Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
May 17, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1975 at Arlington Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 0 3 0
Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0
Meyer lf 4 1 2 0
Horton dh 4 1 2 2
Roberts rf 3 1 0 0
Oglivie 1b 4 1 1 0
Freehan c 3 2 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1
Michael ss 4 0 2 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 1 1 0
Randle 2b 5 0 1 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
  Lovitto ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 2 2 3
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hargrove dh 3 1 2 1
  Grieve ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 1 0
Howell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cardenas ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Detroit 000 400 0206131
Texas 200 100 010480
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  W (3-1) 5.2 5 3 3 2 4
  Hiller  SV (5) 3.1 3 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (2-4) 3.1 8 4 3 1 2
  Thomas   4.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Umbarger   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
5
5

  E–Michael (2).  DP–Texas 3.  PB–Sundberg (2).  2B–Detroit Meyer (4,off Brown); Freehan (3,off Brown), Texas Harrah (5,off Ruhle).  HR–Detroit Horton (8,4th inning off Brown 1 on, 0 out), Texas Burroughs 2 (8,1st inning off Ruhle 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Hiller 0 on, 0 out); Hargrove (3,4th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sutherland (1,off Umbarger).  IBB–Freehan (1,by Umbarger).  SB–Oglivie (1,2nd base off Brown/Sundberg).  CS–LeFlore 2 (6,2nd base by Brown/Sundberg,2nd base by Thomas/Sundberg); Tovar (3,3rd base by Hiller/Freehan).  WP–Umbarger (1).  BK–Umbarger (1).  IBB–Umbarger (2,Freehan).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:45.  A–21,896.
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