The Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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AUGUST 27, 1973
The Rangers end the road trip and the season against Al East opponents with three games in Baltimore against the AL East leading Orioles. The Orioles lead the East by 15.5 games. Baltimore has won 4 in a row. The Orioles lead the league in stolen bases, runs against and bullpen ERA. Baltimore is second in the league in runs scored, batting average, OBP, starters ERA and defense efficiency. The Orioles lead the season series 7-2. The loss in the second game of the double header in Cleveland yesterday officially eliminated the Rangers from the post season in 1973.

AL Player of the Week: LF Rusty Torres Detroit Tigers

NL Player of the Week: SP Jerry Reuss Houston Astros

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

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 66-62 at Detroit 63-67
Milwaukee 65-65 at Chicago 58-71
Bost 64-67 at Oakland 80-49

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 50-80 at New York 73-56
Los Angeles 79-52 at Montreal 58-72
San Francisco 81-48 at Philadelphia 61-68
St Louis 54-76 at Houston 65-67

TEXAS RANGERS 47-83 AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES 80-49
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Rudy May Advantage Push
C Ken Suarez vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Boog Powell Advantage Baltimore
2B Dave Nelson vs Davey Johnson Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Tommy Matchick Advantage Texas
SS Bucky Dent vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Larry Biittner vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Al Bumbry Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Jim Holt Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Baltimore

Harrah hit a two out single with a man on second in the top of the first to extend his hit streak to 19 games but Nelson was thrown out at home on the play by Blair.

The bottom of the second began with Rogers striking out Johnson for his 100th K of the season.

After three: Texas 0 Baltimore 0.

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

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the fourth.

In the top of the fifth, a 19 minute rain delay was called.

In the bottom of the fifth, Baylor tied the game with a solo home run.

In the top of the sixth, May struck out the side around a 2 out error by Powell.

After six: Texas 1 Baltimore 1.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Orioles had a runner on first with one out and the Rangers went to the bullpen and Paul Lindblad replaced Rogers on the mound. And he kept the score tied going into the ninth innning.

Biittner led off the top of the ninth with a single and Bob Reynolds replaced May on the mound for the Orioles. And the game was still tied headed into the bottom of the ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Orioles got a lead off single from Grich but Powell hit into the 4-6-3 double play.

After nine: Texas 1 Baltimore 1.

The Orioles got two men on in the bottom of the tenth but Holt grounded to first to end the inning.

Grant Jackson took the mound for the Orioles in the top of the eleventh. The Rangers had runners at second and third but Burroughs grounded to second to retire the side.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eleventh. And the Orioles went three up three down.

In the bottom of the twelfth, the Orioles had runners at second and third but Chico Salmon grounded to second to end the inning.

Randy Jones took the mound for the Orioles in the top of the thirteenth. And the Rangers went three up three down.

In the bottom of the thirteenth, the Orioles had a runner on second and two out and Jim Panther replaced Pina on the mound for the Rangers. Powell walked and then Blair hit a walk off RBI single.

Final score: Baltimore 2 Texas 1 13 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rudy May 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 2 Minnesota 1
Chicago 7 Milwaukee 1
Oakland 5 Boston 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 6 San Diego 5
Los Angeles 7 Montreal 4
Philadelphia 9 San Francisco 5
St Louis 4 Houston 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 3 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

2. Cito Gaston San Diego Padres 4 for 4, HR, RBI, 3 R

3. Don Durham St Louis Cardinals 8.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W



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AUGUST 28, 1973
The Rangers have lost back-to-back games on walkoff runs. The Rangers are now just 3-10 in extra inning games and 16-21 in one run games. Tonight is the second game of the series in Baltimore.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 68-62 at Cleveland 58-74
Minnesota 66-63 at Detroit 64-67
New York 65-67 at California 65-63
Milwaukee 65-66 at Chicago 59-71
Boston 64-68 at Oakland 81-49

