Backed by four homers, Gaylord Perry pitched the Rangers to a 9-4 victory over the Twins. Toby Harrah, Jeff Burroughs and Tom Grieve each connected with the bases empty, but two men were aboard when Jim Fregosi hit for the circuit in the ninth to clinch the Rangers' victory. Twins' scoring included a two-run homer by Danny Thompson. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    1  1  2    0  1  3  -   9 13  2
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle cf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .287      Terrell 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Smalley 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .210      Braun lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .299
Harrah ss             5   1   2   1     0   0   .294      Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Burroughs rf          3   2   1   1     2   1   .222      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Hargrove lf           5   2   2   0     0   1   .299      Oliva dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Spencer 1b            1   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Brye rf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .278
  Fregosi ph,1b       2   1   1   3     0   1   .248      McKay 3b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .281
Grieve dh             5   2   3   2     0   2   .282      Thompson ss           4   1   2   2     0   0   .266
Howell 3b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .252      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .197        Roof c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .272
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  13   9     4  10             Totals               36   4   9   4     1   9

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  3,339
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0
Errors: Burroughs, Spencer, Blyleven
Doubles: Spencer (17)
Triples: Howell (2)
Home Runs: Harrah (18), Burroughs (26), Grieve (13), Fregosi (5), Thompson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Spencer (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McKay (2)
GIDP: Braun (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(16-16)          9     9   4   4   1   9   1  38   3.15
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   9   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(14-8)        5.2   9   5   5   2   6   2  28   3.12
Burgmeier               2.2   3   3   3   2   3   1  13   3.27
Campbell                0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   4.17
Totals                  9    13   9   9   4  10   4  44

Passed Balls: Sundberg (9)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


RANGERS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Smalley walked;
Harrah singled to center [Smalley to second]; Burroughs flied
out to right [Smalley to third]; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell walked; Braun grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Terrell out at second]; Briggs
reached on an error by Spencer; Ford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer doubled; Grieve struck out; Howell lined to
left; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye lined
to left; McKay struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Thompson singled to right [McKay to second]; Borgmann
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah homered; Burroughs was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded
out (first unassisted); Briggs popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to center; Spencer reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to third (error
by Blyleven)]; Grieve singled to left [Hargrove scored, Spencer
to second]; Howell flied out to center [Spencer to third];
Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Spencer out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Grieve to second]; Randle struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford singled to center; Oliva singled to center [Ford
to third]; Brye struck out; McKay singled to left [Ford scored,
Oliva to second]; Thompson popped to first in foul territory;
Borgmann popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs homered; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell singled to right; Braun struck out; Briggs
flied out to center; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: ROOF REPLACED BORGMANN (PLAYING C ); Spencer
walked; Grieve singled to right [Spencer out at third (catcher
to shortstop to third), Grieve to second (on throw to 3b)];
Howell tripled to right [Grieve scored]; Sundberg struck out;
Randle singled to left [Howell scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Smalley forced Randle (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to center; Brye singled to right [Oliva
to third, Brye to second (error by Burroughs)]; McKay hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Oliva scored]; Thompson homered [Brye
scored]; Roof struck out; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah popped to third; Burroughs walked; Hargrove
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burroughs to second]; FREGOSI
BATTED FOR SPENCER; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt Braun
singled; Briggs struck out; Ford struck out; Oliva grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve homered; Howell struck out; Sundberg flied
out to right; Randle singled to left; Smalley struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Brye was called out on strikes; McKay popped to first
in foul territory; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah popped to third; Burroughs walked; Hargrove
singled to left [Burroughs to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Fregosi homered [Burroughs scored,
Hargrove scored]; Grieve struck out; Howell flied out to left; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Roof struck out; Terrell popped to first; Braun
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Twins 4.