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JULY 4, 1972
The Rangers have lost 9 of their last 10 and go to Cleveland to face the Indians for three games. Cleveland has the worst record in all of baseball but has won 4 of their last 5.
The Reds lost 2B Joe L Morgan for the year due to a torn calf muscle.
The Cubs lost SP Rick Reuschel for the year because of a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 29-49 at Boston 35-41
Milwaukee 44-32 at California 44-34
Detroit 38-36 at Kansas City 45-33
Baltimore 45-34 at Chicago 49-29
New York 41-39 at Oakland 39-40
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 35-48 at New York 38-40 (2)
St Louis 36-44 at Cincinnati 46-33
San Francisco 41-43 at Philadelphia 39-41
Los Angeles 44-36 at Montreal 35-44
Chicago 35-44 at Atlanta 41-41
Pittsburgh 54-25 at Houston 39-44
TEXAS RANGERS 31-47 AT CLEVELAND INDIANS 26-52
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Ray Lamb Advantage Cleveland
C Ken Suarez vs Ray Fosse Advantage Cleveland
1B Don Mincher vs Chris Chambliss Advantage Push
2B Vic Harris vs John Lowenstein Advantage Cleveland
3B Dave Nelson vs Graig Nettles Advantage Cleveland
SS Toby Harrah vs Frank Duffy Advantage Texas
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Alex Johnson Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Del Unser Advantage Push
RF Larry Biittner vs Buddy Bell Advantage Cleveland
Even with the worst record in the majors, the matchups favor the Indians.
Broberg had to leave in the second inning after injuring his foot. Paul Lindblad took over pitching duties for the Rangers with a runner on first and one out. And he got the final two outs of the inning.
The Rangers latest scoreless streak reached 15 innings.
After three: Texas 0 Cleveland 0.
Mincher ended that streak in the fourth with a sac fly RBI.
With two out in the bottom of the fifth, Horacio Pina replaced Lindblad and got the final out.
After six: Texas 1 Cleveland 0.
After a leadoff single by Harris in the seventh, Tom Hilgendorf replaced Lamb on the mound. Hilgendorf only lasted two batters before he also left the game with an injury. With runners at the corners and one out, Vince Colbert became the new Indians pitcher. Colbert struck out Pina to record his first K of the season but then walked Maddox to load the bases. Harrah then walked on four pitches to collect his 20th RBI of the season. An infield single by Nelson scored another run. Burroughs then reached 50 RBI on the season, clearing the bases with a 3 run double to complete the 5 run inning.
Pina struck out Unser in the bottom of the seventh to record his 30th K of the season.
The pitcher for the Indians in the ninth was Dick Baney. Pina remained on the mound for Texas and completed the shutout.
Final score: Texas 6 Cleveland 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ray Lamb 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 4 Boston 3
California 3 Milwaukee 0
Kansas City 4 Detroit 2
Chicago 2 Baltimore 1 11 innings
Oakland 6 New York 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 4 San Diego 0 Game 1
New York 3 San Diego 0 Game 2
St Louis 7 Cincinnati 2
San Francisco 7 Philadelphia 5
Los Angeles 8 Montreal 2
Chicago 5 Atlanta 2
Pittsburgh 9 Houston 4 10 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rudy May California Angels 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W
2. Jim McAndrew New York Mets 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W
3. Garry Maddox San Francisco Giants 5 for 5, 4 2B, RBI, 3 R
Also of note, Tom Seaver of the Mets pitched a complete game shutout against the Padres. Oakland"s Dave Hamilton did the same against the Yankees.
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