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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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
APRIL 18, 1972
The Rangers will end their first road trip of the season in Chicago with two games against the White Sox. Chicago has lost four straight. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 6-4 at Boston 5-5 Detroit 3-5 at Baltimore 8-3 Milwaukee 2-7 at New York 5-5 Minnesota 6-4 at California 3-6 Kansas City 9-1 at Oakland 5-4 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 5-3 at Montreal 2-6 Chicago 3-6 at Pittsburgh 4-5 Los Angeles 8-2 at Atlanta 4-8 St Louis 7-2 at Philadelphia 5-4 Houston 10-2 at Cincinnati 0-10 San Francisco 7-3 at San Diego 4-8 TEXAS RANGERS (2-7) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4-7) The game was cancelled due to bad weather and was rescheduled for tomorrow as part of a double header. OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 5 Boston 4 Baltimore 3 Detroit 2 New York 7 Milwaukee 6 15 innings California 5 Minnesota 3 Kansas City 5 Oakland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 5 New York 3 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 1 Los Angeles 7 Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 1 Cincinnati 5 Houston 1 San Diego 4 San Francisco 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Willie Stargell 3 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R 2. Bob Moose 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W 3. George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers 4 for 6, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 19, 1972
Due to yesterday's rainout, the Rangers will play the White Sox in a double header today in Chicago. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 7-4 at Boston 5-6 Milwaukee 2-8 at New York 6-5 Kansas City 10-1 at Oakland 5-5 (2) Detroit 3-6 at Baltimore 9-3 Minnesota 6-5 at California 4-6 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 5-4 at Montreal 3-6 St Louis 7-3 at Philadelphia 6-4 Los Angeles 9-2 at Atlanta 4-9 Houston 10-3 at Cincinnati 1-10 Chicago 3-7 at Pittsburgh 5-5 San Francisco 7-4 at San Diego 5-8 TEXAS RANGERS (2-7) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4-7) GAME ONE MATCHUPS SP Dick Bosman vs Tom Bradley Advantage Chicago C Dick Billings vs Ed Hermann Advantage Chicago 1B Don Mincher vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago 2B Ted Kubiak vs Mike Andrews Advantage Chicago 3B Dave Nelson vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago SS Toby Harrah vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas LF Frank Howard vs Carlos May Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Jay Johnstone Advantage Texas RF Jeff Burroughs vs Walt Williams Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Chicago In the bottom of the first, Melton put the White Sox on the board with a run-scoring single. May led off the bottom of the third with a 404 foot shot. Andrews added an RBI single. Hermann followed with a single that loaded the bases with one out. Johnstone then cracked a two run double. Nine men came to the plate in the inning. After three: Chicago 5 Texas 0. In the top of the sixth, Bradley struck out Kubiak for his 20th K of the season. In the bottom of the sixth, May added an RBI single. After six: Chicago 6 Texas 0. In the bottom of the seventh, the White Sox had runners on the corners and one out and Mike Paul replaced Bosman on the mound for the Rangers. Hermann beat out the 6-4-3 to bring Melton home from third. In the top of the eighth, Maddox put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. In the bottom of the eighth, Williams hit an RBI triple. Jorge Orta came in to pinch hit and knocked Williams in with a single. The White Sox pounded out 15 hits in the game. Final score: Chicago 9 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Tom Bradley 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K TEXAS RANGERS (2-8) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (5-7) GAME TWO MATCHUPS SP Bill Gogolewski vs Stan Bahnsen Advantage Chicago C Hal King vs Tom Egan Advantage Push 1B Don Mincher vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago 2B Ted Kubiak vs Mike Andrews Advantage Chicago 3B Dave Nelson vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago SS Toby Harrah vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas LF Frank Howard vs Carlos May Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Jay Johnstone Advantage Texas RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Chicago In the top of the first, Mincher hit an RBI single. Burroughs added a run-scoring single. A walk to Harrah loaded the bases with one out. Kubiak beat out the 3-6-1 to bring Howard home from third. After three: Texas 3 Chicago 0. Nothing of note happened in the middle innings. After six: Texas 3 Chicago 0. In the top of the fourth, Burroughs hit another RBI single. With a runner on first and two down, Cy Acosta took the mound for the White Sox and got the final out. Vicente Romo came on to pitch for the White Sox in the top of the eighth. Maddox brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, Howard helped the Rangers pour it on with an RBI double. The Rangers got 10 hits in the game. Final score: Texas 6 Chicago 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Bill Gogolewski 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 6 Cleveland 2 Milwaukee 6 New York 2 Kansas City 3 Oakland 2 Game 1 Oakland 6 Kansas City 4 Game 2 Detroit 9 Baltimore 7 10 innings Minnesota 4 California 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 6 Montreal 3 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 0 Atlanta 4 Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 6 Houston 1 Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 3 San Francisco 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W 2. Mickey Stanley Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB 3. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 20, 1972
The Rangers had the day off. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore 9-4 Cleveland 7-5 Boston 6-6 New York 6-6 Detroit 4-6 Milwaukee 3-8 WEST Kansas City 11-2 Minnesota 7-5 Oakland 6-6 Chicago 5-8 California 4-7 Texas 3-8 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Philadelphia 7-4 St Louis 7-4 New York 6-4 Pittsburgh 5-6 Chicago 4-7 Montreal 3-7 WEST Los Angeles 9-3 Houston 10-4 San Francisco 7-5 San Diego 6-8 Atlanta 5-9 Cincinnati 2-10 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Dick Billings .333 Jeff Burroughs .297 Frank Howard .270 HOME RUNS Four tied with 1 RBI Frank Howard 8 Jeff Burroughs 6 Two tied with 4 ERA Bill Gogolewski 2.30 Pete Broberg 4.05 Dick Bosman 4.37 WINS Pete Broberg, Bill Gogolewski and Rich Hand 1 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 13 Mike Paul 10 Dick Bosman 9 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 34 t-10th Batting Average .225 9th OBP .318 6th Home Runs 4 t-10th Stolen Bases 7 t-4th Runs Against 52 t-10th Starters ERA 4.04 10th Bullpen ERA 4.50 11th Defensive efficiency .708 7th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 3-8 at New York 6-6 Detroit 4-6 at Baltimore 9-4 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 9-3 at Atlanta 5-9 Chicago 4-7 at Pittsburgh 5-6 San Francisco 7-5 at San Diego 6-8 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4 Milwaukee 3 Detroit 5 Baltimore 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 6 Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 10 Chicago 5 San Francisco 2 San Diego 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Willie Stargell 2 for 3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Ron Bryant San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W 3. Mike Cuellar Baltimore Orioles 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 21, 1972
