Jeff Burroughs and Tom Grieve each contributed a two-run single to the Rangers' attack in an 8-2 victory over the Tigers. Jim Spencer had a perfect night at bat with four singles, driving in one run and scoring two. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    27, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Rangers      0  1  3    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   8 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Randle cf             3   1   2   0     1   1   .292
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .254        Moates cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Cubbage 2b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .210
Horton dh             4   1   0   0     0   1   .268      Hargrove lf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .302
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Burroughs rf          5   1   2   2     0   1   .219
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .265      Spencer 1b            4   2   4   1     0   0   .274
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Harrah ss             2   2   1   1     2   0   .300
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Grieve dh             3   0   1   2     1   0   .267
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .240      Howell 3b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .253
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .206
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   9   2     1   7             Totals               34   8  13   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  5,910
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Rangers 8
DP: Tigers 3, Rangers 2
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Meyer (15), Howell (14)
Triples: Randle (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (27), Harrah (21)
GIDP: Veryzer (5), Roberts (6), Grieve (9), Harrah (4), Howell (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow L(7-13)          2     4   4   4   3   2   0  12   4.55
Lemanczyk               2     6   3   3   2   1   0  13   4.87
Arroyo                  4     3   1   1   1   1   0  15   4.70
Totals                  8    13   8   8   6   4   0  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(16-13)        7     6   1   1   1   6   0  28   3.68
Foucault                2     3   1   0   0   1   0   9   4.00
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1   7   0  37

Passed Balls: Freehan (2), Sundberg (7)
Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (5)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland grounded out
(third to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle struck out; Cubbage flied out to center;
Hargrove singled to left; Burroughs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton was called out on strikes; Freehan reached on
an error by Cubbage; Oglivie walked [Freehan to second];
Rodriguez struck out; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer singled to right; Harrah walked [Spencer to
second]; Grieve grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to
first) [Harrah to second, Spencer out at third]; Howell doubled
to center [Harrah scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to right; LeFlore singled to
center; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland struck out; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle tripled to right; Cubbage walked; Hargrove
walked [Cubbage to second]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED LAGROW
(PITCHING); Burroughs singled to center [Randle scored, Cubbage
scored, Hargrove to second]; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove
scored, Burroughs to third]; Harrah grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Burroughs stayed at third, Spencer
out at second]; Grieve walked; Howell flied out to left; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
was called out on strikes; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; Randle walked; Cubbage flied
out to center; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Randle to second];
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
struck out; Veryzer singled to left; LeFlore flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs singled to left; Spencer singled to left
[Burroughs to second]; Harrah singled to left [Burroughs scored,
Spencer to second]; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Spencer to
third]; Harrah stole second; Grieve singled to left [Spencer
scored, Harrah scored]; ARROYO REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING);
Howell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Grieve out at second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland singled to left; Meyer flied out to
center; Horton forced Sutherland (third to second); Freehan
singled to center [Horton to second]; Oglivie singled to right
[Horton scored, Freehan to third, Oglivie to second]; Rodriguez
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle singled to right; Cubbage forced Randle
(second to shortstop); Hargrove made an out to first; Burroughs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: MOATES REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING CF); Roberts singled
to left; Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; LeFlore was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer singled to right; Harrah walked [Spencer to
second]; Grieve forced Harrah (shortstop to second) [Spencer to
third]; Howell grounded out (second to first) [Spencer scored,
Grieve to second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Meyer doubled to center; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Moates grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
flied out to right; Hargrove singled to second; Burroughs made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Rodriguez singled to center [Oglivie to second]; Roberts
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Oglivie to third, Rodriguez out at second]; Veryzer singled to
center [Oglivie scored (unearned)]; LeFlore grounded out (third
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 8.