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APRIL 28, 1972
The Rangers resume their home stand with a three game series against the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers are 5-1 on this home stand. The Red Sox have lost five straight and statistically have the worst starting pitching in the American League.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 11-5 at New York 12-6
California 6-11 at Baltimore 11-8
Chicago 7-11 at Detroit 8-8
Cleveland 11-6 at San Francisco 13-5
Oakland 6-10 at Milwaukee 4-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5-13 at Chicago 6-12
Atlanta 6-14 at Pittsburgh 9-9
St Louis 11-5 Houston 11-9
New York 12-5 at Los Angeles 13-6
Philadelphia 10-7 at San Diego 6-15
Montreal 7-9 at San Francisco 13-6
BOSTON RED SOX (6-11) AT TEXAS RANGERS (8-9)
MATCHUPS
SP Sonny Siebert vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Boston
C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston
1B Danny Cater vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Texas
3B Tommy Harper vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston
SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Boston
LF Carl Yastrzemski vs Frank Howard Advantage Boston
CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Reggie Smith vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Boston
Overall Advantage Boston
In the bottom of the first, Mincher hit a two run homer. Howard added an RBI double.
In the top of the second, Aparicio hit a solo home run.
After three: Texas 3 Boston 1.
Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.
After six: Texas 3 Boston 1.
With bases empty and one out in the top of the seventh, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.
In the top of the eighth inning, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers.
In the bottom of the eighth, Burroughs hit one 411 feet for a solo home run.
Pina then finished it off with a perfect ninth.
Final score; Texas 4 Boston 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Stanhouse 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 1 Minnesota 0 10 innings
Baltimore 6 California 1
Detroit 4 Chicago 2
Kansas City 5 Cleveland 3
Milwaukee 2 Oakland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5 Chicago 2
Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 4
St Louis 2 Houston 1
Los Angeles 5 New York 3
Philadelphia 5 San Diego 3
Montreal 7 San Francisco 6 14 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Fritz Peterson New York Yankees 10.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W
2. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W
3. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
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