Catcher Andy Etchebarren supplied the batting support for Frank Tanana to enable the Angels' lefthander to defeat the Rangers, 5-3. Tanana struck out 10, raising his season's total to 252. Etchebarren homered with two men on base in the sixth inning and singled and scored in the eighth when the Angels added their other runs. Jim Fregosi hit a two-run homer for the Rangers in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  0  -   5  9  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .264      Randle cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .271      Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Jackson lf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .350      Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   1     1   1   .298
Stanton cf            2   0   0   0     3   0   .260      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .223
Bochte 1b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .291      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Balaz rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .254      Grieve lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .278
Dade dh               4   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Fregosi dh            4   1   2   2     0   1   .257
Etchebarren c         3   2   3   3     2   0   .276      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Miley ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .186        Robson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .196
                                                          Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   4     8   8             Totals               32   3   7   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  4,440
Left on Base: Angels 13, Rangers 7
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Miley, Nelson, Hargrove, Howell
Doubles: Jackson (2), Miley (3), Randle (24), Harrah (23), Grieve (16)
Home Runs: Etchebarren (3), Fregosi (6)
Caught Stealing: Grieve (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (12), Nelson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(16-8)          9     7   3   3   3  10   1  37   2.62
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3  10   1  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(8-6)         6     8   3   3   4   6   1  29   3.98
Thomas                  1.1   1   2   0   1   1   0   7   3.23
Kekich                  1.2   0   0   0   3   1   0   9   4.28
Totals                  9     9   5   3   8   8   1  45

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ANGELS 1ST: Remy struck out; Chalk walked; Jackson was called
out on strikes; Stanton walked [Chalk to second]; Bochte forced
Stanton (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle lined to first; Nelson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Balaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
grounded out (second to first); Etchebarren singled to center;
Miley forced Etchebarren (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs flied out to right; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Grieve walked; Grieve was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Chalk singled to center; Jackson doubled to center [Chalk to
third]; Stanton was walked intentionally; Bochte struck out;
Hargrove dropped a foul fly hit by Balaz for an error; Balaz
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi flied out to center; Howell flied out to
center; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Dade singled to left [Dade out at second (left to
second)]; Etchebarren walked; Miley forced Etchebarren (third to
second); Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle doubled to left; Nelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Randle to third]; Hargrove hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Randle scored]; Burroughs was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to left; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Stanton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah doubled to left; Grieve singled to shortstop
[Harrah stayed at second]; Fregosi struck out; Howell struck
out; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Bochte singled to right; Balaz singled to left
[Bochte to second]; Dade was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
homered [Bochte scored, Balaz scored]; Miley doubled to left;
Remy grounded out (second to first) [Miley to third]; Chalk
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to left; Nelson reached on an
error by Miley; Hargrove singled to right [Nelson to second];
Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Nelson to third,
Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked; Grieve grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Jackson struck
out; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Fregosi singled to left; Howell was called out on
strikes; Sundberg flied out to right; Randle flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Balaz walked; Dade forced Balaz (first to
shortstop); Etchebarren singled to right [Dade to second]; Miley
reached on an error by Nelson [Dade scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Etchebarren to third]; KEKICH REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Remy
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Etchebarren scored
(unearned), Miley to second]; Chalk reached on an error by
Howell; Jackson flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson struck out; Hargrove walked; Burroughs
struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5,
Rangers 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Stanton walked; Bochte made an out to shortstop;
Balaz flied out to right; Dade walked [Stanton to second];
Etchebarren walked [Stanton to third, Dade to second]; Miley
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve doubled to left; Fregosi homered [Grieve
scored]; ROBSON BATTED FOR HOWELL; Robson struck out; Sundberg
struck out (catcher to first); Randle flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Rangers 3.