The Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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APRIL 11,1973
The Rangers are still looking for their first win as they face the Royals again in Kansas City.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 0-3 at New York 2-2
Minnesota 1-3 at California 1-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 1-3 at Pittsburgh 3-1
Cincinnati 4-1 at Los Angeles 4-1
Atlanta 3-2 at San Diego 0-5
Houston 1-4 at San Francisco 3-2

TEXAS RANGERS 0-4 AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 4-0
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Jim Rooker Advantage Push
C Ken Suarez vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
1B Larry Biittner vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Dave Nelson vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Bucky Dent vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Angel Mangual vs Lou Piniella Advantage Kansas City
CF Vic Harris vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Bob Oliver Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Kansas City

Patek got the Royals on the board with a solo home run in the bottom of the third.

After three: Kansas City 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Rooker struck out Harrah to record his 10th K of the season.

In the bottom of the fourth, Schaal had an RBI double.

In the bottom of the fifth, Harris left the game with a leg injury. Joe Lovitto took his place in center field.

After six: Kansas City 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, Harrah got the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. With runners at first and second and two out, Don Hood replaced Rooker and got Lovitto to fly out to retire the side.

Pinch hitter Tom Grieve doubled in the top of the ninth to give the Rangers 10 hits for the game. Pinch hitter Ted Ford then tied the game with an RBI single.

After a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, Bill Gogolewski replaced Rogers. The Royals loaded the bases with one out and Kirkpatrick sent them home with an RBI single.

Final score: Kansas City 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Rooker 7.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 12 New York 1
Minnesota 3 California 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 3 16 innings
Cincinnati 9 Los Angeles 0
Atlanta 10 San Diego 4
San Francisco 9 Houston 7

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Nolan Ryan California Angels 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 15 K

2. Jim McGlothin Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, W

3. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K,. W

Cincinnati has lost 2B Joe L Morgan for 7 weeks due to a fractured wrist.

Boston C Carlton Fisk is expected to miss 2 weeks because of an undisclosed injury.


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APRIL 12, 1973
The Rangers are still looking for their first win as they try to avoid being swept in Kansas City. The Rangers have scored a total of just 10 runs in their first 5 games.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 2-2 at Detroit 3-0
Cleveland 1-3 at New York 2-3
Boston 2-2 at Milwaukee 2-2
Oakland 3-1 at Chicago 3-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 4-0 at St Louis 1-3
Chicago 1-4 at Pittsburgh 4-1
Montreal 2-2 at Philadelphia 1-3
Houston 1-5 at San Francisco 4-2
Cincinnati 5-1 at Los Angeles 4-2
Atlanta 4-2 at San Diego 0-6

TEXAS RANGERS 0-5 AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 5-0
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Roger Nelson Advantage Kansas City
C Dick Billings vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
1B Larry Biittner vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Dave Nelson vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Bucky Dent vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Frank Howard vs Lou Piniella Advantage Kansas City
CF Joe Lovitto vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Bob Oliver Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the second, Dent had a 2-run single for the first RBI of his career. The Rangers had the lead for the first time in this series.

Bosman had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 2 Kansas City 0.

Piniella led off the bottom of the fourth with a single to break up the no-hitter. The Royals then loaded the bases with nobody out. Oliver put them on the board with an RBI single. Schaal added a 2-run single to give Kansas City the lead.

Mayberry led off the bottom of the sixth with a home run.

After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 2.

Billings led off the top of the eighth with his first home run of the season. Burroughs tied the game with an RBI single. With a runner on first and two out, Bruce Dal Canton replaced Roger Nelson on the mound and struck out Lovitto to retire the side.

Piniella led off the bottom of the eighth with a single and Bill Gogolewski replaced Bosman on the mound and immediately gave up a 2-run homer to Otis. It was the first home run and RBI for Otis this season.

Final score: Kansas City 6 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Roger Nelson 7.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 11 Detroit 4
Cleveland 4 New York 2
Boston 1 Milwaukee 0
Oakland 12 Chicago 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 St Louis 1
Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 2
Philadelphia 10 Montreal 0
Houston 3 San Francisco 2 10 innings
Cincinnati 1 Los Angeles 0
Atlanta at San Diego ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, W

2. Luis Tiant Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W

3. Don Baylor Baltimore Orioles 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Cincinnati's Gary Nolan pitched a complete game shutout against the Dodgers.



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APRIL 13, 1973
Friday the 13th. The Rangers are back home to face the California Angels. The two teams are a combined 1-10 to start the season.

Astros SP Larry Dierker is listed as DtD with a mild abdominal strain and will be out for at least 4 days.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2-3 at Detroit 3-1
Oakland 4-1 at Minnesota 2-3
Baltimore 3-2 at Milwaukee 2-3
Kansas City 6-0 at Chicago 3-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4-2 at Montreal 2-3
New York 5-0 at Philadelphia 2-3
Chicago 2-4 at St Louis 1-4
Atlanta 4-2 at Los Angeles 4-3
Houston 2-5 at San Diego 0-6
Cincinnati 6-1 at San Francisco 4-3

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 1-4 AT TEXAS RANGERS 0-6
MATCHUPS
SP Andy Messersmith vs Pete Broberg Advantage California
C Jeff Torborg vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Jim Spencer vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Ken McMullen vs Ted Kubiak Advantage California
SS Leo Cardenas vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Vada Pinson vs Tom Grieve Advantage Texas
CF Ken Berry vs Angel Mangual Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Orlando Cepeda vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

The two teams combined for 1 hit in the first three innings, a single by Kubiak.

After three: California 0 Texas 0.

Cepeda led off the top of the fourth with a single for the first hit of the game for the Angels.

Grieve left the game in the fifth with an injury to his back and was replaced by Dick Billings.

Biittner broke up the scoreless tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. The Rangers then loaded the bases with two out but Harrah flew out to end the inning.

After six: Texas 1 California 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, after Kubiak had his third hit of the game, Biittner hit his first home run of the season and the Rangers had a 3-run lead.

To lead off the top of the eighth, Broberg got his 10th K of the season, sitting Cardenas down on strikes.

Broberg was one out away from a complete game shutout but Pinson hit a solo home run to prevent it.