The Rangers begin an 11 game home stand with four against the California Angels. The Rangers are still looking for their first ever home win. The Rangers lead the season series 2-1. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 9-5 at Cleveland 7-5 New York 7-6 at Boston 6-6 Detroit 5-6 at Milwaukee 3-9 Kansas City 11-2 at Chicago 5-8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 4-8 at New York 6-4 St Louis 7-4 at Montreal 3-7 Pittsburgh 6-6 at Philadelphia 7-4 Cincinnati 2-10 at Atlanta 5-10 San Diego 6-9 at Los Angeles 10-3 Houston 10-4 at San Francisco 8-5 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (4-7) AT TEXAS RANGERS (3-8) MATCHUPS SP Nolan Ryan vs Pete Broberg Advantage California C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Texas 1B Jim Spencer vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Ken McMullen vs Dave Nelson Advantage California SS Leo Cardenas vs Toby Harrah Advantage California LF Vada Pinson vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Texas In the bottom of the first, Howard brought a run home with a sacrifice fly. After three: Texas 1 California 0. In the bottom of the fourth, Maddox got an RBI single. Mincher followed with a two run homer. In the bottom of the fifth, Ryan struck out the side. In the bottom of the sixth, Broberg came through with a run-scoring double. After six: Texas 5 California 0. In the bottom of the seventh, Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels. In the top of the eighth, Pinson put the Angels on the board with a sacrifice fly. Cardenas added an RBI double. The Angels would get no closer as Ryan and Murphy combined to walk 10 Rangers hitters. Final score: Texas 5 California 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Pete Broberg 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 for 2, 2B, RBI OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 5 Boston 3 Detroit 2 Milwaukee 0 Chicago 3 Kansas City 2 Baltimore at Cleveland ppd NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 5 Chicago 1 Montreal 8 St Louis 1 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 0 Cincinnati 5 Atlanta 2 Los Angeles 4 San Diego 2 San Francisco 6 Houston 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W 2. Wayne Twitchell Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, W 3. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 8.2 IP, 1 H. 2 ER, 1 BB. 2 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 22, 1972
Today is the second game of the four game series in Texas against the California Angels. The Rangers first ever road win and first ever home win came against the Angels. Of the Rangers four wins, three of them are against the Angels. Detroit Tigers RP John Hiller will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 9-5 at Cleveland 7-5 (2) New York 8-6 at Boston 6-7 Detroit 6-6 at Milwaukee 3-10 Kansas City 11-3 at Chicago 6-8 Oakland 6-6 at Minnesota 7-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 7-5 at Montreal 4-7 Chicago 4-9 at New York 7-4 Pittsburgh 6-7 at Philadelphia 8-4 Houston 10-5 at San Francisco 9-5 Cincinnati 3-10 at Atlanta 5-11 San Diego 6-10 at Los Angeles 11-3 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (4-8) AT TEXAS RANGERS (4-8) MATCHUPS SP Clyde Wright vs Don Stanhouse Advantage California C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Texas 1B Jim Spencer vs Larry Biittner Advantage California 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Ken McMullen vs Dave Nelson Advantage California SS Leo Cardenas vs Toby Harrah Advantage California LF Vada Pinson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Leroy Stanton vs Ted Ford Advantage California Overall Advantage California In the bottom of the second, Ford smacked a two run double. After three: Texas 2 California 0. In the bottom of the fifth, Burroughs brought one home with a single. Kubiak followed up with his own RBI single. After six: Texas 4 California 0. In the top of the seventh, the Angels got their first run of the game on a McMullen double. McMullen would go on to score when Berry grounded into the 6-4-3. In the bottom of the seventh, Nelson got one of the runs back with an RBI triple. With runners at the corners and one out, Mel D Queen took the mound for the Angels. Billings picked up an RBI with an infield single. Dave Sells took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the eighth. Stanhouse went the distance as the Rangers have now beaten the Angels four straight times. Final score: Texas 6 California 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Don Stanhouse 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 6 Cleveland 3 11 innings Game 1 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 3 Game 2 New York 13 Boston 4 Detroit 3 Milwaukee 2 Kansas City 9 Chicago 1 Minnesota 2 Oakland 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 7 Montreal 1 New York 5 Chicago 4 12 innings Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 2 San Francisco 6 Houston 2 Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 1 Los Angeles 3 San Diego 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles 7 for 10, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB 2. Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles 3 for 7, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB 3. Horace Clarke New York Yankees 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 23, 1972
Today is the third game in the four game series in Texas between the Rangers and the California Angels. After starting the season 0-7, the Rangers have won 5 of their last 6. Meanwhile, the Angels have lost 5 of their last 6 and 7 of their last 9. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 9-6 at Boston 6-8 Baltimore 10-6 at Cleveland 8-6 Detroit 7-6 at Milwaukee 3-11 Kansas City 12-3 at Chicago 6-9 Oakland 6-7 at Minnesota 8-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 8-5 at Montreal 4-8 Chicago 4-10 at New York 8-4 Pittsburgh 7-7 at Philadelphia 8-5 Cincinnati 4-10 at Atlanta 5-12 San Diego 6-11 at Los Angeles 12-3 Houston 10-6 at San Francisco 10-5 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (4-9) AT TEXAS RANGERS (5-8) MATCHUPS SP Andy Messersmith vs Rich Hand Advantage California C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Texas 1B Andy Kosco vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Ken McMullen vs Dave Nelson Advantage California SS Leo Cardenas vs Toby Harrah Advantage California LF Vada Pinson vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Texas In the top of the first, Pinson hit a solo home run. Kosco led off the top of the second with a home run. Alomar added an RBI triple. But Alomar would be thrown out at home by Howard while trying to score on a Stanton fly ball out. After three: California 3 Texas 0. In the top of the fifth, McMullen added a run-scoring single to the Angels lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Maddox got the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. After six: California 4 Texas 1. Horace Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. Lloyd Allen took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the ninth and went on to get the save. Final score: California 4 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Andy Messersmith 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 11 Boston 6 Cleveland 2 Baltimore 1 Detroit 8 Milwaukee 2 Chicago 7 Kansas City 4 Minnesota 4 Oakland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 4 Montreal 3 New York 4 Chicago 0 Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1 Atlanta 6 Cincinnati 5 Los Angeles 3 San Diego 2 15 innings San Francisco 4 Houston 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Thurman Munson New York Yankees 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 R 2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W 3. Andy Messersmith California Angels 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 24, 1972
Tonight is the final game of the four game series in Texas in the battle for last place between the Rangers and the California Angels. This is the only game in the American League on the schedule today. AL Player of the Week: RF Ron Blomberg New York Yankees NL Player of the Week: LF Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Kansas City Royals 3. New York Mets 4. San Francisco Giants 5. Minnesota Twins 6. St Louis Cardinals 7. Philadelphia Phillies 8. New York Yankees 9. Cleveland Indians 10. Detroit Tigers 11. Baltimore Orioles 12. Houston Astros 13. Pittsburgh Pirates 14. Chicago White Sox 15. Oakland Athletics 16. Boston Red Sox 17. Texas Rangers 18. California Angels 19. Atlanta Braves 20. San Diego Padres 21. Montreal Expos 22. Cincinnati Reds 23. Chicago Cubs 24. Milwaukee Brewers OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 4-11 at Houston 10-7 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (5-9) AT TEXAS RANGERS (5-9) MATCHUPS SP Rudy May vs Dick Bosman Advantage California C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Texas 1B Jim Spencer vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Lenny Randle Advantage California 3B Ken McMullen vs Dave Nelson Advantage California SS Leo Cardenas vs Toby Harrah Advantage California LF Vada Pinson vs Larry Biittner Advantage California CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Leroy Stanton vs Ted Ford Advantage California Overall Advantage California In the top of the second, Stephenson put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. In the bottom of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Bosman popped to second for the second out. Maddox came through with a clutch two run single to put the Rangers in the lead. In the top of the third, Pinson delivered an RBI single to tie the game. After three: California 2 Texas 2. Nothing of note happened in the middle innings. After six: California 2 Texas 2. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth inning. In the bottom of the eighth, the Rangers had a runner on first and one out and Lloyd Allen took the mound for the Angels. Maddox would score the go-ahead run on a two out wild pitch. Ford added a run-scoring single. With a runner on first and one out in the top of the ninth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Alomar tied the game with a 382 foot bomb. After nine: California 4 Texas 4. