Jim Spencer's seventh-inning homer proved the difference as the Rangers nudged the Indians, 2-1. The round-tripper gave Texas a 2-0 lead, but Cleveland threatened in the bottom of the inning, scoring once on a single by Rico Carty, a walk and hit by Buddy Bell. Steve Foucault, replacing starter Jim Umbarger, later walked a batter to load the bases, but worked out of the jam to earn his seventh save. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the first on Dave Moates' leadoff double, a long fly and infield out. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 19, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moates cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Randle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Manning cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 Hargrove lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .313 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Burroughs dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Carty 1b,lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .303 Spencer 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .272 Robinson dh 2 0 1 0 2 0 .255 Harrah ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Lowenstein pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Grieve rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Spikes lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .213 Howell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Cerone c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .201 Bell 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .246 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Powell ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .308 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Gamble ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 1 4 Totals 29 1 7 1 6 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 8,894 Left on Base: Rangers 3, Indians 8 DP: Rangers 3, Indians 1 Doubles: Moates (5), Spikes (11) Home Runs: Spencer (10) Sacrifice Hits: Cerone (1) GIDP: Grieve (8), Hendrick (18), Spikes (9) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Umbarger W(5-5) 6.1 7 1 1 3 1 0 25 4.64 Foucault SV(7) 2.2 0 0 0 3 2 0 11 3.98 Totals 9 7 1 1 6 3 0 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(9-5) 9 5 2 2 1 4 1 32 2.62 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 4 1 32 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Merle Anthony RANGERS 1ST: Moates doubled to left; Randle flied out to right [Moates to third]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Moates scored]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to center; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 2ND: Spencer struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Spikes doubled to center [Carty to third]; Bell was walked intentionally; Ashby flied into a double play (pitcher unassisted) [Carty out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 3RD: Howell was called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded out (catcher to first); Moates flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning singled to left; Manning was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 4TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Carty walked; Robinson singled to left [Carty to second]; Spikes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 5TH: Spencer flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Grieve walked; Howell singled to shortstop [Grieve to second]; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 6TH: Moates flied to left in foul territory; Randle made an out to third; Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Manning lined to shortstop; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 7TH: Spencer homered; Harrah singled to left; Grieve grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; Howell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Carty singled to right; Robinson walked [Carty to second]; Spikes was called out on strikes; Bell singled to left [Carty scored, Robinson to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR ASHBY; Powell struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR DUFFY; Gamble walked [Robinson to third, Bell to second]; Kuiper forced Gamble (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 1. RANGERS 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING SS); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARTY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CERONE REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING C ); Sundberg made an out to third; Moates flied out to left; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick struck out; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 1. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Burroughs flied out to right; Spencer popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: Robinson walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR ROBINSON; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lowenstein to second]; Bell made an out to second; Powell was walked intentionally; Crosby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 1.

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