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APRIL 28, 1972
The Rangers end the month of April with a three game home series against the Boston Red Sox.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 8-8 at New York 10-8
California 10-7 at Baltimore 10-9
Chicago 12-6 at Detroit 5-11
Cleveland 5-12 at Kansas City 10-9
Oakland 7-9 at Milwaukee 10-7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 10-8 at Chicago 6-12
Atlanta 12-7 at Pittsburgh 11-6
St Louis 7-9 at Houston 15-5
New York 7-9 at Los Angeles 7-12
Philadelphia 7-9 at San Diego 9-11
Montreal 9-7 at San Francisco 7-12
BOSTON RED SOX 9-8 AT TEXAS RANGERS 8-10
MATCHUPS
SP John Curtis vs Dick Bosman 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 Texas
LF Carl Yastrzemski vs Larry Biittner Advantage Boston
CF Tommy Harper vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Boston
RF Reggie Smith vs Ted Ford Advantage Boston
Boston's much stronger outfield makes the Red Sox the clear favorites.
Boston pounced with three runs on five hits in the top of the first. Meanwhile, the Rangers bats are the Rangers bats and could get just one hit in the first three innings.
After three: Boston 3 Texas 0.
Bosman settled down after that first inning, allowing just four hits over the next five innings. But he was getting no run support at all.
After six: Boston 3 Texas 0.
Boston pounced again in the eighth, adding another run thanks to an error and sending Bosman to the showers. Two more runs would score with Casey Cox on the mound but would be charged to Bosman.
Toby Harrah would finally put the Rangers on the board with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth. Elliott Maddox would then score on an error. And Dick Billings would deliver an RBI single.
In the bottom of the ninth, Don Mincher came through with a pinch hit RBI single to make it 6-4. Dave Nelson then tied the game with a 2 RBI double.
And the game went to extra innings.
Boston went down in order in the top of the tenth.
In the bottom of the tenth, Texas stranded the winning run at second.
The Rangers turned a double play in the top of the eleventh to wipe out a leadoff walk.
Vic Harris came in to pinch hit and got a leadoff single in the bottom of the eleventh but was thrown out trying to steal second.
Texas got two hits in the bottom of the twelfth but could not come up with a run.
In the top of the thirteenth, pinch hitter Duane Josephson broke the tie with a solo home run off Mike Paul.
In the bottom of the thirteenth, the Rangers got a pair of two out singles and then pinch hitter Hal King walked to load the bases. Dave Nelson then grounded into an error and the game was tied again! It was Boston's fourth error of the game. Then, Frank Howard, who was 0-for-6, ended the game with an RBI single.
Final score: Texas 8 Boston 7 13 innings
PLAYER OF THE GAME
John Curtis 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 3 Minnesota 1
Baltimore 4 California 2
Chicago 5 Detroit 3 10 innings
Kansas City 6 Cleveland 5
Milwaukee 6 Oakland 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 6 Chicago 5
Pittsburgh 8 Atlanta 4
St Louis 3 Houston 1
New York 13 Los Angeles 6 11 innings
Philadelphia 9 San Diego 4
San Francisco 7 Montreal 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 8.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, W
3. Ed Hermann Chicago White Sox 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R
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