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the tenth. Eddie Fisher took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the tenth. Harrah drew a walk but was caught stealing second to end the inning. In the top of the twelfth, a leadoff double prompted a pitching change and Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers. Rain began to fall. Jim Mason committed an error on a Stephenson grounder to second and Cardenas scored the go-ahead run. Mel D Queen took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the twelfth. Maddox tied the game with an RBI single. Play was then stopped for a 19 minute rain delay. With runners at first and second and two out, Nelson singled to bring Mason home with the winning run. The Angels had 11 hits and the Rangers committed 3 errors but Texas still got the win. Final score: Texas 6 California 5 12 innings. PLAYER OF THE GAME Elliott Maddox 3 for 5, 3 RBI, R, BB OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 4 Houston 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K 2. Sandy Alomar Sr California Angels 3 for 6, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB 3. Elliott Maddox Texas Rangers 3 for 5, 3 RBI, R. BB Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 25, 1972
The Rangers continue their home stand with a two game series against the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers have begun the home stand 3-1. The Tigers have won 5 straight. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 6-9 at Minnesota 9-5 Oakland 6-8 at New York 10-6 Cleveland 9-6 at Chicago 7-9 California 5-10 at Milwaukee 3-12 Baltimore 10-7 at Kansas City 12-4 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 9-5 at Atlanta 6-12 Cincinnati 4-11 at Pittsburgh 7-8 Chicago 5-11 at Houston 10-8 Montreal 4-9 at Los Angeles 13-3 New York 9-4 at San Diego 6-12 Philadelphia 9-5 at San Francisco 11-5 DETROIT TIGERS (8-6) AT TEXAS RANGERS (6-9) MATCHUPS SP Chuck Dobson vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Push C Bill Freehan vs Dick Billings Advantage Detroit 1B Jim Northrup vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Dick McAuliffe vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push LF Gates Brown vs Frank Howard Advantage Push CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Detroit RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Detroit In the bottom of the first, Mincher hit a two run homer. In the top of the second, Brown scored from third when Harrah misplayed a Rodriguez grounder. In the top of the third, Northrup tied the game with an RBI triple. In the bottom of the third, Nelson gave the Rangers the lead back with an RBI single. Howard followed with a walk to load the bases with one out. Burroughs popped it up to second for out number two. Billings then came through with a two run single. After three: Texas 5 Detroit 2. In the top of the fourth, Brinkman hit an RBI single. In the bottom of the fourth, Nelson got himself another RBI single. Howard followed with a three run homer. With a runner on first and two out, Bill Slayback took the mound for the Tigers and finally got them out of the inning. In the top of the sixth, the Rangers fourth error of the game allowed the Tigers to load the bases with one out. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers. Brinkman brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Willie Horton added an RBI single. Ron Perranoski took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the sixth. After six: Texas 9 Detroit 5 Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Fred Holdsworth took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth. Maddox led off with a single, giving him 5 for the game, a Texas Rangers team record. Howard would later bring Maddox home with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the ninth, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. McAuliffe scored on a passed ball. Freehan brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. But the Tigers would get no more. The two teams combined for 23 hits. Final score: Texas 10 Detroit 7. PLAYER OF THE GAME Elliott Maddox 5 for 5, 4 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 5 Boston 4 New York 3 Oakland 0 Cleveland 1 Chicago 0 Milwaukee 8 California 3 Baltimore 8 Kansas City 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 6 Atlanta 2 Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 2 Houston 6 Chicago 5 Montreal 7 Los Angeles 2 New York 6 San Diego 2 San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R 2. Elliot Maddox Texas Rangers 5 for 5, 4 R 3. Tom Bradley Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K Steve Kline of the New York Yankees pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 26, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers have won seven of their last nine. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 6-9 at New York 11-6 California 5-11 at Milwaukee 4-12 Cleveland 10-6 at Chicago 7-10 Boston 6-19 at Minnesota 10-5 Baltimore 11-7 at Kansas City 12-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 9-6 at San Francisco 12-5 St Louis 10-5 at Atlanta 6-13 Cincinnati 4-12 at Pittsburgh 8-8 Chicago 5-12 at Houston 11-8 Montreal 5-9 at Los Angeles 13-4 New York 10-4 at San Diego 6-13 DETROIT TIGERS (8-7) AT TEXAS RANGERS (7-9) MATCHUPS SP Mickey Lolich vs Pete Broberg Advantage Detroit C Bill Freehan vs Hal King Advantage Detroit 1B Norm Cash vs Frank Howard Advantage Push 2B Dick McAuliffe vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push LF Jim Northrup vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Al Kaline vs Larry Biittner Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Detroit In the bottom of the first, Howard put the Rangers on the board with an RBI double. After three: Texas 1 Detroit 0. Cash led off the top of the fourth with a home run to tie the game. After six: Detroit 1 Texas 1. In the top of the seventh, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. McAuliffe struck outand therewere two down. Cash then hit his second home run of the game, a grand slam. In the bottom of the seventh, Biittner got the Rangers closer with an RBI double. King then brought Biittner home with a single. Harrah brought King home with a single to make it a one run game. Nelson then gave the Rangers the lead back with a two run single. Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, Lolich struck out Burroughs for his 10th K of the game. Cox set the Tigers down in order in the top of the ninth for another Rangers win. Final score: Texas 6 Detroit 5. PLAYER OF THE GAME Norm Cash 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4 Oakland 1 California 3 Milwaukee 0 Cleveland 11 Chicago 6 Minnesota 7 Boston 2 Kansas City 8 Baltimore 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 0 St Louis 5 Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 3 Chicago 4 Houston 1 Montreal 5 Los Angeles 1 New York 3 San Diego 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W 2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W 3. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 27, 1972
The Rangers had the day off as no American League games will be played today. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST New York 12-6 Cleveland 11-6 Baltimore 11-8 Detroit 8-8 Boston 6-11 Milwaukee 4-13 WEST Kansas City 13-5 Minnesota 11-5 Texas 8-9 Chicago 7-11 Oakland 6-10 California 6-11 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST New York 11-4 St Louis 11-5 Philadelphia 9-7 Pittsburgh 9-8 Montreal 6-9 Chicago 6-12 WEST Los Angeles 13-5 San Francisco 13-5 Houston 11-9 San Diego 6-14 Atlanta 6-14 Cincinnati 4-13 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .300 Dave Nelson .288 Dick Billings .276 HOME RUNS Frank Howard and Don Mincher 2 Three tied with 1 RBI Frank Howard 14 Elliott Maddox and Don Mincher 8 ERA Bill Gogolewski 1.71 Dick Bosman 3.94 Pete Broberg 4.00 WINS Pete Broberg 3 Bill Gogolewski 2 Three tied with 1 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 21 Dick Bosman 14 Mike Paul 12 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 68 6th Batting average .232 8th OBP .330 4th Home Runs 7 t-10th Stolen Bases 12 t-2nd Runs Against 77 9th Starters ERA 3.63 9th Bullpen ERA 4.04 10th Defensive Eff. .710 7th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 9-7 at San Francisco 13-5 Cincinnati 4-13 at Pittsburgh 9-8 Montreal 6-9 at Los Angeles 13-5 New York 11-4 at San Diego 6-14 OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 6 San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 9 14 innings Montreal 6 Los Angeles 5 11 innings New York 7 San Diego 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bobby Tolan Cincinnati Reds 4 for 7, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 7, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R 3. Joe Lis Philadelphia Phillies 1 for 2, HR, 4 RBI, R, 2 BB Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 28, 1972
