The Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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JULY 18, 1973
The second game of the series between the Rangers and Brewers. The two teams combined to hit 7 home runs in the series opener. 6 solo home runs and 1 grand slam.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 41-53 at Boston 46-49
Minnesota 48-45 at New York 47-50
Kansas City 54-44 at Detroit 44-50
Cleveland 46-51 at California 46-48
Baltimore 58-35 at Oakland 61-34

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 38-55 at Chicago 45-52
Los Angeles 54-42 at Pittsburgh 43-49
Philadelphia 45-49 at Cincinnati 55-40
New York 53-39 at Atlanta 44-56
San Francisco 63-33 at St Louis 41-54
Montreal 43-49 at Houston 46-52

MILWAUKEE BREWERS 47-48 AT TEXAS RANGERS 31-62
MATCHUPS
SP Skip Lockwood vs Pete Broberg 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 Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF John E Briggs vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Milwaukee
CF Billy Conigliaro vs Vic Harris Advantage Push
RF Joe Lahoud vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Ellie Rodriguez vs Frank Howard Advantage Milwaukee
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

An error allowed Harris to pick up an RBI single in the bottom of the first.

In the top of the second, Suarez threw out Porter trying to steal third for his 10th caught base stealer of the season.

In the top of the third, Scott hit a 3-run homer to surpass 60 RBI on the season.

The bottom of the third began with Lockwood striking out Mason for his 70th K of the season.

After three: Milwaukee 3 Texas 1.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Milwaukee 3 Texas 1.

With a runner on first and two out in the bottom of the seventh, Frank Linzy replaced Lockwood on the mound for the Brewers and got Mason to ground out to end the inning.

Two walks and an error helped the Brewers load the bases with two out in the top of the eighth. Paul Lindblad replaced Broberg on the mound for the Rangers and got Aurelio Rodriguez to ground it right back to him to retire the side.

But the Rangers would not threaten in the final innning.

The Rangers lost despite out hitting the Brewers 7-3.

Final score: Milwaukee 3 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Skip Lockwood 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 14 Chicago 3
New York 4 Minnesota 0
Detroit 7 Kansas City 6
California 6 Cleveland 5
Baltimore 3 Oakland 2 12 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 5 San Diego 4
Los Angeles 6 Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 4
New York 14 Atlanta 8
San Francisco 6 St Louis 3
Houston 5 Montreal 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tommy Harper Boston Red Sox 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Bob Boone Philadelphia Phillies 3 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

3. George Brett Boston Red Sox 4 for 6, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R



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JULY 19, 1973
The Rangers try to avoid being swept by the Brewers.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 48-46 at Boston 47-49
Baltimore 59-35 at California 47-48

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 38-56 at Chicago 46-52
Montreal 43-50 at Cincinnati 55-41
Los Angeles 55-42 at St Louis 41-55

MILWAUKEE BREWERS 48-48 AT TEXAS RANGERS 31-63
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Slaton vs Steve Rogers Advantage Texas
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 Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF John E Briggs vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Milwaukee
CF Billy Conigliaro vs Vic Harris Advantage Push
RF Joe Lahoud vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Ellie Rodriguez vs Frank Howard Advantage Milwaukee
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

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

After three: Milwaukee 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the sixth, Porter hit his second solo home run of the game. One batter later and rain began to fall. The rain stopped one out later.

After six: Milwaukee 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the seventh, Theobald added an RBI single.

With a runner on first and two out in the top of the eighth, Don Stanhouse replaced Rogers on the mound for the Rangers and got the final out to retire the side.

The Brewers added an unearned run in the top of the ninth with Auerbach being credited with the RBI. Briggs added an RBI single as well.

After a leadoff walk in the bottom of the ninth, Bill Campbell replaced Slaton on the mound for the Brewers. Harrah made it a brand new ball game with a 3-run homer. With still nobody out, Frank Linzy replaced Campbell. Mason got an RBI single to make it a 1 run game. Billings then tied the game with his own RBI single. Maddox then ended it with an RBI single with two out. It was the Rangers 10th hit of the game.

Final score: Texas 6 Milwaukee 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Slaton 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 3 Boston 2
California 7 Baltimore 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 5 San Diego 2
Cincinnati 4 Montreal 3 13 innings
Los Angeles 5 St Louis 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Slaton Milwaukee Brewers 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 3 K

2. Sonny Siebert Boston Red Sox 8.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

3. Dave A Roberts Chicago Cubs 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W

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JULY 20, 1973
The final series before the All Star Break. The Rangers host the Detroit Tigers for 3 games. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 9. Detroit is second in the league in home runs. Only one team has fewer stolen bases than the Tigers. Only two teams have a worse bullpen ERA than the Tigers. Detroit leads the season series 7-2. Tigers RP Chuck Seelbach will miss the next 4 days with a strained hamstring which will keep him out of this series.

Cleveland RP Tom Hilgendorf will miss the next 5 months due to shoulder inflammation.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 41-54 at New York 48-50 (2)
Minnesota 49-46 at Boston 47-50
Milwaukee 48-49 at Kansas City 54-45
Baltimore 59-36 at California 48-48
Cleveland 46-52 at Oakland 61-35

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 64-33 at Chicago 47-52
San Diego 38-57 at Pittsburgh 43-50
Philadelphia 46-49 at Atlanta 44-57
Montreal 43-51 at Cincinnati 56-41
New York 54-39 at Houston 47-52
Los Angeles 56-42 at St Louis 41-56

DETROIT TIGERS 45-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 32-63
MATCHUPS
SP Mickey Lolich vs Rich Hand Advantage Detroit
C Bill Freehan vs Ken Suarez Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Larry Biittner Advantage Detroit
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Dan Driessen vs Jim Mason Advantage Detroit
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Rusty Torres vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
CF Larry Hisle vs Vic Harris Advantage Detroit
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Willie Horton vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Detroit

Harris injured his leg making the final out in the top of the first and had to leave the game. Ted Ford came in to play RF moving Burroughs to LF and Maddox to CF.

Lolich walked 3 in the bottom of the first and the Rangers had bases loaded with two out. Howard made Lolich pay by stroking a 2-run single.

After three: Texas 2 Detroit 0.

Hand walked 3 batters in the top of the fourth and it was the Tigers with the bases loaded and two out. But Hand struck out Kaline to retire the side.

Lolich began the bottom of the sixth by striking out Harrah for his 125th K of the season.

After six: Texas 2 Detroit 0.

Hand struck out McAuliffe in the top of the seventh for his 70th K of the season.

The Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the eighth. Cash popped into the infield fly rule. One away. Horacio Pina then came on to pitch for Hand. Horton tied the game with a 2-run double. Pina hit Freehan and the bases were loaded with one out. McAuliffe then hit a grand slam. Casey Cox replaced Pina. Duffy added an RBI single to the damage. 11 men came to bat in the innning.