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 65-66 at Atlanta 57-77
Los Angeles 80-52 at Montreal 58-73
San Diego 50-81 at New York 74-56
San Francisco 81-49 at Philadelphia 62-68
Pittsburgh 60-67 at Cincinnati 79-53
St Louis 55-76 at Houston 65-68

TEXAS RANGERS 47-84 AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES 81-49
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Pat Dobson Advantage Baltimore
C Dick Billings vs Elrod Hendricks Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Boog Powell Advantage Baltimore
2B Dave Nelson vs Davey Johnson Advantage Texas
3B Ted Kubiak vs Tommy Matchick Advantage Texas
SS Bucky Dent vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Larry Biittner vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Rich Coggins Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Chico Salmon Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the bottom of the first, Hand hit Baylor in the head with a pitch and knocked him out of the game. Baylor was replaced by Merv Rettenmund.

Harrah led off the top of the second with a single to run his hit streak to 20 games.

Grich hit a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The Orioles went on to load the bases with two out. Coggins then drew a walk to bring home a run before Hendricks grounded to short to end the inning.

After three: Baltimore 2 Texas 0.

Grich led off the bottom of the fifth with his 30th double of the season. Blair then brought him home with a single. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Johnson then scored Blair with a double. Coggins grounded out but moved Johnson to third but Panther left the game with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Casey Cox. Cox got Hendricks to ground out to end the inning.

After six: Baltimore 4 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, Biittner got his 40th RBI of the season with a run-scoring double. Burroughs then followed up with an RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, an RBI single by Dent made it a 1 run game. With a runner on first and one out, Bob Reynolds took the mound for the Orioles. Reynolds closed it out for his 20th save of the season.

Final score: Baltimore 4 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pat Dobson 8.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 6 Cleveland 0
Detroit 20 Minnesota 6
New York 3 California 1
Chicago 5 Milwaukee 4
Oakland 5 Boston 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 6 Chicago 3
Montreal 7 Los Angeles 2
New York 5 San Diego 4
Philadelphia 7 San Francisco 6
Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 3
Houston 13 St Louis 6

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

2. Larry Hisle Detroit Tigers 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 5 R

3. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

Steve Busby of the Royals and Denny McLain of Oakland each had a complete game shutout.

Ron Blomberg extended his hit streak to 25 games by going 1 for 3 in the Yankees win over the Angels.

Al Oliver of the Pirates went 0 for 3 in Pittsburgh's win over Cincinnati, ending his hit streak at 21 games.


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AUGUST 29, 1973
The Rangers have lost three straight, all by a single run. Tonight is the last game of the series in Baltimore and the last game of the season the Rangers will play against a team from the AL East.

Last night's 5-4 loss to the Mets officially eliminated the San Diego Padres from the post season.

Astros SP Tom Griffin was placed on the DL with mild shoulder inflammation. He is listed as DtD for the next week.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 69-62 at Cleveland 58-75
Milwaukee 65-67 at Chicago 60-71
Minnesota 66-64 at Detroit 65-67
Boston 64-69 at Oakland 82-49
New York 66-67 at California 65-64

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 80-53 at Montreal 59-73
Chicago 65-67 at Atlanta 58-77
Pittsburgh 61-67 at Cincinnati 79-54
San Diego 50-82 at New York 75-56
San Francisco 81-50 at Philadelphia 63-68
St Louis 55-77 at Houston 66-68

TEXAS RANGERS 47-85 AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES 82-49
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Jim Palmer Advantage Baltimore
C Ken Suarez vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Boog Powell Advantage Baltimore
2B Dave Nelson vs Davey Johnson Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Tommy Matchick Advantage Texas
SS Bucky Dent vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Larry Biittner vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Al Bumbry Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Jim Holt Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the top of the first, Harrah extended his hit streak to 21 games with an RBI double.

Broberg had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 1 Baltimore 0.

