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01-17-2019, 09:32 PM
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The Texas Rangers
Back to my roots.
In OOTP18, I began this and had two seasons played out before the laptop it was on became unusable. My old game file is unrecoverable but I want to do this again. Was the most fun I had with OOTP. I will start in 1972 focusing on the Texas Rangers but will also keep up with all of Major League Baseball. If anyone wants, feel free to post in replies cheering for your own team during this little excursion. Default settings. No minor leagues. Amateur Draft in December. No historical lineups or transactions. Just consider it an alternate reality to the real life baseball we witnessed. For the preview: 1972 TEXAS RANGERS PRIMARY LINEUP 1. Elliott Maddox CF 2. Don Mincher 1B 3. Dave Nelson 3B 4. Frank Howard LF 5. Jeff Burroughs RF 6. Dick Billings C 7. Toby Harrah SS 8. Ted Kubiak 2B ROTATION 1. Pete Broberg 2. Dick Bosman 3. Bill Gogolewski 4. Don Stanhouse 5. Rich Hand PREDICTIONS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore Orioles 97-65 New York Yankees 85-77 Boston Red Sox 84-78 Detroit Tigers 76-86 Milwaukee Brewers 75-87 Cleveland Indians 69-93 WEST Oakland Athletics 95-67 Kansas City Royals 88-74 Chicago White Sox 83-79 California Angels 82-80 Minnesota Twins 76-86 Texas Rangers 65-97 TOP HITTERS 1. Reggie Jackson RF Oakland Athletics 2. Dick Allen 1B Chicago White Sox 3. Dave May CF Milwaukee Brewers 4. Carlos May LF Chicago White Sox 5. Bobby Murcer CF New York Yankees 6. Amos Otis CF Kansas City Royals 7. Bobby Grich SS Baltimore Orioles 8. John Mayberry Sr 1B Kansas City Royals 9. Reggie Smith RF Boston Red Sox 10. Sal Bando 3B Oakland Athletics TOP PITCHERS 1. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 2. Andy Messersmith California Angels 3. Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers 4. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 5. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 6. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 7. Nolan Ryan California Angels 8. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9. Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics 10. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Pittsburgh Pirates 100-62 St Louis Cardinals 85-77 New York Mets 81-81 Chicago Cubs 79-83 Philadelphia Phillies 79-83 Montreal Expos 70-92 WEST Los Angeles Dodgers 95-67 Cincinnati Reds 89-73 Houston Astros 81-81 San Francisco Giants 78-84 Atlanta Braves 73-89 San Diego Padres 63-99 TOP HITTERS 1. Willie Stargell LF Pittsburgh Pirates 2. Pete Rose Sr LF Cincinnati Reds 3. Hank Aaron 1B Atlanta Braves 4. Ralph Garr RF Atlanta Braves 5. Roberto Clemente RF Pittsburgh Pirates 6. Joe L Morgan 2B Cincinnati Reds 7. Bobby Bonds RF San Francisco Giants 8. Tony Perez 1B Cincinnati Reds 9. Billy L Williams LF Chicago Cubs 10. Ron Fairly RF Montreal Expos TOP PITCHERS 1. Tom Seaver New York Mets 2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 4. Doc Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 5. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 6. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 7. Jon Matlack New York Mets 8. Bob Moose Pittsburgh Pirates 9. Bill Singer Low Angeles Dodgers 10. Don Wilson Houston Astros TOP TEN PROSPECTS 1. Mike Schmidt 3B Philadelphia Phillies 2. Rick Reuschel SP Chicago Cubs 3. Buddy Bell RF Cleveland Indians 4. Gary Matthews Senior LF San Francisco Giants 5. Darrell Porter C Milwaukee Brewers 6. Dwight Evans RF Boston Red Sox 7. Steve Busby SP Kansas City Royals 8. J R Richard SP Houston Astros 9. Lee Lacy 2B Los Angeles Dodgers 10. Doc Medich SP New York Yankees Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-17-2019, 09:46 PM
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APRIL 5, 1972
Today is Opening Day. Only one National League game is scheduled. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston at Cincinnati OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 7 Cincinnati 5 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K 2. Don Wilson Houston Astros 8.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W 3. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 3 for 5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-17-2019, 10:31 PM
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I'm up for this. But, man, you sure picked a bad time to ride with the Strangers.