The Tigers out hit the Rangers 8-3 for the game. 7 of those hits came in the eighth innning.

Final score: Detroit 7 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mickey Lolich 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 5 K

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8 San Francisco 4
Pittsburgh 6 San Diego 1
Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 0
Montreal 8 Cincinnati 3
New York 13 Houston 2
Los Angeles 2 St Louis 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, W

2. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

3. Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W

Bill Singer no-hit the Cardinals.

Astros 1B Lee May went 0-for-2 against the Mets to end his hit streak at 22 games.



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JULY 21, 1973
The game last night can be summed up in two words. Horacio. Pina. Tonight is the second game of the series between the Rangers and the Tigers.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 50-46 at Boston 47-51
Chicago 41-56 at New York 50-50
Cleveland 46-53 at Oakland 62-35
Milwaukee 49-49 at Kansas City 54-46
Baltimore 59-37 at California 49-48

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 38-58 at Pittsburgh 44-50
San Francisco 64-34 at Chicago 48-52
Montreal 44-51 at Cincinnati 56-42
Philadelphia 46-50 at Atlanta 45-57
Los Angeles 57-42 at St Louis 41-57
New York 55-39 at Houston 47-53

DETROIT TIGERS 46-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 32-64
MATCHUPS
SP Joe H Coleman vs Kevin Kobel Advantage Detroit
C Bill Freehan vs Dick Billings Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Frank Howard Advantage Detroit
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 Rusty Torres vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
CF Larry Hisle vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Detroit
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Willie Horton vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Detroit

Burroughs hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first.

The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the top of the third. But Hisle grounded into the 6-4-3 to retire the side.

After three: Texas 1 Detroit 0.

Maddox kept the Rangers in the lead in the top of the fifth with a great defensive play. With runners at the corners and one out, Driessen flied out to center. Maddox made the catch. McAuliffe tagged up at third and tried to score but Maddox threw him out at home to retire the side.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Mason popped into the infield fly rule. Then Dent grounded into the 5-2-3 innning ending double play.

After six: Texas 1 Detroit 0.

Torres tied the game in the top of the seventh with a solo home run. It was his 40th RBI of the season. Kobel struck out the side around the home run.

In the top of the eighth, the Tigers had a runner on first and two out and Paul Lindblad replaced Kobel on the mound for the Rangers and struck out Cash to retire the side.

After a leadoff walk in the bottom of the eighth, Joe Niekro replaced Coleman on the mound for the Tigers. And he sent the game into the ninth still tied.

In the top of the ninth, McAuliffe gave the Tigers the lead with a 2-run homer.

Maddox tied the game with his own 2-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, his first home run of the season. Burroughs followed with a single for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Burroughs advanced to second on a Harrah groundout but Biittner flew out to left to end the inning.

After nine: Detroit 3 Texas 3.

Fred Holdsworth came on to pitch the bottom of the tenth for the Tigers. Dent had a 2-out single but Billings struck out to end the inning.

Horacio Pina came in to pitch the eleventh for the Rangers. The Tigers got a runner to second but that was all.

The Rangers got the leadoff man on in the bottom of the eleventh but Burroughs grounded into the innning ending double play.

Hisle gave the Tigers the lead in the top of the twelfth with an RBI triple. It was Detroit's 10th hit of the game.

The game ended with Howard grounding into a double play.

Final score: Detroit 4 Texas 3 12 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Kobel 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

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

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W

2. Bill Parsons Milwaukee Brewers 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

3. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, W

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JULY 22, 1973
The final game before the All Star Break. And a surprise for the Rangers. Despite finishing second in the voting for LF, Jeff Burroughs will not be the first All Star in Texas Rangers history. That honor will go to Toby Harrah who did not even finish in the top three for SS.

AL ALL STAR ROSTER
SP Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics
SP Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers
SP Andy Messersmith California Angels
SP Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles
SP Jim Rooker Kansas City Royals
SP Nolan Ryan California Angels
RP Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics
RP Dave Hamilton Oakland Athletics
RP Bob Reynolds Baltimore Orioles
C Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox
C Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers
C Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics
1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
1B John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals
1B Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles
3B Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians
SS Bert Campaneris Oakland Athletics
SS Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles
SS Toby Harrah Texas Rangers
LF John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers
LF Joe Rudi Oakland Athletics
CF Bobby Darwin Minnesota Twins
CF Bobby Murcer New York Yankees
CF Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox
RF Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics

NL ALL STAR ROSTER
SP Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies
SP Larry Dierker Houston Astros
SP Jon Matlack New York Mets
SP Fred Norman San Diego Padres
SP Tom Seaver New York Mets
SP Rick Wise St Louis Cardinals
RP Ramon Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates
RP Ray Lamb Los Angeles Dodgers
RP Jim McGlothin Cincinnati Reds
C Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
C Joe Ferguson New York Mets
C Steve Yeager Los Angeles Dodgers
1B Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants
1B John Milner New York Mets
1B Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds
2B Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
3B Bob Bailey Montreal Expos
3B Ron Santo Chicago Cubs
SS Chris Speier San Francisco Giants
LF Gary Matthews Sr San Francisco Giants
LF Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates
CF Dusty Baker Atlanta Braves
CF Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers
CF Al Oliver Pittsburgh Pirates
RF Ken Singleton Montreal Expos

Boston Red Sox 36 year old SP Gary Peters announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 50-47 at Boston 48-51
Chicago 41-57 at New York 51-50
Milwaukee 49-50 at Kansas City 55-46
Baltimore 60-37 at California 49-49
Cleveland 46-54 at Oakland 63-35

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 39-58 at Pittsburgh 44-51 (2)
Philadelphia 47-50 at Atlanta 45-58 (2)
Montreal 44-52 at Cincinnati 57-42
San Francisco 65-34 at Chicago 48-53
New York 55-40 at Houston 48-53
Los Angeles 58-42 at St Louis 41-58

DETROIT TIGERS 47-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 32-65
MATCHUPS
SP Lerrin LaGrow vs Dick Bosman Advantage Texas
C Bill Freehan vs Ken Suarez Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Frank Howard Advantage Detroit
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 Rusty Torres vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
CF Larry Hisle vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Detroit
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Willie Horton vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Detroit

Hisle hit a solo home run in the top of the first.

In the bottom of the first, Burroughs tied the game with an RBI double. Biittner then gave the Rangers the lead with an RBI single. The Rangers went on to load the bases with two out but Suarez grounded to third to end the inning.

Bosman ended the top of the second by striking out Kaline for his 60th K of the season.

Rain began to fall in the top of the third.