The Rangers resume their home stand with a three game series against the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers are 5-1 on this home stand. The Red Sox have lost five straight and statistically have the worst starting pitching in the American League. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 11-5 at New York 12-6 California 6-11 at Baltimore 11-8 Chicago 7-11 at Detroit 8-8 Cleveland 11-6 at San Francisco 13-5 Oakland 6-10 at Milwaukee 4-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 5-13 at Chicago 6-12 Atlanta 6-14 at Pittsburgh 9-9 St Louis 11-5 Houston 11-9 New York 12-5 at Los Angeles 13-6 Philadelphia 10-7 at San Diego 6-15 Montreal 7-9 at San Francisco 13-6 BOSTON RED SOX (6-11) AT TEXAS RANGERS (8-9) MATCHUPS SP Sonny Siebert vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Boston C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston 1B Danny Cater vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Texas 3B Tommy Harper vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Boston LF Carl Yastrzemski vs Frank Howard Advantage Boston CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Reggie Smith vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Boston Overall Advantage Boston In the bottom of the first, Mincher hit a two run homer. Howard added an RBI double. In the top of the second, Aparicio hit a solo home run. After three: Texas 3 Boston 1. Nothing of note happened in the middle innings. After six: Texas 3 Boston 1. With bases empty and one out in the top of the seventh, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. In the top of the eighth inning, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. In the bottom of the eighth, Burroughs hit one 411 feet for a solo home run. Pina then finished it off with a perfect ninth. Final score; Texas 4 Boston 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Don Stanhouse 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 1 Minnesota 0 10 innings Baltimore 6 California 1 Detroit 4 Chicago 2 Kansas City 5 Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 2 Oakland 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 5 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 4 St Louis 2 Houston 1 Los Angeles 5 New York 3 Philadelphia 5 San Diego 3 Montreal 7 San Francisco 6 14 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Fritz Peterson New York Yankees 10.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W 2. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W 3. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 29, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers have won four straight while the Red Sox have lost six straight. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 7-12 at Detroit 9-8 Minnesota 11-6 at New York 13-6 Oakland 6-11 at Milwaukee 5-13 Cleveland 11-7 at Kansas City 14-5 California 6-12 at Baltimore 12-8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 6-15 at Pittsburgh 10-9 Cincinnati 6-13 at Chicago 6-13 Montreal 8-9 at San Francisco 13-7 St Louis 12-5 at Houston 11-10 New York 12-5 at Los Angeles 14-6 Philadelphia 11-7 at San Diego 6-16 BOSTON RED SOX (6-12) AT TEXAS RANGERS (9-9) MATCHUPS SP Marty Pattin vs Dick Bosman Advantage Boston C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston 1B Danny Cater vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Texas 3B Rico Petrocelli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Boston LF Carl Yastrzemski vs Frank Howard Advantage Boston CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Reggie Smith vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Boston Overall Advantage Boston Bosman was perfect through three. After three: Boston 0 Texas 0. In the top of the fourth, Smith hit a two out double for the Red Sox first baserunner of the game. Buthe would be stranded there. In the bottom of the fourth, Kubiak broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single. In the top of the sixth, Yastrzemski tied the game with an RBI double. Smith then hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Yastrzemski with the go-ahead run. Fisk added an RBI double as well. And Petrocelli hit a two run homer. Burroughs led off the bottom of the sixth with a home run. After six: Boston 5 Texas 2. In the bottom of the seventh with runners at the corners, Maddox scored from third when Nelson grounded into the 5-4 fielder's choice. Howard then brought Nelson home with a single to make it a one run game. Yastrzemski led off the top of the eighth with a home run. Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. Bobby Bolin took the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the ninth and got the three up three down to end the Red Sox losing streak. The Rangers lost despite getting 10 hits in the game. Final score: Boston 6 Texas 4. PLAYER OF THE GAME Jeff Burroughs 3 for 4, HR, RBI, 2 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 3 Chicago 2 Minnesota 10 New York 0 Milwaukee 5 Oakland 1 Baltimore 4 California 2 Cleveland at Kansas City ppd NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 9 Cincinnati 4 Montreal 4 San Francisco 3 10 innings St Louis 6 Houston 4 Los Angeles 4 New York 3 10 innings Philadelphia 6 San Diego 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Jim Perry Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W 2. Jim Lonborg Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W 3. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W San Diego Padres skipper Preston Gomez blasted the local media for negative coverage of his team. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
APRIL 30, 1972
Today is the rubber match in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 11-7 at Kansas City 14-5 (2) Minnesota 12-6 at New York 13-7 (2) California 6-13 at Baltimore 13-8 Chicago 7-13 at Detroit 10-8 Oakland 6-12 at Milwaukee 6-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 9-9 at San Francisco 13-8 (2) Philadelphia 12-7 at San Diego 6-17 (2) Atlanta 7-15 at Pittsburgh 10-10 Cincinnati 6-14 at Chicago 7-13 St Louis 13-5 at Houston 11-11 New York 12-6 at Los Angeles 15-6 BOSTON RED SOX (7-12) AT TEXAS RANGERS (9-10) MATCHUPS SP John Curtis vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Boston C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston 1B Danny Cater vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas 2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Texas 3B Rico Petrocelli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Boston LF Tommy Harper vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Reggie Smith vs Ted Ford Advantage Boston Overall Advantage Boston In the top of the third, Fisk put the Red Sox on the board with an RBI single. Burroughs misplayed a Petrocelli fly ball, allowing Smith to score from second. After three: Boston 2 Texas 0. In the bottom of the fourth, Kubiak put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. After six: Boston 2 Texas 1. In the bottom of the seventh, Maddox tied the game with an RBI single. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Cater put the Red Sox back in the lead with a run-scoring double. Carl Yastrzemski added a run-scoring single. Bobby Bolin took the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Griffin brought a run in with a single. Aparicio then knocked in two with a single. Lynn McGlothen took the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the ninth looking to hold onto a five run lead. The Red Sox tallied 14 hits in the win while the Rangers committed three errors. Final score: Boston 7 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Luis Aparicio 3 for 4, 2 RBI, R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 3 Cleveland 0 Game 1 Cleveland 6 Kansas City 5 Game 2 New York 4 Minnesota 2 Game 1 New York 6 Minnesota 5 14 innings Game 2 California 7 Baltimore 3 Chicago 2 Detroit 1 Oakland 2 Milwaukee 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 7 Montreal 1 Game 1 Montreal 8 San Francisco 5 Game 2 San Diego 4 Philadelphia 3 Game 1 San Diego 5 Philadelphia 2 Game 2 Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 8 Cincinnati 0 Houston 4 St Louis 0 Loa Angeles 3 New York 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W 2. Fergus Jenkins Chicago Cubs 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W 3. Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W Tim Foli of the Montreal Expos pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 1, 1972
