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vrobx1 · 02-15-2019, 11:21 PM

JULY 1, 1972
The Rangers begin the month of July with a 13-game road trip. The Rangers went 2-5 on their last home stand. The road trip begins with four games in three days against the best team in baseball record-wise: the Kansas City Royals. The Royals lead the season series 6-0.

AL Batter of the Month: RF Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles

NL Batter of the Month: LF Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs

AL Pitcher of the Month: Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles

NL Pitcher of the Month: George H Stone Atlanta Braves

AL Rookie of the Month: RF Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians

NL Rookie of the Month: CF Garry Maddox San Francisco Giants

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 30-45 at Boston 35-39
Baltimore 47-28 at Detroit 34-37
Cleveland 40-34 at New York 40-38
Minnesota 34-41 at Chicago 39-36
Oakland 39-37 at California 33-42

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 39-37 at Pittsburgh 38-39
St Louis 44-33 at Philadelphia 41-36 (2)
Los Angeles 44-34 at San Francisco 45-36
New York 46-30 at Montreal 37-39
Atlanta 30-49 at Houston 37-43
Cincinnati 32-44 at San Diego 34-47

TEXAS RANGERS (28-46) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (48-24)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Roger Nelson Advantage Kansas City
C Dick Billings vs Carl Taylor Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Ted Kubiak vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Kansas City
3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Ted Ford vs Richie Scheinblum Advantage Kansas City
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the first, Burroughs knocked Harrah in with a single. Still, every out of the inning was a RogerNelson K.

Hand had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 1 Kansas City 0.

In the top of the fourth, Mayberry broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff double. But he would be stranded atsecond.

In the top of the fifth, it was a run-scoring single by Harrah that increased the Rangers lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, Taylor got an RBI single.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Royals loaded the bases with nobody out. The Royals then scored two on a Schaal two-bagger to take the lead. An intentional walk again loaded the bases with nobody out. Taylor flew to right without bringing in a run. One down. Roger Nelson flew to center and then Maddox threw Scheinblum out at home to end the inning.

After six: Kansas City 3 Texas 2.

In the top of the eighth with one out, Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals.

In the bottom of the eighth with one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.

In the top of the ninth, Ford hit a one out single but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Kubiak then grounded out to end the game.

Final score: Kansas City 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Roger Nelson 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 Milwaukee 0
Detroit 6 Baltimore 2
New York 8 Cleveland 1
Minnesota 4 Chicago 2
Oakland 5 California 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3 11 innings
St Louis 7 Philadelphia 1 Game 1
Philadelphia 4 St Louis 3 Game 2
Los Angeles 11 San Francisco 0
New York 8 Montreal 1 10 innings
Houston 13 Atlanta 9
Cincinnati 3 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

2. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 4, RBI, 4 R, BB

3. George Hendrick Oakland Athletics 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

Ray Culp of the Boston Red Sox and Gary Nolan of the Cincinnati Reds each pitched a complete game shutout.

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02-15-2019, 11:21 PM	#100
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	JULY 1, 1972 The Rangers begin the month of July with a 13-game road trip. The Rangers went 2-5 on their last home stand. The road trip begins with four games in three days against the best team in baseball record-wise: the Kansas City Royals. The Royals lead the season series 6-0. AL Batter of the Month: RF Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles NL Batter of the Month: LF Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs AL Pitcher of the Month: Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles NL Pitcher of the Month: George H Stone Atlanta Braves AL Rookie of the Month: RF Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians NL Rookie of the Month: CF Garry Maddox San Francisco Giants OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 30-45 at Boston 35-39 Baltimore 47-28 at Detroit 34-37 Cleveland 40-34 at New York 40-38 Minnesota 34-41 at Chicago 39-36 Oakland 39-37 at California 33-42 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 39-37 at Pittsburgh 38-39 St Louis 44-33 at Philadelphia 41-36 (2) Los Angeles 44-34 at San Francisco 45-36 New York 46-30 at Montreal 37-39 Atlanta 30-49 at Houston 37-43 Cincinnati 32-44 at San Diego 34-47 TEXAS RANGERS (28-46) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (48-24) MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Roger Nelson Advantage Kansas City C Dick Billings vs Carl Taylor Advantage Push 1B Don Mincher vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City 2B Ted Kubiak vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Kansas City 3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City RF Ted Ford vs Richie Scheinblum Advantage Kansas City Overall Advantage Kansas City In the top of the first, Burroughs knocked Harrah in with a single. Still, every out of the inning was a RogerNelson K. Hand had a no-hitter through three. After three: Texas 1 Kansas City 0. In the top of the fourth, Mayberry broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff double. But he would be stranded atsecond. In the top of the fifth, it was a run-scoring single by Harrah that increased the Rangers lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Taylor got an RBI single. In the bottom of the sixth, the Royals loaded the bases with nobody out. The Royals then scored two on a Schaal two-bagger to take the lead. An intentional walk again loaded the bases with nobody out. Taylor flew to right without bringing in a run. One down. Roger Nelson flew to center and then Maddox threw Scheinblum out at home to end the inning. After six: Kansas City 3 Texas 2. In the top of the eighth with one out, Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals. In the bottom of the eighth with one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. In the top of the ninth, Ford hit a one out single but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Kubiak then grounded out to end the game. Final score: Kansas City 3 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Roger Nelson 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 3 Milwaukee 0 Detroit 6 Baltimore 2 New York 8 Cleveland 1 Minnesota 4 Chicago 2 Oakland 5 California 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3 11 innings St Louis 7 Philadelphia 1 Game 1 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 3 Game 2 Los Angeles 11 San Francisco 0 New York 8 Montreal 1 10 innings Houston 13 Atlanta 9 Cincinnati 3 San Diego 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 4, RBI, 4 R, BB 3. George Hendrick Oakland Athletics 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB Ray Culp of the Boston Red Sox and Gary Nolan of the Cincinnati Reds each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk Last edited by vrobx1; 02-16-2019 at 06:12 AM.