Twins @ Rangers
September 2, 1975

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 5 11 5
Rangers 3 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 5 11 5
Rangers 3 4 0

Joe Lovitto Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .202
OBP .000 .289
At Bats 4 84
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 5

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 6
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Arlington Stadium - September 2, 1975
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Out
Tom Burgmeier
Phil Roof
John Briggs
Rod Carew
Dave McKay
Luis Gomez
Steve Braun
Dan Ford
Lyman Bostock
Joe Lovitto
Lenny Randle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 5 11 5 4
Texas Rangers 3 4 0 8
Winning Pitcher Jim Hughes
Losing Pitcher Steve Hargan
Save Tom Burgmeier
Game Winning RBI John Briggs
Attendance 5,002
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lovitto hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lovitto hits a popup, foul, towards first. Briggs settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Briggs.
Bottom 9 Randle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Tom Grieve pinch hits for Roy Howell. Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay juggles the ball. That's an error on McKay.
Top 9 Roof strikes out.
Top 9 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dave Nelson now playing second base. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Mike Cubbage. Fregosi strikes out.
Bottom 8 Harrah takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Steve Brye pinch runs for Tony Oliva. Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Briggs strikes out.
Top 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cubbage scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Randle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Luis Gomez now playing shortstop. Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Steve Foucault now pitching. Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Bostock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun scores. Roof moves to second.
Top 7 Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun moves to third.
Top 7 McKay strikes out.
Top 7 Braun bunts towards second. Cubbage can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 6 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Spencer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cubbage strikes out.
Bottom 6 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs throws to second for one, and Terrell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sundberg fires to first and picks off Ford.
Top 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Briggs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Braun throws the ball in to Carew who tags Hargrove, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Lovitto is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out.
Top 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cubbage scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun moves to third.
Top 4 Braun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mike Kekich now pitching. Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Briggs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Carew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Terrell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 3 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bostock strikes out.
Top 3 Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Randle hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Briggs. Harrah scores. Cubbage moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs juggles the ball. That's an error on Briggs. Harrah moves to third.
Bottom 2 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out.
Top 2 Ford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Oliva strikes out.
Top 2 Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cubbage scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hargrove strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. Randle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Randle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out.
Top 1 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out.