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JUNE 26, 1972
Oakland travels to Texas for two games against the Rangers. The Athletics have won 8 of their last 10.
AL Player of the Week: RF Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox
NL Player of the Week: LF Ken Singleton Montreal Expos
POWER RANKINGS
1. Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Chicago White Sox
3. Cincinnati Reds
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Kansas City Royals
6. California Angels
7. New York Yankees
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Milwaukee Brewers
10. San Francisco Giants
11. Oakland Athletics
12. Chicago Cubs
13. Atlanta Braves
14. Montreal Expos
15. Boston Red Sox
16. New York Mets
17. Detroit Tigers
18. Philadelphia Phillies
19. St Louis Cardinals
20. Texas Rangers
21. Houston Astros
22. San Diego Padres
23. Minnesota Twins
24. Cleveland Indians
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 31-37 at Cleveland 22-47
New York 38-34 at Detroit 33-33
Milwaukee 38-30 at Baltimore 43-28
Chicago 43-26 at Kansas City 41-29
California 38-32 at Minnesota 25-44
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 33-37 at Chicago 34-36
Pittsburgh 48-23 at New York 32-38
Atlanta 37-35 at San Francisco 40-36
Montreal 33-37 at St Louis 29-40
Cincinnati 43-27 at Los Angeles 38-35
Houston 34-41 at San Diego 29-45
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 34-36 AT TEXAS RANGERS 30-40
MATCHUPS
SP Ken Holtzman vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Push
C Gene Tenace vs Hal King Advantage Oakland
1B Joe Pepitone vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
2B Dick Green vs Lenny Randle Advantage Oakland
3B Rudy Meoli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
SS Bert Campaneris vs Toby Harrah Advantage Oakland
LF Joe Rudi vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
Texas has owned the underachieving Athletics so far this season but the matchups suggest that should change.
The pitchers dominated the early going as Gogolewski did not allow a hit in the first three innings.
After three: Oakland 0 Texas 0.
Rudi broke up the no hitter with one out in the fourth. Hendrick then broke up the shutout with a two run homer, putting him at double digits in RBI for the season.
In the fifth inning, Campaneris added an RBI single and Tenace an RBI double.
Nelson made it 13 games in a row with a hit with a single in the sixth but he was thrown out trying to steal second.
After six: Oakland 4 Texas 0.
Gogolewski struck out Meoli to begin the seventh inning. Gogolewski now has 70 K for the year. Jim Shellenback finished the frame for the Rangers.
Pepitone got an RBI double in the eighth. Hendrick added an RBI single as did Meoli.
Casey Cox pitched the ninth for Texas.
In the bottom of the ninth, Biittner broke up the shutout with a two out RBI single.
Final score: Oakland 7 Texas 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ken Holtzman 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 6 Cleveland 5
Milwaukee 1 Baltimore 0
Chicago 5 Kansas City 3
California 2 Minnesota 0
New York at Detroit ppd
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0
Pittsburgh 5 New York 2
Atlanta 5 San Francisco 3
St Louis 1 Montreal 0
Los Angeles 5 Cincinnati 1
San Diego 4 Houston 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
2. Rick Wise St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
3. Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox 4 for 5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Also of note, Milwaukee SP Ken Brett and California SP Andy Messersmith each pitched a complete game shutout.
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