The entire American League had the day off. AL Player of the Week: CF Elliott Maddox Texas Rangers NL Player of the Week: SS Tim Foli Montreal Expos The Kansas City Royals placed SP Steve Busby on the DL with a torn rotator cuff. He is expected to miss 5 months. AL Batter of the Month: CF Amos Otis Kansas City Royals NL Batter of the Month: LF Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates AL Pitcher of the Month: Tom Bradley Chicago White Sox NL Pitcher of the Month: Tom Seaver New York Mets AL Rookie of the Month: SP Dick Tidrow Cleveland Indians NL Rookie of the Month: 3B Dave W Roberts San Diego Padres WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 2. New York Yankees 3. Kansas City Royals 4. St Louis Cardinals 5. New York Mets 6. Cleveland Indians 7. San Francisco Giants 8. Minnesota Twins 9. Baltimore Orioles 10. Philadelphia Phillies 11. Detroit Tigers 12. Montreal Expos 13. Houston Astros 14. Pittsburgh Pirates 15. Texas Rangers 16. Boston Red Sox 17. Chicago Cubs 18. Chicago White Sox 19. Atlanta Braves 20. Oakland Athletics 21. California Angels 22. San Diego Padres 23. Milwaukee Brewers 24. Cincinnati Reds STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST New York 15-7 Cleveland 12-8 Baltimore 13-9 Detroit 10-9 Boston 8-12 Milwaukee 6-14 WEST Kansas City 15-6 Minnesota 12-8 Texas 9-11 Chicago 8-13 Oakland 7-12 California 7-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST St Louis 13-6 New York 12-7 Philadelphia 12-9 Montreal 10-10 Pittsburgh 10-11 Chicago 8-13 WEST Los Angeles 16-6 San Francisco 14-9 Houston 12-11 Atlanta 8-15 San Diego 8-17 Cincinnati 6-15 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .309 Jeff Burroughs .297 Dave Nelson .267 HOME RUNS Jeff Burroughs and Don Mincher 3 Frank Howard 2 RBI Frank Howard 16 Don Mincher 10 Two tied at 9 ERA Bill Gogolewski 1.61 Pete Broberg 4.00 Don Stanhouse 4.43 WINS Pete Broberg 3 Bill Gogolewski and Don Stanhouse 2 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 21 Dick Bosman 14 Mike Paul 12 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 78 6th Batting Average .235 8th OBP. 328 3rd Home Runs 10 t-9th Stolen Bases 13 t-2nd Runs Against 91 11th Starters ERA 3.59 10th Bullpen ERA 3.92 11th Defensive Eff. .711 7th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 12-7 at San Francisco 14-9 Houston 12-11 at Pittsburgh 10-11 Philadelphia 12-9 at Los Angeles 16-6 OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 6 San Francisco 0 Pittsburgh 2 Houston 1 Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K, W 2. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W 3. Tommy John Los Angeles Dodgers 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 2, 1972
The Rangers will conclude their 11 game home stand with a two game series against the Cleveland Indians. Texas has gone 6-3 so far on this home stand. The Indians are completing a 7 game road trip. They are 3-2 so far on the road trip. The Indians have the second highest team batting average in the American League. Oakland Athletics SP Vida Blue has been diagnosed with shoulder inflammation and will miss the rest of the season. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 8-13 at Baltimore 13-9 Oakland 7-12 at Boston 8-12 California 7-13 at New York 15-7 Kansas City 15-6 at Detroit 10-9 Minnesota 12-8 at Milwaukee 6-14 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 8-15 at Chicago 8-13 Houston 12-12 at Pittsburgh 11-11 Cincinnati 6-15 at St Louis 13-6 Philadelphia 12-10 at Los Angeles 17-6 Montreal 10-10 at San Diego 8-17 New York 13-7 at San Francisco 14-10 CLEVELAND INDIANS (12-8) AT TEXAS RANGERS (9-11) MATCHUPS SP Ray Lamb vs Pete Broberg Advantage Texas C Ray Fosse vs Dick Billings Advantage Cleveland 1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Eddie Leon vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Cleveland LF Alex Johnson vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Del Under vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Roy Foster vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Texas In the top of the second, Fosse hit a run-scoring double. Leon added a sacrifice fly to bring in a run. In the bottom of the third, Maddox tied the game with a two run homer. After three: Cleveland 2 Texas 2. In the top of the fourth, Maddox threw Foster out at home as he was trying to score from second on a Fosse single. An intentional walk to Leon loaded the bases with two out. Lamb then grounded to second to retire the side. In the top of the sixth, the Indians loaded the bases with one out. Lamb grounded into the 5-2 for the second out. Then a wild pitch brought the go-ahead run in. Unser brought one in with a single but Burroughs threw Lamb out at home as he was trying to score from second. After six: Cleveland 4 Texas 2. In the top of the seventh, Chambliss hit a two run homer. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Unser struck out for the third time in the game to end the frame. With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Steve Mingori took the mound for the Indians. The Indians out hit the Rangers 15-4 in the contest. Final score: Cleveland 6 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Ray Lamb 7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 4 Baltimore 1 Oakland 6 Boston 1 New York 2 California 1 10 innings Detroit 9 Kansas City 8 10 innings Milwaukee 4 Minnesota 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 7 Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 2 Houston 1 St Louis 4 Cincinnati 2 Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 0 San Diego 4 Montreal 3 San Francisco 3 New York 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Mike Epstein Oakland Athletics 2 for 2, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB 2. John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals 3 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB 3. Ken Brett 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W Reports out of the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse are that RP Max Scare and 3B Mike Schmidt got into an animated argument following the Phillies shutout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Don Sutton pitched a complete game shutout in that contest. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 3, 1972
The Rangers 11 game home stand comes to an end today against the Cleveland Indians. The Rangers have lost 3 straight. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE California 7-14 at New York 16-7 Chicago 9-13 at Baltimore 13-10 Oakland 8-12 at Boston 8-13 Kansas City 15-7 at Detroit 11-9 Minnesota 12-9 at Milwaukee 7-14 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 8-16 at Chicago 9-13 Montreal 10-11 at San Diego 9-17 New York 13-8 at San Francisco 15-10 Houston 12-13 at Pittsburgh 12-11 Cincinnati 6-16 at St Louis 14-6 Philadelphia 12-11 at Los Angeles 18-6 CLEVELAND INDIANS (13-8) AT TEXAS RANGERS (9-12) MATCHUPS SP Gaylord Perry vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Cleveland C Ray Fosse vs Dick Billings Advantage Cleveland 1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B John Lowenstein vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Cleveland LF Roy Foster vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas CF Del Unser vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Buddy Bell vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Cleveland In the top of the second, the Indians loaded the bases with nobody out. Duffy brought in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly. Perry had a no-hitter through three. After three: Cleveland 1 Texas 0. In the top of the sixth, Duffy hit a three run homer. Perry still had a no-hitter through six. After six: Cleveland 4 Texas 0. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the seventh inning. Perry scored from third on a Chambliss groundout to third. Mincher led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to break up the no-hitter. In the top of the eighth, the Indians had runners at first and second with one out when Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. He prevented the Indians from adding to their lead in the inning. Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. Nettles addedan RBI double to the already insurmountable lead. Bell chipped in a sacrifice fly to bring home one more run. Perry went on to finish the complete game shutout. The Indians out hit the Rangers 11-2. Final score: Cleveland 7 Texas 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Gaylord Perry 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4 California 2 Baltimore 2 Chicago 0 Oakland 5 Boston 1 Kansas City 2 Detroit 0 Milwaukee 4 Minnesota 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 5 Atlanta 1 Montreal 3 San Diego 2 15 innings New York 4 San Francisco 0 11 innings Pittsburgh 2 Houston 0 Cincinnati 2 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 12 Los Angeles 4 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Jim Matlack New York Mets 11.0 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W 3. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dick Drago of the Kansas City Royals and Jack Billingham of the Cincinnati Reds each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
The Atlanta Braves have suspended SP Tom Kelley one game for showing up at the ballpark 30 minutes late.
