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JULY 18,1972
The Rangers have lost 9 of their last 11 and host the Orioles in the second game of their series.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 49-43 at Boston 40-49
Chicago 55-38 at Detroit 44-45
Minnesota 37-53 at New York 51-42
Oakland 47-46 at Milwaukee 48-42
Cleveland 29-63 at Kansas City 55-37
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 54-36 at Chicago 41-52
Atlanta 47-49 at Pittsburgh 61-31
St Louis 40-51 at Houston 46-50
New York 47-43 at Los Angeles 54-38
Philadelphia 42-49 at San Diego 37-58
Montreal 39-52 at San Francisco 48-47
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 58-35 AT TEXAS RANGERS 36-56
MATCHUPS
SP Dave McNally vs Dick Bosman Advantage Baltimore
C Elrod Hendricks vs Dick Billings Advantage Baltimore
1B Boog Powell vs Frank Howard Advantage Baltimore
2B Davey Johnson vs Lenny Randle Advantage Baltimore
3B Brooks Robinson vs Dave Nelson Advantage Baltimore
SS Bobby Grich vs Toby Harrah Advantage Baltimore
LF Al Bumbry vs Larry Biittner Advantage Baltimore
CF Paul Blair vs Joe Lovitto Advantage Baltimore
RF Merv Rettenmund vs Ted Ford Advantage Baltimore
Overall: Advantage Baltimore
Harrah led off the bottom of the first with a single to extend his hit streak to 13 games.
In the top of the second, Bosman recorded his 80th K of the season by striking out Robinson.
In the bottom of the second, Lovitto out the Rangers on top with an RBI single.
After three: Texas 1 Baltimore 0.
For once, the Rangers were on the positive side of a throwing error as Lovitto scored to increase the Texas lead in the fourth.
The Orioles committed another error in the fifth. This one allowed Biittner to score.
Through six innings, each team had committed two errors but it had been the Baltimore errors that had proven most costly.
After six: Texas 3 Baltimore 0.
The Orioles loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh as Bosman walked three. Bosman then walked Grich to force in a run before striking out Johnson to retire the side.
Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the eighth.
Bob Reynolds took the mound for Baltimore in the bottom of the eighth.
Pina made it through his two innings without giving up a run. The four game losing streak for Texas came to an end. As did the Orioles 13 game winning streak.
Final score: Texas 3 Baltimore 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Bosman 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 California 0
Detroit 2 Chicago 1
New York 3 Minnesota 2
Milwaukee 2 Oakland 0
Cleveland at Kansas City ppd
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 7 Cincinnati 6
Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 3
St Louis 7 Houston 2
New York 8 Los Angeles 5 10 innings
Philadelphia 5 San Diego 2
San Francisco 2 Montreal 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. John Curtis Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
2. Ken Brett Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Joe H Coleman Detroit Tigers 8.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, W
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