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AUGUST 16, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers have won five of their last seven. The Red Sox have lost four straight.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 46-71 at Cleveland 61-59
Milwaukee 51-67 at Chicago 58-61
Oakland 68-51 at Baltimore 75-45
Minnesota 56-61 at Detroit 56-61
New York 62-60 at Kansas City 74-45
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 63-55 at San Francisco 60-61
Atlanta 47-77 at New York 67-49
Cincinnati 55-62 at Philadelphia 59-56
Houston 56-65 at Montreal 56-62
Pittsburgh 66-52 at Los Angeles 70-47
St Louis 64-53 at San Diego 48-72
BOSTON RED SOX (59-56) AT TEXAS RANGERS (45-74)
MATCHUPS
SP John Curtis vs Bill Gogolewski 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 Push
3B Rico Petrocelli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston
SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Carl Yastrzemski vs Ted Ford Advantage Boston
CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Reggie Smith vs Jim Wynn Advantage Boston
Overall Advantage Boston
In the bottom of the first, Nelson put the Rangers on the board with an RBI double.
After three: Texas 1 Boston 0.
In the top of the sixth, Petrocelli tied the game with an RBI double. Griffin then gave them the lead with a run-scoring single. Aparicio followed with his own RBI single.
After six: Boston 3 Texas 1.
In tbe top of the seventh, with a runner on first and two out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Fisk greeted him with a two-run homer on his very first pitch. Griffin added an RBI double.
In the top of the eighth, Cater scored when Cox was called for a balk.
Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth.
The Red Sox out hit the Rangers 15-5 in the contest.
Final score: Boston 7 Texas 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
John Curtis 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 7 Cleveland 2
Chicago 4 Milwaukee 1
Baltimore 8 Oakland 4
Minnesota 7 Detroit 0
Kansas City 6 New York 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 2 Chicago 1
New York 1 Atlanta 0
Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 1 15 innings
Houston 14 Montreal 3
Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 1
St Louis 5 San Diego 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Kaat 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W
2. Jerry Koosman New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W
3. Lee May Houston Astros 3 for 6, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
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