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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 7, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 7, 1974 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,901 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Armando Rodriguez 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | DH |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | DH |
| Jim Fregosi | First Baseman |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Larry Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 7, 1974
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Broberg
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Broberg
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Broberg
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Broberg
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blue
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blue
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive towards first. Tenace catches it and steps on first to double up Johnson. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Broberg
Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lovitto. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Broberg
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Broberg
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Broberg
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
North vs. Broberg
There's a wild pitch. Rudi moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
North vs. Broberg
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Blue
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Campaneris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Broberg
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Broberg
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Broberg
Tenace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lovitto. Tenace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Broberg
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Broberg
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blue
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Blue
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blue
Nelson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of North. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Blue
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Broberg
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Broberg
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Broberg
North strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blue
Grieve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Grieve reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. Blue
There goes Grieve. The slide. Fosse applies the tag. Grieve is out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blue
Fregosi strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lovitto. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Broberg
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Broberg
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hargan
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hargan
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hargan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Hargan
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blue
Lovitto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Blue
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lovitto moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Fingers
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lovitto scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Fingers
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fingers
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hargan
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hargan
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris bunts towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Hargan
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fingers
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Fingers
Grieve hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Fingers
Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Jim Fregosi.
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to home to get Burroughs. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lovitto vs. Fingers
Lovitto hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Fingers
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Hargan
Mike Hargrove now playing first base.
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Hargan
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hargan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Fingers
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Fingers
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Fingers
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fingers
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hargan
Fosse is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Hargan
Pat Bourque pinch hits for Dick Green.
Bourque hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hargan
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fingers
Manny Trillo now playing second base.
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Fingers
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Fingers
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Fingers
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hargan
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Hargan
Bando is hit by the pitch. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Merritt
Jim Merritt now pitching.
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Merritt
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Merritt
Rudi hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Merritt
Herb Washington pinch runs for Deron Johnson.
Merritt fires to first and has Washington trapped. There's the throw to Nelson who tags Washington for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Fingers
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Fingers
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Fingers
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Fingers
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1974 -- Oakland at Texas (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
North B, cf 5 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 5 0 1 0
Campaneris B, ss 4 3 3 0 Harrah T, ss 4 1 2 2
Bando S, 3b 1 3 1 1 Johnson A, lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 5 2 3 7 Burroughs J, rf 4 1 2 1
Tenace G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Grieve T, dh 4 0 3 0
Rudi J, lf 3 0 1 0 Fregosi J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Johnson D, dh 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, ph-1b 2 0 1 0
Washington H, pr 0 0 0 0 Lovitto J, cf 4 1 1 0
Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0 Brown L, 3b 3 1 1 0
Green D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0
Bourque P, ph 1 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 2 0
Trillo M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Randle L, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 9 8 36 4 14 3
Oakland 101 030 003 -- 8
Texas 100 020 010 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V* 4.0 6 3 3 2 2
Fingers R (W) 5.0 8 1 1 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg P (L)+ 4.0 7 5 5 3 3
Hargan S# 4.0 1 2 2 4 4
Merritt J 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Oakland 4, Texas 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Texas 7
2B -- Bando S, Rudi J, Tenace G, Nelson D, Campaneris B, Grieve T
3B -- Campaneris B, Grieve T
HR -- Harrah T, Jackson R 2, Burroughs J
CS -- Washington H
SF -- Bando S
HBP -- by Hargan S (Bando S)
WP -- Broberg P
PB -- Sundberg J
T -- 2:50
A -- 12901
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