I just read Seasons In Hell, which covers the Rangers from 1972 to 1975, but it mostly focuses on 1973 and 74. I'm here to give you encouragement. You're gonna need it. |
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01-17-2019, 10:48 PM
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APRIL 6, 1972
The Rangers begin their inaugural season in Texas with a four game home series against the Kansas City Royals. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Boston Baltimore at New York Oakland at Chicago California at Minnesota NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Pittsburgh San Diego at San Francisco Houston 1-0 at Atlanta KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS MATCHUPS SP Paul Splittorff vs Pete Broberg Advantage Kansas City C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City 1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City 3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Kansas City SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City LF Lou Piniella vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City RF Richie Scheinblum vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Kansas City In the top of the second, Kirkpatrick put the Royals on the board with a two-run double. In the top of the third, the Royals loaded the bases with one out. Schaal then brought home a run with a sacrifice fly. A walk to Piniella loaded the bases with two out. Rojas then gotan RBI on an infield single. Kirkpatrick then grounded to short to retire the side. After three: Kansas City 4 Texas 0. In the top of the fourth, Mayberry got a two-RBI double. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the sixth inning. After six: Kansas City 6 Texas 0. In the top of the seventh, the lead grew on a Piniella RBI single. In the bottom of the eighth, Jim Rooker took the mound for the Royals with a runneron first and one out. Two walks later and the Rangers had loaded the bases with one out. Billings went down on strikes for the second out. Then Jim Mason drew a walk to bring home the Rangers first run of the game. Tom Ragland followed with a two-run single. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. Final score: Kansas City 7 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Paul Splittorff 7.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 7 Detroit 5 Baltimore 10 New York 5 12 innings Chicago 4 Oakland 0 California 1 Minnesota 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 3 Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 5 San Diego 4 11 innings Houston 9 Atlanta 4 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Lee May Houston Astros 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Burt Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 13 K 3. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitched a complete game shutout against the Minnesota Twins. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 12:37 AM
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APRIL 7, 1972
Today is the second game in the season-opening series in Texas between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 1-0 at New York 0-1 Cleveland at Milwaukee NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Montreal Philadelphia at St Louis Cincinnati 0-1 at Los Angeles KANSAS CITY ROYALS (1-0) AT TEXAS RANGERS (0-1) MATCHUPS SP Dick Drago vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City 1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City 3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Kansas City SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City LF Lou Piniella vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City RF Richie Scheinblum vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push Overall Advantage Kansas City Nothing of note happened in the first three innings. After three: Kansas City 0 Texas 0. In the top of the fourth, Mayberry broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single. After six: Kansas City 1 Texas 0. In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Bowman struck out and there were two down. Maddox then flew out to right and the Rangers came up empty. In the bottom of the eighth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs grounded into the 6-2 fielder's choice for the first out. Billings grounded into the 4!2 fielder's choice for the second out. Harrah then flew out to rightand the Rangers failed to score again. Drago then pitched a perfect ninth for the complete game shutout. Final score: Kansas City 1 Texas 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Dick Drago 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4 New York 2 Cleveland 1 Milwaukee 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 10 Chicago 7 Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia at StLouis ppd TOP PERFORMERS 1. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W 2. Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 4 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R 3. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 03:30 AM