That ended when Powell led off the bottom of the fourth with his 20th home run of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Orioles took the lead on a 2-run single by Baylor.

After six: Baltimore 3 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Orioles had a runner on first and two out and Paul Lindblad replaced Broberg on the mound for the Rangers. Grich then hit an inside the park home run.

Final score: Baltimore 5 Texas 1.

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

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 8 Cleveland 4
Milwaukee 8 Chicago 0
Minnesota 7 Detroit 2
Oakland 4 Boston 3
New York 2 California 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 3 Montreal 2
Atlanta 16 Chicago 3
Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 0
New York 7 San Diego 2
Philadelphia 6 San Francisco 4
St Louis 7 Houston 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike Lum Atlanta Braves 3 for 3, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Steve Braun Minnesota Twins 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

3. Darrell Porter Milwaukee Brewers 3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R BB

Milwaukee's Jim Colborn and Pittsburgh's Steve Blass each pitched a complete game shutout.

Philadelphia's Steve Carlton recorded 16 strikeouts in the Phillies 6-4 win over the Giants.



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AUGUST 30, 1973
The Rangers return home for a 4 game series against the Minnesota Twins. The Twins are in third place in the AL West. 15.5 behind Oakland. With barely over a month left in the season. Minnesota has lost 6 of their last 9. The Twins are second in the league in batting average but last in the league in stolen bases. Minnesota leads the season series 9-2. The Rangers have lost another member of their bullpen as Jim Panther has a torn labrum in his shoulder and will miss the next 7 months.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 58-76 at Detroit 65-68
Boston 64-70 at Milwaukee 66-67

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 59-74 at Philadelphia 64-68
New York 76-56 at St Louis 56-77
Houston 66-69 at Los Angeles 81-53

MINNESOTA TWINS 67-64 AT TEXAS RANGERS 47-86
MATCHUPS
SP Ray Corbin vs Kevin Kobel Advantage Minnesota
C George Mitterwald vs Dick Billings Advantage Minnesota
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
2B Dan Monzon vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Steve Braun vs Jim Mason Advantage Minnesota
SS Danny Thompson vs Bucky Dent Advantage Minnesota
LF Steve Brye vs Larry Biittner Advantage Minnesota
CF Bobby Darwin vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Ralph Garr vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Tony Oliva vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Oliva put the Twins on the board in the top of the first with a 2 run double.

Corbin ended the bottom of the first by striking out Burroughs for his 90th K of the season.

In the top of the second, Thompson scored when Monzon grounded into a double play.

In the bottom of the second, Dent got an RBI single.

After three: Minnesota 3 Texas 1.

In the top of the fifth, Garr knocked in one with a single. Kobel ended the top of the fifth by striking out Darwin for his 60th K of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers scored 2 on a Jeff Burroughs three-bagger. That put Burroughs at 90 RBI for the season. Harrah then tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Dent then gave the Rangers the lead with a sacrifice fly of his own. Nine men came to the plate for the Rangers in the innning.

After six: Texas 5 Minnesota 4.

In the bottom of the eighth, Biittner drew a one out walk and the Twins replaced Corbin with Tom Norton. Burroughs then hit his 20th double of the season. Harrah was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Howard then grounded to second and Biittner was forced out at home. Two away. Maddox then grounded to short to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, Mitterwald got a 2 out single and the Rangers brought in Horacio Pina to replace Kobel and he got Thompson to ground to short to retire the side.

In the bottom of the eighth, Biittner got an RBI single for the Rangers 10th hit of the game.

Pina put the Twins down in order in the top of the ninth.

Toby Harrah went 0 for 2 to end his hit streak at 21 games.

