Spotting the Rangers a 3-1 lead after two innings in the opener, the Indians rallied behind Boog Powell's two-run homer and the tight relief work of Rick Waits to win, 4-3, then completed the sweep, 4-2, with the help of round-trippers by Rico Carty and John Lowenstein. Toby Harrah gave Texas a quick lead with a two-run homer in the first inning of the opener. In the sixth, Powell tied the score, homering on the heels of a single by George Hendrick. Loser Steve Hargan walked Carty and Frank Duffy's two-out single off reliever Clyde Wright plated the winning run.

A throwing error by first baseman Jim Spencer gave Cleveland a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the nightcap. Carty tagged loser Fergie Jenkins for a homer after Powell had walked. Lowenstein connected with the bases empty in the fifth, the 32nd gopher ball served up by Jenkins this season. A walk, triple by Bill Fahey and single by Dave Moates accounted for all of the Rangers' scoring in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, August    18, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  8  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Kuiper 2b             2   1   2   0     2   0   .301
Randle lf             1   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Tovar ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Hendrick rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Harrah ss             4   1   3   2     0   0   .298      Powell 1b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .308
Grieve rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Carty dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .299
Fregosi 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Gamble lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Robson dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .240      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Ashby c               4   0   3   0     0   1   .182
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Duffy ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .224
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     2   0   .203      Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moates cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenas ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   2     4   4             Totals               30   4   8   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Indians 8
DP: Rangers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Hargan, Kuiper, Gamble
Home Runs: Harrah (17), Powell (20)
Stolen Bases: Moates (7), Harrah (20), Manning (14)
Caught Stealing: Randle (18), Kuiper (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (4)
GIDP: Moates (7)
Hit by Pitch: Randle (4,by Waits)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(8-7)           5     6   4   3   2   2   1  23   3.43
Wright                  1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   6   4.32
Thomas                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.67
Totals                  8     8   4   3   5   3   1  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    2     4   3   2   2   1   1  12   4.99
Waits W(2-0)            7     2   0   0   2   3   0  24   1.40
Totals                  9     6   3   2   4   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Waits (1)
Balks: Wright (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle
singled to center; Harrah homered [Randle scored]; Grieve
grounded out (third to first); Fregosi lined to second; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to left; Manning reached on a
fielder's choice [Kuiper to third (error by Hargan)]; Manning
stole second; Hendrick popped to third in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kuiper scored (unearned),
Manning to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Robson singled to left; Howell was called out on
strikes; Sundberg walked [Robson to second]; Moates forced
Sundberg (third to second) [Robson scored (error by Kuiper)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Moates stole second; Nelson flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble flied out to left; Bell grounded out (second
to first); Ashby singled to right; Duffy forced Ashby (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle walked; Harrah singled to right [Randle to
third]; WAITS REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Harrah stole second;
Grieve struck out; Fregosi was walked intentionally; Robson
struck out; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to third; Kuiper was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Manning flied out to center;
Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg walked; Moates grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle was hit by a pitch; Randle was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Harrah singled to left [Harrah to second (error by Gamble)];
Grieve struck out; Fregosi grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
singled to left; Duffy struck out; Kuiper walked [Ashby to
second]; Manning forced Kuiper (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Robson singled to left; Howell flied out to left;
Sundberg flied out to right; Moates grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick singled to right; Powell homered [Hendrick
scored]; Carty walked; WRIGHT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Wright
balked [Carty to second]; Gamble flied out to center; Bell
walked; Ashby struck out; Duffy singled to right [Carty scored,
Bell to third, Duffy out at second (right to first to shortstop
to first)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); TOVAR
BATTED FOR RANDLE; Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: TOVAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kuiper walked;
Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kuiper to
second]; THOMAS REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Hendrick made an out
to shortstop; Powell was walked intentionally; Carty grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians
4.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve flied out to center; Fregosi flied out to
left; Robson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Gamble flied out to right; Bell made an out to
first; Ashby singled to left; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.

RANGERS 9TH: BURROUGHS BATTED FOR HOWELL; Burroughs grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sundberg flied out to right; CARDENAS BATTED
FOR MOATES; Cardenas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 4.