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APRIL 8, 1972
Today is the third game in the season-opening series in Texas between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers have scored in only one of the previous eighteen innings of this series. The Rangers signed pitching coach Mike Redington to a 1-year, $5,500 per year contract. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 0-1 at Boston 1-0 Baltimore 2-0 at New York 0-2 Cleveland 1-0 at Milwaukee 0-1 Oakland 0-1 at Chicago 1-0 California 1-0 at Minnesota 0-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 0-1 at Montreal 1-0 New York 1-0 at Pittsburgh 0-1 Philadelphia at St Louis (2) San Diego 0-1 at San Francisco 1-0 Houston 2-0 at Atlanta 0-1 Cincinnati 0-2 at Los Angeles 1-0 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (2-0) AT TEXAS RANGERS (0-2) MATCHUPS SP Roger Nelson vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Kansas City C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City 1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City 3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Kansas City SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City LF Lou Piniella vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City RF Richie Scheinblum vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push Overall Advantage Kansas City In the bottom of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Billings then brought all three home with a double for the Rangers first lead of the season. In the top of the second, Rojas brought home a pair with a double. Patek then tied the game with an RBI single. A throwing error by Billings brought in the go-ahead run as the Royals batted around the order. After three: Kansas City 4 Texas 3. In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Nelson flew out to left to end the inning. In the top of the fifth, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers with a runner on first and two out and he struck out Schaal to retire the side. In the top of the sixth, Kirkpatrick hit an RBI double. After six: Kansas City 5 Texas. 3. Ted W Abernathy took the mound for the Royals in the bottom of the seventh. In the top of the eighth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers with a runner on first and nobody out. And he kept the deficit at two. Tom Burgmeier came in to pitch for the Royals in the bottom of the eighth. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. Mayberry hit an RBI single. The Rangers committed four errors in the loss. Final score: Kansas City 6 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Cookie Rojas 2 for 3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 8 Boston 1 New York 4 Baltimore 2 10 innings Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 4 Chicago 5 Oakland 2 Minnesota 1 California 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8 Montreal 0 Pittsburgh 5 New York 1 Philadelphia 2 St Louis 1 10 innings Game 1 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 0 Game 2 San Francisco 6 San Diego 0 Houston 4 Atlanta 3 13 innings Los Angeles 5 Cincinnati 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB 2. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W 3. Rick Wise St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W Jim Kaat of the Minnesota Twins and Sam McDowell of the San Francisco Giants each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 04:44 AM
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APRIL 9, 1972
Today is the final game of the season-opening series in Texas between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers are trying to avoid being swept. Texas has only scored in 2 of the first 27 innings of this series. The Texas Rangers signed general manager Ben Moore to a 3-year, $44,360 per year contract and hitting coach Oren Caspi to a 3-year, $11,240 per year contract. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 1-1 at Boston 1-1 Baltimore 2-1 at New York 1-2 Cleveland 2-0 at Milwaukee 0-2 Oakland 0-2 at Chicago 2-0 California 1-1 at Minnesota 1-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 0-2 at San Francisco 2-0 (2) Houston 3-0 at Atlanta 0-2 (2) New York 1-1 at Pittsburgh 1-1 Chicago 1-1 at Montreal 1-1 Philadelphia 1-1 at St Louis 1-1 Cincinnati 0-3 at Los Angeles 2-0 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (3-0) AT TEXAS RANGERS (0-3) The game was cancelled due to bad weather and rescheduled for August 11. OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 3 Boston 1 Baltimore 6 New York 1 Cleveland 8 Milwaukee 7 10 innings Oakland 7 Chicago 2 Minnesota 8 California 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 6 San Diego 1 Game 1 San Francisco 6 San Diego 5 Game 2 Houston 6 Atlanta 3 Game 1 Atlanta 6 Houston 5 Game 2 New York 5 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 4 Montreal 2 St Louis 8 Philadelphia 7 Los Angeles 6 Cincinnati 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 5 for 9, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 2 for 3, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB 3. Ron Bryant San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 07:03 AM