What a lazy punishment. The Braves played a doubleheader on the day they suspended a starting pitcher *ONE* game for showing up late. It probably wasn't even his day to pitch. The breezy-easy early 70s, man. |
FROM MAY 2, 1971:
Reports out of the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse are that RP Max Scare and 3B Mike Schmidt got into an animated argument following the Phillies shutout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Don Sutton pitched a complete game shutout in that contest. This happened the day after the Eagles released their first single, "Take It Easy." Mike Schmidt & Max Scare are lettin' the sound of their own wheels drive 'em crazy. |
MAY 4, 1972
The entire American League had the day off. It is being rumored that the Detroit Tigers have placed LF Gates Brown on the trading block. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST New York 17-7 Cleveland 14-8 Baltimore 14-10 Detroit 11-10 Boston 8-14 Milwaukee 8-14 WEST Kansas City 16-7 Minnesota 12-10 Oakland 9-12 Texas 9-13 Chicago 9-14 California 7-15 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST St Louis 14-7 New York 14-8 Philadelphia 13-11 Pittsburgh 13-11 Montreal 11-11 Chicago 10-13 WEST Los Angeles 18-7 San Francisco 15-11 Houston 12-14 San Diego 9-18 Atlanta 8-17 Cincinnati 7-16 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .303 Jeff Burroughs .271 Dave Nelson .258 HOME RUNS Jeff Burroughs and Don Mincher 3 Frank Howard 2 RBI Frank Howard 16 Elliott Maddox 11 Don Mincher 10 ERA Bill Gogolewski 1.61 Dick Bosman 4.54 Pete Broberg 4.60 WINS Pete Broberg 3 Bill Gogolewski and Don Stanhouse 2 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 29 Dick Bosman 14 Mike Paul 13 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 80 7th Batting Average .225 9th OBP .316 5th Home Runs 11 t-10th Stolen Bases 13 t-3rd Runs Against 104 t-11th Starters ERA 3.87 11th Bullpen ERA 4.08 11th Defensive efficiency .703 9th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 8-17 at Chicago 10-13 Cincinnati 7-16 at St Louis 14-7 OTHER SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 5 Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 4 St Louis 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB 2. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 8.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W 3. Ross Grimsley Cincinnati Reds 8.2 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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Maybe the lack of discipline is why the Braves are so bad. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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Imagine a manager siding with a reliever over Mike Schmidt! Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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Now I imagine the Phillies manager sniggering to the other players about how this Steve Carlton fella is acting mighty big for his britches. |
MAY 5, 1972
The Rangers begin a 12 game road trip with three in Detroit against the Tigers. The Rangers have lost 4 straight. The Tigers have the fewest stolen bases in the American League (2). The Rangers lead the season series 2-0. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 9-14 at Cleveland 14-8 Kansas City 16-7 at Baltimore 14-10 Minnesota 12-10 at Boston 8-14 Milwaukee 8-14 at California 7-15 New York 17-7 at Oakland 9-12 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 12-14 at Chicago 11-13 San Francisco 15-11 at Philadelphia 13-11 Los Angeles 18-7 at Montreal 11-11 San Diego 9-18 at New York 14-8 Pittsburgh 13-11 at Cincinnati 8-16 Atlanta 8-18 at St Louis 14-8 TEXAS RANGERS (9-13) AT DETROIT TIGERS (11-10) MATCHUPS SP Dick Bosman vs Chuck Dobson Advantage Push C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit 1B Don Mincher vs Norm Cash Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Detroit 3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Push LF Frank Howard vs Gates Brown Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas RF Jeff Burroughs vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Detroit In the bottom of the first, Cash hit an RBI single. Freehan then singled to load the bases with one out. Rodriguez lined to Kubiak for the second out. Stanley then hit a three run double. In the top of the second, a Harrah single scored one. After three: Detroit 4 Texas 1. In the bottom of the fifth, Kaline added an RBI single to the Tigers lead. After six: Detroit 5 Texas 1. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the seventh. Cash led off the bottom of the eighth with a home run. Final score: Detroit 6 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Chuck Dobson 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 6 Chicago 1 Kansas City 2 Baltimore 0 Minnesota 7 Boston 6 Milwaukee 2 California 1 Oakland 5 New York 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8 Houston 5 Philadelphia 7 San Francisco 2 Los Angeles 2 Montreal 1 New York 3 San Diego 2 Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 2 St Louis 10 Atlanta 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Jerry Koosman New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W 2. Don Money Philadelphia Phillies 4 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, R 3. Jose Cruz St Louis Cardinals 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB Roger Nelson of the Kansas City Royals pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 6, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers. The Rangers have lost five straight and have scored just 1 run in their last 24 innings. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 13-10 at Boston 8-15 Chicago 9-15 at Cleveland 15-8 New York 17-8 at Oakland 10-12 Kansas City 17-7 at Baltimore 14-11 Milwaukee 9-15 at California 7-16 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 9-19 at New York 15-8 San Francisco 15-12 at Philadelphia 14-11 Pittsburgh 14-11 at Cincinnati 8-17 Houston 12-15 at Chicago 12-13 Los Angeles 19-7 at Montreal 11-12 Atlanta 8-19 at St Louis 15-8 TEXAS RANGERS (9-14) AT DETROIT TIGERS SP Bill Gogolewski vs Les Cain Advantage Push C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit 1B Frank Howard vs Norm Cash Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas RF Ted Ford vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Detroit In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. But Billings grounded to short to retire the side. In the top of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Burroughs then drew a walk to force in a run. Billings followed with a sacrifice fly to bring home another run. Ford then walked to load the bases with two out. A wild pitch then scored Howard from third. Kubiak walked to reload the bases. Then Gogolewski walked to bring home another run. Maddox walked to force in the fifth run of the inning. Harrah then flew out to center to finally retire the side. Eleven men came to the plate for the Rangers in the inning. After three: Texas 5 Detroit 0. In the bottom of the fourth, Cash put the Tigers on the board with an RBI double. Cash went on to score on a Freehan groundout to short. In the top of the fifth, Bill Slayback took the mound for the Tigers with a runner at second and two out. Harrah drove a run in with a double. After six: Texas 6 Detroit 2. In the bottom of the seventh, Paul Lindblad came in to pitch for the Rangers with runners at the corners and one out and promptly threw a wild pitch to give up a run. Northrup added an RBI double. Chris Zachary took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Burroughs hit a two run homer. Ron Perranoski took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the ninth. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth. Northrup got a run-scoring single. With runners at first and second and two out, Kaline grounded to second to end the game. Final score: Texas 8 Detroit 5. PLAYER OF THE GAME Jeff Burroughs 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 2 Boston 1 Chicago 5 Cleveland 2 New York 6 Oakland 3 Baltimore 5 Kansas City 2 California 1 Milwaukee 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 8 San Diego 2 Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 0 Houston 11 Chicago 6 Montreal 1 Los Angeles 0 Atlanta 3 St Louis 2 13 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W 3. Jeff Burroughs Texas Rangers 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB Clyde Wright of the California Angels pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 7, 1972