In the bottom of the third, the game was stopped for a 43 minute rain delay. When play resumed, Mason picked up an RBI on a ground ball that was misplayed by McAuliffe.

After three: Texas 3 Detroit 1.

In the top of the sixth, Horton drew his 20th walk of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mason hit a solo home run. Later in the innning, Maddox extended his hit streak to 11 games by smashing a 3-run homer.

After six: Texas 7 Detroit 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Harrah extended his hit streak to 11 games as well with a solo home run. His 10th homer of the season and the Rangers 10th hit of the game. The Rangers put runners at first and second and nobody out and the Tigers finally pulled LaGrow and brought Chris Zachary in to pitch. It was Zachary's first appearance of the season. Zachary got out of the innning with no more damage being done.

In the top of the ninth, Bosman allowed a 2-out single and the Rangers went to the bullpen and brought out Don Stanhouse and he struck out Kaline to end the game.

Final score: Texas 8 Detroit 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Bosman 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 5 Boston 1 10 innings
Chicago 7 New York 3
Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 4
Baltimore 10 California 1
Oakland 3 Cleveland 0

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

2. Dick Allen Chicago White Sox 2 for 3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

3. Gaylord Perry Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W



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JULY 23, 1973
The All Star Break begins.

FINAL RESULTS
AL ALL STAR VOTING LEADERS
C Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers
1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
2B Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles
3B Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians
SS Bert Campaneris Oakland Athletics
LF Joe Rudi Oakland Athletics
CF Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox
RF Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics
DH Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles
SP Nolan Ryan California Angels
RP Bob Reynolds Baltimore Orioles

NL ALL STAR VOTING LEADERS
C Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
1B Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants
2B Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
3B Ron Santo Chicago Cubs
SS Chris Speier San Francisco Giants
LF Gary Matthews Sr San Francisco Giants
CF Dusty Baker Atlanta Braves
RF Ken Singleton Montreal Expos
SP Jon Matlack New York Mets
RP Larry Dierker Houston Astros

AL Player of the Week: 1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox

NL Player of the Week: LF Dave Winfield San Diego Padres

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 61-37
New York 51-51
Milwaukee 49-51
Boston 48-52
Detroit 47-51
Cleveland 46-55

WEST
Oakland 64-35
Kansas City 56-46
Minnesota 51-47
California 49-50
Chicago 42-57
Texas 33-65

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 56-40
Philadelphia 49-50
Chicago 48-54
Pittsburgh 45-52
Montreal 45-52
St Louis 41-59

WEST
San Francisco 66-34
Los Angeles 59-42
Cincinnati 57-43
Houston 48-54
Atlanta 45-60
San Diego 40-59

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JULY 24, 1973
Today is the 1973 MLB All Star Game.

The American League defeated the National League 7-1. Toby Harrah went 0 for 3.

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Reggie Jackson AL 3 for 3, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

2. Bobby Grich AL 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, R

3. John Mayberry Sr AL 2 for 2, 2B, RBI

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JULY 25, 1973
The All Star Break concludes.

The Detroit Tigers traded 1B Andy Kosco to the Cincinnati Reds for RP Tom Hall and SS Tom Veryzer.

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Elliott Maddox .311
Home Runs Frank Howard 20
RBI Jeff Burroughs 72
ERA Kevin Kobel 3.49
Wins Steve Rogers 6
Strikeouts Pete Broberg 84

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 359 t-11th
Batting Average .243 11th
OBP .313 9th
Home Runs 63 t-10th
Stolen Bases 52 6th
Runs Against 493 11th
Starters ERA 4.56 12th
Bullpen ERA 3.40 5th
Defensive Eff .699 6th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
LF Tom Grieve Out, 5 Days, DL, 2 Days left.

CF Vic Harris DtD, 2 weeks, DL, 11 Days left.

RP Mike Garman Out, 6 months, 60-Day DL, 41 Days left.

RP Danny Fife Out, 10 months, 60-Day DL, 0 Days left.

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JULY 26, 1973
The Rangers return from the All Star Break with 3 games in 2 days against the California Angels. The two teams are tied for last in the league in runs scored. The Angels are last in the league in OBP and home runs. The Angels are second in the league in defensive efficiency and third in the league in runs against and starters ERA. However, only one team in the league has a worse bullpen ERA than California. Texas leads the season series 4-2.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 46-55 at Baltimore 61-37 (2)
Oakland 64-35 at Minnesota 51-47 (2)
Milwaukee 49-51 at New York 51-51
Boston 48-52 at Detroit 47-51
Chicago 42-57 at Kansas City 56-46

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 40-59 at San Francisco 66-34 (2)
Pittsburgh 45-52 at Chicago 48-54
Atlanta 45-60 at Cincinnati 57-43 (2)
Montreal 45-52 at Philadelphia 49-50 (2)
New York 56-40 at St Louis 41-59 (2)
Houston 48-54 at Los Angeles 59-42

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 49-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 33-65
MATCHUPS
SP Alan Foster vs Steve Rogers Advantage Texas
C Johnny Oates vs Ken Suarez Advantage California
1B Jim Spencer vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
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 Bob Coluccio vs Larry Biittner Advantage California
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Orlando Cepeda vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Foster began the bottom of the third by striking out Mason for his 80th K of the season.

After three: California 0 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out but Nelson grounded out to second to end the inning.

After six: California 0 Texas 0.

The Angels broke the scoreless tie when Suarez threw the ball into left field on a double steal attempt.

In the top of the eighth, Rogers struck out Cepeda for his 80th K of the season. But Stanton followed with an RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers committed their fourth error of the game and Cardenas turned it into an RBI single. With a runner on first and one out, Don Stanhouse replaced Rogers on the mound for the Rangers.

Maddox and Harrah both went hitless to end their streaks at 11 games.

Final score: California 3 Texas 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Alan Foster 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 50-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 33-66
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Lange vs Pete Broberg Advantage Texas
C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Jim Spencer vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
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 Bob Coluccio vs Larry Biittner Advantage California
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Orlando Cepeda vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Stanton got the Angels on the board in the top of the first with an RBI single.

Coluccio hit an RBI single in the top of the second.

After three: California 2 Texas 0.

The Rangers loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Howard then hit an RBI single but failed to tie the game as Harrah was thrown out trying to score from second.

In the top of the fifth, Cepeda hit an RBI single.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers had runners on the corners with two out and Tom Murphy was brought out of the bullpen to pitch for the Angels. Howard walked to load the bases but Mason flied out to center to end the inning.

After six: California 3 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Nelson hit his 20th double of the season.

McMullen led off the top of the ninth with a double for the Angels 10th hit of the game. Stephenson then was able to pick up an RBI with a sacrifice fly.

