Jorge Orta drove in four runs with a single and homer, making it possible for Rich Hinton to gain his first victory of the season as the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 5-2. Hinton gave up two hits while pitching four innings in relief of Jesse Jefferson. Rich Gossage worked the last 2 2/3 innings, did not allow a hit and recorded his 25th save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  0  -   5  9  0
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Randle cf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Coluccio rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .201        Moates cf           2   0   1   2     0   1   .281
Hairston lf           2   2   0   0     2   1   .265        Robson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Orta 2b               4   1   2   4     0   1   .310        Lovitto cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
D. Johnson dh         4   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Smalley 2b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .211
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .221
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Hargrove lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .299
Nyman cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .215      Spencer 1b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Downing c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .251        Fregosi ph,1b       3   0   0   0     0   3   .244
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .278
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howell 3b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .249
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .199
                                                            Cubbage ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     2   4             Totals               32   2   5   2     6  15

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,007
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Rangers 9
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Jenkins
Doubles: Nyman (5), Moates (9)
Home Runs: Orta (10)
Stolen Bases: Sundberg (3)
Caught Stealing: Nyman (4)
GIDP: Downing (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               2.1   3   2   2   4   4   0  14   4.58
Hinton W(1-0)           4     2   0   0   1   7   0  15   3.81
Gossage SV(25)          2.2   0   0   0   1   4   0   9   1.77
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6  15   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(16-16)        9     9   5   5   2   4   1  36   3.71
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Gossage 2 (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Hairston
grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Lenny Randle
ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; Smalley flied out to
center; Harrah walked; Burroughs walked [Harrah to second];
Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: MOATES REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING CF); D. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Melton flied out to right;
Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer walked; Grieve struck out; Howell forced
Spencer (second unassisted); Sundberg walked [Howell to second];
Moates doubled to right [Howell scored, Sundberg scored];
Smalley struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers
2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Nyman singled to right;
Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Nyman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah singled to left; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah to third]; HINTON
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER;
Fregosi struck out; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kelly flied
out to center; Hairston was called out on strikes; Orta struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sundberg singled to right; Moates struck out; Sundberg stole
second; Smalley walked; Harrah forced Sundberg (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Johnson popped to first in foul territory;
Melton singled to center; Squires flied out to right; Dent
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove lined to right; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nyman lined to second; Downing singled to right;
Kelly singled to center [Downing to third]; Hairston walked
[Kelly to second]; Orta singled to right [Downing scored, Kelly
scored, Hairston to second]; D. Johnson singled to right
[Hairston scored, Orta to third]; Melton struck out; Squires
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 6TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); Grieve struck
out; Howell struck out; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Nyman flied out to
center; Downing singled to first; Downing was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Jenkins [Downing to third]; Coluccio
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: ROBSON BATTED FOR MOATES; Robson struck out;
Smalley singled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING);
Gossage threw a wild pitch [Smalley to second]; Gossage threw a
wild pitch [Smalley to third]; Harrah struck out; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LOVITTO REPLACED ROBSON (PLAYING CF); Hairston
walked; Orta homered [Hairston scored]; D. Johnson flied to left
in foul territory; Melton lined to shortstop; Squires popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove struck out; Fregosi struck out; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Nyman
doubled to right; Downing struck out while Nyman was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Howell was called out on strikes; CUBBAGE BATTED
FOR SUNDBERG; Cubbage walked; Lovitto popped to third in foul
territory; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Rangers 2.