Today is the rubber match in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 17-8 at Baltimore 15-11 Minnesota 14-10 at Boston 8-16 Chicago 10-15 at Cleveland 15-9 Milwaukee 9-15 at California 8-16 New York 18-8 at Oakland 10-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 19-8 at Montreal 12-12 San Diego 9-20 at New York 16-8 San Francisco 15-13 at Philadelphia 15-11 Pittsburgh 15-11 at Cincinnati 8-18 Houston 13-15 at Chicago 12-14 Atlanta 9-19 at St Louis 15-9 TEXAS RANGERS (10-14) AT DETROIT TIGERS (12-11) MATCHUPS SP Pete Broberg vs Mickey Lolich Advantage Detroit C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit 1B Frank Howard vs Norm Cash Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas RF Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Detroit In the top of the first, Howard hit an RBI single. In the bottom of the third, the Tigers loaded the bases with two out. But Kaline struck out to end the inning and Broberg had a no-hitter through three. After three: Texas 1 Detroit 0. Northrup led off the bottom of the sixth with the game tying home run that also broke up the no-hitter. After six: Texas 1 Detroit 1. The top of the seventh ended with Lolich striking out Biittner for his 10th K of the game. In the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. Northrup then put the Tigers in the lead with a run-scoring single. McAuliffe flew to left for the second out. Kaline then struck out to end the inning. Chuck Seelbach took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the eighth. Rain began to fall. In the bottom of the eighth, the Tigers again loaded the bases with one out. Brinkman went down on strikes for the second out. Seelbach then grounded to the pitcher to end the inning. Seelbach got the three up three down in the top of the ninth. The Tigers won despite getting just 4 hits. Final score: Detroit 2 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Mickey Lolich 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 6 Minnesota 0 Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 California 5 Milwaukee 2 New York 4 Oakland 1 Kansas City at Baltimore ppd NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 3 Los Angeles 1 New York 3 San Diego 1 San Francisco 7 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 2 13 innings Houston 14 Chicago 4 St Louis 4 Atlanta 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Jim Wynn Houston Astros 3 for 3, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB 2. Fritz Peterson New York Yankees 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W 3. Luis Tiant Boston Red Sox 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 8, 1972
The Rangers have the day off as well as the entire National League. AL Player of the Week: John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals NL Player of the Week: SP Tom Seaver New York Mets WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. New York Yankees 2. New York Mets 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Kansas City Royals 5. St Louis Cardinals 6. Pittsburgh Pirates 7. Cleveland Indians 8. Baltimore Orioles 9. Montreal Expos 10. Philadelphia Phillies 11. Detroit Tigers 12. Minnesota Twins 13. San Francisco Giants 14. Houston Astros 15. Chicago Cubs 16. Chicago White Sox 17. Oakland Athletics 18. Texas Rangers 19. California Angels 20. Milwaukee Brewers 21. Boston Red Sox 22. Atlanta Braves 23. Cincinnati Reds 24. San Diego Padres STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST New York 19-8 Cleveland 15-10 Baltimore 15-11 Detroit 13-11 Boston 9-16 Milwaukee 9-16 WEST Kansas City 17-8 Minnesota 14-11 Chicago 11-15 Oakland 10-14 Texas 10-15 California 9-16 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST New York 17-8 St Louis 16-9 Pittsburgh 16-11 Philadelphia 15-12 Montreal 13-12 Chicago 12-15 WEST Los Angeles 19-9 San Francisco 16-13 Houston 14-15 Atlanta 9-20 San Diego 9-21 Cincinnati 8-19 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .296 Jeff Burroughs .284 Dave Nelson .274 HOME RUNS Jeff Burroughs 4 Don Mincher 3 Frank Howard 2 RBI Frank Howard 17 Jeff Burroughs and Elliott Maddox 12 ERA Bill Gogolewski 2.36 Pete Broberg 4.24 Don Stanhouse 4.78 WINS Pete Broberg and Bill Gogolewski 3 Don Stanhouse 2 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 34 Dick Bosman 17 Bill Gogolewski 14 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 90 7th Batting average .223 8th OBP .314 5th Stolen Bases 13 t-3rd Runs Against 117 12th Starters ERA 3.99 11th Bullpen ERA 3.88 11th Defensive Eff .703 10th OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 19-8 at Minnesota 14-11 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 7 New York 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, W 2. Rod Carew Minnesota Twins 3 for 3, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB 3. Bobby Darwin Minnesota Twins 2 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 9, 1972
The Rangers resume their 12 game road trip with three in Baltimore against the Orioles. The Rangers are 1-2 on this road trip. Texas has lost 6 of their last 7. The Rangers have scored more than 2 runs only once in their last 6 games. The Orioles are tied for the most home runs in the American League and have the best defensive efficiency in the league. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 9-16 at Oakland 10-14 (2) Kansas City 17-8 at Cleveland 15-10 Detroit 13-11 at Chicago 11-15 New York 19-9 at Minnesota 15-11 Boston 9-16 at California 9-16 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 19-9 at New York 17-8 San Diego 9-21 at Philadelphia 15-12 Chicago 12-15 at Cincinnati 8-19 San Francisco 16-13 at Montreal 13-12 Pittsburgh 16-11 at Atlanta 9-20 Houston 14-15 at St Louis 16-9 TEXAS RANGERS (10-15) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (15-11) MATCHUPS The game was cancelled due to bad weather and has been rescheduled for tomorrow as a part of a double header. OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 2 Milwaukee 1 Game 1 Oakland 2 Milwaukee 0 Game 2 Cleveland 2 Kansas City 1 Chicago 6 Detroit 4 Minnesota 4 New York 3 California 1 Boston 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 7 Los Angeles 0 Chicago 9 Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 5 Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 3 Atlanta 1 St Louis 12 Houston 1 San Diego at Philadelphia ppd TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W 2. Andy Messersmith California Angels 8.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 7 K, W 3. Joe Horlen Oakland Athletics 8.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W Jon Matlack of the New York Mets pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 10, 1972
