Although Gaylord Perry allowed only two hits, the veteran righthander was not assured of victory until the Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Athletics, 4-2. Phil Garner was hit by a pitch, took third on a single by Ted Martinez and scored a run for the A's on a sacrifice fly by Bill North in the third. The Rangers pulled even with singles by Joe Lovitto, Jim Fregosi and Jeff Burroughs in the sixth.

Tom Grieve singled in the ninth and, after a safe bunt by Roy Howell, Grieve scored on two wild pitches by Vida Blue. Rollie Fingers relieved but failed to stop the Rangers until they had added two runs on a double by Jim Spencer and single by Roy Smalley. The A's scored once in their half of the ninth on a double by Tommy Harper for their second hit off Perry, an infield out and error by Howell. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4 10  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  2  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lovitto cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .222      North cf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .263
Smalley 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .212      C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Fregosi dh            5   0   1   0     0   2   .255      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   1     1   2   .221      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Williams dh           2   0   0   0     1   1   .241
Grieve lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Holt 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Cardenas 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .239        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Randle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .285        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Howell 3b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Tenace c,1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Garner 2b             1   1   0   0     0   0   .229
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .198        Tovar ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Harper ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   3     3   5             Totals               26   2   2   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 10,958
Left on Base: Rangers 8, A's 1
DP: Rangers 2, A's 1
Errors: Howell, Tenace
Doubles: Grieve (12), Spencer (16), Harper (11)
Caught Stealing: Randle (19), Alexander (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lovitto (2)
Sacrifice Flies: North (2)
GIDP: Spencer (7), Holt (5)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (5,by Perry)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(15-16)          9     2   2   1   2   5   0  30   3.12
Totals                  9     2   2   1   2   5   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(18-11)           8     8   3   3   3   4   0  34   3.08
Fingers                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.20
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Perry (4)
Wild Pitches: Blue 2 (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Lovitto flied out to center; Smalley popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt North grounded out (third to first); C.
Washington grounded out (second to first); Bando grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Grieve doubled; Cardenas grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Williams walked; Holt
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Sundberg flied to
right in foul territory; Lovitto flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace flied out to left; Garner was hit by a
pitch; Martinez singled to right [Garner to third]; North
sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Garner scored,
Martinez out at second (center to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Smalley flied out to right; Fregosi popped to first
in foul territory; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bando flied out to center; Jackson made an out to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah singled to left; Grieve flied out to center;
Cardenas singled to center [Harrah to third]; Spencer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenas out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams made an out to third; Holt popped to
catcher in foul territory; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg made an out to second; Lovitto singled to
left; Smalley flied out to center; Fregosi singled to right
[Lovitto to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Lovitto scored,
Fregosi to second]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Martinez flied out to right; North flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
walked; RANDLE RAN FOR CARDENAS; Randle was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HOWELL REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 3B); C.
Washington struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg walked; Lovitto reached on an error by
Tenace on a sacrifice bunt [Sundberg to second]; Smalley forced
Sundberg (third to shortstop) [Lovitto to second]; Fregosi flied
out to left; Burroughs walked [Lovitto to third, Smalley to
second]; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Williams struck out; Holt walked; ALEXANDER RAN
FOR HOLT; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 9TH: HANEY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Grieve singled to center; On a
bunt Howell singled to third [Grieve to second]; Blue threw a
wild pitch [Grieve to third, Howell to second]; Blue threw a
wild pitch [Grieve scored, Howell to third]; FINGERS REPLACED
BLUE (PITCHING); Spencer doubled to right [Howell scored];
Sundberg made an out to second; Lovitto grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Spencer to third]; Smalley singled to left [Spencer
scored]; Fregosi struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: TOVAR BATTED FOR GARNER; Tovar was called out on
strikes; HARPER BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Harper doubled to center;
North grounded out (first unassisted) [Harper to third]; C.
Washington reached on an error by Howell [Harper scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Bando flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 2.