Friday June 20, 1975
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A wild game that produced a total of 37 hits saw the Rangers score three runs in the 11th inning and the Angels come back with four in their half to gain a 12-11 victory. The Rangers routed Bill Singer in the first, scoring six runs. Mike Cubbage capped the outburst with a grand-slam homer for his first major league hit after the rookie second baseman had been collared in 17 previous trips to the plate.

Ironically, an error by Cubbage enabled the Angels to score their winning run. The Rangers broke an 8-8 tie in the 11th with three unearned runs, two coming on a homer by Tom Grieve. In the Angels' counter-rally, John Doherty and Morris Nettles led off with doubles for the first run. Dave Chalk walked and, with two out, Rudy Meoli singled to drive in Nettles. Dave Collins singled for his fifth hit of the game, scoring Chalk with the tying run. Jerry Remy then hit a slow roller to Cubbage, who bobbled the ball, allowing Meoli to count the winning run. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 12, Texas Rangers 11

Game Played on Friday, June 20, 1975 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 11 17 2 Angels 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 - 12 20 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar dh 6 1 1 0 0 2 .236 Remy 2b 7 1 3 1 0 1 .276 Harrah 3b 5 2 2 0 1 1 .277 Rivers cf 6 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Spencer 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .270 Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Burroughs ph,rf 3 2 1 0 0 1 .232 Harper ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Hargrove lf,1b 6 2 4 2 0 0 .365 Doherty ph,1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Randle cf 6 0 2 2 0 0 .279 Lahoud dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .218 Grieve rf,lf 6 1 2 2 0 2 .238 Nettles ph,dh 1 1 1 1 1 0 .230 Smalley ss 5 1 0 0 1 1 .265 Stanton rf 3 3 2 0 2 0 .277 Cubbage 2b 5 1 3 4 0 0 .429 Chalk 3b 5 2 2 2 1 0 .305 Sundberg c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .224 Etchebarren c 6 1 2 2 0 2 .207 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli ss 6 1 2 2 0 1 .304 Kekich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins lf 6 1 5 2 0 0 .390 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lange p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 50 11 17 11 2 10 Totals 48 12 20 11 5 4 Time of Game: 4:06 Attendance: 12,101 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Angels 11 DP: Rangers 1, Angels 0 Errors: Cubbage, Sundberg, Meoli Doubles: Hargrove 2 (9), Collins (2), Lahoud (3), Chalk (19), Doherty (1), Nettles (9) Triples: Etchebarren (1), Collins (1) Home Runs: Cubbage (1), Hargrove (7), Grieve (5) Stolen Bases: Rivers (36), Collins (3), Remy (18) Caught Stealing: Randle (9), Collins (2) Sacrifice Hits: Stanton (4) Sacrifice Flies: Doherty (1) GIDP: Rivers (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry 5 12 8 8 2 3 0 28 4.15 Kekich 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.75 Foucault L(2-2) 5.1 7 4 3 3 1 0 24 4.37 Hargan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.87 Totals 10.2 20 12 11 5 4 0 55 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer 0.2 4 6 6 2 1 1 8 4.47 Lange 4.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 17 4.10 Scott 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 7 3.18 Kirkwood W(2-2) 4.2 6 3 0 0 6 1 20 1.56 Totals 11 17 11 8 2 10 3 52 Wild Pitches: Perry (3), Kekich (2) Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to shortstop; Harrah walked [Tovar to second]; Spencer singled to right [Tovar scored, Harrah to third]; Hargrove singled to center [Harrah scored, Spencer to third]; On a bunt Randle made an out to first; Grieve was called out on strikes; Smalley walked [Hargrove to second]; Cubbage homered [Spencer scored, Hargrove scored, Smalley scored]; LANGE REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Sundberg was called out on strikes; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled to left; Rivers grounded into a double play (second to first) [Remy out at second]; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 0. RANGERS 2ND: Tovar flied out to left; Harrah singled to third; Spencer struck out; Hargrove doubled to right [Harrah to third]; Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud grounded out (third to first); Stanton walked; Chalk singled [Stanton to second]; Etchebarren tripled to center [Stanton scored, Chalk scored]; Meoli struck out; Collins made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 2. RANGERS 3RD: Grieve singled to shortstop; Smalley flied out to center; Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Grieve to second]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: Remy grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to shortstop; Bochte made an out to second; Rivers stole second; Lahoud made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 2. RANGERS 4TH: Tovar made an out to second; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 2. ANGELS 4TH: Stanton singled to left; Chalk flied out to left; Etchebarren singled to shortstop [Stanton to second]; Meoli singled to right [Stanton scored, Etchebarren to second]; Collins doubled [Etchebarren scored, Meoli to third]; Remy struck out; Rivers flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Angels 4. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove homered; Randle made an out to shortstop; Grieve grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 4. ANGELS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Lahoud doubled to right; Perry threw a wild pitch [Lahoud to third]; Stanton walked; Chalk doubled to center [Lahoud scored, Stanton scored]; Etchebarren struck out; Meoli popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 6. RANGERS 6TH: SCOTT REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); Cubbage flied out to left; Sundberg lined to third; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 6. ANGELS 6TH: On a bunt Collins singled to pitcher; Collins stole second [Collins to third (error by Sundberg)]; Remy singled to left [Collins scored]; KEKICH REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Kekich threw a wild pitch [Remy to second]; Rivers flied out to right [Remy to third]; HARPER BATTED FOR BOCHTE; FOUCAULT REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); DOHERTY BATTED FOR HARPER; Doherty hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored]; Lahoud walked; Stanton singled to center [Lahoud to third]; Lahoud was picked off third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Angels 8. RANGERS 7TH: DOHERTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Harrah was called out on strikes; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR SPENCER; Burroughs singled to shortstop; Hargrove doubled to right [Burroughs to third]; Randle singled to left [Burroughs scored, Hargrove to third]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Grieve grounded out (third to first) [Randle to second]; Smalley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. ANGELS 7TH: BURROUGHS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARGROVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Etchebarren struck out; Meoli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. RANGERS 8TH: Cubbage singled to center; Sundberg singled to center [Cubbage to second]; Tovar was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out to center; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. ANGELS 8TH: Collins tripled; Remy grounded out (first to second); Rivers made an out to shortstop; Doherty flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Randle singled to second; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. ANGELS 9TH: NETTLES BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Nettles walked; Stanton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nettles to second]; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. RANGERS 10TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled to left; Sundberg struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. ANGELS 10TH: Meoli grounded out (second to first); Collins singled to center; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Remy singled to right; Remy stole second; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Angels 8. RANGERS 11TH: Harrah singled to left; Burroughs reached on an error by Meoli [Harrah to second]; Hargrove flied out to right [Harrah to third]; Randle grounded out (second to first) [Harrah scored (unearned), Burroughs to second]; Grieve homered (unearned) [Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Angels 8. ANGELS 11TH: Doherty doubled to left; Nettles doubled to left [Doherty scored]; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk walked; Etchebarren flied out to center; Meoli singled to right [Nettles scored, Chalk to third]; HARGAN REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Collins singled to right [Chalk scored, Meoli to third]; Remy reached on an error by Cubbage [Meoli scored (unearned) (no RBI), Collins to second]; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, Angels 12.

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