Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
August 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 1 1
Tovar lf 5 1 2 1
Burroughs rf 5 1 1 3
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0
Spencer dh 3 1 1 0
Randle 3b 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Lovitto cf 2 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 1
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein 3b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Ellis c 4 1 2 1
Gamble dh 4 1 2 0
McCraw 1b 4 0 1 2
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
  Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Texas 000 000 700790
Cleveland 100 000 200382
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (17-14) 6.1 7 3 3 0 5
  Merritt   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Foucault   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (5-2) 6.2 7 6 0 1 1
  Buskey   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Wilcox   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
1
3
3

  E–Smith (1), Bosman (2).  DP–Texas 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Texas Spencer (11,off Bosman); Tovar (14,off Bosman); Hargrove (13,off Buskey), Cleveland Lee (11,off Bibby); Gamble (10,off Bibby).  HR–Texas Burroughs (23,7th inning off Buskey 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Lovitto (2,by Bosman).  SB–Lovitto (5,2nd base off Bosman/Ellis); Harrah (11,2nd base off Bosman/Ellis).  WP–Bibby (6).  IBB–Bosman (2,Lovitto).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:30.  A–42,171.
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