April 27th, 1975 - Game 21 Boxscore

Costly Griffey Error Leads to Big Inning for Astros, End of Reds' Win Streak; Andrews takes Reds pitching to school

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1975 Cincinnati Reds At 1975 Houston Astros               4/27/1975

 

  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG

  P.Rose LF           3  1  2  0 .296     G.Gross LF          3  0  0  0 .000  

  D.Concepcion SS     4  1  1  0 .233     R.Andrews 2B        5  2  3  2 .313  

  J.Morgan 2B         3  2  2  1 .275     C.Cedeno CF         3  1  0  0 .244  

  J.Bench C           4  0  1  1 .288     M.May C             5  0  2  3 .294  

  T.Perez 1B          5  0  2  2 .214     B.Watson 1B         5  1  3  0 .216  

  C.Geronimo CF       5  0  2  0 .288     J.Cruz RF           3  0  0  0 .204  

  K.Griffey RF        5  0  1  0 .215     K.Boswell 3B        4  1  2  0 .269  

  D.Chaney 3B         3  0  1  0 .231     R.Metzger SS        4  2  3  0 .296  

  G.Nolan P           2  0  0  0 .000     D.Konieczny P       4  1  1  0 .083  

  P.Borbon P          1  0  0  0 .125     J.Crawford P        0  0  0  0 .000  

  C.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 ----     F.Scherman P        0  0  0  0 .000  

A-D.Driessen PH       1  0  0  0 .250                                          

  C.Kirby P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          

B-G.Foster PH         1  0  0  0 .304                                          

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         Totals      37  4 12  4                 Totals      36  8 14  5

 

A-Pinch Hit For Carroll In 8th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Kirby In 9th Inning

 

Reds............ 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4 12  1

Astros.......... 0 0 2  3 1 0  0 2    -  8 14  1

 

Reds (14-7)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA

G.Nolan LOSS(2-1)         3 2/3   7   5   2   0   1   0  70   2.03

P.Borbon                  2 2/3   4   1   1   2   0   0  50   2.92

C.Carroll                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.50

C.Kirby                   1       2   2   2   2   0   0  32   6.19

Totals                    8      14   8   5   4   1   0

 

Astros (10-11)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA

D.Konieczny WIN(2-2)      8      10   4   4   6   4   1 147   4.31

J.Crawford                0 2/3   2   0   0   1   0   0  17   0.90

F.Scherman SAVE(2nd)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.90

Totals                    9      12   4   4   7   4   1

 

ATTENDANCE- 20,685 DATE- Sunday, April 27th 1975 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- Shag Crawford, John Kibler, Dick Stello, Jerry Dale

T- 2:52

LEFT ON BASE- Reds:14  Astros: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Astros: 2

ERRORS- K.Griffey, D.Konieczny

DOUBLES- P.Rose(7th), K.Griffey(1st), M.May(2nd), B.Watson(3rd),

         R.Metzger-2(6th), D.Konieczny

HOME RUNS- J.Morgan(5th)

STOLEN BASES- G.Gross(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- D.Concepcion

WALKS- P.Rose-2, J.Morgan-2, J.Bench, D.Chaney-2, G.Gross-2, C.Cedeno, J.Cruz

HIT BY PITCH- C.Cedeno

STRIKE OUTS- J.Bench, T.Perez, G.Nolan-2, G.Gross

GIDP- T.Perez, C.Cedeno

BALKS- G.Nolan, P.Borbon, D.Konieczny

WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Johnny Bench blocked the plate, saving a run!

 

Rob Andrews had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at The Astrodome where the Houston

Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 8 to 4.

 

Doug Konieczny(2-2) was solid if not spectacular.  He went 8 innings

surrendering 10 hits and 6 walks.  Houston totaled 14 hits on the afternoon.

 

Fred Scherman got the save, his 2nd.  Gary Nolan(2-1) ended up with the loss.

He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 5 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings.  

 

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AL Standings and Leaders

Oakland: Will the Dynasty Continue?

