right; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to center; Mangual flied out to
center; Garner doubled [Bando to third]; Campaneris reached on a
fielder's choice [Bando scored, Garner to third]; Holt hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Garner scored]; Rudi forced Campaneris
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to right; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Williams singled to
center; Tenace grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Moates singled to
right; Randle forced Moates (second unassisted); Randle was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando flied out to left; Mangual singled [Mangual
out at second (second to shortstop)]; Garner grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Burroughs made an out
to second; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Holt flied out to
left; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: HANEY REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Harrah made an out to second; Grieve
flied out to center; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson singled to second; Williams forced
Jackson (first to shortstop); ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first
to shortstop); Tenace singled; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CUBBAGE
BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Cubbage lined to second; Moates reached on
an error by Garner [Moates to second]; FINGERS REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); Randle grounded out (second to first) [Moates to
third]; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Rangers 2.