Final score: Texas 3 California 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 10 Cleveland 0
Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 2
Kansas City 8 Chicago 2
Oakland at Minnesota ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 5 Pittsburgh 3
New York 11 Philadelphia 5
St Louis 5 Chicago 4
Los Angeles 9 Atlanta 2
San Diego 1 Houston 0
San Francisco 9 Cincinnati 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe H Coleman Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

2. Gary Matthews Sr San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

3. Chris Speier San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R




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APRIL 14, 1973
With both the Rangers and Padres winning last night, there are no more winless teams in baseball. The Rangers play host to the Angels again tonight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 4-1 at Minnesota 2-3 (2)
Cleveland 2-4 at Detroit 4-1
Boston 3-2 at New York 2-4
Baltimore 4-2 at Milwaukee 2-4
Kansas City 7-0 at Chicago 3-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4-3 at Montreal 3-3
Chicago 2-5 at St Louis 2-4
New York 6-0 at Philadelphia 2-4
Cincinnati 6-2 at San Francisco 5-3
Atlanta 4-3 at Los Angeles 5-3
Houston 2-6 at San Diego 1-6

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 1-5 AT TEXAS RANGERS 1-6
MATCHUPS
SP Alan Foster vs Kevin Kobel Advantage California
C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Jim Spencer vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Ken McMullen vs Jim Mason Advantage California
SS Luis Alvarado vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Vada Pinson vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Ken Berry vs Angel Mangual Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Orlando Cepeda vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, Burroughs hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run blast.

Stanton led off the top of the second by becoming Kobel's first career strikeout victim.

Berry put the Angels on the board in the top of the third with an RBI double. Cepeda tied the game with an RBI single.

After three: California 2 Texas 2.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out and failed to score.

In the top of the fifth, Stanton gave the Angels the lead with an RBI single.

After six: California 3 Texas 2.

A leadoff single in the top of the eighth led to a pitching change and Mike Garman took the mound for the Rangers. Pinch hitter Mickey Rivers gave the Angels their 10th hit of the game.

A leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth led to a pitching change for the Angels and Cy Acosta took the mound. The tying run made it to third but Dent grounded out to end the game.

Final score: California 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Alan Foster 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 6 Minnesota 4 Game 1
Minnesota 5 Oakland 4 Game 2
Cleveland 12 Detroit 5
Boston 2 New York 1
Milwaukee 4 Baltimore 1
Chicago 14 Kansas City 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 12 Pittsburgh 11 16 innings
St Louis 5 Chicago 1
New York 4 Philadelphia 3
Atlanta 8 Los Angeles 0
Houston 4 San Diego 0
Cincinnati at San Francisco ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bob Bailey Montreal Expos 3 for 4, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB

2. Dick Allen Chicago White Sox 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

3. Jim Lonborg Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W

Frank Tanana of the Braves pitched a complete game shutout against the Dodgers.

Pirates CF Al Oliver had 5 hits in the loss to the Expos.

St Louis LF Lou Brock got his 2,000th career base hit.

Boston CF Reggie Smith is now DtD with a sprained thumb that will take 3 weeks to heal.

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APRIL 15, 1973
The final game of the series between the Angels and Rangers. The two teams have scored the exact number of runs on the season (19).

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4-2 at New York 2-5
Baltimore 4-3 at Milwaukee 3-4 (2)
Cleveland 3-4 at Detroit 4-2
Oakland 5-2 at Minnesota 3-4
Kansas City 7-1 at Chicago 4-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 7-0 at Philadelphia 2-5
Pittsburgh 4-4 at Montreal 4-3
Houston 3-6 at San Diego 1-7 (2)
Chicago 2-6 at St Louis 3-4
Cincinnati 6-2 at San Francisco 5-3 (2)
Atlanta 5-3 at Los Angeles 5-4

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 2-5 AT TEXAS RANGERS 1-7
MATCHUPS
SP Rickey Clark vs Rich Hand Advantage Texas
C Jeff Torborg vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Jim Spencer vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Ken McMullen vs Jim Mason Advantage California
SS Leo Cardenas vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Vada Pinson vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Ken Berry vs Angel Mangual Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Orlando Cepeda vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

Pinson led off the top of the second with a home run.

After three: California 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, the Angels loaded the bases with one out. Spencer brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Cardenas added an RBI single.

Spencer came up with an RBI single in the top of the sixth.

In the bottom of the sixth, Burroughs finally gave the home fans something to cheer about when he cut the lead in half with a 2-run homer.

After six: California 4 Texas 2.

In the top of the eighth, pinch hitter Mickey Rivers came up with a big 2-out 2-run triple, the 10th hit of the game for the Angels. Paul Lindblad replaced Hand and struck out Torborg to retire the side.

In the bottom of the eighth, needing a big innning, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs walked on 4 pitches to bring in one run. Cy Acosta replaced Clark on the mound and promptly walked Harrah to bring home another run. Howard then tied the game with a 2-run single. Mason then gave Texas the lead with an RBI single.

Bill Gogolewski came on in the top of the ninth to try and close it down. 3 up. 3 down.

Final score: Texas 7 California 6.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Vada Pinson 4 for 4, 2B, HR, 1 RBI, 4 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 6 Boston 4
Baltimore 1 Milwaukee 0 Game 1
Milwaukee 2 Baltimore 1 11 innings Game 2
Detroit 9 Cleveland 5
Minnesota 4 Oakland 0
Chicago 6 Kansas City 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 7 Montreal 1
St Louis 4 Chicago 2
San Diego 3 Houston 2 Game 1
San Diego 9 Houston 2 Game 2
San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 5 Game 1
Cincinnati 12 San Francisco 6 Game 2
Los Angeles 8 Atlanta 1
New York at Philadelphia ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave Concepcion Cincinnati Reds 7 for 10, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, BB

2. Ken Reitz St Louis Cardinals 2 for 2, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

3. Bobby Darwin Minnesota Twins 4 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R



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APRIL 16, 1973
The Rangers had the day off.

AL Player of the Week: RF Bobby Darwin Minnesota Twins

NL Player of the Week: SS Dave Concepcion Cincinnati Reds

POWER RANKINGS
1. New York Mets
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Chicago White Sox
6. Oakland Athletics
7. Los Angeles Dodgers
8. San Francisco Giants
9. Boston Red Sox
10. Pittsburgh Pirates
11. Atlanta Braves
12. Baltimore Orioles
13. St Louis Cardinals
14. Minnesota Twins
15. Montreal Expos
16. Milwaukee Brewers
17. New York Yankees
18. Cleveland Indians
19. San Diego Padres
20. Philadelphia Phillies
21. Houston Astros
22. California Angels
23. Texas Rangers
24. Chicago Cubs

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Detroit 5-2
Boston 4-3
Baltimore 5-4
Milwaukee 4-5
Cleveland 3-5
New York 3-5

WEST
Kansas City 7-2
Oakland 5-3
Chicago 5-3
Minnesota 4-4
California 2-6
Texas 2-7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 7-0
Pittsburgh 5-4
St Louis 4-4
Montreal 4-4
Philadelphia 2-5
Chicago 2-7