With a runner on first and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Cy Acosta was brought out to pitch for the Angels. Nelson hit a 2-out single for the Rangers 10th hit of the game before Maddox flew out to center to end the game.

Final score: California 4 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Lange 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 2 Game 1
Cleveland 10 Baltimore 7 11 innings Game 2
Minnesota 5 Oakland 2 Game 1
Minnesota 8 Oakland 7 11 innings Game 2
Milwaukee 4 New York 3
Boston 6 Detroit 5
Kansas City 4 Chicago 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 2
San Francisco 7 San Diego 5 Game 1
San Diego 3 San Francisco 2 Game 2
Atlanta 7 Cincinnati 0 Game 1
Cincinnati 3 Atlanta 2 10 innings Game 2
St Louis 3 New York 2 Game 1
New York 14 St Louis 1 Game 2
Philadelphia 6 Montreal 4 Game 1
Montreal at Philadelphia Game 2 ppd
Houston 8 Los Angeles 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles 4 for 7, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB

2. Jerry Grote New York Mets 3 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

3. Alan Foster California Angels 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, W

Atlanta Braves SP Phil Niekro pitched a complete game shutout against the Reds.

Oakland LF George Hendrick went 5 for 6 in Game 2 of the double header against the Twins.

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JULY 27, 1973
The final game of this quick series against the Angels. The Rangers were held to just 1 run in yesterday's double header.

The San Francisco Giants traded 1B Ed Goodson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for SP Nelson Briles.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 50-51 at New York 51-52
Oakland 64-37 at Minnesota 53-47
Boston 49-52 at Detroit 47-52
Cleveland 47-56 at Baltimore 62-38
Chicago 42-58 at Kansas City 57-46

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 45-53 at Philadelphia 50-50 (2)
Atlanta 46-61 at Cincinnati 58-44
Pittsburgh 46-52 at Chicago 48-55
Houston 49-54 at Los Angeles 59-43
New York 57-41 at St Louis 42-60
San Diego 41-60 at San Francisco 67-35

CALIFORNIA ANGELS 51-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 33-67
MATCHUPS
SP Rickey Clark vs Rich Hand Advantage Push
C Johnny Oates vs Ken Suarez Advantage California
1B Jim Spencer vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
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 Bob Coluccio vs Angel Mangual Advantage California
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Orlando Cepeda vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Cepeda put the Angels on the board in the top of the first with an RBI double. Stanton added an RBI single.

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the second. Clark ended the innning by striking out Mangual for his 60th K of the season.

The top of the third began with multiple ugliness. Hand nailed Cepeda in the shoulder with a pitch and he had to leave the game. This was followed by a 79 minute rain delay. Mickey Rivers ended up replacing Cepeda. Spencer picked up a sacrifice fly RBI. With runners at the corners and two out, the Rangers brought out the hook early and replaced Hand with Casey Cox and he got the final out.

After three: California 3 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers had a runner on first and one out and the Angels also went to the bullpen early and brought Eddie Fisher out to pitch. Harrah got the Rangers on the board with an RBI double.

Stanton singled in the top of the fifth for the Angels 10th hit of the game.

Harrah came through again in the bottom of the sixth with a 2-run double that tied the game.

After six: California 3 Texas 3.

In the top of the seventh, Stanton gave the Angels the lead back with an RBI double.

In the top of the eighth, a Suarez throwing error brought a run in and with runners at second and third and nobody out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Mason booted a grounder allowing Coluccio to pick up an RBI.

Cy Acosta came in to pitch for the Angels in the bottom of the ninth and he put the Rangers down in order.

Final score: California 6 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Leroy Stanton 4 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 3 New York 1
Minnesota 10 Oakland 9
Boston 10 Detroit 7
Baltimore 6 Cleveland 4
Kansas City 9 Chicago 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 9 Philadelphia 1 Game 1
Montreal 5 Philadelphia 2 Game 2
Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 0
Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 1
Houston 5 Los Angeles 2
New York 6 St Louis 1 16 innings
San Francisco 3 San Diego 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bob Oliver Kansas City Royals 2 for 4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

2. Pedro Garcia Boston Red Sox 3 for 3, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

3. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, W

Cincinnati's Jack Billingham pitched a complete game shutout against the Braves.

St Louis CF Jose Cruz went 5 for 7 in the Cardinals loss to the Mets.


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JULY 28, 1973
The Rangers begin an unusual 4 game series in Oakland with the series starting on a Saturday and ending on a Monday with a Sunday double header in the middle. Both teams are coming off the losing ends of a 3 game sweep. The Athletics are at or near the top of almost every team statistical category. First in runs scored, OBP and home runs. Second in stolen bases. Second in runs against, starters ERA and bullpen ERA. Third in defensive efficiency. They have the best record in the American League. Oakland leads the season series 5-3.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 50-52 at Cleveland 47-57
New York 51-53 at Milwaukee 51-51
California 52-50 at Kansas City 58-46
Detroit 47-53 at Baltimore 63-38
Chicago 42-59 at Minnesota 54-47

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 47-53 at New York 58-41 (2)
Philadelphia 50-52 at Pittsburgh 47-52
St Louis 42-61 at Chicago 48-56
Atlanta 46-62 at Houston 50-54
San Francisco 68-35 at Los Angeles 59-44
Cincinnati 59-44 at San Diego 41-61

TEXAS RANGERS 33-68 AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 64-38
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Denny McLain Advantage Texas
C Dick Billings vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
1B Frank Howard vs Mike Epstein Advantage Oakland
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick Green Advantage Texas
3B Ted Kubiak vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Bucky Dent vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Larry Biittner vs George Hendrick Advantage Oakland
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Tolan Advantage Oakland
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
DH Toby Harrah vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

The two teams combined for just 3 hits in the first three innings.

After three: Texas 0 Oakland 0.

The Athletics took advantage of an error to score the game's first run in the bottom of the fourth.

In the bottom of the fifth, Campaneris hit a run-scoring double for his 30th RBI of the season. It was his third double of the game.

In the bottom of the sixth, Jackson hit his 20th double of the season. Bando then brought Jackson home with an RBI single. Epstein punctuated the innning with a 2-run homer.

After six: Oakland 5 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, Campaneris hit his fourth double of the game to set an AL regular season game record. Hendrick followed up with a 2-run homer for the Athletics 10th hit of the game. With runners at first and second and two out, Don Stanhouse replaced Bosman on the mound for the Rangers. He walked Tenace to load the bases but Epstein flew out to center to end the inning.

Nelson hit a solo home run in the top of the eighth for his 20th RBI of the season. Harrah added a sacrifice fly for his 50th RBI of the season.

The Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the ninth. Billings grounded into the 6-4-3 as Howard scored on the play. Nelson then grounded out to end the game.

