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MAY 6, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers. The Rangers have lost five straight and have scored just 1 run in their last 24 innings.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 13-10 at Boston 8-15
Chicago 9-15 at Cleveland 15-8
New York 17-8 at Oakland 10-12
Kansas City 17-7 at Baltimore 14-11
Milwaukee 9-15 at California 7-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 9-19 at New York 15-8
San Francisco 15-12 at Philadelphia 14-11
Pittsburgh 14-11 at Cincinnati 8-17
Houston 12-15 at Chicago 12-13
Los Angeles 19-7 at Montreal 11-12
Atlanta 8-19 at St Louis 15-8
TEXAS RANGERS (9-14) AT DETROIT TIGERS
SP Bill Gogolewski vs Les Cain Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Frank Howard vs Norm Cash Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas
RF Ted Ford vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit
In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. But Billings grounded to short to retire the side.
In the top of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Burroughs then drew a walk to force in a run. Billings followed with a sacrifice fly to bring home another run. Ford then walked to load the bases with two out. A wild pitch then scored Howard from third. Kubiak walked to reload the bases. Then Gogolewski walked to bring home another run. Maddox walked to force in the fifth run of the inning. Harrah then flew out to center to finally retire the side. Eleven men came to the plate for the Rangers in the inning.
After three: Texas 5 Detroit 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Cash put the Tigers on the board with an RBI double. Cash went on to score on a Freehan groundout to short.
In the top of the fifth, Bill Slayback took the mound for the Tigers with a runner at second and two out. Harrah drove a run in with a double.
After six: Texas 6 Detroit 2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Paul Lindblad came in to pitch for the Rangers with runners at the corners and one out and promptly threw a wild pitch to give up a run. Northrup added an RBI double.
Chris Zachary took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Burroughs hit a two run homer.
Ron Perranoski took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the ninth.
Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth. Northrup got a run-scoring single. With runners at first and second and two out, Kaline grounded to second to end the game.
Final score: Texas 8 Detroit 5.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jeff Burroughs 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 2 Boston 1
Chicago 5 Cleveland 2
New York 6 Oakland 3
Baltimore 5 Kansas City 2
California 1 Milwaukee 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 8 San Diego 2
Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 2
Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 0
Houston 11 Chicago 6
Montreal 1 Los Angeles 0
Atlanta 3 St Louis 2 13 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W
3. Jeff Burroughs Texas Rangers 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
Clyde Wright of the California Angels pitched a complete game shutout.
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