WEST
Cincinnati 7-3
Los Angeles 6-4
San Francisco 6-4
Atlanta 5-4
San Diego 3-7
Houston 3-8

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average: Larry Biittner .314
Home Runs: Jeff Burroughs 2
RBI: Jeff Burroughs 7
ERA: Dick Bosman 1.93
Wins: Pete Broberg and Paul Lindblad 1
Strikeouts: Pete Broberg 10

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 26 9th
Batting Average .215 10th
OBP .259 12th
Home Runs 5 9th
Stolen Bases 3 t-8th
Runs Against 40 8th
Starters ERA 3.46 8th
Bullpen ERA 4.26 8th
Defensive Eff .705 8th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
LF Tom Grieve Out, 5 Days

CF Vic Harris Out, 2 months, DL, 11 Days left

CF Elliott Maddox Out, 2 Weeks, DL, 0 Days left

SS Bucky Dent Unknown

RP Danny Fife Out, 3 weeks, DL, 0 Days left

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5-2 at Boston 4-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 3-8 at Los Angeles 6-4
Cincinnati 7-3 at San Diego 3-7

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 8 Detroit 7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 5 Los Angeles 3
San Diego 6 Cincinnati 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cesar Geronimo Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

2. Dick McAuliffe Detroit Tigers 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

3. Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox 2 for 3, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

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APRIL 17, 1973
After finally getting their first wins of the season, the Rangers are now looking for their first road win of the season. They are in Chicago for a short 2-game series against the White Sox.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5-3 at Boston 5-3
Milwaukee 4-5 at Cleveland 3-5
California 2-6 at Minnesota 4-4
New York 3-5 at Baltimore 5-4
Oakland 5-3 at Kansas City 7-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 2-7 at New York 7-0
Philadelphia 2-5 at Montreal 4-4
Atlanta 5-4 at San Francisco 6-4 (2)
Pittsburgh 5-4 at St Louis 4-4
Houston 4-8 at Los Angeles 6-5
Cincinnati 7-4 at San Diego 4-7

TEXAS RANGERS 2-7 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5-3
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Wilbur Wood Advantage Chicago
C Dick Billings vs Chuck Brinkman Advantage Push
1B Larry Biittner vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Dave Nelson vs Jorge Orta Advantage Chicago
3B Jim Mason vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
LF Frank Howard vs Carlos May Advantage Chicago
CF Joe Lovitto vs Rick Reichardt Advantage Chicago
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Gates Brown Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Chicago

Allen injured his leg after hitting a second innning double and had to leave the game. He was replaced by Tony Muser. Reichardt gave the White Sox the lead with an RBI single.

In the top of the third, Kubiak tied the game with an RBI groundout.

After three: Texas 1 Chicago 1.

In the bottom of the fourth, Rogers struck out Orta to record his 10th K of his career.

After six: Texas 1 Chicago 1.

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the seventh innning. The White Sox loaded the bases with two out but May grounded out to first to end the inning.

The Rangers got runners at first and second and nobody out in the top of the eighth. Terry Forster replaced Wood and got out of the innning without giving up a run.

The White Sox committed their third error of the game in the top of the ninth and the Rangers went on to load the bases with nobody out. The rain stopped and Ted Ford drew a walk to bring home the go-ahead run. Lovitto was then hit by a pitch to bring home another run. The White Sox fourth error of the game brought in another run as nine men came to the plate for the Rangers.

Despite just 2 hits as a team, the Rangers gave Rogers his first career victory.

Final score: Texas 4 Chicago 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Rogers 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 7 Boston 5 10 innings
Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 1
Minnesota 9 California 2
New York 3 Baltimore 1
Oakland 7 Kansas City 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 4 New York 2 16 innings
Philadelphia 12 Montreal 0
Atlanta 7 San Francisco 4 Game 1
Atlanta 9 San Francisco 2 Game 2
St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 0
Los Angeles 2 Houston 1
Cincinnati 9 San Diego 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike A Anderson Philadelphia Phillies 3 for 5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

2. Rick Wise St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W

3. Doc Medich New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W

Philadelphia's Steve Carlton pitched a complete game shutout.


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APRIL 18, 1973
After starting the season 0-6, the Rangers have won 3 out of their last 4. They will try to win their third straight and sweep the 2-game series in Chicago. Errors killed the White Sox in yesterday's game. Only one team in the AL has a worse defensive Eff than Chicago.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 6-3 at Boston 5-4
Milwaukee 5-5 at Cleveland 3-6
California 2-7 at Minnesota 5-4
New York 4-5 at Baltimore 5-5
Oakland 6-3 at Kansas City 7-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3-5 at Montreal 4-5
Chicago 3-7 at New York 7-1
Atlanta 7-4 at San Francisco 6-6
Pittsburgh 5-5 at St Louis 5-4
Houston 4-9 at Los Angeles 7-5
Cincinnati 8-4 at San Diego 4-8

TEXAS RANGERS 3-7 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5-4
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Tom Bradley Advantage Chicago
C Ken Suarez vs Tom Egan Advantage Push
1B Larry Biittner vs Dick Allen vs Chicago
2B Dave Nelson vs Jorge Orta Advantage Chicago
3B Jim Mason vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Bucky Dent vs Terry Harmon Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Carlos May Advantage Chicago
CF Angel Mangual vs Rick Reichardt Advantage Chicago
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Gates Brown Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Chicago

Kelly led off the bottom of the first with a home run.

Mason tied the game in the top of the second with an RBI single.

Allen brought his season total of RBI over 10 with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the third.

After three: Chicago 3 Texas 1.

Allen added to the total with a 2-run single in the bottom of the fourth.

In the bottom of the fifth, Bosman struck out Reichardt for his 10th K of the season.

After six: Chicago 5 Texas 1.

With runners at first and second and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Casey Cox replaced Bosman on the mound. Egan then got an RBI single for the White Sox 10th hit of the game. Kelly followed up with his second home run of the game, a 3-run smash. Chicago went on to load the bases with one out as Cox had faced 5 batters and still had not recorded an out. Orta then hit an RBI single but Melton was tagged out at home trying to score from second. Chicago finished with a 5-run innning.

With a runner on first and two out in the top of the ninth, Denny O'Toole replaced Bradley on the mound. Mangual hit an RBI double before Dent struck out to end the game.

