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MAY 30, 1972
Today is the third game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers have lost 6 of their last 7 and have been outscored a combined 23-4 in their last 4 games. The Athletics have won 5 straight.
Voting for the 1972 MLB All Star Game begins today.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 17-27 at Baltimore 26-19
Detroit 21-22 at Cleveland 21-21
New York 30-17 at Milwaukee 17-26
Kansas City 28-15 at Minnesota 26-19
Chicago 20-25 at California 21-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 28-18 at Chicago 22-24
Pittsburgh 26-21 at Montreal 19-27
Philadelphia 23-25 at New York 32-14
San Diego 21-30 at Atlanta 16-32
Cincinnati 17-30 at Houston 25-25
Los Angeles 28-20 at San Francisco 30-21
OAKLAND ATHLETICS (24-21) AT TEXAS RANGERS (17-30)
MATCHUPS
SP Ken Holtzman vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Oakland
C Gene Tenace vs Hal King Advantage Oakland
1B Mike Epstein vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Dick Green vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland
3B Sal Bando vs Dave Nelson Advantage Oakland
SS Bert Campaneris vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland
LF Joe Rudi vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
CF George Hendrick vs Ted Ford Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland
In the bottom of the third, Mincher hit an RBI double to put the Rangers on the board first.
After three: Texas 1 Oakland 0.
Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.
After six: Texas 1 Oakland 0.
With a runner on first and one out in the top of the seventh, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.
Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth.
Bob Locker took the mound for the Athletics in the bottom of the eighth. Mincher led off with a home run.
In the top of the ninth, the Athletics put runners on first and second but Hendrick flew out to left to end the game.
Final score: Texas 2 Oakland 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bill Gogolewski 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 3 Boston 0
Detroit 3 Cleveland 2
New York 5 Milwaukee 2
Kansas City 14 Minnesota 4
Chicago 4 California 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8 St Louis 7
Pittsburgh 11 Montreal 5
Philadelphia 5 New York 2
San Diego 9 Atlanta 1
Cincinnati 3 Houston 2
Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 4 10 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Amos Otis Kansas City Royals 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
2. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
3. Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a complete game shutout.
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