Final score: Oakland 7 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Denny McLain 9.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Boston 3
New York 2 Milwaukee 1
Kansas City 5 California 3
Baltimore 4 Detroit 0
Chicago 5 Minnesota 4 13 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 7 New York 2 Game 1
New York 4 Montreal 2 Game 2
Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 2
Chicago 2 St Louis 0
Houston 9 Atlanta 1
San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 4 10 innings
Cincinnati 4 San Diego 1 13 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rudy May Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, W

2. Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles 2 for 2, HR, 4 RBI, R, 2 BB

3. Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins 5 for 7, HR, 3 RBI, R

Cubs SP Burt Hooton pitched a complete game shutout against St Louis.

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JULY 29, 1973
The Rangers are 0-4 since returning from the All Star Break and have lost 6 of their last 7 and 8 of their last 10. They have committed 7 errors in their last 4 games. Today they have a double header in Oakland against the Athletics.

New York Yankees 3B Dave Chalk will miss a week due to a concussion.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 50-53 at Cleveland 48-57 (2)
Detroit 47-54 at Baltimore 64-38
New York 52-53 at Milwaukee 51-52 (2)
California 52-51 at Kansas City 59-46 (2)
Chicago 43-59 at Minnesota 54-48

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 50-53 at Pittsburgh 48-52 (2)
St Louis 42-62 at Chicago 49-56 (2)
Montreal 48-54 at New York 59-42
Atlanta 46-63 at Houston 51-54
Cincinnati 60-44 at San Diego 41-62 (2)
San Francisco 69-35 at Los Angeles 59-45

TEXAS RANGERS 33-69 AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 65-38 GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Kevin Kobel vs Catfish Hunter Advantage Oakland
C Ken Suarez vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
1B Frank Howard vs Mike Epstein Advantage Oakland
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick Green Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Bucky Dent vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Larry Biittner vs George Hendrick Advantage Oakland
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Tolan Advantage Oakland
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
DH Toby Harrah vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

Each team had just 1 hit in the first three innings.

After three: Texas 0 Oakland 0.

In the top of the sixth, Mason hit his 10th double of the season. The Rangers went on to load the bases with nobody out. Nelson grounded to short and Mason was forced out at home. One out. Maddox grounded to first and Suarez was forced out at home. Two away. But Burroughs was not going to let this opportunity get away. He took the first pitch he saw 421 feet for a grand slam! Biittner tried to add to the big innning with a single but Harrah was thrown out trying to score from second.

In the bottom of the sixth, Tenace put the Athletics on the board with a 2-run double.

After six: Texas 4 Oakland 2.

Kobel ended the bottom of the seventh by striking out Hendrick for his 50th K of the season.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Athletics had a runner on first and two out and the Rangers went to the bullpen and brought out Paul Lindblad and he got Bando to ground right back to him to end the inning.

An error to start the bottom of the ninth led to Campaneris drawing his 40th walk of the season with two out to put the tying run on base. But Hendrick flew out to right to end the game.

Final score: Texas 4 Oakland 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Kobel 7.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

TEXAS RANGERS 34-69 AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 65-39 GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Ken Holtzman Advantage Texas
C Dick Billings vs Curt Blefary Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Mike Epstein Advantage Oakland
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick Green Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Bucky Dent vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Larry Biittner vs George Hendrick Advantage Oakland
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Tolan Advantage Oakland
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
DH Toby Harrah vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the top of the second, Dent got his 50th hit of the season.

After three: Texas 0 Oakland 0.

In the top of the fourth, Biittner got his 100th hit of the season.

After a leadoff walk by Burroughs in the top of the sixth, Bob Locker replaced Holtzman on the mound for the Athletics.

In the bottom of the sixth, Jackson broke the scoreless tie with a solo home run with one out. Horacio Pina immediately replaced Rogers on the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Texas 1 Oakland 0.

In the top of the seventh, Nelson tied the game with an RBI single.

Rollie Fingers took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the eighth. But he only faced two batters before leaving the game with a hand injury. Mike Paul, the former Texas Ranger, replaced Fingers and struck out Harrah to retire the side.

With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Casey Cox replaced Pina on the mound for the Rangers.

After nine: Texas 1 Oakland 1.

Don Stanhouse came in to pitch the bottom of the eleventh for the Rangers. Hendrick led off the bottom of the eleventh with a walk off home run.

Final score: Oakland 2 Texas 1 11 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ken Holtzman 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, ER, 4 BB, 2 K

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 0 Game 1
Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 3 Game 2
St Louis 4 Chicago 3 10 innings Game 1
Chicago 6 St Louis 5 Game 2
Montreal 8 New York 6
Houston 11 Atlanta 8
Cincinnati 7 San Diego 5 Game 1
Cincinnati 8 San Diego 0 Game 2
San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 2 10 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 4 for 8, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB

2. Mike Hedlund Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

3. Marty Perez Atlanta Braves 4 for 5, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, R

Other complete game shutouts belonged to Philadelphia's Steve Carlton, Mel Stottlemyre Sr of the Yankees, Tigers SP Mickey Lolich and Ross Grimsley Jr for Cincinnati.

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JULY 30, 1973
The final game of the series in Oakland. The Rangers rookie pitchers did wonders against the powerful Oakland lineup in yesterday's double header.

AL Player of the Week: SP Alan Foster California Angels

NL Player of the Week: CF Jose Cruz St Louis Cardinals

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

The St Louis Cardinals traded RP Rich Folkers to the Philadelphia Phillies for CF Tommy Smith.

The Chicago Cubs traded RF Jim L Hickman to the Milwaukee Brewers for RP Jerry Bell.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 43-60 at Minnesota 55-48
Detroit 48-54 at Baltimore 64-39
New York 53-54 at Boston 50-55

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 43-63 at Chicago 50-57
Montreal 49-54 at New York 59-43 (2)
Philadelphia 51-54 at Pittsburgh 49-53
Atlanta 46-64 at Houston 52-54
San Francisco 70-35 at Los Angeles 59-46

TEXAS RANGERS 34-70 AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 66-39
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Joe Horlen Advantage Oakland
C Ken Suarez vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
1B Frank Howard vs Mike Epstein Advantage Oakland
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick Green Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Bucky Dent vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Tom Grieve vs George Hendrick Advantage Oakland
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Tolan Advantage Oakland
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
DH Toby Harrah vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

Jackson led off the bottom of the second with a home run, his 20th of the season. Broberg ended the second by striking out Tolan for his 90th K of the season.

Horlen was perfect through three.

In the bottom of the third, Campaneris injured his foot running the bases and had to leave the game. He was replaced by Tim Cullen.

After three: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

Maddox got a one out single in the top of the fourth for the Rangers first baserunner of the game.