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1975 American League Date: 4/22/1975 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1975 NYA 9 2 E.Maddox NYA .452 S.Lezcano MLA 4 D.Money MLA 13 1975 MLA 7 3 B.Powell CLA .421 J.Rudi OAA 4 C.Yastrze BOA 12 1975 BAA 5 3 M.Hargrov TEA .406 B.William OAA 4 OTHERS TIED W 11 1975 BOA 4 6 K.Singlet BAA .400 OTHERS TIED W 3 1975 CLA 1 6 F.Lynn BOA .400 1975 DEA 1 7 WINS SAVES ERA 1975 OAA 10 3 V.Blue OAA 4 D.Tidrow NYA 3 G.Abbott OAA 0.00 1975 MNA 7 6 J.Slaton MLA 3 J.Colborn MLA 2 R.Gossage CHA 0.00 1975 TEA 6 6 G.Medich NYA 3 T.Burgmei MNA 2 M.Norris OAA 0.84 1975 CHA 6 6 R.Gossage CHA 3 B.Campbel MNA 2 G.Medich NYA 1.04 1975 KCA 4 7 OTHERS TIED W 2 R.Fingers OAA 2 V.Blue OAA 1.54 1975 CAA 3 8 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS C.Yastrze BOA 10 M.Rivers CAA 7 B.Blyleve MNA 35 E.Maddox NYA 10 D.Baylor BAA 5 V.Blue OAA 28 L.May BAA 8 R.Leflore DEA 5 N.Ryan CAA 24 G.Sutherl DEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 4 G.Perry CLA 23 F.Lynn BOA 7 P.Dobson NYA 20 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS NYA 7 at BOA 4 BAA-Palmer(2-0, 2.00) at MLA-Broberg(2-1, 3.71) MNA 11 at CAA 4 CLA-Perry(1-2, 2.39) at DEA-Lagrow(0-1, 3.38) TEA 7 at OAA 3 KCA-Dal Can(0-0, 0.00) at CHA-Kaat(1-0, 2.30) MNA-Albury(1-1, 8.71) at CAA-Dobson(0-1, 8.10) NYA-Medich(3-0, 1.04) at BOA-Wise(0-2, 5.82) TEA-Jenkins(1-2, 5.79) at OAA-Holtzma(2-0, 2.88) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS D.Nelson TEA .381 21 8 9 10 1 R.Gossage CHA 10 3 0 0 13 0 211 S.Lezcano MLA .320 25 8 7 4 4 J.Kaat CHA 9 3 0 2 6 0 100 C.Yastrzemski BOA .414 29 12 10 2 3 V.Blue OAA 26 15 4 11 24 1 300 P.Garcia MLA .370 27 10 7 0 2 K.Holtzman OAA 18 14 4 4 6 0 200 J.Rudi OAA .368 38 14 7 2 3 J.Palmer BAA 9 4 0 3 3 0 100 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS V.Pinson KCA .083 24 2 1 1 0 F.Peterson CLA 13 17 12 4 0 2 020 B.Montgomery BOA .148 27 4 1 0 0 J.Decker MNA 8 5 8 10 0 1 010 B.Coluccio MLA .156 32 5 0 1 0 B.Butler MNA 6 11 9 11 4 1 100 F.Patek KCA .154 26 4 0 1 0 C.Dobson CAA 7 9 6 3 1 2 010 S.Ferrer MNA .219 32 7 1 0 0 S.Bahnsen CHA 9 15 8 4 4 1 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1975 American League East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1975 New York NYA 9 2 .818 ---- 151 83 77 .519 1975 Milwaukee MLA 7 3 .700 1.5 68 94 .420 1975 Baltimore BAA 5 3 .625 2.5 90 69 .566 1975 Boston BOA 4 6 .400 4.5 95 65 .594 1975 Cleveland CLA 1 6 .143 6.0 79 80 .497 1975 Detroit DEA 1 7 .125 6.5 57 102 .358 West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1975 Oakland OAA 10 3 .769 ---- 147 98 64 .605 1975 Minnesota MNA 7 6 .538 3.0 76 83 .478 1975 Texas TEA 6 6 .500 3.5 79 83 .488 1975 Chicago CHA 6 6 .500 3.5 75 86 .466 1975 Kansas City KCA 4 7 .364 5.0 91 71 .562 1975 California CAA 3 8 .273 6.0 72 89 .447 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BAA 5 3 .625 3- 2 2- 1 0- 0 5- 3 0- 0 2- 2 5-3 Won 1 BOA 4 6 .400 2- 3 2- 3 1- 2 3- 4 0- 1 2- 2 4-6 Lost 2 CAA 3 8 .273 2- 5 1- 3 2- 5 1- 3 1- 1 2- 2 3-7 Lost 1 CHA 6 6 .500 2- 3 4- 3 3- 1 3- 5 1- 1 3- 2 5-5 Lost 1 CLA 1 6 .143 0- 4 1- 2 0- 0 1- 6 0- 0 0- 1 1-6 Lost 3 DEA 1 7 .125 1- 3 0- 4 1- 1 0- 6 0- 1 0- 4 1-7 Won 1 KCA 4 7 .364 2- 4 2- 3 0- 4 4- 3 2- 0 2- 3 3-7 Won 1 MLA 7 3 .700 2- 1 5- 2 4- 0 3- 3 0- 0 1- 2 7-3 Won 4 MNA 7 6 .538 2- 0 5- 6 2- 2 5- 4 0- 1 1- 2 5-5 Won 2 NYA 9 2 .818 5- 1 4- 1 3- 1 6- 1 2- 0 6- 0 8-2 Won 1 OAA 10 3 .769 5- 3 5- 0 3- 1 7- 2 0- 0 3- 1 8-2 Lost 2 TEA 6 6 .500 3- 5 3- 1 2- 2 4- 4 0- 1 1- 2 6-4 Won 1 TOTAL 63 63 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv BAA 5- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5- 3 0- 0 BOA 4- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 4- 6 0- 0 CAA 3- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 3- 8 0- 0 CHA 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 6- 6 0- 0 CLA 1- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 6 0- 0 DEA 1- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 7 0- 0 KCA 4- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 4- 7 0- 0 MLA 7- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7- 3 0- 0 MNA 7- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7- 6 0- 0 NYA 9- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9- 2 0- 0 OAA 10- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10- 3 0- 0 TEA 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 6- 6 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA TEA BAA - 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 BOA 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 CAA 0 0 - 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CHA 0 0 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CLA 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 DEA 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 KCA 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 1 MLA 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 MNA 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 1 2 NYA 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 - 0 0 OAA 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 - 2 TEA 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA TEA BAA - 16 0 0 0 10 0 8 0 0 0 0 BOA 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0 0 CAA 0 0 - 15 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 CHA 0 0 24 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 CLA 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 DEA 6 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 33 0 0 KCA 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 0 23 0 6 11 MLA 8 21 0 0 45 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 MNA 0 0 25 0 0 0 17 0 - 0 6 15 NYA 0 14 0 0 1 34 0 0 0 - 0 0 OAA 0 0 0 13 0 0 19 0 19 0 - 17 TEA 0 0 0 27 0 0 15 0 14 0 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1975 American League                Date: 4/22/1975