Due to yesterday's rainout, the Rangers and Orioles will play in a double header in Baltimore today. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 17-9 at Cleveland 16-10 Detroit 13-12 at Chicago 12-15 New York 19-10 at Minnesota 16-11 Boston 9-17 at California 10-16 Milwaukee 9-18 at Oakland 12-14 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 9-21 at Philadelphia 15-12 (2) Chicago 13-15 at Cincinnati 8-20 Los Angeles 19-10 at New York 18-8 Pittsburgh 17-11 at Atlanta 9-21 San Francisco 17-13 at Montreal 13-13 Houston 14-16 at St Louis 17-9 TEXAS RANGERS (10-15) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (15-11) GAME ONE MATCHUPS SP Dick Bosman vs Jim Palmer Advantage Baltimore C Hal King vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Baltimore 1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore 3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore LF Jeff Burroughs vs Don Buford Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Push RF Ted Ford vs Merv Rettunmond Advantage Baltimore Overall Advantage Baltimore In the top of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. King then put the Rangers on the board with a 2 run single. A walk to Maddox reloaded the bases with one out. Harrah flew to left for the second out. Then Nelson hit a 2 run single. The Rangers batted around the order in the inning. In the bottom of the third, Grich hit a solo home run. After three: Texas 4 Baltimore 1. In the top of the fifth, Nelson scored from third on a Mincher groundout to second. After six: Texas 5 Baltimore 1. In the bottom of the seventh, Etchebarren hit an RBI single. Pinch hitter Don Baylor hit a fly ball to center but Maddox threw Blair out at home as he tagged up at third and tried to score. Doyle Alexander took the mound for the Orioles in the top of the eighth inning. Ford led off with a home run. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. The Orioles loaded the bases with nobody out. Pina hit Johnson with a pitch to force in a run. Robinson followed with an RBI single. Pina struck out Blair. One away. Etchebarren flew to right for the second out. Pinch hitter Rich Coggins drew a four pitch walk to force in a run to cut the lead to one. Grich then grounded to short to end the inning as the Orioles batted around the order. Eddie Watt took the mound for the Orioles in the top of the ninth. Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth. The Orioles put the tying run on first but Johnson flew to center to end the game and Bosman finally had his first win of the season. The Orioles lost despite pounding out 11 hits. Final score: Texas 6 Baltimore 5. PLAYER OF THE GAME Ted Ford 2 for 3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB TEXAS RANGERS (11-15) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (15-12) GAME TWO MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Pat Dobson Advantage Baltimore C Dick Billings vs Elrod Hendricks Advantage Baltimore 1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore 3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore LF Jeff Burroughs vs Don Buford Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Push RF Ted Ford vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore Overall Advantage Baltimore In the bottom of the third, Johnson hit a 3 run homer. After three: Baltimore 3 Texas 0. In the bottom of the fourth, Hendricks hit a solo home run. Dobson scored on a Buford groundout to first. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth. The Orioles loaded the bases with one out. Powell walked to bring home a run. Baylor then grounded into the inning ending 6-4-3. After six: Baltimore 6 Texas 0. Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs brought one home with a single. Mincher popped into the infield fly rule for the first out. Billings then grounded into the game ending 6-4-3. Final score: Baltimore 6 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Pat Dobson 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 6 Cleveland 1 Chicago 6 Detroit 4 Minnesota 3 New York 2 10 innings California 6 Boston 5 Milwaukee 6 Oakland 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 7 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 3 San Diego 2 Game 1 San Diego at Philadelphia Game 2 ppd San Francisco 1 Montreal 0 Atlanta 7 Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 1 Houston 0 Los Angeles at New York ppd TOP PERFORMERS 1. Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W 2. Pat H Kelly Chicago White Sox 4 for 4, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB 3. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W Rick Wise of the St Louis Cardinals pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 11, 1972
Today is the rubber match in the series in Baltimore between the Rangers and the Orioles. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 9-18 at California 11-16 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 9-22 at Philadelphia 16-12 (2) Loa Angeles 19-10 at New York 18-8 (2) Houston 14-17 at St Louis 18-9 San Francisco 18-13 at Montreal 13-14 TEXAS RANGERS (11-16) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (16-12) MATCHUPS SP Bill Gogolewski vs Mike Cuellar Advantage Baltimore C Dick Billings vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Baltimore 1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore 3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore LF Frank Howard vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Push RF Jeff Burroughs vs Merv Rettunmond Advantage Baltimore Overall Advantage Baltimore In the bottom of the first, Powell hit a two run homer 399 feet. In the bottom of the second, the Orioles loaded the bases with two out. Rettunmond flied outto center to end the inning. Cuellar had a no-hitter through three. After three: Baltimore 2 Texas 0. In the top of the fourth, Nelson got a one out single to break up the no-hitter. But the Rangers failed to score. In the bottom of the fifth, Johnson tacked on an RBI single. With a runner on first and two out, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers and got the final out of the inning. In the bottom of the sixth, Etchebarren hit a solo home run. After six: Baltimore 4 Texas 0. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. Etchebarren got an RBI with a sacrifice fly. The Orioles went on to load the bases with two out before Powell struck out to end the inning. In the top of the ninth, Nelson knocked one in with a single. Burroughs added his own RBI single. Then Howard also got an RBI single. With runners at the corners and one out, Grant Jackson took the mound for the Orioles and got Mincher to ground into the game-ending 6-4-3. The Orioles tallied another 11 hits in the win. Final score: Baltimore 5 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Mike Cuellar 8.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 2 California 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 5 Philadelphia 4 Game 1 San Diego 4 Philadelphia 3 Game 2 New York 4 Los Angeles 0 Game 1 New York 5 Los Angeles 4 10 innings Game 2 Houston 5 St Louis 4 Montreal 6 San Francisco 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Dick Dietz Los Angeles Dodgers 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB 3. Bob Bailey Montreal Expos 2 for 3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
MAY 12, 1972
The Rangers continued their road trip with a three game series in Cleveland against the Indians. Texas is 2-4 halfway through the road trip. The Rangers have lost 8 of their last 10. The Indians have the second highest team batting average in the American League. Cleveland leads the season series 2-0. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 13-13 at Kansas City 18-9 Baltimore 17-12 at Chicago 13-15 Milwaukee 10-18 at Minnesota 17-11 New York 19-11 at California 11-17 Boston 10-18 at Oakland 12-15 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 11-22 at Montreal 14-14 Los Angeles 19-12 at Philadelphia 16-14 Chicago 14-15 at Atlanta 10-21 St Louis 18-10 at Cincinnati 8-21 San Francisco 18-14 at New York 20-8 Pittsburgh 17-12 at Houston 15-17 TEXAS RANGERS (11-17) AT CLEVELAND INDIANS (16-11) The game was cancelled due to bad weather and was rescheduled for tomorrow as part of a double header. OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 4 Kansas City 2 Baltimore 2 Chicago 0 Milwaukee 9 Minnesota 4 California 1 New York 0 16 innings Boston 6 Oakland 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 8 Montreal 1 Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 3 15 innings Chicago 3 Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 4 St Louis 1 New York 9 San Francisco 4 Houston 1 Pittsburgh 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Fritz Peterson New York Yankees 14.0 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 2. Don Wilson Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W 3. Nolan Ryan California Angels 9.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 14 K San Francisco Giants 2B Tito Fuentes has been suspended for 4 games and New York Mets SP Gary Gentry has been suspended for 6 games after a bench-clearing brawl in tonight's game between the two teams. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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