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APRIL 10, 1972
The Rangers have the day off. AL Player of the Week: RF Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles NL Player of the Week: CF Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. San Francisco Giants 2. Cleveland Indians 3. Kansas City Royals 4. Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Houston Astros 6. Baltimore Orioles 7. Chicago Cubs 8. Detroit Tigers 9. Minnesota Twins 10. St Louis Cardinals 11. New York Mets 12. Chicago White Sox 13. Oakland Athletics 14. Pittsburgh Pirates 15. Boston Red Sox 16. California Angels 17. Montreal Expos 18. Philadelphia Phillies 19. Atlanta Braves 20. New York Yankees 21. Milwaukee Brewers 22. Texas Rangers 23. Cincinnati Reds 24. San Diego Padres STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Cleveland 3-0 Baltimore 3-1 Detroit 2-1 Boston 1-2 New York 1-2 Milwaukee 0-3 WEST Kansas City 3-0 Minnesota 2-1 Chicago 2-1 Oakland 1-2 California 1-2 Texas 0-3 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Chicago 2-1 St Louis 2-1 New York 2-1 Pittsburgh 1-2 Philadelphia 1-2 Montreal 1-2 WEST San Francisco 4-0 Los Angeles 3-0 Houston 4-1 Atlanta 1-3 Cincinnati 0-4 San Diego 0-4 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Toby Harrah .400 Dave Nelson .364 Elliott Maddox .273 HOME RUNS None RBI Dick Billings 3 Tom Ragland 2 Jim Mason 1 ERA Dick Bosman 1.00 Bill Gogolewski 1.93 Mike Paul 3.38 WINS None STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 6 Mike Paul 5 Dick Bosman 4 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 6 11th Batting Average .200 10th OBP .298 8th Home Runs 0 t-8th Stolen Bases 2 t-4th Runs Against 14 t-9th Starters ERA 3.86 8th Bullpen ERA 2.16 4th Defensive Efficiency .705 8th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 0-3 at Baltimore 3-1 Chicago 2-1 at Minnesota 2-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 1-2 at Philadelphia 1-2 San Diego 0-4 at Houston 4-1 Atlanta 1-3 at Los Angeles 3-0 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 5 Milwaukee 4 Chicago 5 Minnesota 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 9 Montreal 4 San Diego 1 Houston 0 Atlanta 6 Los Angeles 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Darrell Evans Atlanta Braves 2 for 2, HR, 3 RBI, R, 3 BB 2. Don Wilson Houston Astros 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K 3. Tom Phoebus San Diego Padres 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 09:29 AM
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01-18-2019, 04:34 PM
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APRIL 11, 1972
The Rangers begin their first road trip of the season today. Eight games in nine days beginning with a three game series in Oakland against the Athletics. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 1-2 at Cleveland 3-0 New York 1-3 at Detroit 2-1 Chicago 3-1 at Minnesota 2-2 California 1-2 at Kansas City 3-0 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 2-1 at New York 2-1 Pittsburgh 1-2 at Chicago 2-1 San Francisco 4-0 at Cincinnati 0-4 San Diego 1-4 at Houston 4-2 Atlanta 2-3 at Los Angeles 3-1 TEXAS RANGERS (0-3) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1-2) MATCHUPS SP Pete Broberg vs Vida Blue Advantage Oakland C Dick Billings vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland 1B Frank Howard vs Mike Epstein Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick Green Advantage Oakland 3B Dave Nelson vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland SS Toby Harrah vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland LF Larry Biittner vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland CF Elliott Maddox vs George Hendrick Advantage Texas RF Ted Ford vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland Overall Advantage Oakland In the top of the second, Biittner hit an RBI single. After three: Texas 1 Oakland 0. In the bottom of the fourth, Jackson tied the game on a throwing error by Billings as he was trying to steal third. Epstein then gave the Athletics the lead with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the fifth, Maddox struck out for the third time in the game. In the bottom of the fifth, Broberg struck out the side. In the top of the sixth, Billings tied the game with an RBI single. Ford followed with a single to load the bases with two out. Biittner then grounded to third to retire the side. In the bottom of the sixth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Broberg hit Bando with a pitch to force in the go-ahead run. Epstein flew to center for the first out. Rudi then brought two home with a single. After six: Oakland 5 Texas 2. