Roy Howell batted in five runs with three hits, capping his big night with a scoring single in the ninth inning, to enable the Rangers to end their six-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. The rookie third baseman committed two errors, one of them resulting in an unearned Yankee run, but more than made up for it with his plate performance.

Howell batted in two runs with a single in the second and two more with another single in the fourth before the Yankees took a 5-4 lead when Chris Chambliss singled and Graig Nettles homered in the sixth. Jeff Burroughs brought the Rangers into a tie with a round-tripper in the eighth. Then in the ninth, Toby Harrah doubled and Howell sent the winning run across the plate with his third single of the game. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Friday, May       30, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      1  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Rangers      0  2  0    2  0  0    0  1  1  -   6  9  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Tovar dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Maddox cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .299      Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .258
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Munson dh             4   0   2   2     0   0   .354      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .307      Hargrove lf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .323
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .247      Spencer 1b            2   2   2   0     0   0   .269
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Fregosi ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Dempsey ph,c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .556      Harrah ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Mason ss              1   0   0   0     2   0   .149      Howell 3b             4   0   3   5     0   0   .239
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .206
  Alomar 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley 2b,ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .209        Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   5     3   2             Totals               32   6   9   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 16,887
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Rangers 5
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Herrmann, Howell 2, Bibby
Doubles: Spencer (6), Harrah (6)
Home Runs: Nettles (6), Burroughs (9)
Stolen Bases: Randle (6), Harrah (8)
GIDP: Bonds (6), Maddox (9)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (7,by Bibby)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  3.1   6   4   4   1   1   0  17   3.86
Pagan                   1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Lyle L(1-4)             3     3   2   2   1   2   1  13   3.18
Totals                  8     9   6   6   3   4   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   7     8   5   4   2   1   1  32   5.26
Umbarger                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.21
Brown W(3-5)            1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.13
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   2   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (2)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Maddox singled to left;
Howell dropped a foul fly hit by White for an error; White
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Maddox to second];
Munson singled to center [Maddox scored (unearned)]; Chambliss
flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Randle made an out to
shortstop; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Herrmann flied out to
center; Mason walked [Nettles to second]; Stanley singled to
center [Nettles scored, Mason to third]; Bonds grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (catcher to first); Hargrove
walked; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Harrah
flied out to right [Spencer to second]; Howell singled to left
[Hargrove scored, Spencer scored]; Sundberg was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox was hit by a pitch; White grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Maddox to second]; Bibby threw
a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Munson singled to center [Maddox
scored]; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar made an out to second; Randle singled to
second; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Burroughs flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Mason walked; Stanley
flied out to center; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove singled to center; Spencer doubled to
right [Hargrove to third]; Harrah grounded out (third to first);
Howell singled to center [Hargrove scored, Spencer scored];
PAGAN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Howell was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox struck out; White flied out to right; Munson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar flied out to center; Randle walked; Randle
stole second [Randle to third (error by Herrmann)]; Davis was
called out on strikes; Burroughs made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles homered
[Chambliss scored]; Herrmann lined to left; Mason grounded out
(second to first); Stanley flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: LYLE REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out
to left; FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER; Fregosi grounded out (third
to first); Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Howell lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bonds grounded
out (third to first); Maddox singled to third [Maddox to second
(error by Howell)]; White flied out to left; Munson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss reached on an error by Bibby (assist by
Fregosi); UMBARGER REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Nettles grounded
out (second to first) [Chambliss to second]; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR
HERRMANN; Dempsey was walked intentionally; PINIELLA BATTED FOR
MASON; BROWN REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Piniella made an out
to shortstop; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ALOMAR
REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Davis grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
homered; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Rangers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Bonds singled to left; Maddox grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bonds out at second];
White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah doubled to left; Howell singled to left
[Harrah scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 6.