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Saturday August 16, 1975
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Jim Fregosi hit a three-run homer and Tom Grieve added a two-run shot as the Rangers bested the Orioles, 5-1. Gaylord Perry notched his fourth straight victory with an 11-strikeout, seven-hitter. The home runs upped Ross Grimsley's four-bagger yield to 23 for the season. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    3  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .309
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Blair cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Hargrove lf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .314        Northrup ph,cf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Grieve rf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .267      Davis dh              4   0   2   1     0   1   .283
Fregosi 1b            3   1   1   3     0   0   .275      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .268
  Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Howell 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .266      DeCinces 3b,ss        4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Moates cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
                                                            Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Robinson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     0   3             Totals               34   1   7   1     0  11

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 25,630
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Orioles 7
DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Howell (13), Singleton (27)
Home Runs: Fregosi (4), Grieve (10)
Hit by Pitch: Northrup (2,by Perry)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(13-15)          9     7   1   1   0  11   0  35   3.30
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0  11   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(8-12)        5.2   8   5   5   0   2   2  25   3.89
Alexander               3.1   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.47
Totals                  9     9   5   5   0   3   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Perry (3)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Harrah forced Tovar (third
to second); Hargrove forced Harrah (second to shortstop); Grieve
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi grounded out (catcher to first); Randle
made an out to first; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Baylor made an
out to pitcher; Grich singled to right; DeCinces flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Moates
struck out; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks flied out to right; Belanger struck out;
Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to left; Hargrove singled to left;
Grieve singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Fregosi homered
[Hargrove scored, Grieve scored]; Randle grounded out (third to
first); Howell singled to center; Sundberg struck out; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair made an out to first; Davis singled to
center; May struck out; Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Moates grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Harrah flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
struck out (catcher to first); Hendricks flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to first; Grieve homered [Hargrove
scored]; Fregosi grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded
out (pitcher to first); Howell singled to left; ALEXANDER
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); BUMBRY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Bumbry struck out; Singleton doubled to
right; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BLAIR; Northrup was hit by a pitch;
Davis singled to center [Singleton scored, Northrup to second];
May struck out; Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORDBROOK
REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); Moates grounded out (second to
first); Tovar flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich struck out; DeCinces flied out to left;
Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Grieve grounded out
(third to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Shopay struck out;
Singleton singled to right; Northrup singled to third [Singleton
to second]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Singleton to
third, Northrup to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING 3B); DECINCES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Randle grounded out (second to
first); Howell doubled to right; Sundberg grounded out (second
to first) [Howell to third]; Moates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor struck out; Grich lined to third; DeCinces
singled to center; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Orioles 1.



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