Jim Fregosi hit a three-run homer and Tom Grieve added a two-run shot as the Rangers bested the Orioles, 5-1. Gaylord Perry notched his fourth straight victory with an 11-strikeout, seven-hitter. The home runs upped Ross Grimsley's four-bagger yield to 23 for the season. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Singleton rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .309 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Blair cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Hargrove lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .314 Northrup ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Grieve rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .267 Davis dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .283 Fregosi 1b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .275 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .268 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Baylor lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Randle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Howell 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .266 DeCinces 3b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Moates cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Belanger ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .201 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bumbry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Nordbrook ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Shopay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Robinson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 9 5 0 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 11 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 25,630 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Orioles 7 DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 0 Doubles: Howell (13), Singleton (27) Home Runs: Fregosi (4), Grieve (10) Hit by Pitch: Northrup (2,by Perry) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(13-15) 9 7 1 1 0 11 0 35 3.30 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 11 0 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley L(8-12) 5.2 8 5 5 0 2 2 25 3.89 Alexander 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.47 Totals 9 9 5 5 0 3 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Perry (3) Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Harrah forced Tovar (third to second); Hargrove forced Harrah (second to shortstop); Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi grounded out (catcher to first); Randle made an out to first; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Baylor made an out to pitcher; Grich singled to right; DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Moates struck out; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks flied out to right; Belanger struck out; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to left; Hargrove singled to left; Grieve singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Fregosi homered [Hargrove scored, Grieve scored]; Randle grounded out (third to first); Howell singled to center; Sundberg struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair made an out to first; Davis singled to center; May struck out; Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 0. RANGERS 5TH: Moates grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces struck out (catcher to first); Hendricks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 0. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to first; Grieve homered [Hargrove scored]; Fregosi grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell singled to left; ALEXANDER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); BUMBRY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Bumbry struck out; Singleton doubled to right; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BLAIR; Northrup was hit by a pitch; Davis singled to center [Singleton scored, Northrup to second]; May struck out; Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1. RANGERS 7TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NORDBROOK REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); Moates grounded out (second to first); Tovar flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Grich struck out; DeCinces flied out to left; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Grieve grounded out (third to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Shopay struck out; Singleton singled to right; Northrup singled to third [Singleton to second]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Singleton to third, Northrup to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1. RANGERS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING 3B); DECINCES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Randle grounded out (second to first); Howell doubled to right; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Howell to third]; Moates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor struck out; Grich lined to third; DeCinces singled to center; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

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