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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on August 23, 1974 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,020 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Marty Springstead |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | DH |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
| Jim Nettles | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Gene Lamont | Catcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1974
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Coleman
Tovar hits a popup towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Coleman
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Hargan
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Hargan
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hargan
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Coleman
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Coleman
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Coleman
Randle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hargan
Oglivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hargan
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hargan
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hargan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle juggles the ball. That's an error on Randle. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Hargan
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Coleman
Lovitto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Coleman
Sundberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of LeFlore who is chasing the ball. Sundberg reaches third base with a triple. Lovitto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Coleman
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Coleman
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson tags and scores. Tovar tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Coleman
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Coleman
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Fryman
Woodie Fryman now pitching.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it and throws to second for the out. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Fryman
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Hargan
Lamont hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Hargan
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Hargan
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Fryman
Lovitto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Fryman
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Fryman
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Fryman
Fryman fires to first and has Nelson trapped. There's the throw to Sutherland who tags Nelson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hargan
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hargan
Oglivie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hargan
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Fryman
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Fryman
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Fryman
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Fryman
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Fryman
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hargan
Nettles hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hargan
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Hargan
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fryman
Harrah hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Fryman
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Fryman
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Hargan
Lamont hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Hargan
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Hargan
Sutherland hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lemanczyk
Dave Lemanczyk now pitching.
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lemanczyk
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Lemanczyk
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hargan
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Hargan
Oglivie hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Hargan
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Hargan
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hargan
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Hargan
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Lemanczyk
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Lemanczyk
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lemanczyk
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hargan
Gates Brown pinch hits for Gene Lamont.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Hargan
John Knox pinch runs for Gates Brown.
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Hargan
Sutherland strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hargan
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lemanczyk
John Wockenfuss now catching.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Lemanczyk
Lovitto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Lemanczyk
There goes Lovitto. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is out, Sutherland applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lemanczyk
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lemanczyk
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Hargan
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hargan
Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Randle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hargan
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1974 -- Texas at Detroit (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Nelson D, 2b 5 1 2 1 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0
Tovar C, lf 3 2 1 0 Sutherland G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Burroughs J, rf 3 0 0 1 Kaline A, dh 4 1 1 0
Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 3 1 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 1 0
Spencer J, dh 4 0 1 1 Freehan B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Randle L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Nettles J, rf 4 1 1 2
Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Lovitto J, cf 3 1 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1 Lamont G, c 2 0 0 0
Brown G, ph 1 0 1 0
Knox J, pr 0 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 9 5 32 2 4 2
Texas 004 010 000 -- 5
Detroit 000 000 200 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan S (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (L) 2.1 6 4 4 1 1
Fryman W 3.2 2 1 1 1 2
Lemanczyk D 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
E -- Randle L
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Detroit 4
2B -- Nelson D, Kaline A
3B -- Sundberg J
HR -- Nettles J
CS -- Nelson D, Lovitto J
SF -- Burroughs J
T -- 2:25
A -- 20020
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