 

NEW YORK AT BOSTON Yankees......... 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 2 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 3 Win:Dobson(1-0) Loss:Lee(1-2) Save:Tidrow(3rd) Lou Piniella had 4 hits as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 7 to 4 at Fenway Park. New York did all of it's offensive work in the 4th inning showing no mercy on Boston as they plated 7 runs on 6 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Elliott Maddox who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he laced a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners. New York finished with 12 hits in the victory. Pat Dobson(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 1/3 innings and allowing 4 runs. Dick Tidrow gained credit for his 3rd save. Bill Lee(1-2) was hit with the loss. He allowed New York 7 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings of work. MINNESOTA AT CALIFORNIA Twins........... 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 - 11 14 0 Angels.......... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 4 Win:Butler(1-0) Loss:Hassler(0-2) Save:Campbell(2nd) Steve Brye had 2 base hits and 3 RBI at Anaheim Stadium as the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels by the count of 11 to 4. Minnesota brought 5 runs across the plate in the 5th inning with the help of 5 hits. It was enough to earn the victory. Minnesota had 14 hits for the night while California had 9. The winning pitcher was Bill Butler(1-0) who allowed 3 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Bill Campbell recorded his 2nd save. Andy Hassler(0-2) was the loser. He allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 4 and 2/3 innings. TEXAS AT OAKLAND Rangers......... 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 7 14 1 A's............. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Win:Bibby(2-1) Loss:Odom(0-1) Save:Umbarger(1st) Homeruns- J.Rudi(4th) Second baseman Lenny Randle had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Oakland Co Stadium as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland A's by the count of 7 to 3. Texas brought 5 runs across the plate in the top of the 3rd inning when they had 4 base hits. That was all the runs Jim Bibby(2-1) needed. Texas had 14 hits for the game and Oakland had 8. Jim Umbarger earned the save, his 1st. Blue Moon Odom(0-1) took the loss. Texas scored big getting 5 runs off him in 3 innings.