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the seventh. In the top of the eighth, Nelson scored from third when Howard grounded to third. With bases empty and one out in the top of the ninth, Rollie Fingers took the mound for the Athletics. With a runner at second and two out, Maddox grounded to second to end the game. Final score: Oakland 5 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Vida Blue 8.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 9 Cleveland 2 New York 2 Detroit 0 Minnesota 2 Chicago 1 California 5 Kansas City 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 9 St Louis 1 Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 5 San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 2 10 innings Houston 15 San Diego 2 Atlanta 1 Los Angeles 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, W 2. Lee May Houston Astros 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 3. Johnny Edwards Houston Astros 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R Mel Stottlemyre Sr of the New York Yankees and Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 06:30 PM
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01-18-2019, 06:31 PM
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01-18-2019, 09:56 PM
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APRIL 12, 1972
Tonight is the second game in Oakland between the winless Rangersand the Athletics. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 0-4 at Baltimore 4-1 Boston 2-2 at Cleveland 3-1 Chicago 3-2 at Minnesota 3-2 California 2-2 at Kansas City 3-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 2-2 at Chicago 2-2 Montreal 1-3 at Philadelphia 2-2 San Francisco 5-0 at Cincinnati 0-5 San Diego 1-5 at Houston 5-2 Atlanta 3-3 at Los Angeles 3-2 TEXAS RANGERS (0-4) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2-2) MATCHUPS SP Dick Bosman vs Blue Moon Odom Advantage Texas C Dick Billings vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland 1B Don Mincher vs Mike Epstein Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick Green Advantage Oakland 3B Dave Nelson vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland SS Toby Harrah vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland LF Frank Howard vs Joe Rudi Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Angel Mangual Advantage Texas RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland In the bottom of the second, Tenace hit a two run homer. Kubiak led off the top of the third with the first home run in Rangers history. In the bottom of the third, the Athletics loaded the bases with two out. Rudi then delivered an RBI single. Bosman then hit Tenace with a pitch to force in another run. Green then popped out to first to end the inning. After three: Oakland 4 Texas 1. In the top of the sixth, Burroughs beat out the 4-6-3 to bring Nelson home from third. After six: Oakland 4 Texas 2. In the bottom of the seventh, Mangual hit a solo home run. In the top of the eighth, with a runner at first and nobody out, Rollie Fingers took the mound for the Athletics. Howard would pick up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Rudi would end the inning by throwing Nelson out at home as he was trying to score from second on a Harrah single. Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth with runners at first and second and one out. The bottom of the eighth ended like the top, with Maddox throwing Rudi out at home as he tried to score on a Dave Duncan single. Bob Locker took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth. With a runner on first and two out, Mincher lined to short to end the game. The Athletics pounded out ten hits while the Rangers committed three errors in the game. Final score: Oakland 5 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Blue Moon Odom 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 7 Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 5 Boston 4 Minnesota 11 Chicago 7 Kansas City 4 California 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 10 Chicago 3 Montreal 11 Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 0 Houston 3 San Diego 0 Los Angeles 1 Atlanta 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W 2. Dave A Roberts Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W 3. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-18-2019, 11:02 PM
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APRIL 13, 1972
