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.

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