|
AUGUST 1, 1972
The Rangers begin the month of August with a three game series at home against the Minnesota Twins before heading back outon the road. The Rangers went 1-5 on their West Coast trip. The Twins have lost six of their last eight. The Twins come into the series with the worst defensive efficiency in the American League. The Twins lead the season series 6-2.
AL Batter of the Month: 1B John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals
NL Batter of the Month: LF Ken Singleton Montreal Expos
AL Pitcher of the Month: Ken Brett Milwaukee Brewers
NL Pitcher of the Month: Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds
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
New York 54-52 at Boston 52-50
Baltimore 66-39 at Cleveland 53-51
Milwaukee 44-59 at Detroit 51-50
California 42-61 at Chicago 49-56
Kansas City 67-37 at Oakland 58-47
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 53-49 at New York 61-42
San Diego 42-65 at Atlanta 42-66
Chicago 56-48 at Montreal 49-53
Cincinnati 46-56 at Houston 48-59
Pittsburgh 54-50 at St Louis 59-44
San Francisco 55-51 at Los Angeles 61-43
MINNESOTA TWINS (49-53) AT TEXAS RANGERS (37-67)
MATCHUPS
SP Clyde Wright vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Push
C Phil Roof vs Dick Billings Advantage Texas
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Rod Carew vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Minnesota
3B Steve Braun vs Dave Nelson Advantage Minnesota
SS Danny Thompson vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Steve Brye vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Cesar Tovar vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Bobby Darwin vs Jim Wynn Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Push
In the top of the first, Carew beat out the 4-6-3, allowing Tovar to score the game's first run.
After three: Minnesota 1 Texas 0.
Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the sixth.
After six: Minnesota 1 Texas 0.
In the top of the eighth, Darwin hit a solo home run.
In the top of the ninth, with a runner on second and two out, Casey Cox came in and struck out Tovar to retire the side.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers had two men on but Wynn grounded to second and Wright had a complete game shutout.
Final score: Minnesota 2 Texas 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Clyde Wright 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 5 New York 2
Baltimore 4 Cleveland 0
Milwaukee 9 Detroit 4
California 6 Chicago 5
Kansas City 4 Oakland 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4 New York 0
San Diego 8 Atlanta 4
Montreal 7 Chicago 3
Cincinnati 4 Houston 3
Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 1
Los Angeles 8 San Francisco 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Vada Pinson California Angels 4 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K, W
3. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk
|