Final score: Chicago 10 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pat H Kelly 4 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 9 Boston 4
Cleveland 9 Milwaukee 5
California 9 Minnesota 4
Baltimore 4 New York 2
Oakland 7 Kansas City 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1
New York 2 Chicago 0
San Francisco 3 Atlanta 1
Pittsburgh 9 St Louis 2
Los Angeles 3 Houston 2
San Diego 7 Cincinnati 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pat H Kelly Chicago White Sox 4 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W

3. Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

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APRIL 19, 1973
The Rangers had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Detroit 7-3
Baltimore 6-5
Boston 5-5
Milwaukee 5-6
Cleveland 4-6
New York 4-6

WEST
Oakland 7-3
Kansas City 7-4
Chicago 6-4
Minnesota 5-5
California 3-7
Texas 3-8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 8-1
Pittsburgh 6-5
St Louis 5-5
Philadelphia 4-5
Montreal 4-6
Chicago 3-8

WEST
Cincinnati 8-5
Los Angeles 8-5
Atlanta 7-5
San Francisco 7-6
San Diego 5-8
Houston 4-10

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Larry Biittner .273
Home Runs Jeff Burroughs 2
RBI Jeff Burroughs 7
ERA Steve Rogers 2.19
Wins Pete Broberg, Paul Lindblad, Steve Rogers 1
Strikeouts Steve Rogers 13

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 32 11th
Batting Average .206 12th
OBP .258 12th
Home Runs 5 10th
Stolen Bases 4 8th
Runs Against 51 8th
Starters ERA 3.32 3rd
Bullpen ERA 5.40 7th
Defensive Eff 6.93 7th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
LF Tom Grieve Out, 2 days

CF Vic Harris Out, 2 months, DL, 8 Days left

RP Gerry Janeski DtD, ,3 days

CF Elliott Maddox Out, 2 weeks, DL, 0 Days left

SS Bucky Dent Unknown

RP Danny Fife Out, 2 weeks, DL, 0 Days left

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 7-3 at Boston 5-5
Milwaukee 5-6 at Cleveland 4-6
New York 4-6 at Baltimore 6-5
Oakland 7-3 at Kansas City 7-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 3-8 at New York 8-1 (2)
Philadelphia 4-5 at Montreal 4-6
Pittsburgh 6-5 at St Louis 5-5
San Francisco 7-6 at Los Angeles 8-5

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 6 Detroit 5
Milwaukee 7 Cleveland 1 14 innings
Baltimore 7 New York 3
Kansas City 6 Oakland 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 Chicago 1 Game 1
Chicago 4 New York 3 Game 2
Montreal 15 Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 1
San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ken Singleton Montreal Expos 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Bill Sudakis Montreal Expos 3 for 5, HR, 5 RBI, R

3. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants 2 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R



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APRIL 20, 1973
The Rangers stay up north for three games in Minnesota against the Twins. Runs could be hard to come by in this series. The only team in the American League that has scored fewer runs this season than the Twins is the Rangers.

The Tigers have lost LF Ike Brown for the season because of a ruptured medial collateral ligament. He is expected to miss 10 months.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 7-4 at Baltimore 7-5
Boston 6-5 at Cleveland 4-7
Chicago 6-4 at Kansas City 8-4
New York 4-7 at Milwaukee 6-6
California 3-7 at Oakland 7-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 7-5 at Cincinnati 8-5
San Diego 5-8 at Houston 4-10
San Francisco 8-6 at Los Angeles 8-6

TEXAS RANGERS 3-8 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 5-5
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Jim Kaat Advantage Minnesota
C Dick Billings vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Larry Biittner vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Minnesota
2B Dave Nelson vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Jim Mason vs Eric Soderholm Advantage Minnesota
SS Bucky Dent vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
LF Frank Howard vs Cesar Tovar Advantage Minnesota
CF Angel Mangual vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Tony Oliva Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Minnesota

Burroughs put the Rangers on the board in the top of the first with an RBI groundout. The Rangers went on to load the bases with two out but Dent lined out to center to retire the side.

In the bottom of the third, Darwin tied the game with a single that brought in his 10th RBI of the season.

After three: Texas 1 Minnesota 1.

Nothing happened in the middle innings.

After six: Texas 1 Minnesota 1.

With a runner on first and two out in the bottom of the seventh, Mike Garman replaced Broberg and got the next hitter to popout to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, Wayne Granger replaced Kaat with a runner on first and nobody out and he retired the side with the score still tied.

Bill Gogolewski took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

In the bottom of the ninth, Stanley had a walkoff RBI single.

Final score: Minnesota 2 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Kaat 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 1 Detroit 0
Boston 6 Cleveland 2
Milwaukee 5 New York 4
California 2 Oakland 0
Chicago at Kansas City ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 6 Cincinnati 4 10 innings
San Diego 3 Houston 1
San Francisco 8 Los Angeles 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave McNally Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W

2. Sam McDowell San Francisco Giants 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W

3. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K


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APRIL 21, 1973
The Rangers again struggled to score and are averaging less than 3 runs per game as they face the Twins in the second game of the series in Minnesota.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 6-4 at Kansas City 8-4 (2)
Boston 7-5 at Cleveland 4-8
New York 4-8 at Milwaukee 7-6
Detroit 7-5 at Baltimore 8-5
California 4-7 at Oakland 7-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 5-6 at New York 9-2
St Louis 5-6 at Philadelphia 4-6
Atlanta 8-5 at Cincinnati 8-6
Pittsburgh 7-5 at Chicago 4-9
San Diego 6-8 at Houston 4-11
San Francisco 9-6 at Los Angeles 8-7

TEXAS RANGERS 3-9 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 6-5
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Dave Goltz Advantage Minnesota
C Ken Suarez vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Larry Biittner vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Minnesota
2B Dave Nelson vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Jim Mason vs Eric Soderholm Advantage Minnesota
SS Bucky Dent vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
LF Tom Grieve vs Steve Brye Advantage Push
CF Joe Lovitto vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Tony Oliva Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Minnesota

Darwin put the Twins on the board with a 2-run triple in the bottom of the first and then scored himself on a 6-4-3 double play.

Braun got an RBI single in the bottom of the second.

In the bottom of the third, the Twins loaded the bases with one out. Stanley then came through with the grand slam!

After three: Minnesota 8 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Darwin got his third RBI of the game with a solo home run. One out later, Soderholm had his first home run of the season, also a solo shot.

The Rangers goose egg disappeared in the top of the fifth thanks to a Nelson RBI double. Biittner added an RBI single.

Harrah got an RBI single in the top of the sixth. Mason added a run-scoring single for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Dent brought one home with an RBI groundout. Once down 10-0, the Rangers had cut the deficit in half.

Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth. Soderholm got the Twins 10th hit of the game but Braun, trying to score from second, was thrown out by Burroughs to end the inning.

After six: Minnesota 10 Texas 5.

The Twins got their fourth home run of the game in the bottom of the seventh courtesy of a 2-run shot by Killebrew.

Mason answered with his own 2-run shot in the top of the eighth, his first home run of his career. That was it for Goltz as Wayne Granger took the mound with one out.

In the bottom of the eighth, Soderholm homered for the second time in the game, a 3-run shot that traveled 442 feet. Casey Cox then took the mound with a runner on first and one out. Mitterwald added an RBI single but Stanley was thrown out by Burroughs while trying to score from second on the play.

The two worst offenses in the American League combined for 31 hits.

Final score: Minnesota 16 Texas 7.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Eric Soderholm 4 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 8 Chicago 5 Game 1
Kansas City 12 Chicago 1 Game 2
Cleveland 10 Boston 1
New York 7 Milwaukee 2
Baltimore 11 Detroit 1
Oakland 5 California 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 Montreal 2
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4
Cincinnati 12 Atlanta 4
Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 1
San Diego 4 Houston 2
San Francisco 10 Los Angeles 7 11 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Eric Soderholm Minnesota Twins 4 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

2. Bob Oliver Kansas City Royals 5 for 9, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

3. Blue Moon Odom Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

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APRIL 22, 1973
The final game of the series in Minnesota against the Twins. After their 5-bombs performance yesterday, only one team in the American League gas hit more home runs than Minnesota.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 7-6 at Cleveland 5-8 (2)
Detroit 7-6 at Baltimore 9-5
Chicago 6-6 at Kansas City 10-4 (2)
New York 5-8 at Milwaukee 7-7
California 4-8 at Oakland 8-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 5-7 at New York 10-2 (2)
St Louis 5-7 at Philadelphia 5-6 (2)
Pittsburgh 7-6 at Chicago 5-9 (2)
Atlanta 8-6 at Cincinnati 9-6
San Diego 7-8 at Houston 4-12
San Francisco 10-6 at Los Angeles 8-8

TEXAS RANGERS 3-10 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 7-5
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Bert Blyleven Advantage Minnesota
C Dick Billings vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Larry Biittner vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Minnesota
2B Dave Nelson vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Ted Kubiak vs Eric Soderholm Advantage Minnesota
SS Bucky Dent vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
LF Frank Howard vs Cesar Tovar Advantage Minnesota
CF Angel Mangual vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Tony Oliva Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Minnesota

The Twins loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the third. Carew then drew a walk to bring in the game's first run.

After three: Minnesota 1 Texas 0.

Dent tied the game in the top of the fourth with an RBI single. Then an RBI single by Mangual gave the Rangers the lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, the game was tied again when Killebrew hit an RBI single. Tovar then gave the Twins the lead with an RBI double. A walk loaded the bases and there was still nobody out. But the Twins would add no more as Howard threw Tovar out at home to end the inning as the Minnesota baserunner was trying to score on a fly ball out by Carew.

After six: Minnesota 3 Texas 2.

Biittner singled in the top of the seventh to give the Rangers their 10th hit of the game. Burroughs then tied the game with an RBI single. But Blyleven ended the innning by striking out Harrah for his 20th K of the season.

Rogers issued his 7th walk of the game to begin the bottom of the seventh and was replaced by Mike Garman. Garman then proceeded to strike out the side.

Howard then got his first home run of the season to lead off the top of the eighth and the Rangers were back in the lead in this seesaw affair.

Bill Gogolewski took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

Carew led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple for the Twins 10th hit of the game. Oliva then tied the game with a sacrifice fly.

After nine: Texas 4 Minnesota 4.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the tenth. Killebrew ended the game with a 2-run homer.

Final score: Minnesota 6 Texas 4 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Harmon Killebrew 2 for 2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 7 Boston 4 Game 1
Boston 10 Cleveland 0 Game 2
Baltimore 6 Detroit 0
Kansas City 6 Chicago 2 Game 1
Kansas City 4 Chicago 1 Game 2
New York 3 Milwaukee 0
California 4 Oakland 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 2 Montreal 1 11 innings Game 1
Montreal at New York Game 2 ppd
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 3 Game 1
St Louis 10 Philadelphia 6 Game 2
Pittsburgh 12 Chicago 3 Game 1
Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 3 Game 2
Atlanta 8 Cincinnati 1
Houston 4 San Diego 3 10 innings
San Francisco 3 Los Angeles 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe Torre St Louis Cardinals 5 for 8, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates 5 for 9, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, BB

3. Richie Zisk Pittsburgh Pirates 5 for 8, 3 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

Baltimore's Rudy May and Doc Medich of the Yankees each had a complete game shutout.

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APRIL 23, 1973
The Rangers have the day off.

AL Player of the Week: LF Tommy Harper Boston Red Sox

NL Player of the Week: 3B Don Money Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago White Sox 1B Dick Allen is listed as DtD for the next week due to a gluteus strain.

POWER RANKINGS
1. New York Mets
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Baltimore Orioles
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Minnesota Twins
6. Atlanta Braves
7. Pittsburgh Pirates
8. Oakland Athletics
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Boston Red Sox
11. Philadelphia Phillies
12. Detroit Tigers
13. Milwaukee Brewers
14. San Diego Padres
15. Los Angeles Dodgers
16. St Louis Cardinals
17. New York Yankees
18. California Angels
19. Chicago White Sox
20. Cleveland Indians
21. Montreal Expos
22. Chicago Cubs
23. Houston Astros
24. Texas Rangers

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 10-5
Boston 8-7
Detroit 7-7
Milwaukee 7-8
New York 6-8
Cleveland 6-9

WEST
Kansas City 12-4
Minnesota 8-5
Oakland 8-6
Chicago 6-8
California 5-8
Texas 3-11

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 11-2
Pittsburgh 9-6
Philadelphia 6-7
St Louis 6-8
Montreal 5-8
Chicago 5-11

WEST
San Francisco 11-6
Atlanta 9-6
Cincinnati 9-7
Los Angeles 8-9
San Diego 7-9
Houston 5-12

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Toby .298
Home Runs Jeff Burroughs 2
RBI Jeff Burroughs 9
ERA Steve Rogers 2.64
Wins Pete Broberg, Paul Lindblad, Steve Rogers 1
Strikeouts Steve Rogers 16

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 44 10th
Batting Average .225 11th
OBP .275 12th
Home Runs 7 t-9th
Stolen Bases 5 t-8th
Runs Against 75 9th
Starters ERA 3.90 7th
Bullpen ERA 6.86 11th
Defensive Eff .685 7th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
CF Vic Harris Out, 8-9 weeks, DL, 4 Days left

