Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
September 1, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1974 at Arlington 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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Cleveland Indians 3, Texas Rangers 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
  Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
Torres cf 3 1 1 1
Gamble dh 5 0 1 1
Spikes rf 2 0 0 0
  Smith rf 2 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 4 1 2 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 2 0 1 0
Hermoso 2b 3 1 0 0
  McCraw ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarado 2b 0 0 0 0
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 2 2 1
Tovar dh 5 0 2 3
Burroughs rf 4 1 1 0
Grieve lf 3 1 1 1
  Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
Randle 3b 5 1 2 1
Harrah ss 3 2 1 0
Fregosi 1b 2 1 0 1
  Hargrove lf 2 1 1 0
Lovitto cf 2 1 0 1
Sundberg c 4 0 1 1
Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 11 9
Cleveland 001 000 110383
Texas 008 000 20x10110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (8-10) 2.1 5 6 2 3 0
  Wilcox   5.2 6 4 2 1 4
Totals
8.0
11
10
4
4
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (11-10) 9.0 8 3 3 4 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
5

  E–Crosby (5), Spikes (10), Peterson (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Texas Tovar 2 (18,off Wilcox 2).  3B–Cleveland Ellis (6,off J Brown).  HR–Cleveland Torres (2,7th inning off J Brown 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Lovitto 2 (4,by Peterson,by Wilcox).  IBB–Peterson (6,Lovitto); Wilcox (3,Lovitto).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:32.  A–11,480.
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