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vrobx1 · 03-11-2018, 02:13 PM

MAY 14, 1974
The second game of the series against the Angels. Last night's win was just the third of the month for the Rangers and ended a 5 game losing streak.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 17-17 at Cleveland 11-22
Milwaukee 15-15 at Baltimore 21-11
Detroit 18-13 at New York 14-21
Kansas City 18-14 at Oakland 19-13(2)
Minnesota 19-12 at Chicago 11-21

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 15-13 at Philadelphia 16-14
Chicago 11-20 at Pittsburgh 13-17
San Francisco 15-20 at Cincinnati 19-14
New York 17-16 at St Louis 18-15
Houston 22-14 at Los Angeles 20-15
Atlanta 21-16 at San Diego 11-24

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 19-16 AT TEXAS RANGERS 13-20
MATCHUPS
SP Alan Foster vs Dick Bosman Advantage California
C Johnny Oates vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Bob Oliver vs Bucky Dent Advantage California
2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Carmen Fanzone vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
SS Syd O'Brien vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Mickey Rivers vs Tom Grieve Advantage California
CF Bake McBride vs Elliott Maddox Advantage California
RF Bob Coluccio vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Leroy Stanton vs Angel Mangual Advantage California
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, Grieve had a 2-RBI double that put him over 20 RBI on the season.

In the bottom of the third, Foster struck out Maddox for his 20th K of the season.

After three: Texas 2 California 0.

Rain began to fall in the top of the fifth. One out later, the game was stopped for a 26 minute rain delay.

After six: Texas 2 California 0.

In the top of the eighth, McBride delivered an RBI double. Mike Garman replaced Bosman with a runner on second and one out. Oates then tied the game with an RBI single, the Angels 10th hit of the game. Pinch hitter Orlando Cepeda then gave the Angels the lead with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, a one out single but Burroughs led to a California pitching change as Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels. Murphy then struck out Grieve for his 10th K of the season.

In the top of the ninth, McBride got his fifth hit of the game to tie a team record.

The Rangers got the tying run to second in the bottom of the ninth but Nelson grounded to first to end the game.

Final score: California 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bake McBride 5 for 5, 2B, RBI, R

OTHER SCORED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4 Boston 0
Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 0
Detroit 4 New York 1
Kansas City 3 Oakland 2 Game 1
Kansas City 4 Oakland 2 Game 2
Chicago 8 Minnesota 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 5 Montreal 2
Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 0
Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 3
New York 1 St Louis 0
Los Angeles 5 Houston 1
San Diego 7 Atlanta 6 14 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rudy May Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

2. Micky Lolich Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

3. Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 3 for 3, 2B, 4 RBI, R, BB

Fergie Jenkins of the Cubs and Cleveland's Vern Ruhle each pitched a complete game shutout.

03-11-2018, 02:13 PM	#573
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	MAY 14, 1974 The second game of the series against the Angels. Last night's win was just the third of the month for the Rangers and ended a 5 game losing streak. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 17-17 at Cleveland 11-22 Milwaukee 15-15 at Baltimore 21-11 Detroit 18-13 at New York 14-21 Kansas City 18-14 at Oakland 19-13(2) Minnesota 19-12 at Chicago 11-21 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 15-13 at Philadelphia 16-14 Chicago 11-20 at Pittsburgh 13-17 San Francisco 15-20 at Cincinnati 19-14 New York 17-16 at St Louis 18-15 Houston 22-14 at Los Angeles 20-15 Atlanta 21-16 at San Diego 11-24 CALIFORNIA ANGELS 19-16 AT TEXAS RANGERS 13-20 MATCHUPS SP Alan Foster vs Dick Bosman Advantage California C Johnny Oates vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push 1B Bob Oliver vs Bucky Dent Advantage California 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas 3B Carmen Fanzone vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push SS Syd O'Brien vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF Mickey Rivers vs Tom Grieve Advantage California CF Bake McBride vs Elliott Maddox Advantage California RF Bob Coluccio vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas DH Leroy Stanton vs Angel Mangual Advantage California Overall Advantage Texas In the bottom of the first, Grieve had a 2-RBI double that put him over 20 RBI on the season. In the bottom of the third, Foster struck out Maddox for his 20th K of the season. After three: Texas 2 California 0. Rain began to fall in the top of the fifth. One out later, the game was stopped for a 26 minute rain delay. After six: Texas 2 California 0. In the top of the eighth, McBride delivered an RBI double. Mike Garman replaced Bosman with a runner on second and one out. Oates then tied the game with an RBI single, the Angels 10th hit of the game. Pinch hitter Orlando Cepeda then gave the Angels the lead with an RBI single. In the bottom of the eighth, a one out single but Burroughs led to a California pitching change as Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels. Murphy then struck out Grieve for his 10th K of the season. In the top of the ninth, McBride got his fifth hit of the game to tie a team record. The Rangers got the tying run to second in the bottom of the ninth but Nelson grounded to first to end the game. Final score: California 3 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Bake McBride 5 for 5, 2B, RBI, R OTHER SCORED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 4 Boston 0 Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 0 Detroit 4 New York 1 Kansas City 3 Oakland 2 Game 1 Kansas City 4 Oakland 2 Game 2 Chicago 8 Minnesota 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 5 Montreal 2 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 0 Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 3 New York 1 St Louis 0 Los Angeles 5 Houston 1 San Diego 7 Atlanta 6 14 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Rudy May Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W 2. Micky Lolich Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W 3. Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 3 for 3, 2B, 4 RBI, R, BB Fergie Jenkins of the Cubs and Cleveland's Vern Ruhle each pitched a complete game shutout.