Rallying for three runs in the ninth inning, the Rangers posted a 4-2 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader to complete the sweep after beating the Twins in the first game, 3-0. Jim Umbarger, who pitched the shutout, had the backing of five double plays. Only six Twins reached base -- four on hits, one on a walk and one on an error. Roy Smalley provided Umbarger's chief batting support. After Jim Sundberg singled and Lenny Randle doubled in the fifth inning, Smalley drove them home with a single.

Randle hit a homer for the Rangers in the nightcap to tie the score at 1-1 before Tom Grieve led off the ninth with a double. When Mike Cubbage grounded to Danny Thompson, the shortstop threw wildly, allowing Grieve to score. With two out, Randle was passed intentionally. Dave Nelson followed with a bloop single on which both Cubbage and Randle scored. Craig Kusick homered for the Twins in their half of the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Terrell 1b,2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Smalley 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .214 Brye lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Carew 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .365 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .222 Kusick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Hargrove lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Ford cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Oliva dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Grieve dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Bostock pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 McKay 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Sundberg c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Thompson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Poepping rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .100 Borgmann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Gomez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 9 2 1 3 Totals 27 0 4 0 1 2 Time of Game: 1:47 Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 1 DP: Rangers 5, Twins 2 Errors: Smalley Doubles: Randle (23) GIDP: Spencer (8), Sundberg (13), Carew (10), Oliva (10), Borgmann (10), Terrell (10) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Umbarger W(8-5) 9 4 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.70 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 2 0 28 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(13-12) 9 9 3 3 1 3 0 35 3.60 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Goltz (9) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley grounded out (second to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye walked; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Hargrove singled to left; Spencer flied out to center; Grieve grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: On a bunt Ford singled; Oliva grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Howell flied out to left; Sundberg popped to second; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Poepping grounded out (third to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Harrah was called out on strikes; Burroughs singled; Hargrove singled to center [Burroughs to third]; Spencer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Terrell lined to center; Brye struck out; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 5TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell was called out on strikes; Sundberg singled; Randle doubled [Sundberg to third]; Smalley singled to right [Sundberg scored, Randle scored]; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Smalley to second]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); McKay singled; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. RANGERS 6TH: KUSICK REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs walked; Hargrove lined to second; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Poepping singled to right; Borgmann grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Poepping out at second]; Terrell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. RANGERS 7TH: Grieve singled to right; Howell singled to right [Grieve to third]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grieve scored, Howell out at second]; Randle flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0. RANGERS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: Oliva reached on an error by Smalley; BOSTOCK RAN FOR OLIVA; McKay flied into a double play (center to first) [Bostock out at first]; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0. RANGERS 9TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hargrove lined to left; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Grieve singled to left; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: Poepping flied out to center; Borgmann singled to left; GOMEZ RAN FOR BORGMANN; Terrell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.

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