Dwight Evans' two-run homer in the eighth snapped a tie as the Red Sox sent the Rangers to their fourth straight defeat, 7-5. The decisive two-out blast came with Fred Lynn aboard. Boston had taken a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh on a single by Jim Rice, Rico Petrocelli's double, a groundout by pinch-hitter Cecil Cooper, walk to Tim Blackwell and Bernie Carbo's eighth homer of the season.

But the Rangers came back to tie in the same frame when Willie Davis hit a two-run round-tripper. Texas built a 3-0 lead through the first four innings with Jim Spencer contributing a solo homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    4  2  0  -   7  7  1
Rangers      1  1  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo lf              3   2   1   3     2   0   .325      Tovar lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .261      Randle 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .256
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .228      Davis cf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .253
Lynn cf               3   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Rice dh               4   1   1   0     0   2   .265      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Evans rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .231      Spencer dh            3   1   3   1     0   0   .253
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .202        Grieve ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Harrah ss,3b          4   1   0   0     0   1   .280
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .217      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Heise 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Smalley ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Blackwell c           3   1   0   0     1   0   .077      Fahey c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .444
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   7   7     4   6             Totals               37   5  10   5     0   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 15,478
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Wise, Harrah
Doubles: Burleson (4), Petrocelli (7), Davis (8), Randle 2 (7)
Home Runs: Carbo (8), Evans (5), Spencer (7), Davis (5)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (1), Carbo (1), Davis (13)
Caught Stealing: Spencer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(5-4)             7    10   5   4   0   3   2  31   4.15
Lee                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.49
Drago SV(3)             1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.03
Totals                  9    10   5   4   0   4   2  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan                  6.1   4   3   2   2   4   0  25   2.75
Foucault L(2-1)         2.2   3   4   4   2   2   2  13   3.76
Totals                  9     7   7   6   4   6   2  38

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo walked; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Carbo to third]; Lynn popped to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Randle popped
to left; Davis doubled to left; Davis stole third; Willie
Davis stole 3B while Rick Wise was holding the ball; time had
not been called after his double; Burroughs singled to
center [Davis scored]; Hargrove forced Burroughs (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first); Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer singled to right; On a bunt Harrah reached
on a fielder's choice [Spencer to third (error by Wise)]; Howell
made an out to shortstop; Spencer was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted) [Harrah to second]; Missed squeeze
play; Fahey singled to left [Harrah scored (unearned)];
Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Blackwell
grounded out (second to first); Carbo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle doubled to left; Davis lined to center;
Burroughs flied out to right [Randle to third]; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson doubled to left; Yastrzemski struck out;
Lynn struck out; Rice popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer homered; Harrah made an out to third;
Howell lined to right; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Petrocelli
was called out on strikes; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle
singled to center; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Randle
to second]; Burroughs made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Blackwell reached on an error by Harrah; Carbo
forced Blackwell (first to shortstop); Burleson singled to left
[Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski walked [Carbo to third, Burleson
to second]; Lynn sacrifice flied into a double play to center
[Carbo scored (unearned) (RBI), Burleson out at third (center to
catcher to third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove popped to left; Spencer singled to left;
Harrah was called out on strikes; Howell lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: SMALLEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING SS); HARRAH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rice singled to left; Evans
flied out to center; Petrocelli doubled to left [Rice to third];
FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); COOPER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rice scored, Petrocelli
to third]; Blackwell walked; Carbo homered [Petrocelli scored,
Blackwell scored]; Burleson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: HEISE REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 2B); Fahey struck
out; Tovar grounded out (third to first); Randle doubled; Davis
homered [Randle scored]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Rangers 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
singled to center; Rice was called out on strikes; Lynn stole
second; Evans homered [Lynn scored]; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Rangers
5.

RANGERS 8TH: LEE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Hargrove made an out
to shortstop; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SPENCER; DRAGO REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); Grieve struck out; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Rangers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Heise grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blackwell grounded out (second to
first); Carbo walked; Carbo stole second; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Smalley flied out to left; Fahey popped to third in
foul territory; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Rangers 5.