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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.
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