Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
June 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 1 2 0
Randle 2b 3 0 0 1
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
Hargrove dh 4 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 3 1 1 1
  Cardenas ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Sims c 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Lovitto cf 4 0 1 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein 3b 4 0 0 0
  Crosby 3b 0 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Spikes rf 4 2 2 1
Gamble dh 4 1 1 3
Hendrick cf 4 2 2 1
Blanco 1b 2 1 2 0
Duncan c 3 1 1 3
Duffy ss 3 1 1 1
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 10 9
Texas 011 000 100360
Cleveland 020 007 00x9100
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (7-8) 5.2 8 7 7 1 3
  Allen   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Stanhouse   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
1
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (3-2) 7.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Hilgendorf   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  HR–Texas Spencer (3,2nd inning off B Johnson 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Spikes (7,2nd inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out); Hendrick (7,2nd inning off Bibby 0 on, 1 out); Duffy (5,6th inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out); Gamble (5,6th inning off Bibby 2 on, 2 out); Duncan (7,6th inning off Allen 2 on, 2 out).  CS–Blanco 2 (3,2nd base by Bibby/Sims 2).  WP–B Johnson (2).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:21.  A–8,101.
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