Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 12, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1975 at Arlington Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 2 0
Washington lf 5 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 1 2 3
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Rudi 1b 4 0 1 0
  Hopkins pr 0 0 0 0
  Holt 1b 0 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 1 2 1
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Kubiak ss 3 1 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 1 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
  Cardenas ph 1 0 0 0
Randle 3b 4 1 1 1
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 2
Fregosi 1b 3 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Grieve dh 3 1 1 1
Nelson 2b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 1 0 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 3 4
Oakland 010 030 0105100
Texas 001 000 003430
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (2-0) 8.2 2 4 4 2 3
  Fingers  SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
4
4
2
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (0-2) 7.0 10 5 5 2 4
  Merritt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thomas   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Jackson (1,off Jenkins).  HR–Oakland Williams (1,2nd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out); Bando (1,5th inning off Jenkins 2 on, 2 out), Texas Grieve (1,3rd inning off Blue 0 on, 0 out).  SB–North (3,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg).  WP–Fingers (1).  BK–Thomas (1).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:26.  A–20,598.
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