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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 3

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Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 3

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Game Played on Friday, August 16, 1974 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

TEX A    0  0  0    0  0  0    7  0  0  -   7  9  0
CLE A    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  2
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nelson 2b                     5   1   1   1       0   1       4   2
Tovar lf                      5   1   2   1       0   0       5   0
Burroughs rf                  5   1   1   3       0   1       3   0
Hargrove 1b                   4   1   1   0       0   1       5   1
Spencer dh                    3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Randle 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Harrah ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Lovitto cf                    2   1   1   0       2   0       3   0
Sundberg c                    4   1   1   1       0   0       5   0
Bibby p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Merritt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Foucault p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   7   9   6       3   3      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Harrah-Nelson-Hargrove, Harrah-Nelson-Hargrove.
BATTING - 
2B: Spencer (11,off Bosman); Tovar (14,off Bosman); Hargrove (13,off Buskey).
HR: Burroughs (23,7th inning off Buskey 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Sundberg (8,off Wilcox).
IBB: Lovitto (2,by Bosman).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lovitto (5,2nd base off Bosman/Ellis); Harrah (11,2nd base off Bosman/Ellis).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lowenstein 3b                 4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Lee lf                        4   1   2   0       0   1       0   0
Hendrick cf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Ellis c                       4   1   2   1       0   0       4   0
Gamble dh                     4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
McCraw 1b                     4   0   1   2       0   0      12   0
Smith rf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Duffy ss                      3   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Brohamer 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   6
Bosman p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Buskey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilcox p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3       0   6      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Duffy-Brohamer-McCraw.
E: Smith (1), Bosman (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Lee (11,off Bibby); Gamble (10,off Bibby).
GDP: Hendrick (12,off Bibby); Ellis (13,off Foucault).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bibby W(17-14)                6.1   7   3   3   0   5   0  26
Merritt                       0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Foucault                      2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9     8   3   3   0   6   0  34
Merritt faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
WP: Bibby (6).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Merritt 2-0; Foucault 1-0.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bosman L(5-2)                 6.2   7   6   0   1   1   0  29
Buskey                        0.1   2   1   1   1   0   1   4
Wilcox                        2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6
Totals                        9     9   7   0*  3   3   1  39
* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.16 (i) of the Scoring rules (where runs may be earned for a reliever but not for the team) were applied.
IBB: Bosman (2,Lovitto).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Buskey 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 42171
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Cleveland Indians        
1. Nelson              2b        Lowenstein          3b
2. Tovar               lf        Lee                 lf
3. Burroughs           rf        Hendrick            cf
4. Hargrove            1b        Ellis               c
5. Spencer             dh        Gamble              dh
6. Randle              3b        McCraw              1b
7. Harrah              ss        Smith               rf
8. Lovitto             cf        Duffy               ss
9. Sundberg            c         Brohamer            2b
   Bibby               p         Bosman              p

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson popped to shortstop; Tovar grounded out
(third to first); Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein popped to shortstop; Lee doubled to
left; Hendrick struck out; Ellis singled to center [Lee scored];
Gamble singled to center [Ellis to second]; McCraw flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove flied out to center; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); Randle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Smith was called out on strikes; Duffy flied out to
center; Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Indians 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Lovitto
singled to center; Lovitto stole second; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lovitto to third]; Nelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein flied out to left; Lee flied out to
center; Hendrick lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble flied
out to center; McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (third to first); Harrah singled to shortstop;
Harrah stole second; Lovitto grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Smith struck out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Nelson grounded out
(second to first); Tovar singled to center; Burroughs flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein popped to second; Lee struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Hendrick grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lee out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove reached on an error by Bosman [Hargrove to
first]; Spencer doubled to right [Hargrove scored (error by
Smith) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Randle grounded out (second to
first) [Spencer to third]; Harrah popped to shortstop; Lovitto
was walked intentionally; Sundberg singled to right [Spencer
scored (unearned), Lovitto to third]; On a bunt Nelson singled
to third [Lovitto scored (unearned), Sundberg to second]; Tovar
doubled to left [Sundberg scored (unearned), Nelson to third];
BUSKEY REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Burroughs homered to center
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Nelson scored
(unearned), Tovar scored (unearned)]; Hargrove doubled to
center; Spencer walked; Randle flied out to center; 7 R (1 ER),
6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Ellis singled to right; Gamble doubled to right
[Ellis to third]; McCraw singled to right [Ellis scored, Gamble
scored]; Smith forced McCraw (third to second); Duffy singled to
left [Smith to second]; MERRITT REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
Brohamer flied out to right; Lowenstein flied out to left; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 3.

RANGERS 8TH: WILCOX REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Harrah lined to
third; Lovitto walked; Sundberg grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lovitto out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Lee singled to right; FOUCAULT REPLACED MERRITT
(PITCHING); Hendrick struck out; Ellis grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lee out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Indians 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson struck out; Tovar grounded out (third to
first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble flied out to right; McCraw flied out to
left; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
7, Indians 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          7   9   0    5
 Indians          3   8   2    4
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