In the bottom of the fourth, Broberg walked the first three batters and the Athletics had bases loaded and nobody out. Jackson then scored on a 3-6-3 double play grounder. Tolan followed up with a run-scoring single for his 50th RBI of the season.

Horlen struck out Suarez to begin the top of the sixth for his 50th K of the season.

After Bando led off the bottom of the sixth with a single, Don Stanhouse was brought out to replace Broberg. The Athletics then loaded the bases with nobody out. Green lined out to short for one away. Cullen then struck out and there was two down but Stanhouse left the game with a back injury and was replaced by Paul Lindblad. Hendrick then came through with a 2-run single for his 50th RBI of the season. Rudi then hit a single as well but Tolan was thrown out trying to score from second. It was the 10th hit of the game for the Athletics.

After six: Oakland 5 Texas 0.

Horlen walked Maddox to lead off the top of the seventh and was immediately replaced by Dave Hamilton. Howard then hit a run-scoring double for his 60th RBI of the season.

Hamilton struck out Mason in the top of the eighth for his 40th K of the season.

For the game, the Rangers were out hit 12-2.

Final score: Oakland 5 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Joe Horlen 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 6 Minnesota 3
Baltimore 13 Detroit 11
New York 11 Boston 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 5 St Louis 0
Montreal 7 New York 2 Game 1
Montreal 1 New York 0 Game 2
Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia 8
Houston 6 Atlanta 4
Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lee May Houston Astros 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

2. Al Oliver Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R

3. Al Kaline Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB



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JULY 31, 1973
The Rangers stay on the West Coast and pay visit to the California Angels for a three game series. The Angels are second in the league in defensive efficiency and third in the league in runs against and starters ERA. The Rangers are the only team to have scored fewer runs than the Angels and California ranks last in the league in OBP, home runs and bullpen ERA. Last week's sweep gave the Angels a 5-4 lead in the season series.

Today is the MLB trading deadline.

Pittsburgh RP Bruce Kison had elbow ligament reconstruction surgery and will miss the next 14-15 months.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 65-39 at Cleveland 50-57
Detroit 48-55 at Milwaukee 52-53 (2)
New York 54-54 at Boston 50-56
Kansas City 60-47 at Chicago 44-60
Minnesota 55-49 at Oakland 67-39

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 43-64 at Montreal 51-54
Pittsburgh 50-53 at New York 59-45
Cincinnati 62-44 at Atlanta 46-65
Chicago 51-57 at Philadelphia 51-55
Los Angeles 60-46 at Houston 53-54
San Francisco 70-36 at San Diego 41-64

TEXAS RANGERS 34-71 AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS 53-52
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Dick Lange Advantage Texas
C Dick Billings vs Johnny Oates Advantage California
1B Frank Howard vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Ted Kubiak vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Bob Coluccio Advantage California
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Orlando Cepeda Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Maddox put the Rangers on the board first with an RBI double in the top of the second.

After three: Texas 1 California 0.

The ineptness of these two offenses was on full display in the middle innings.

After six: Texas 1 California 0.

In the top of the eighth, the Rangers got runners at first and second with one out and the Angels went to the bullpen and brought out Don Rose. Burroughs walked to load the bases but then Harrah struck out and there was two down. Howard then struck out looking to retire the side.

Hand walked two in the bottom of the ninth but Cardenas flew out to left to end the game.

Final score: Texas 1 California 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rich Hand 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Baltimore 1
Detroit 8 Milwaukee 4 Game 1
Milwaukee 9 Detroit 8 Game 2
Boston 5 New York 4 11 innings
Chicago 4 Kansas City 3
Oakland 7 Minnesota 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 8 Montreal 4
New York 4 Pittsburgh 2
Cincinnati 5 Atlanta 4 11 innings
Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2
Los Angeles 3 Houston 0
San Francisco 7 San Diego 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Larry Hisle Detroit Tigers 5 for 10, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 4 R

2. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, W

3. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W

Atlanta Braves LF Hank Aaron hit his 700th home run of his career in the loss to Cincinnati.

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AUGUST 1, 1973
The second game of the series in California against the Angels. It's the two lowest scoring offenses on full display!

AL Batter of the Month: 1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox

NL Batter of the Month: 1B Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds

AL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Campbell Milwaukee Brewers

NL Pitcher of the Month: Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers

AL Rookie of the Month: 2B Pedro Garcia Boston Red Sox

NL Rookie of the Month: LF Dave Winfield San Diego Padres

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 54-55 at Boston 51-56
Baltimore 65-40 at Cleveland 51-57
Kansas City 60-48 at Chicago 45-60
Detroit 49-56 at Milwaukee 53-54
Minnesota 55-50 at Oakland 68-39

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 50-54 at New York 60-45
St Louis 44-64 at Montreal 51-55
Chicago 52-57 at Philadelphia 51-56
Cincinnati 63-44 at Atlanta 46-66
Los Angeles 61-46 at Houston 53-55
San Francisco 71-36 at San Diego 41-66

TEXAS RANGERS 35-71 AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS 53-53
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Rickey Clark Advantage Push
C Ken Suarez vs Johnny Oates Advantage California
1B Frank Howard vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Bucky Dent vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Bob Coluccio Advantage California
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Orlando Cepeda Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Alomar put the Angels on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI double.

In the bottom of the third, the Angels loaded the bases with one out. But Spencer grounded into the 5-4-3 to end the inning.

After three: California 1 Texas 0.

Cardenas got a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth for his 20th RBI of the season.

Berry led off the bottom of the fifth with his 10th double of the season. With runners at first and second with two out, Don Stanhouse replaced Bosman and walked McMullen to load the bases. But Alomar grounded to short to end the inning.

After six: California 2 Texas 0.

Burroughs led off the top of the seventh with a home run.

After Suarez led off the top of eighth with a single, Cy Acosta replaced Clark on the mound for the Angels. After a Dent sacrifice bunt, Nelson tied the game with an RBI double.

Paul Lindblad came on to pitch the eighth for the Rangers.

With two out in the bottom of the ninth, Casey Cox replaced Lindblad and got Stanton to ground to first to send the game into extra innings.

After nine: Texas 2 California 2.

Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels in the top of the tenth. The Angels committed an error and Nelson made them pay with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the tenth, the Angels got a leadoff walk and moved the man to third but, with two out, Oates grounded to second to end the game.