CF Elliott Maddox Out, one week, DL, 0 Days left

SS Bucky Dent Unknown

RP Danny Fife Out, 2 weeks, DL, 0 Days left

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 5-8 at Oakland 8-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 7-9 at Houston 5-12

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 8 Oakland 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 2 San Diego 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Andy Messersmith California Angels 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 14 K, W

2. Tom Griffin Houston Astros 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

3. Jim Spencer 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB

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APRIL 24, 1973
The Rangers have been swept in three of the five series they have had this season. They return home for six games. First up is a three game series against Detroit. The Tigers have lost 4 straight just like the Rangers. Detroit has one of the best offenses in the American League and leads the league in home runs. However, the Tigers are the only team in the league with a higher bullpen ERA than the Rangers.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 6-8 at New York 6-8
Minnesota 8-5 at Boston 8-7
Milwaukee 7-8 at Kansas City 12-4
Baltimore 10-5 at California 6-8
Cleveland 6-9 at Oakland 8-7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 11-6 at Chicago 5-11
San Diego 7-10 at Pittsburgh 9-6
Philadelphia 6-7 at Atlanta 9-6
Montreal 5-8 at Cincinnati 9-7
Los Angeles 8-9 at St Louis 6-8
New York 11-2 at Houston 6-12

DETROIT TIGERS 7-7 AT TEXAS RANGERS 3-11
MATCHUPS
SP Joe H Coleman vs Dick Bosman Advantage Detroit
C Bill Freehan vs Ken Suarez Advantage Detroit
1B Andy Kosco vs Larry Biittner Advantage Texas
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Dan Driessen vs Jim Mason Advantage Detroit
SS Frank Duffy vs Bucky Dent Advantage Push
LF Willie Horton vs Frank Howard Advantage Detroit
CF Rusty Torres vs Angel Mangual Advantage Push
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Norm Cash vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Detroit

Kaline put the Tigers on the board in the top of the second with a sacrifice fly.

Dent tied the game in the bottom of the second with an RBI single. The Rangers then loaded the bases with one out. Biittner then grounded out but brought in the go-ahead run in the process.

The Tigers committed 2 errors and, without the benefit of a hit, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the third. But this time they failed to score.

After three: Texas 2 Detroit 1.

Horton gave the Tigers the lead back in the top of the fourth with a 2-run homer. That gave Horton 10 RBI on the season. The Tigers would then load the bases with one out. Kosco brought in a run with a sacrifice fly.

The Rangers had runners at first and second with one out when Joe Niekro replaced Coleman on the mound for the Tigers. Niekro got out of the innning unscathed.

After six: Detroit 4 Texas 2.

McAuliffe led off the top of the ninth with a single for the Tigers 10th hit of the game. Mike Garman replaced Bosman on the mound. Kosco brought in a run with a single. And Driessen did the same. Duffy tried to as well but Kosco was thrown out at home by Mangual while trying to score from second. An error loaded the bases with two out and then Marvin Lane brought home a pair with a single. Nine men came to the plate in the innning.

The Tigers out hit the Rangers 15-4.

Final score: Detroit 8 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick McAuliffe 4 for 4, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 7 Chicago 3
Minnesota 6 Boston 2
Kansas City 8 Milwaukee 7 10 innings
California 1 Baltimore 0 10 innings
Cleveland 7 Oakland 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 4 Chicago 3
San Diego 4 Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 2
Montreal 7 Cincinnati 0
Los Angeles 3 St Louis 2
New York 10 Houston 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Balor Moore Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

2. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 6 K

3. Rusty Staub New York Mets 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R

Boston 1B Carl Yasztremski got the 2,000th hit of his career in the Red Sox loss to Minnesota.

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APRIL 25, 1973
The Rangers losing streak is now at 5 games. They host the Tigers in the second game of this series.

Boston C Carlton Fisk is expected to miss the next 5 days due to an undisclosed injury.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 6-9 at New York 7-8
Minnesota 9-5 at Boston 8-8
Milwaukee 7-9 at Kansas City 13-4
Baltimore 10-6 at California 7-8
Cleveland 7-9 at Oakland 8-8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 6-8 at Cincinnati 9-8
San Francisco 12-6 at Chicago 5-12
San Diego 8-10 at Pittsburgh 9-7
Philadelphia 7-7 at Atlanta 9-7
Los Angeles 9-9 at St Louis 6-9
New York 12-2 at Houston 6-13

DETROIT TIGERS 8-7 AT TEXAS RANGERS 3-12
MATCHUPS
SP Les Cain vs Pete Broberg Advantage Texas
C Bill Freehan vs Dick Billings Advantage Detroit
1B Andy Kosco vs Larry Biittner Advantage Texas
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Dan Driessen vs Jim Mason Advantage Detroit
SS Frank Duffy vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Detroit
LF Willie Horton vs Frank Howard Advantage Detroit
CF Rusty Torres vs Joe Lovitto Advantage Push
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Norm Cash vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Detroit

Freehan got the scoring started with a solo home run in the top of the first.

Cash scored on a throwing error in the top of the second. Kosco added an RBI single.

In the bottom of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Nelson brought one home with a sacrifice fly. Biittner made it a 1-run game with an RBI single. The bases were loaded once again with two out and then Harrah gave the Rangers the lead with a 2-run single.

After three: Texas 4 Detroit 3.

In the top of the sixth, McAuliffe tied the game with an RBI single. Kosco then gave Detroit the lead back with an RBI double.

In the bottom of the sixth, Joe Niekro replaced Cain with a runner on first and two out and got the next batter out to end the inning.

After six: Detroit 5 Texas 4.

In the top of the seventh, the Tigers loaded the bases with two out but Kaline lined out to second to retire the side.

John Hiller came in to pitch for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth.

A leadoff single in the top of the ninth brought Paul Lindblad out to replace Broberg. And Horton greeted him with a 2-run homer, the 10th hit of the game for Detroit. Cash followed up with a double to tie an AL record for doubles in a game with 3.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Harrah popped out and then Howard struck out to end the game.

