Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 7, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 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 8, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 3 3 0
Bando 3b 1 3 1 1
Jackson rf 5 2 3 7
Tenace 1b 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
  Washington pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bourque ph 1 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 0 1 0
Harrah ss 4 1 2 2
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 2 1
Grieve dh 4 0 3 0
Fregosi 1b 2 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Lovitto cf 4 1 1 0
Brown 3b 3 1 1 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 2 0
  Randle ph 1 0 1 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 14 3
Oakland 101 030 003890
Texas 100 020 0104140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   4.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Fingers  W (1-0) 5.0 8 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
2
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (0-1) 4.0 7 5 5 3 3
  Hargan   4.0 1 2 2 4 4
  Merritt   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
8
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 4, Texas 1.  PB–Sundberg (1).  2B–Oakland Bando (2,off Broberg); Rudi (2,off Broberg); Tenace (1,off Broberg); Campaneris (1,off Broberg), Texas Nelson (2,off Blue); Grieve (1,off Fingers).  3B–Oakland Campaneris (1,off Broberg), Texas Grieve (1,off Blue).  HR–Oakland Jackson 2 (3,5th inning off Broberg 2 on, 0 out,9th inning off Merritt 2 on, 0 out), Texas Harrah (1,1st inning off Blue 0 on, 1 out); Burroughs (1,8th inning off Fingers 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bando (1,off Broberg).  HBP–Bando (1,by Hargan).  CS–H Washington (1,2nd base by Merritt/Sundberg).  WP–Broberg (1).  HBP–Hargan (1,Bando).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:50.  A–12,901.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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