Final score: Texas 3 California 2 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rickey Clark 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 6 Boston 2
Baltimore 16 Cleveland 6 15 innings
Chicago 5 Kansas City 4 10 innings
Milwaukee 2 Detroit 1
Minnesota 8 Oakland 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 13 New York 5
St Louis 9 Montreal 5
Chicago 9 Philadelphia 7
Cincinnati 8 Atlanta 3
Los Angeles 4 Houston 3
San Francisco 5 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Baylor Baltimore Orioles 4 for 7, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB

3. Jim Barr San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W



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AUGUST 2, 1973
Last week, the Angels swept the Rangers in Texas. The Rangers will try to return the favor in California today in the final game of the three game series.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 66-40 at Cleveland 51-58
Detroit 49-57 at Milwaukee 54-54
New York 55-55 at Boston 51-57
Minnesota 56-50 at Oakland 68-40
Kansas City 60-49 at Chicago 46-60

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 53-57 at Philadelphia 51-57
Cincinnati 64-44 at Atlanta 46-67
St Louis 45-64 at Montreal 51-56
Pittsburgh 51-54 at New York 60-46
Los Angeles 62-46 at Houston 53-56

TEXAS RANGERS 36-71 AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS 53-54
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Nolan Ryan Advantage California
C Dick Billings vs Johnny Oates Advantage California
1B Frank Howard vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Bucky Dent vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Bob Coluccio Advantage California
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Orlando Cepeda Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Harrah picked up an RBI on a ground out in the top of the first.

After three: Texas 1 California 0.

In the top of the fourth, Howard connected with an RBI double. The Rangers loaded the bases with two out and then Howard scored on a wild pitch. Billings then knocked in a pair with a double.

In the bottom of the sixth, Berry got his 20th RBI of the season on a ground out.

After six: Texas 5 California 1.

In the top of the eighth, the Rangers got a two out single by Mason and Ryan was pulled for Eddie Fisher.

In the top of the ninth, Berry injured his shoulder catching a fly ball and had to leave the game. He was replaced in center field by Mickey Rivers.

Rogers finished the ninth as the Rangers finished the sweep.

Final score: Texas 5 California 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Rogers 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 19 Cleveland 4
Detroit 8 Milwaukee 2
New York 9 Boston 4
Oakland 6 Minnesota 5 10 innings
Chicago 4 Kansas City 2 10 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8 Chicago 4
Cincinnati 13 Atlanta 6
St Louis 4 Montreal 1
New York 5 Pittsburgh 1
Houston 2 Los Angeles 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Andy Kosco Cincinnati Reds 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

2. Andy Etchebarren Baltimore Orioles 2 for 4, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

3. Jerry Koosman New York Mets 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

Atlanta Braves LF Hank Aaron will miss the next 6 weeks due to a strained hamstring.

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AUGUST 3, 1973
The Rangers continue their road trip as they head to Chicago for 4 games in 3 days against the White Sox. Chicago is 5-3 since the All Star Break and coming off a 3 game sweep of the Royals. The White Sox are third in the league in home runs but that's about the only thing they have done well this year. The Rangers are the only team in the AL with a worse batting average than the White Sox. Only two teams have a worse OBP. Same goes for starters ERA as well as defensive efficiency. Chicago leads the season series 7-2.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 56-55 at Detroit 50-57
Boston 51-58 at Baltimore 67-40
Milwaukee 54-55 at Cleveland 51-59
Kansas City 60-50 at Minnesota 56-51
Oakland 69-40 at California 53-55

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 54-56 at Cincinnati 65-44 (2)
Pittsburgh 51-55 at Philadelphia 52-57
Chicago 53-58 at Montreal 51-57
San Diego 41-66 at Atlanta 46-68
St Louis 46-64 at New York 61-46
Los Angeles 62-47 at San Francisco 72-36

TEXAS RANGERS 37-71 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 47-60
MATCHUPS
SP Kevin Kobel vs Bart Johnson Advantage Chicago
C Ken Suarez vs Tom Egan Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Dave Nelson vs Jorge Orta Advantage Chicago
3B Jim Mason vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Bucky Dent vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Carlos May Advantage Chicago
CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Reichardt Advantage Texas
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Gates Brown Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the second, Suarez got his first home run of the season, a solo shot that put the Rangers on the board first. Nelson added an RBI triple.

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the second. The Rangers committed 2 errors in the bottom of the second and the White Sox cashed in with a Reichardt RBI single.

In the top of the third, Mason's attempt at an RBI single was thwarted when Howard was thrown out trying to score from second.

The rain stopped in the bottom of the third. May tied the game with an RBI ground out as a balk cost the Rangers here.

After three: Texas 2 Chicago 2.

In the top of the fifth, Harrah gave the Rangers the lead back with an RBI double. Harrah would go on to score on a throwing error.

The rain returned in the bottom of the fifth but stopped two outs later.

After six: Texas 4 Chicago 2.

Biittner led off the top of the seventh with a double for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Howard then came through with the RBI single.

After the White Sox second error of the game, the Rangers had a runner on second and one out in the top of the eighth. Chicago went to the bullpen and brought in Steve Kealey to pitch. The rain returned 2 pitches later. Nelson then whacked an RBI double but hurt his leg running the bases and was replaced by Ted Kubiak.

The rain once again stopped in the bottom of the eighth but just for a couple pitches and then started again. With runners at first and second and two out, the game went into an 87 minute rain delay. When the game resumed, Brown grounded out to end the inning.

Kealey began the top of the ninth by striking out Burroughs for his 10th K of the season. After a Harrah single, Denny O'Toole replaced Kealey.

Horacio Pina came in to pitch the ninth for the Rangers. The Rangers committed back-to-back fielding errors and the White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out. Kelly then brought in a run on a fielder's choice groundout. May hit an RBI single. Allen singled and Burroughs made the Rangers third error of the innning as another run scored. It was the White Sox 10th hit of the game. With the tying run at third and winning run at second and two out, Orta grounded to second to end the game.

Final score: Texas 6 Chicago 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Kobel 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4 New York 3
Boston 3 Baltimore 1 10 innings
Milwaukee 8 Cleveland 4
Minnesota 8 Kansas City 7 11 innings
Oakland 10 California 4 10 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 1 Cincinnati 0 Game 1
Cincinnati 3 Houston 2 Game 2
Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 6
Chicago 6 Montreal 4
San Diego 8 Atlanta 1
New York 4 St Louis 3
Los Angeles 14 San Francisco 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers 3 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Jim Northrup Kansas City Royals 4 for 5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

3. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds 4 for 6, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

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AUGUST 4, 1973
Last night, the Rangers overcame 5 errors to extend their winning streak to 4 games and ended the White Sox 4 game winning streak. Once again, it was one of their rookie pitchers leading the way. Today is game two of the series in Chicago.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 55-55 at Cleveland 51-60
Kansas City 60-51 at Minnesota 57-51
Boston 52-58 at Baltimore 67-41
New York 56-56 at Detroit 51-57
Oakland 70-40 at California 53-56

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 46-65 at New York 62-46
Houston 55-57 at Cincinnati 66-45
Chicago 54-58 at Montreal 51-58
San Diego 42-66 at Atlanta 46-69
Pittsburgh 52-55 at Philadelphia 52-58
Los Angeles 63-47 at San Francisco 72-37

TEXAS RANGERS 38-71 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 47-61
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Dave Lemonds Advantage Chicago
C Dick Billings vs Chuck Brinkman Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Dave Nelson vs Jorge Orta Advantage Chicago
3B Jim Mason vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Bucky Dent vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Carlos May Advantage Chicago
CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Reichardt Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Gates Brown Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, Allen hit a 2-run homer.