1975 New York Yankees At 1975 Boston Red Sox 4/21/1975 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG R.White 1B 3 1 2 1 .263 B.Carbo LF 3 1 0 0 .105 E.Maddox CF 5 0 2 2 .452 D.Evans RF 5 0 1 0 .216 B.Bonds RF 5 1 0 1 .279 C.Yastrzemski 1B 4 1 2 2 .390 T.Munson C 5 1 1 0 .342 F.Lynn CF 4 0 2 0 .400 A.Johnson DH 5 1 1 1 .263 J.Rice DH 4 1 1 0 .238 L.Piniella LF 5 1 4 1 .282 B.Montgomery C 4 0 1 1 .132 G.Nettles 3B 4 1 1 1 .250 R.Burleson SS 4 0 2 1 .243 S.Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 .189 D.Griffin 2B 4 0 0 0 .107 J.Mason SS 4 1 1 0 .237 B.Heise 3B 2 1 1 0 .250 C-F.Stanley SS 0 0 0 0 ---- A-C.Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 .429 B-R.Petrocelli 3B 0 0 0 0 .314 D-T.McCarver PH 1 0 1 0 .667 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 7 12 7 Totals 36 4 11 4 A-Pinch Hit For Heise In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cooper In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mason In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Petrocelli In 9th Inning Yankees......... 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 2 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 3 Yankees (9-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Dobson WIN(1-0) 8 1/3 11 4 4 3 4 0 163 4.50 D.Tidrow SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.80 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 4 0 Red Sox (4-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lee LOSS(1-2) 3 1/3 7 7 5 1 1 0 70 5.65 D.Drago 5 1/3 5 0 0 2 3 0 83 1.35 R.Moret 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10.80 Totals 9 12 7 5 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 29,879 DATE- Monday, April 21st 1975 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Armando Rodriguez, Ron Luciano, Rich Garcia, Bill Haller T- 2:21 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10 Red Sox: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Red Sox: 1 ERRORS- B.Bonds, J.Mason, D.Griffin-2, B.Lee DOUBLES- L.Piniella-2(3rd), C.Yastrzemski(2nd), F.Lynn(6th), T.McCarver(1st) STOLEN BASES- R.White(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- R.White, B.Carbo WALKS- R.White, G.Nettles, S.Alomar, B.Carbo-2, C.Yastrzemski HIT BY PITCH- R.White STRIKE OUTS- B.Bonds, G.Nettles, J.Mason-2, J.Rice, B.Montgomery, R.Burleson, D.Griffin GIDP- T.Munson WILD PITCHES- P.Dobson PASSED BALLS- B.Montgomery WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Thurman Munson blocked the plate, saving a run!

1975 Minnesota Twins At 1975 California Angels 4/21/1975 Twins AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG D.Ford CF 5 0 2 1 .167 M.Nettles CF 2 0 0 2 .311 S.Ferrer 2B 6 1 1 1 .212 M.Rivers LF 5 0 1 1 .250 S.Brye RF 6 1 2 3 .158 T.Harper DH 5 0 1 0 .255 B.Darwin DH 5 2 2 0 .173 B.Bochte 1B 5 0 1 0 .233 E.Soderholm 3B 5 1 2 1 .327 D.Chalk 3B 4 1 3 0 .225 L.Hisle LF 4 1 2 2 .327 L.Stanton RF 4 0 0 0 .130 C.Kusick 1B 3 2 1 1 .167 E.Rodriguez C 3 1 0 0 .258 G.Borgmann C 4 2 1 2 .167 J.Remy 2B 4 1 1 0 .231 L.Gomez SS 3 1 1 0 .333 O.Ramirez SS 3 1 2 1 .290 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 11 14 11 Totals 35 4 9 4 Twins........... 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 - 11 14 0 Angels.......... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 4 Twins (7-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Butler WIN(1-0) 5 2/3 5 3 3 8 4 0 120 12.79 B.Campbell SAVE(2nd) 3 1/3 4 1 1 1 3 0 67 1.42 Totals 9 9 4 4 9 7 0 Angels (3-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Hassler LOSS(0-2) 4 2/3 6 4 2 1 5 0 93 4.76 S.Blateric 3 6 4 2 1 0 0 82 8.44 O.Pena 1 1/3 2 3 2 3 0 0 44 3.37 Totals 9 14 11 6 5 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,328 DATE- Monday, April 21st 1975 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Nick Bremigan, Jim McKean, Jerry Neudecker, Art Franz T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Twins:11 Angels:13 DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0 Angels: 0 ERRORS- L.Stanton, J.Remy, O.Ramirez-2 DOUBLES- D.Ford(2nd), D.Chalk-2(4th), J.Remy(1st) STOLEN BASES- B.Darwin-2(2nd), L.Hisle(3rd), C.Kusick(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- M.Nettles SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ford, L.Hisle WALKS- B.Darwin, C.Kusick, G.Borgmann, L.Gomez-2, M.Nettles-3, D.Chalk, L.Stanton, E.Rodriguez-2, J.Remy, O.Ramirez HIT BY PITCH- C.Kusick STRIKE OUTS- D.Ford, S.Brye, L.Hisle, C.Kusick, G.Borgmann, M.Rivers, T.Harper, L.Stanton-2, E.Rodriguez, J.Remy, O.Ramirez WILD PITCHES- A.Hassler WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Lee Stanton robbed Luis Gomez of an extra base hit.

