Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1974 at Arlington Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 0
Jackson rf 5 3 4 1
Tenace 1b 3 1 0 0
Rudi lf 3 1 3 2
  Washington pr 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 5 0 0 0
Fosse c 5 1 2 1
Green 2b 3 0 1 2
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 2
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs dh 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 3 0
Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 4 1 1 0
Billings c 3 0 2 0
  Randle pr 0 1 0 0
  Sundberg c 0 0 0 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Oakland 040 020 1007111
Texas 000 000 020272
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 0 2
  Fingers   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (0-1) 4.1 8 6 6 4 3
  Foucault   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hargan   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
7

  E–Tenace (1), Nelson (1), Hargan (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Jackson 2 (2,off Bibby 2); Rudi (1,off Bibby); Bando (1,off Bibby), Texas Nelson (1,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Jackson (1,7th inning off Hargan 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lovitto (1,off Hunter).  SB–Jackson (1,3rd base off Bibby/Billings); Nelson (1,3rd base off Fingers/Fosse).  WP–Hargan (1).  BK–Bibby (1).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Armando Rodriguez.  T–2:43.  A–21,907.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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