Today is the final game in the series in Oakland between the still winless Rangers and the Oakland Athletics. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 0-5 at Baltimore 5-1 Boston 2-3 at Cleveland 4-1 New York 2-3 at Detroit 2-2 Chicago 3-3 at Minnesota 4-2 California 2-3 at Kansas City 4-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 2-2 at New York 3-1 Pittsburgh 3-2 at Chicago 2-3 San Francisco 6-0 at Cincinnati 0-6 San Diego 1-6 at Houston 6-2 TEXAS RANGERS (0-5) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (3-2) MATCHUPS SP Bill Gogolewski vs Catfish Hunter Advantage Oakland C Dick Billings vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland 1B Don Mincher vs Mike Epstein Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick Green Advantage Oakland 3B Dave Nelson vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland SS Toby Harrah vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland LF Frank Howard vs Joe Rudi Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Angel Mangual Advantage Texas RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland Overall Advantage Oakland In the top of the first, the Rangers got their first run before getting their first hit as Howard brought Maddox home from third with a groundout to short. Burroughs then followed with a two run homer. In the bottom of the first, Jackson hit his own two run blast. Later in the same inning, Epstein scored the tying run on a wild pitch. In the top of the third, Howard gave the Rangers the lead back with an RBI single. Burroughs added his own RBI single. After three: Texas 5 Oakland 3. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the fifth. In the top of the sixth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Mincher then brought two home with a single. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth. After six: Texas 7 Oakland 3. Diego Segui took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the seventh. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. Green hit a two out double as Pina injured his leg and had to leave the game. Paul Lindblad then took the mound for the Rangers and got out of the inning unscathed. Darold Knowles took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Epstein then tied the game with a grand slam. Casey Cox then took the mound for the Rangers. With runners at first and second and two out, Campaneris grounded to second to send the game into extra innings. After nine: Texas 7 Oakland 7. Bob Locker took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the tenth. In the bottom of the tenth, Jackson ended it with a solo home run. Final score: Oakland 8 Texas 7 10 innings. PLAYER OF THE GAME Reggie Jackson 3 for 5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 5 Milwaukee 4 Cleveland 2 Boston 1 New York 6 Detroit 1 Chicago 2 Minnesota 0 Kansas City 8 California 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 9 New York 1 Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 4 San Francisco 8 Cincinnati 3 Houston 4 San Diego 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants 2 for 2, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB 2. Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics 3 for 5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB 3. Roger Nelson Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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01-19-2019, 12:44 AM
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APRIL 14, 1972
The Rangers continue to search for their first win as they begin a three game road series against the California Angels. The Atlanta Braves have suspended SP Tom Kelley one game for showing up at the ballpark 30 minutes late. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 2-4 at Detroit 2-3 New York 3-3 at Baltimore 6-1 Chicago 4-3 at Kansas City 5-1 Minnesota 4-3 at Oakland 4-2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 3-3 at New York 3-2 Philadelphia 2-3 at Chicago 3-3 Los Angeles 4-2 at Cincinnati 0-7 Montreal 2-3 at St Louis 3-2 Atlanta 3-4 at San Diego 1-7 TEXAS RANGERS (0-6) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (2-4) MATCHUPS SP Don Stanhouse vs Rudy May Advantage California C Dick Billings vs John Stephenson Advantage Texas 1B Frank Howard vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Tim McMullen Advantage California SS Toby Harrah vs Leo Cardenas Advantage California LF Jeff Burroughs vs Vada Pinson Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Push RF Larry Biittner vs Leroy Stanton Advantage California Overall Advantage Push In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Billings then flew out to left to retire the side. In the bottom of the first, Stanton hit a three run shot 350 feet. In the top of the second, the Rangers again loaded the bases with two out. This time, Nelson flew out to left to retire the side. In the bottom of the second, May hit a solo home run. In the top of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with one. Biittner flew to center for the second out. Stanhouse then flew to right to retire the side. After three: California 4 Texas 0. In the bottom of the fourth, the Angels loaded the bases with nobody out. May added an RBI single. Alomar lined to second for the first out. Spencer then scored on a wild pitch. Stephenson scored when Pinson grounded to third. