After being shut out in three straight games, the Tigers ended their scoring drouth but still lost to the Rangers, 4-3, for their 17th straight defeat. The Rangers scored all their runs in the first inning on a forceout by Jeff Burroughs with the bases loaded, a double by Toby Harrah and single by Roy Howell.

The Tigers in the third scored their first run in 32 innings on a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Tom Veryzer. The Tigers' two other runs crossed the plate in the seventh. Ron LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and, after a walk filled the sacks again, Dan Meyer hit another sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              3   1   0   0     1   1   .254      LeFlore cf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .263
Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Knox 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Hargrove lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .313      Meyer 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .261
Burroughs rf          4   1   0   1     0   2   .227      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Freehan c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Harrah ss             3   1   1   2     1   0   .294        Wockenfuss c        4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Moates cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Roberts rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .207      Rodriguez 3b          3   2   1   0     1   1   .245
Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   0   2   1     0   0   .227
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .120
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baldwin pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   5   4     3   5             Totals               31   3   8   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 10,563
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Tigers 9
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Harrah (21)
Triples: Rodriguez (3)
Stolen Bases: Randle (14)
Sacrifice Hits: LeFlore (2)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (2), Meyer (2)
GIDP: Meyer (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski W(1-1)      6     7   2   2   1   1   0  25   3.48
Thomas                  0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.33
Foucault SV(6)          3     0   0   0   3   2   0  12   4.42
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   3   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(9-9)            9     5   4   4   3   5   0  35   3.90
Totals                  9     5   4   4   3   5   0  35

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Randle singled to center [Tovar to
third]; Randle stole second; Hargrove walked; Bill Freehan
and Tigers Coach Joe Schultz ejected by HP umpire Dave
Phillips; WOCKENFUSS REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C );
Burroughs forced Randle (shortstop to third) [Tovar scored,
Hargrove to second]; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hargrove to third, Burroughs to second]; Harrah doubled to
right [Hargrove scored, Burroughs scored]; Howell singled to
left [Harrah scored]; Moates grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Knox singled to left; Meyer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Knox
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to second; Tovar grounded out
(third to first) [Sundberg to second]; Randle struck out;
Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (first to pitcher); Wockenfuss
grounded out (second to first); Oglivie singled to right;
Roberts forced Oglivie (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Spencer made
an out to third; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez tripled; Veryzer singled to right
[Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore forced Veryzer (second to
shortstop); Knox flied out to left; Meyer singled to center
[LeFlore to third]; Horton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Moates
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss made an out to catcher; Oglivie walked;
Roberts grounded out (third to first) [Oglivie to second];
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar was called out on strikes; Randle flied out
to left; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to right; LeFlore flied out to
center; Knox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Spencer flied out to
right; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Horton grounded out (third
to first) [Meyer to second]; Wockenfuss made an out to third;
Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Tigers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); Moates
singled to center; Sundberg forced Moates (second to shortstop);
Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Roberts singled to center; THOMAS REPLACED
PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Rodriguez walked [Roberts to second];
Veryzer singled to left [Roberts to third, Rodriguez to second];
FOUCAULT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Roberts scored]; Knox walked [Rodriguez to third,
Veryzer to second]; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rodriguez
scored, Veryzer to third, Knox to second]; Horton was walked
intentionally; Wockenfuss flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie struck out; Roberts lined to third;
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Spencer made an out to first; Harrah walked; Howell
flied out to center; Moates grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: BROWN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown walked; BALDWIN RAN
FOR BROWN; LeFlore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Baldwin to second]; Knox grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Baldwin to third]; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Tigers 3.