Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
April 13, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1974 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Texas Rangers 10, Oakland Athletics 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 2 1 0
Harrah ss 5 2 3 1
Johnson lf 5 2 2 1
Burroughs rf 3 2 1 3
  Randle pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Grieve dh 4 1 1 2
Fregosi 1b 2 0 1 2
  Hargrove ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Lovitto cf 5 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 11 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 2 1 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 2 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 1
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 2 2 2
Fosse c 3 0 1 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Mangual dh 3 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Bourque ph 0 0 0 0
  Washington pr 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Hooten p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Texas 440 000 00210110
Oakland 110 100 000362
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (2-1) 9.0 6 3 3 4 10
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (0-1) 1.1 6 7 7 2 0
  Lindblad   4.2 2 1 0 1 2
  Hooten   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton   1.2 2 2 2 1 2
  Fingers   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
10
9
4
5

  E–Campaneris (1), Bando (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Fosse (1,off Bibby).  HR–Texas Burroughs (3,1st inning off Blue 2 on, 0 out); Grieve (2,9th inning off Hamilton 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Tenace 2 (2,2nd inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Bibby 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Grieve (1,by Hooten); Tenace (1,by Bibby).  IBB–Burroughs (1,by Lindblad).  SF–Jackson (1,off Bibby).  SB–Nelson (2,2nd base off Blue/Fosse); Johnson (1,2nd base off Lindblad/Fosse).  CS–Harrah (1,2nd base by Hamilton/Fosse).  HBP–Bibby (2,Tenace); Hooten (1,Grieve).  IBB–Lindblad (1,Burroughs).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:32.  A–22,743.
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