1975 Texas Rangers At 1975 Oakland A's 4/21/1975 Rangers AB R H RBI AVG A's AB R H RBI AVG C.Tovar LF 5 1 1 2 .171 B.North CF 2 0 1 0 .313 W.Davis CF 5 1 1 0 .250 B.Campaneris SS 5 1 2 0 .250 L.Randle 2B 5 3 4 2 .291 S.Bando 3B 3 1 2 0 .245 J.Burroughs RF 5 0 0 0 .170 R.Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 .208 M.Hargrove 1B 4 0 3 1 .406 J.Rudi 1B 5 1 1 2 .309 J.Spencer DH 4 0 2 2 .257 B.Williams DH 4 0 0 0 .313 T.Harrah SS 3 1 1 0 .359 G.Tenace C 4 0 2 0 .262 R.Howell 3B 3 1 2 0 .500 C.Washington LF 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 .150 P.Garner 2B 4 0 0 0 .217 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 7 14 7 Totals 35 3 8 2 Rangers......... 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 7 14 1 A's............. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Rangers (6-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Bibby WIN(2-1) 6 2/3 7 2 2 5 3 1 120 4.91 J.Umbarger SAVE(1st) 2 1/3 1 1 0 1 1 0 50 2.31 Totals 9 8 3 2 6 4 1 A's (10-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Odom LOSS(0-1) 3 5 5 5 2 1 0 53 15.00 J.Todd 3 2/3 8 2 2 0 2 0 72 3.18 P.Lindblad 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00 Totals 9 14 7 7 2 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 11,965 DATE- Monday, April 21st 1975 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Lou Dimuro, Bill Kunkel, Dave Phillips, Jim Evans T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 6 A's:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 1 A's: 1 ERRORS- T.Harrah DOUBLES- W.Davis(2nd), L.Randle(1st), J.Spencer(4th), G.Tenace(2nd) HOME RUNS- J.Rudi(4th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Tovar, L.Randle SACRIFICE HITS- J.Sundberg WALKS- T.Harrah, R.Howell, B.North-3, S.Bando-2, R.Jackson STRIKE OUTS- C.Tovar, L.Randle, J.Burroughs-2, T.Harrah, R.Jackson-3, J.Rudi GIDP- T.Harrah, B.Campaneris BALKS- J.Umbarger WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Claudell Washington robbed Jeff Burroughs of a Homerun!

March 3rd, 1975 - Spring Training and 1974 Recap

Spring Training

As the Reds' 1975 spring training kicks off in Tampa, there is optimism in camp. Last year's squad won 98 games, but couldn't match the Dodgers' 102 win season. Reds' skipper Sparky Anderson is all fired up, telling people that there's no way his team, which won pennants in 1970 and 1972, will stand for failure this year. The Reds, however, have made no significant roster moves, and will be fielding the same team this year as last.

The defending NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers will also be fielding largely the same team, with one important exception. Starting pitcher Tommy John will miss the entire 1975 season after undergoing a radical operation after an injury in the 1974 season that replaced the tendon in his pitching arm with a ligament from his other arm, a procedure now widely copied and call "Tommy John surgery."

In the NL East, Pittsburgh narrowly beat out St. Louis, while losing to LA in the playoffs. They are expected to contend again, with Philadelphia and Montreal possibly contending as well.

In the AL, defending AL East division champ Baltimore will need to contend with New York and Boston, while World Series champion Oakland, which is beginning to show some signs of aging, will need to hold off Taxes, Minnesota and possibly Chicago in the AL West.