After three: Chicago 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the sixth, Harrah put the Rangers in the lead with a 3-run homer. With one out, Ken Frailing replaced Lemonds on the mound for the White Sox. The innning ended with Orta fielding a grounder but then leaving the game with a leg injury. He was replaced by Mike Andrews.

After six: Texas 3 Chicago 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Brown tied the game with his 20th homer of the season.

Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox to begin the top of the eighth. Harrah drew his 40th walk of the season. Forster then struck out Howard for his 60th K of the season.

Broberg walked the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth and was replaced by Paul Lindblad.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers retook the lead on an RBI single by Billings.

In the bottom of the ninth, Andrews tied the game with an RBI single. Brown then followed with a walkoff RBI single.

Final score: Chicago 5 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Toby Harrah 1 for 1, HR, 3 RBI, R, 3 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 14 Cleveland 7
Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3
Boston 6 Baltimore 3
New York 4 Detroit 2
Oakland 7 California 3

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Doc Medich New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

3. Toby Harrah Texas Rangers 1 for 1, HR, 3 RBI, R, 3 BB



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AUGUST 5, 1973
After splitting the first two games of the series, the Rangers and White Sox will close it out with a Sunday double header.

Oakland SS Bert Campaneris has a torn quadriceps and is expected to miss 5 weeks.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 56-55 at Cleveland 51-61 (2)
Boston 53-58 at Baltimore 67-42
New York 57-56 at Detroit 51-58
Kansas City 60-52 at Minnesota 58-51
Oakland 71-40 at California 53-57

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 55-58 at Montreal 51-59
St Louis 47-65 at New York 62-47
Pittsburgh 52-56 at Philadelphia 53-58
San Diego 42-67 at Atlanta 47-69
Houston 55-58 at Cincinnati 67-45
Los Angeles 64-47 at San Francisco 72-38

TEXAS RANGERS 38-72 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 48-61 GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Tom Bradley Advantage Chicago
C Ken Suarez vs Tom Egan Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Dave Nelson vs Mike Andrews Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Bucky Dent vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Carlos May Advantage Chicago
CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Reichardt Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Gates Brown Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.

After three: Texas 0 Chicago 0.

Burroughs led off the top of the fourth with a home run.

In the bottom of the fourth, Hand struck out Allen for his 70th K of the season.

Biittner got an RBI single in the top of the fifth.

After six: Texas 2 Chicago 0.

In the top of the eighth, the Rangers had a runner at first and two out and the White Sox went to the bullpen and brought in Steve Kealey to pitch.

The Rangers added to their lead in the top of the ninth with Maddox scoring on a throwing error.

Hand went on to get the complete game shutout.

Final score: Texas 3 Chicago 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rich Hand 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

TEXAS RANGERS 39-72 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 48-62 GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Wilbur Wood Advantage Chicago
C Dick Billings vs Chuck Brinkman Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Ted Kubiak vs Mike Andrews Advantage Push
3B Jim Mason vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Bucky Dent vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner 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

In the bottom of the first, Melton hit his 20th home run of the season, a 2-run shot.

After three: Chicago 2 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Andrews hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot.

After six: Chicago 3 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the second, Brinkman hit a 2-out double and the Rangers went to the bullpen and brought out Don Stanhouse.

In the bottom of the eighth, the White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out. Brown then got a sacrifice fly for his 60th RBI of the season.

Burroughs made sure the Rangers would not be shut out as he led off the top of the ninth with a home run.

Final score: Chicago 4 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Wilbur Wood 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 16 Cleveland 4 Game 1
Milwaukee 12 Cleveland 1 Game 2
New York 7 Detroit 4
Baltimore 8 Boston 4
California 5 Oakland 2
Kansas City at Minnesota ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8 Montreal 5
St Louis 5 New York 4
Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 10
Atlanta 9 San Diego 4
Houston 4 Cincinnati 1
Los Angeles 12 San Francisco 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers 4 for 9, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, BB

2. George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers 6 for 10, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

3. Darrell Evans Atlanta Braves 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

The New York Mets and St Louis Cardinals got into a brawl in yesterday's game, leading to the announcement today that Rusty Staub of the Mets and Bob Gibson of the Cardinals have each been suspended for 7 games.



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AUGUST 6, 1973
The Rangers had the day off.

AL Player of the Week: 1B George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers

NL Player of the Week: NL Player of the Week: LF Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 68-42
Milwaukee 58-55
New York 58-56
Boston 53-59
Detroit 51-59
Cleveland 51-63

WEST
Oakland 71-41
Kansas City 60-52
Minnesota 58-51
California 54-57
Chicago 49-62
Texas 39-73

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 62-48
Chicago 56-58
Pittsburgh 53-56
Philadelphia 53-59
Montreal 51-60
St Louis 48-65

WEST
San Francisco 72-39
Cincinnati 67-46
Los Angeles 65-47
Houston 56-58
Atlanta 48-69
San Diego 42-68

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Jeff Burroughs .301
Home Runs Frank Howard 20
RBI Jeff Burroughs 79
ERA Kevin Kobel 3.17
Wins Steve Rogers 7
Strikeouts Pete Broberg 92

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 395 12th
Batting Average .239 12th
OBP .308 10th
Home Runs 70 11th
Stolen Bases 56 5th
Runs against 539 11th
Starter ERA 4.33 11th
Bullpen ERA 3.24 5th
Defensive Eff .700 6th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
CF Vic Harris Unknown; DL, 0 Days left.

RP Mike Garman Out; 5 months; 60-Day DL, 29 Days left.

2B Dave Nelson DtD, 3 days.

RP Danny Fife Out, 10 months; 60-Day DL, 0 Days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 53-59 at Baltimore 68-42
New York 58-56 at Detroit 51-59

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 48-65 at New York 62-48
Houston 56-58 at Cincinnati 67-46
Los Angeles 65-47 at San Diego 42-68

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 6 Baltimore 4
Detroit 11 New York 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 7 St Louis 3
Houston 5 Cincinnati 3
Los Angeles 7 San Diego 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, R

2. Tommie Agee New York Mets 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R

3. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W

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