1975 CRL Championship, Game 6: Portland Beavers At Texas Rangers 11/4/1975
Beavers AB R H RBI AVG Rangers AB R H RBI AVG M.Rivers CF 5 0 1 0 .209 W.Howard RF 5 1 1 0 .375 D.Evans 3B 4 0 2 0 .289 F.Lynn CF 5 1 2 0 .220 B.Watson DH 4 0 1 0 .293 E.Kranepool DH 2 0 0 0 .353 J.Mayberry 1B 3 1 0 0 .382 A-G.Matthews PH,DH 3 0 2 2 .474 D.Baker RF 4 1 1 0 .189 M.Hargrove 1B 4 1 1 0 .286 D.Concepcion SS 4 1 1 0 .429 D.May LF 2 1 1 2 .185 M.Nettles LF 3 0 1 1 .267 B-D.Baylor PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .333 E-G.Adams PH 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Garrett C 2 1 2 0 .375 F-A.Etchebarren PH 0 0 0 0 .000 C-T.Munson PH,C 1 0 0 1 .289 J.Ferguson C 4 0 0 0 .438 S.Ferrer 2B 2 0 1 0 .333 R.Andrews 2B 3 0 1 2 .368 D-D.Cash PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .238 T.Harrah 3B 3 1 1 1 .182 T.Foli SS 4 0 1 0 .463 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 36 6 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Kranepool In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For May In 5th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Garrett In 5th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Ferrer In 5th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Nettles In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Adams In 9th Inning
Beavers......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 2 Rangers......... 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 - 6 12 0
Beavers (5-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Figueroa LOSS(0-4) 4 1/3 8 4 4 0 2 1 83 6.00 P.Lindblad 1 2/3 3 2 2 3 4 0 43 5.14 B.Greif 1 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 36 1.23 C.Hough 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 12 6 6 5 6 1
Rangers (8-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Kison WIN(2-0) 8 1/3 7 3 3 2 1 0 125 2.95 T.Martinez 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 10.80 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 1 0
ATTENDANCE- 33,159 DATE- Tuesday, November 4th 1975 TIME- Night T- 2:20 LEFT ON BASE- Beavers: 7 Rangers:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Beavers: 1 Rangers: 0 ERRORS- D.Evans, B.Greif DOUBLES- F.Lynn(2nd), G.Matthews(3rd) HOME RUNS- D.May(1st) RBIs- M.Nettles(4th), R.Andrews-2(4th), G.Matthews-2(6th), D.May-2(4th), T.Munson(13th), T.Harrah(2nd) STOLEN BASES- D.Concepcion(3rd), T.Harrah(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- M.Nettles WALKS- J.Mayberry, A.Etchebarren, R.Andrews, M.Hargrove, D.Baylor, T.Munson, D.Cash, T.Harrah STRIKE OUTS- M.Nettles, W.Howard-2, F.Lynn, M.Hargrove-2, T.Foli GIDP- S.Ferrer 2-out RBI- T.Harrah, T.Munson, G.Matthews-2, R.Andrews-2 RLISP 2-out- E.Kranepool, D.Baker-2, T.Foli-3, D.Cash-2, M.Hargrove, B.Watson, D.Baylor, M.Rivers
Gary Matthews had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Texas Rangers outscored the Portland Beavers 6 to 3.
Portland was unable to climb back into it after Texas went ahead for good in the 2nd inning scoring 2 runners on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Dave May who made the crowd come alive when he popped a two-run clout over the fence. Portland was out-hit by Texas, 12 hits to 8.
Bruce Kison(2-0) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs for the win. The loss was charged to Ed Figueroa(0-4). His ERA increased from 5.49 to 6.00 as he allowed 4 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings.
Wth the win Texas now has a record of a league leading 8-4. With the loss, Portland has a record of 5-5 lately, 5-5 overall.