Gaylord Perry scattered seven hits, did not issue a pass and pitched the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics, who avoided a shutout when Joe Rudi homered with a man on base in the ninth inning. The Rangers clinched the verdict with three runs in the second on a double by Jim Spencer and singles by Toby Harrah, Tom Grieve and Dave Moates, together with an error. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    6, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  1
Rangers      0  3  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Moates cf             4   0   1   3     0   0   .256
Tenace c              4   1   0   0     0   1   .248      Cubbage 2b            3   0   0   0     2   2   .208
Rudi lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .273      Hargrove lf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .320
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .228
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .280
Holt 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .299
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .203      Grieve dh             4   2   4   0     0   0   .276
Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .215      Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .255
Garner 2b             3   0   3   0     0   0   .232      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     0   7             Totals               31   5  10   5     5   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 17,909
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 9
DP: A's 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Bando, Howell
Doubles: Garner (14), Rudi (25), Spencer (14), Hargrove (15)
Home Runs: Rudi (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Moates (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(7-10)         4.2   6   4   4   1   3   0  21   5.35
Lindblad                1.1   3   0   0   3   2   0   9   2.01
Abbott                  2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.95
Totals                  8    10   5   5   5   6   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-15)          9     7   2   1   0   7   1  34   3.53
Totals                  9     7   2   1   0   7   1  34

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Tenace popped to
third in foul territory; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Moates lined to center; Cubbage walked; Hargrove
struck out; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Jackson was picked off
first (pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher); Williams
popped to third in foul territory; Holt grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer doubled; Harrah singled to right [Spencer
scored]; Grieve singled to left [Harrah to second]; Howell flied
out to right; Sundberg reached on an error by Bando [Harrah to
third, Grieve to second]; Moates singled to right [Harrah
scored, Grieve scored, Sundberg out at third (right to first to
third)]; Cubbage struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando struck out; Mangual struck out; Garner
doubled to left; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
popped to third in foul territory; Spencer flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Rudi doubled; Jackson
lined to second; Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Grieve singled to
right; Howell forced Grieve (shortstop to second); Sundberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers
3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Holt popped to third in foul territory; Bando
flied out to right; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Moates made an out to pitcher; Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove doubled to right;
LINDBLAD REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Burroughs was walked
intentionally; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove scored,
Burroughs to third]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner singled to left; Campaneris flied out to
right; Tenace struck out; Rudi made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve singled to center; Howell walked [Grieve to
second]; Grieve was picked off second (pitcher to second);
Sundberg singled to third [Howell to second]; Moates grounded
out (second to first) [Howell to third, Sundberg to second];
Cubbage walked; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson lined to left; Williams lined to right;
Holt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: ABBOTT REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Burroughs
grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer flied out to right;
Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando struck out; Mangual grounded out (second to
first); Garner singled to center; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve singled to left; Howell walked [Grieve to
second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Grieve to third, Howell to second]; Moates hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Grieve scored]; Cubbage was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace reached on an error by Howell; Rudi
homered [Tenace scored (unearned)]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Williams singled to right; Holt made an out to second;
Bando struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Rangers 5.