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MAY 13, 1973
The final game of the series against the Athletics. Oakland has outscored Texas in this series 19-3.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 18-12 at New York 16-14 (2)
Cleveland 13-19 at Boston 17-13
Milwaukee 17-13 at Detroit 13-17
Minnesota 15-14 at Kansas City 24-8
Chicago 12-17 at California 13-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 15-18 at Atlanta 15-15 (2)
New York 23-6 at Pittsburgh 14-17
Philadelphia 17-11 at Chicago 12-22 (2)
Montreal 12-16 at St Louis 14-16
Cincinnati 16-15 at Houston 11-23
Los Angeles 17-16 at San Francisco 22-13
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 18-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 6-24
MATCHUPS
SP Ken Holtzman vs Steve Rogers Advantage Texas
C Gene Tenace vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland
1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Dick Green vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Steve R Ontiveros vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland
LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Oakland
DH Mike Hegan vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Maddox scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the first to give the Rangers the lead for the first time in the series. Biittner added an RBI triple.
In the bottom of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out but Howard grounded out to short to end the inning.
After three: Texas 2 Oakland 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Burroughs then crushed a grand slam!
Hendrick put the Athletics on the board in the top of the fifth with an RBI single.
Howard led off the bottom of the fifth with a single for the Rangers 10th hit of the game.
Dave Hamilton took the mound for the Athletics in the bottom of the sixth.
After six: Texas 6 Oakland 1.
In the bottom of the ninth, Rogers struck out Tenace for his 30th K of the season.
Final score' Texas 6 Oakland 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Rogers 9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 6 New York 0 Game 1
New York 3 Baltimore 1 Game 2
Boston 3 Cleveland 0
Milwaukee 3 Detroit 2
Kansas City 11 Minnesota 2
Chicago 4 California 1 18 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 10 San Diego 9 Game 1
Atlanta 18 San Diego 1 Game 2
New York 4 Pittsburgh 3 10 innings
Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2 Game 1
Philadelphia 11 Chicago 3 Game 2
Montreal 3 St Louis 0
Houston 1 Cincinnati 0
San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves 7 for 12, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Von Joshua Atlanta Braves 7 for 12, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Mike Lum Atlanta Braves 3 for 10, HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, BB
Baltimore's Jim Palmer, Boston's Bill F Lee and Montreal's Ernie McAnally all pitched complete game shutouts.
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