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth. After six: California 7 Texas 0. In the top of the eighth, Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels with a runner on first and two out and needed just one pitch to retire the side. In the bottom of the eighth, Pinson laced a two run double. Stanton added an RBI single. The Angels totalled 12 hits in the game. Final score: California 10 Texas 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Leroy Stanton 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 5 Detroit 0 New York 4 Baltimore 3 Kansas City 4 Chicago 0 Oakland 4 Minnesota 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 8 Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Los Angeles 6 Cincinnati 2 St Louis 1 Montreal 0 San Diego 2 Atlanta 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Steve Busby Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W 2. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W 3. Rick Wise St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W John Curtis of the Boston Red Sox pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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APRIL 15, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in California between the still winless Rangers and the Angels. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4-3 at Baltimore 6-2 Milwaukee 0-6 at Cleveland 5-1 Boston 3-4 at Detroit 2-4 Chicago 4-4 at Kansas City 6-1 Minnesota 4-4 at Oakland 5-2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 3-4 at New York 4-2 Los Angeles 5-2 at Cincinnati 0-8 Philadelphia 3-3 at Chicago 3-4 Montreal 2-4 at St Louis 4-2 San Francisco 7-0 at Houston 7-2 Atlanta 3-5 at San Diego 2-7 TEXAS RANGERS (0-7) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (3-4) MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Alan Foster Advantage California C Hal King vs John Stephenson Advantage Push 1B Don Mincher vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Ken McMullen Advantage California SS Toby Harrah vs Leo Cardenas Advantage California LF Frank Howard vs Vada Pinson Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Push RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Texas In the bottom of the first, Alomar scored from third when McMullen grounded to third. In the top of the third, King was thrown out at home by Berry after tagging up from third on a Mincher fly ball. After three: California 1 Texas 0. In the top of the sixth, Howard ended a long Rangers scoring drought with a two run homer. One error later and Harrah added his own two run mash. After six: Texas 4 California 1. Mel D Queen took the mound for the Angels in the top of the eighth. Lloyd Allen took the mound for the Angels in the top of the ninth. Maddox added to the Rangers lead with a run-scoring single. Mincher brought a run in with his own single. Howard added a sacrifice fly. A couple walks later and bases were loaded with two out. Kubiak lined out to center to retire the side. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth and easily maintained the six run lead as the Rangers finally got their first win. Hand and Pina combined to hold the Angels to just four hits. Final score: Texas 7 California 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Rich Hand 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 1 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 3 New York 2 Milwaukee 10 Cleveland 7 Boston 3 Detroit 0 Kansas City 4 Chicago 0 Minnesota 2 Oakland 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 3 New York 2 Los Angeles 8 Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 7 Chicago 3 St Louis 8 Montreal 0 Houston 6 San Francisco 4 12 innings San Diego 6 Atlanta 5 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Tommy John Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, W 2. Luis Tiant Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W 3. Dick Woodson Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, W Bruce Dal Canton of the Kansas City Royals and Reggie Cleveland of the St Louis Cardinals each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk Last edited by vrobx1; 01-19-2019 at 02:16 AM. |
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APRIL 16, 1972
Today is the rubber game in California between the Rangers and the Angels. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4-4 at Baltimore 7-2 (2) Chicago 4-5 at Kansas City 7-1 (2) Milwaukee 1-6 at Cleveland 5-2 (2) Boston 4-4 at Detroit 2-5 Minnesota 5-4 at Oakland 5-3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 3-6 at San Diego 3-7 (2) Pittsburgh 4-4 at New York 4-3 Los Angeles 6-2 at Cincinnati 0-9 Philadelphia 4-3 at Chicago 3-5 San Francisco 7-1 at Houston 8-2 Montreal 2-5 at St Louis 5-2 TEXAS RANGERS (1-7) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (3-5) MATCHUPS SP Pete Broberg vs Nolan Ryan Advantage California C Dick Billings vs Jeff Torborg Advantage Texas 1B Don Mincher vs Andy Kosco Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Ken McMullen Advantage California SS Toby Harrah vs Leo Cardenas Advantage California LF Frank Howard vs Vada Pinson Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Push RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Texas Ryan