Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 0 1 0
Tovar rf 5 0 1 1
Randle lf 4 1 2 1
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 1
Spencer dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 1 1 1
Lovitto cf 4 1 2 1
Sims c 2 1 1 0
  Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Nettles cf 3 2 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0
  Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0
Bochte lf 4 1 0 0
Sands dh 3 0 1 2
  Howard ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Lahoud rf 3 0 2 0
  Stanton ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Valentine ss 2 0 0 0
  Meoli ss 1 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 4 0 2 1
Doherty 1b 2 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Egan c 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Heise 2b 1 0 1 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Texas 010 300 1005101
California 200 010 000372
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (5-5) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Merritt   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Foucault  SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  L (2-8) 3.2 8 4 4 1 2
  Lockwood   5.1 2 1 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
7

  E–Howell (1), Doyle (11), Chalk (35).  PB–Sundberg (7).  2B–Texas Hargrove (17,off Lockwood).  HR–Texas Howell (1,4th inning off Figueroa 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Harrah (14,2nd base off Figueroa/Egan); Nettles 2 (9,2nd base off Hands/Sims,2nd base off Hands/Sundberg).  CS–Lahoud (5,2nd base by Hands/Sims).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:44.  A–6,724.
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