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SEPTEMBER 9, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers have lost five of their last six. The Athletics have won eight of their last ten.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 66-72 at Cleveland 70-72
Milwaukee 62-78 at Baltimore 90-51 (2)
New York 75-68 at Detroit 65-75
California 55-85 at Chicago 73-68
Minnesota 67-72 at Kansas City 85-54
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 80-57 at Montreal 62-77 (2)
St Louis 80-60 at New York 77-61
Cincinnati 70-71 at San Francisco 70-72
Chicago 73-67 at Philadelphia 71-67
Houston 66-76 at Los Angeles 79-61
OAKLAND ATHLETICS (80-60) AT TEXAS RANGERS (53-86)
MATCHUPS
SP Dave Hamilton vs Dick Bosman Advantage Oakland
C Gene Tenace vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland
1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Dick Green vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland
3B Sal Bando vs Dave Nelson Advantage Oakland
SS Bert Campaneris vs Toby Harrah Advantage Oakland
LF Joe Rudi vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jim Wynn Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland
In the bottom of the first, Burroughs got the scoring started with an RBI single.
After three: Texas 1 Oakland 0.
In the top of the fourth, Epstein tied the game with an RBI single. Green followed with a two-run triple to put the Athletics in the lead.
After six: Oakland 3 Texas 1.
In the top of the eighth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Rudi went down on strikes for the first out. Bando was hit by a pitch to force in a run. Epstein brought two home with a single. With runners at first and second and one out, Jan Dukes took the mound for the Rangers and got Green to ground into the 4-6-3 to retire the side.
Rollie Fingers took the mound for the Athletics in the bottom of the ninth. Kubiak hit an RBI triple. But that was not near enough.
The Athletics collected 10 hits in the win.
Final score: Oakland 6 Texas 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave Hamilton 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4 Cleveland 2 10 innings
Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 2 Game 1
Milwaukee 4 Baltimore 3 Game 2
Detroit 5 New York 3
California 5 Chicago 4
Minnesota 7 Kansas City 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 10 Pittsburgh 5 Game 1
Pittsburgh 6 Montreal 1 Game 2
New York 3 St Louis 0
San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 4
Philadelphia 2 Chicago 0
Los Angeles 4 Houston 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W
2. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates 4 for 8, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
3. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W
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