Experiencing a rare loss of control, Rich Gossage walked two successive batters in the 10th inning, forcing in the run that gave the Rangers an 8-7 victory over the White Sox. Jim Sundberg drew a pass from Dave Hamilton to open the stanza. Len Randle bunted and when Bill Melton threw wildly, Sundberg reached third and Randle took second on the error.

After retiring Nelson, Hamilton gave way to Gossage, who walked Mike Hargrove to load the bases and passed Jeff Burroughs to force in the deciding run. Burroughs and Hargrove hit homers for the Rangers, while Bob Coluccio had one for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Chicago White Sox 7
Game Played on Saturday, September 13, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  2    3  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   7 13  3
Rangers      1  0  4    0  1  1    0  0  0    1  -   8 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston lf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .271      Randle cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .284
Dent ss               4   0   0   1     1   0   .265      Nelson 2b             6   1   1   0     0   0   .229
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Hargrove lf           4   2   2   1     1   1   .300
  Richard ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Moates pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Orta 2b               4   0   1   2     1   1   .310        Cardenas ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
D. Johnson 1b         5   1   1   0     0   3   .236        Cubbage ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Melton 3b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .229      Burroughs rf          5   2   3   4     1   0   .224
L. Johnson dh         5   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Coluccio rf           5   2   2   2     0   2   .206      Fregosi 1b            3   0   1   1     2   0   .246
Nyman cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .218      Grieve dh             5   0   0   1     0   2   .274
Downing c             2   1   2   0     1   0   .255      Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .252
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     1   0   .197
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lovitto pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .212
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  13   7     4   7             Totals               39   8  10   8     9   4

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 11,102
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Rangers 13
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Dent, Melton 2, Howell
Doubles: D. Johnson (24)
Home Runs: Coluccio (5), Burroughs (27), Hargrove (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (11), Randle (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Hairston (1)
GIDP: May (12), Harrah (7)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (3,by Thomas)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    2.1   4   5   4   3   1   0  15   4.24
Upshaw                  3.1   5   2   2   1   2   2  16   3.83
Hamilton L(6-6)         3.2   1   1   0   3   1   0  16   3.35
Gossage                 0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   1.77
Totals                  9.1  10   8   6   9   4   2  49

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger                3.2   6   5   5   1   2   1  18   3.95
Thomas                  2     3   2   2   1   2   0  11   3.48
Kekich                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Hargan                  3.2   3   0   0   2   3   0  16   3.78
Foucault W(7-3)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.79
Totals                 10    13   7   7   4   7   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Thomas (3)
Wild Pitches: Hargan 2 (10)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston flied out to right; Dent made an out to
second; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle reached on an error by Dent; Nelson singled
to right [Randle to second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to
first) [Randle to third, Nelson to second]; Burroughs reached on
a fielder's choice [Randle scored (unearned) (RBI), Nelson to
third (error by Melton; assist by Dent)]; Harrah grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson struck out; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi walked; Grieve struck out; Howell grounded
out (second to first) [Fregosi to second]; Sundberg flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Coluccio singled to center; Nyman singled to
center [Coluccio to second]; Downing walked [Coluccio to third,
Nyman to second]; Hairston hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Coluccio scored, Nyman to third]; Dent forced Downing (third to
second) [Nyman scored]; Orta forced Dent (shortstop unassisted);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle walked; Nelson forced Randle (second to
shortstop); Hargrove singled to right [Nelson to third];
Burroughs singled to left [Nelson scored, Hargrove to second];
Harrah walked [Hargrove to third, Burroughs to second]; Fregosi
singled to right [Hargrove scored, Burroughs to third, Harrah to
second]; UPSHAW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Grieve forced Fregosi
(third to second) [Burroughs scored, Harrah to third]; Howell
singled to right [Harrah scored, Grieve to second]; Sundberg
forced Howell (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Johnson doubled to right; Melton singled to
center [D. Johnson scored]; L. Johnson lined to shortstop;
Coluccio homered [Melton scored]; Nyman grounded out (second to
first); Downing singled to center; THOMAS REPLACED UMBARGER
(PITCHING); Hairston singled to shortstop [Downing to second];
Dent forced Hairston (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle struck out; Nelson grounded out (third to
first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Johnson
struck out; Melton singled to right; L. Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs homered; Harrah singled to pitcher;
Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrah to second];
Grieve grounded out (third to first); Howell was walked
intentionally; Sundberg forced Harrah (third unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Coluccio was called out on strikes; Nyman
grounded out (first unassisted); Downing was hit by a pitch;
Hairston singled to left [Downing to second]; Dent walked
[Downing to third, Hairston to second]; KEKICH REPLACED THOMAS
(PITCHING); Orta singled to left [Downing scored, Hairston
scored, Dent to second]; HARGAN REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); D.
Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Rangers
6.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove homered; Burroughs
singled to right; HAMILTON REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
7, Rangers 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton singled to center; L. Johnson lined to
right; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Melton to second]; Coluccio
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nyman grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Fregosi walked; Grieve made an out to shortstop;
Howell singled to right [Fregosi to second]; Sundberg popped to
first in foul territory; Randle grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Rangers 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing singled to center; Hairston forced
Downing (first to shortstop); Hargan threw a wild pitch
[Hairston to second]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hairston to third]; Orta was walked intentionally; D. Johnson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Rangers
7.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
walked; MOATES RAN FOR HARGROVE; Burroughs lined to third;
Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7,
Rangers 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Melton
grounded out (second to first); L. Johnson struck out; Coluccio
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Grieve struck out;
Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 7, Rangers 7.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Howell dropped a foul fly hit by Nyman for an
error; Nyman singled to center; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Nyman to second]; Hairston was walked
intentionally; FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); MAY BATTED
FOR DENT; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Hairston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 7, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 10TH: RICHARD REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Sundberg
walked; LOVITTO RAN FOR SUNDBERG; Randle reached on an error by
Melton on a sacrifice bunt [Lovitto to third, Randle to second];
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); CARDENAS BATTED FOR
MOATES; GOSSAGE REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
CARDENAS; Cubbage walked; Burroughs walked [Lovitto scored
(unearned), Randle to third, Cubbage to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 7, Rangers 8.