had a no-hitter through three. After three: Texas 0 California 0. In the top of the fourth, Nelson hit an RBI double with one out to break up the no-hitter. Ryan had 10 strikeouts through six innings. After six: Texas 1 California 0. In the top of the seventh, Ryan struck out the side. In the top of the eighth, Ryan tieda California Angels team record with 15 strikeouts. Eddie Fisher took the mound for the Angels in the top of the ninth. The Rangers loaded the bases with two out but Kubiak grounded to second to retire the side. In the bottom of the ninth, the Angels had the tying run on second with two out but Kosco flew out to rightto give Broberg the complete game shutout. The Rangers won despite being out hit 7-3. Final score: Texas 1 California 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Nolan Ryan 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 15 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 2 Baltimore 1 Game 1 Baltimore 4 New York 3 10 innings Game 2 Kansas City 4 Chicago 3 Game 1 Kansas City 8 Chicago 3 Game 2 Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 2 Game 1 Cleveland 8 Milwaukee 0 Game 2 Detroit 7 Boston 6 Minnesota 2 Oakland 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 10 Atlanta 7 14 innings Game 1 Atlanta 6 San Diego 2 Game 2 New York 4 Pittsburgh 0 Los Angeles 5 Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Houston 4 San Francisco 3 St Louis 4 Montreal 3 13 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Al Kaline Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Cito Gaston San Diego Padres 6 for 11, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R 3. Nolan Ryan California Angels 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 15 K Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tom Seaver of the New York Mets and Bert Blyleven of the Minnesota Twins each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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APRIL 17, 1972
The Rangers have the day off. AL Player of the Week: CF Amos Otis Kansas City Royals NL Player of the Week: 1B Lee May Houston Astros WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Kansas City Royals 2. Houston Astros 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 4. San Francisco Giants 5. St Louis Cardinals 6. Baltimore Orioles 7. Cleveland Indians 8. Philadelphia Phillies 9. New York Mets 10. Minnesota Twins 11. Oakland Athletics 12. New York Yankees 13. Boston Red Sox 14. Pittsburgh Pirates 15. Detroit Tigers 16. Atlanta Braves 17. Chicago White Sox 18. San Diego Padres 19. California Angels 20. Chicago Cubs 21. Montreal Expos 22. Texas Rangers 23. Milwaukee Brewers 24. Cincinnati Reds STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore 8-3 Cleveland 6-3 New York 5-5 Boston 4-5 Detroit 3-5 Milwaukee 2-7 WEST Kansas City 9-1 Minnesota 6-4 Oakland 5-4 Chicago 4-7 California 3-6 Texas 2-7 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST St Louis 6-2 New York 5-3 Philadelphia 5-3 Pittsburgh 4-5 Chicago 3-6 Montreal 2-6 WEST Houston 9-2 Los Angeles 7-2 San Francisco 7-2 Atlanta 4-7 San Diego 4-8 Cincinnati 0-10 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Dave Nelson .297 Jeff Burroughs .286 Dick Billings .281 HOME RUNS Four tied at 1 RBI Frank Howard 7 Dick Billings and Jeff Burroughs 4 ERA Dick Bosman 2.20 Pete Broberg 4.05 Mike Paul 4.82 WINS Pete Broberg and Rich Hand 1 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 13 Mike Paul 8 Dick Bosman 5 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 27 10th Batting Average .219 9th OBP .316 6th Home Runs 4 t-8th Stolen Bases 7 3rd Runs Against 43 10th Starters ERA 3.89 11th Bullpen ERA 4.43 9th Defensive Efficiency .726 5th TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES CL Horacio Pina DtD, 2 days. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 6-3 at Boston 4-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 6-2 at Philadelphia 5-3 Los Angeles 7-2 at Atlanta 4-7 San Francisco 7-2 at Houston 9-2 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 4 Cleveland 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 2 Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 4 Atlanta 2 Houston 5 San Francisco 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Dave A Roberts Houston Astros 7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Jim Bibby St Louis Cardinals 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, W 3. Barry Lersch Philadelphia Phillies 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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Blowing the 7-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth in Oakland was so crushing.
Not as devastating as what is happening in Cincinnati. 0-10? How are the Reds 0-10? Some great starts in Houston and Kansas City though. As well as San Francisco and St Louis. As for David Clyde, pretty good chance he doesn't even wind up on the Rangers in this replay. |
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