Final score: Detroit 7 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Norm Cash 3 for 3, 3 doubles, 2 R, 2 BB

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 3 Cincinnati 1
San Francisco 10 Chicago 8
Pittsburgh 8 San Diego 7
Atlanta 6 Philadelphia 2
St Louis 2 Los Angeles 0
Houston 6 New York 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants 3 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

2. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W

3. Reggie Cleveland St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W


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APRIL 26, 1973
The Rangers have now lost 6 in a row and are in danger of being swept yet again as they face the Tigers in the final game of this series.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 7-10 at Kansas City 14-4
Cleveland 7-10 at Oakland 9-8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 13-6 at Chicago 5-13
New York 12-3 at Houston 7-13

DETROIT TIGERS 9-7 AT TEXAS RANGERS 3-13
MATCHUPS
SP Tom Phoebus vs Rich Hand Advantage Texas
C Bill Freehan vs Ken Suarez Advantage Detroit
1B Andy Kosco vs Larry Biittner Advantage Texas
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Dan Driessen vs Jim Mason Advantage Detroit
SS Frank Duffy vs Bucky Dent Advantage Push
LF Willie Horton vs Frank Howard Advantage Detroit
CF Rusty Torres vs Angel Mangual Advantage Push
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Norm Cash vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Push

Freehan got the scoring started in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly.

McAuliffe led off the top of the second with a home run and got his 10th RBI of the season in the process.

Duffy got an RBI single in the top of the third.

After three: Detroit 3 Texas 0.

The Tigers made it four straight innings with a run when Kosco got an RBI double in the top of the fourth. Freehan then added a 3-run homer to also reach double digits in RBI for the season.

The bottom of the fourth ended with Phoebus collecting his 10th K of the season by striking out Mason.

Cash led off the top of the fifth with a single for the Tigers 10th hit of the game.

After six: Detroit 7 Texas 0.

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the seventh.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Casey Cox replaced Hand on the mound. Freehan added an RBI single as did Horton.

Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth. And promptly left the game with a shoulder injury after giving up a leadoff single to Suarez. Earl Stephenson then took the mound for the Tigers.

The rain stopped in the top of the ninth.

The Rangers avoided the shutout when Harrah got a sac fly RBI in the bottom of the ninth.

Final score: Detroit 9 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bill Freehan 3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 12 Kansas City 4
Cleveland 5 Oakland 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 6 Chicago 4
Houston 7 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave May Milwaukee Brewers 4 for 5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R

3. Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R





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APRIL 27, 1973
With 7 straight losses and being swept already 4 times in the month of April, the Rangers are entering historically bad territory. They host the Brewers for a 3 game weekend series. The Brewers strength this season has been pitching as they are third in the league in starters and bullpen ERA. A bad matchup against the worst offense in the league.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 6-10 at Boston 9-8
Kansas City 14-5 at Detroit 10-7
Minnesota 9-6 at New York 8-8
Cleveland 8-10 at California 7-9
Baltimore 11-6 at Oakland 9-9

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 8-11 at Chicago 5-14
Los Angeles 9-10 at Pittsburgh 10-7
New York 12-4 at Atlanta 10-7
Philadelphia 7-8 at Cincinnati 9-9
Montreal 7-8 at Houston 8-13
San Francisco 14-6 at St Louis 7-9

MILWAUKEE BREWERS 8-10 AT TEXAS RANGERS 3-14
MATCHUPS
SP Ken Brett vs Steve Rogers Advantage Push
C Darrell Porter vs Dick Billings Advantage Milwaukee
1B George C Scott vs Larry Biittner Advantage Milwaukee
2B Ron Theobald vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Jim Mason Advantage Push
SS Rick Auerbach vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF John E Briggs vs Tom Grieve Advantage Milwaukee
CF Dave May vs Joe Lovitto Advantage Milwaukee
RF Billy Conigliaro vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Ellie Rodriguez vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

In the bottom of the second, Brett struck out Dent for his 20th K of the season.

Rogers was perfect through three innings.

After three: Milwaukee 0 Texas 0.

Briggs drew a 1-out walk in the top of the fourth for the Brewers first baserunner of the game.

In the bottom of the fifth, Harrah gave the Rangers the first run of the game with an RBI single. Grieve followed up with his own for his first RBI of the season. Mason continued it with an RBI single as well.

Meanwhile, through six innings, Rogers still had a no-hitter.

After six: Texas 3 Milwaukee 0.

Scott broke up the no-hitter in the top of the seventh with a double. May put the Brewers on the board with a sacrifice fly. The Brewers then loaded the bases with two out but Conigliaro popped out to retire the side.

The Rangers got that run back in the bottom of the seventh with Grieve cane through with another RBI single. The Rangers then loaded the bases with one out and Dent drew a walk to bring home a run before the Brewers could finally end the inning.

After Nelson led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, Archie Reynolds replaced Brett on the mound for the Brewers. It was the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Harrah delivered a run-scoring single for his 10th RBI of the season.

Porter led off the top of the ninth with a home run. But Rogers got his first complete game victory of his career.

Final score: Texas 6 Milwaukee 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Rogers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 2 Boston 0
Kansas City 5 Detroit 3
New York 3 Minnesota 1
California 3 Cleveland 1
Oakland 5 Baltimore 2

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill Sudakis Montreal Expos 3 for 3, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

2. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

3. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, W



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APRIL 28, 1973
After finally ending the week-long losing streak, the Rangers host the Brewers in the second game of the series.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 7-10 at Boston 9-9
Kansas City 15-5 at Detroit 10-8
Minnesota 9-7 at New York 9-8
Baltimore 11-7 at Oakland 10-9
Cleveland 8-11 at California 8-9

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 10-10 at Pittsburgh 10-8
San Diego 8-12 at Chicago 6-14
New York 13-4 at Atlanta 10-8
Philadelphia 7-9 at Cincinnati 10-9
San Francisco 14-7 at St Louis 8-9
Montreal 8-8 at Houston 8-14

MILWAUKEE BREWERS 8-11 AT TEXAS RANGERS 4-14
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Slaton vs Kevin Kobel Advantage Milwaukee
C Darrell Porter vs Ken Suarez Advantage Milwaukee
1B George C Scott vs Larry Biittner Advantage Milwaukee
2B Ron Theobald vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Jim Mason Advantage Push
SS Rick Auerbach vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF John E Briggs vs Frank Howard Advantage Milwaukee
CF Dave May vs Angel Mangual Advantage Milwaukee
RF Billy Conigliaro vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Ellie Rodriguez vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

Scott put the Brewers on the board in the top of the third with a run-scoring single for his 10th RBI of the season. May added an RBI single as well.

After three: Milwaukee 2 Texas 0.

Aurelio Rodriguez led off the top of the fourth with a single to stretch his hitting streak to 11 games.

In the top of the sixth, Ellie Rodriguez hit an RBI double.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mason put the Rangers on the board with an RBI double. The Rangers then loaded the bases with one out. Mangual then brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Dent then gave the Rangers the lead with a 2-run double.

