Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
August 24, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1974 at Tiger Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 3 1
Tovar lf 5 1 2 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 1 0
Grieve dh 4 0 1 1
Randle 3b 4 1 2 2
Fregosi 1b 5 0 1 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
  Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 2 2 2
Lovitto cf 5 0 1 0
Sundberg c 5 0 0 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 0 1 1
Knox 2b 4 0 1 1
Kaline dh 4 0 0 0
Oglivie 1b 5 1 2 0
Nettles rf 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 5 0 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 2 1 0
Lane lf 2 1 0 0
Lamont c 4 0 1 1
Lolich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 4
Texas 101 100 001 26131
Detroit 001 021 000 0483
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   6.2 6 4 4 4 6
  Merritt   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Foucault  W (6-6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
5
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (15-15) 10.0 13 6 4 3 10
Totals
10.0
13
6
4
3
10

  E–Tovar (4), LeFlore (3), Knox (4), Rodriguez (18).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Texas Lovitto (8,off Lolich), Detroit Rodriguez (19,off J Brown); Veryzer 2 (2,off J Brown,off Merritt); Oglivie (6,off Foucault).  HR–Texas Harrah (17,9th inning off Lolich 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Nelson (7,off Lolich); Grieve (5,off Lolich); Nettles (2,off J Brown).  IBB–Kaline (2,by J Brown); Lane (1,by Merritt).  SB–Tovar (11,2nd base off Lolich/Lamont); Knox (2,2nd base off J Brown/Sundberg).  CS–Nelson (11,2nd base by Lolich/Lamont); Randle (15,2nd base by Lolich/Lamont).  IBB–J Brown (3,Kaline); Merritt (1,Lane).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:58.  A–22,218.
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