After six: Texas 4 Milwaukee 3.

In the top of the seventh, Porter doubled for the Brewers 10th hit of the game. May followed with a 2-run single to give Milwaukee the lead back. With runners at the corners and two out, Mike Garman replaced Kobel on the mound for the Rangers and got the third out.

In the top of the eighth, Theobald scored on a passed ball.

In the bottom of the eighth, Slaton struck out Suarez for his 10th K of the season.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs then tied the game with a 2-run single that put him in double digits on the season in RBI and gave the Rangers 10 hits for the game. Bill Campbell replaced Slaton on the mound for the Brewers. An error then allowed Biittner to score the winning run from second base.

Final score: Texas 7 Milwaukee 6.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave May 3 for 5, 3 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 10 Boston 2
Kansas City 8 Detroit 6
Minnesota 5 New York 3
Oakland 1 Baltimore 0
California 3 Cleveland 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 9 Los Angeles 2
San Diego 9 Chicago 2
New York 10 Atlanta 4
Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 5
St Louis 6 San Francisco 4
Montreal 4 Houston 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Al Gallagher San Diego Padres 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

2. Fred Kendall San Diego Padres 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

3. Denny McLain Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W





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APRIL 29, 1973
The Rangers try for their first three game win streak as well as their first series sweep of the season as the host the Brewers one more time. The entire AL West has dominated the East this weekend, winning 11 out of 12 games.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 10-7 at New York 9-9 (2)
Kansas City 16-5 at Detroit 10-9
Chicago 8-10 at Boston 9-10
Cleveland 8-12 at California 9-9
Baltimore 11-8 at Oakland 11-9

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 10-11 at Pittsburgh 11-8
New York 14-4 at Atlanta 10-9
Philadelphia 7-10 at Cincinnati 11-9
San Diego 9-12 at Chicago 6-15
San Francisco 14-8 at St Louis 9-9
Montreal 9-8 at Houston 8-15

MILWAUKEE BREWERS 8-12 AT TEXAS RANGERS 5-14
MATCHUPS
SP Skip Lockwood vs Dick Bosman Advantage Milwaukee
C Barry Foote vs Dick Billings Advantage Milwaukee
1B George C Scott vs Larry Biittner Advantage Milwaukee
2B Ron Theobald vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Joe Lovitto Advantage Milwaukee
SS Tom Heintzelman vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF John E Briggs vs Frank Howard Advantage Milwaukee
CF Dave May vs Angel Mangual Advantage Milwaukee
RF Billy Conigliaro vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Ellie Rodriguez vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

Theobald led off the game with his first home run of the season. Briggs made it back to back homers for the Brewers to start the game.

Aurelio Rodriguez singled in the top of the second to extend his hit streak to 12 games.

Lockwood had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Milwaukee 2 Texas 0.

Harrah led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to break up the no-hitter. Dent put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. It was Dent's 10th RBI of the season. An RBI groundout by Lovitto tied the score.

In the top of the sixth, Foote gave the Brewers the lead back with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Lovitto then brought in the tying run the hard way as he was hit by a pitch. Frank Linzy replaced Lockwood with the bases loaded and two out and he got Mangual to ground out to end the inning.

After six: Milwaukee 3 Texas 3.

Bosman walked Ellie Rodriguez on four pitches to begin the top of the eighth and was replaced by Bill Gogolewski.

Bill Campbell took the mound for the Brewers in the bottom of the eighth.

Campbell began the bottom of the ninth by striking out Lovitto for his 10th K of the season. Campbell went on to strike out the side.

After nine: Milwaukee 3 Texas 3.

Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the tenth.

Gary Ryerson took the mound for the Brewers in the bottom of the tenth.

Foote led off the top of the eleventh with his first home run of the season.

Lovitto then struck out to end the game with the tying run at second.

Final score: Milwaukee 4 Texas 3 11 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Barry Foote 3 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 8 Minnesota 7 10 innings Game 1
Minnesota 7 New York 2 Game 2
Kansas City 4 Detroit 0
Chicago 6 Boston 1
California 4 Cleveland 3
Oakland 6 Baltimore 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 8 Pittsburgh 0
New York 9 Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1 11 innings
Chicago 6 San Diego 5
St Louis 2 San Francisco 1
Houston 3 Montreal 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W

2. Gaylord Perry Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W

3. Orlando Cepeda California Angels 4 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, R

Dick Drago of the Royals pitched a complete game shutout.

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APRIL 30, 1973
The Rangers had the day off.

AL Player of the Week: RF Bobby Darwin Minnesota Twins

NL Player of the Week: RF Rusty Staub New York Mets

POWER RANKINGS
1. Kansas City Royals
2. New York Mets
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Oakland Athletics
6. California Angels
7. Pittsburgh Pirates
8. St Louis Cardinals
9. Baltimore Orioles
10. Cincinnati Reds
11. New York Yankees
12. Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Montreal Expos
14. Chicago White Sox
15. Atlanta Braves
16. Detroit Tigers
17. Philadelphia Phillies
18. Milwaukee Brewers
19. Boston Red Sox
20. San Diego Padres
21. Houston Astros
22. Cleveland Indians
23. Chicago Cubs
24. Texas Rangers

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 11-9
Detroit 10-10
New York 10-10
Boston 9-11
Milwaukee 9-12
Cleveland 8-13

WEST
Kansas City 17-5
Minnesota 11-8
Oakland 12-9
California 10-9
Chicago 9-10
Texas 5-15

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 15-4
Pittsburgh 11-9
St Louis 10-9
Montreal 9-9
Philadelphia 8-10
Chicago 7-15

WEST
San Francisco 14-9
Cincinnati 11-10
Los Angeles 11-11
Atlanta 10-10
San Diego 9-13
Houston 9-15

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Toby Harrah .321
Home Runs Jeff Burroughs 2
RBI Jeff Burroughs 11
ERA Steve Rogers 2.50
Wins Steve Rogers 2
Strikeouts Dick Bosman and Steve Rogers 19

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 67 11th
Batting Average .224 12th
OBP .287 12th
Home Runs 7 12th
Stolen Bases 6 t-9th
Runs Against 111 12th
Starters ERA 4.14 8th
Bullpen ERA 5.81 11th
Defensive Eff .683 8th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
CF Vic Harris Out, 7-8 weeks, DL, 0 Days left.

CF Elliott Maddox Out, 1 day, DL, 0 Days left.

SS Bucky Dent Unknown.

RP Danny Fife Out, 6 days, DL, 0 Days left.

There are no games scheduled today.

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