Final score: Texas 6 Minnesota 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Larry Biittner 3 for 4, RBI, R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 10 Detroit 6
Milwaukee 4 Boston 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 9 Philadelphia 7
New York 5 St Louis 2
Houston 9 Los Angeles 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

2. Jerry Reuss Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W

3. Lee May Houston Astros 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R






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AUGUST 31, 1973
Tonight, Friday night baseball. The second game of the series against the Twins.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 59-76 at Detroit 65-69
Baltimore 83-49 at New York 67-67
Boston 64-71 at Milwaukee 67-68
California 65-65 at Chicago 60-72
Oakland 83-49 at Kansas City 70-62

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 65-68 at Pittsburgh 62-67
Montreal 60-74 at Philadelphia 64-69
New York 77-56 at St Louis 56-78
Houston 67-69 at Los Angeles 81-54
Cincinnati 79-55 at San Diego 50-83
Atlanta 59-77 at San Francisco 81-51

MINNESOTA TWINS 67-65 AT TEXAS RANGERS 48-86
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Kaat vs Dick Bosman Advantage Texas
C George Mitterwald vs Ken Suarez Advantage Minnesota
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
2B Dan Monzon vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Steve Braun vs Jim Mason Advantage Minnesota
SS Danny Thompson vs Bucky Dent Advantage Minnesota
LF Steve Brye vs Larry Biittner Advantage Minnesota
CF Bobby Darwin vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Ralph Garr vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Mickey Stanley vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.

After three: Minnesota 0 Texas 0.

Bosman ended the top of the fourth by striking out Killebrew for his 70th K of the season.

In the top of the sixth, the Twins loaded the bases with two out. But Mitterwald flew out to center to retire the side.

After six: Minnesota 0 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, Brye finally broke the scoreless tie with a sacrifice fly. With runners at first and second and two out, Don Stanhouse replaced Bosman on the mound for the Rangers and he struck out Mitterwald to retire the side.

The Twins committed 2 errors and Howard drew a walk to give the Rangers bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the eighth. Maddox then tied the game with an RBI single. Dave LaRoche took the mound for the Twins and Suarez knocked one in with a single. Pinch hitter Dick Billings then brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. LaRoche then ended the innning by striking out Dent for his 60th K of the season.

In the top of the ninth, the Twins loaded the bases with two out. But Stanhouse struck out Darwin to end the game.

Final score: Texas 3 Minnesota 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Bosman 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 K

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

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Reed Atlanta Braves 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

2. Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

3. Mike Lum Atlanta Braves 4 for 5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

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SEPTEMBER 1, 1973
A Texas Rangers first! For the first time ever, a member of the Texas Rangers won a monthly award. Steve Rogers was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 with an ERA of 1.89 and 23 strikeouts in 52.1 innnings. Rogers will be taking the mound tonight as the Rangers host the Twins in the third game of the series.

Today is roster expansion day in MLB.

AL Batter of the Month: 1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
NL Batter of the Month: 1B Mike Lum Atlanta Braves
AL Pitcher of the Month: Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox
NL Pitcher of the Month: Gaylord Perry Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Rookie of the Month: SP Steve Rogers Texas Rangers
NL Rookie of the Month: LF Dave Winfield San Diego Padres

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 59-77 at Detroit 66-69
Baltimore 84-49 at New York 67-68
Boston 64-72 at Milwaukee 68-67
California 65-66 at Chicago 61-72
Oakland 84-49 at Kansas City 70-63

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 65-69 at Pittsburgh 63-67
Montreal 60-75 at Philadelphia 65-69
Atlanta 60-77 at San Francisco 81-52
New York 78-56 at St Louis 56-79
Houston 67-70 at Los Angeles 82-54
Cincinnati 80-55 at San Diego 50-84

MINNESOTA TWINS 67-66 AT TEXAS RANGERS 49-86
MATCHUPS
SP Dave Goltz vs Steve Rogers Advantage Texas
C George Mitterwald vs Ken Suarez Advantage Minnesota
1B Enos Cabell vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
2B Dan Monzon vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Steve Braun vs Jim Mason Advantage Minnesota
SS Danny Thompson vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Gorman Thomas vs Dick Sharon Advantage Push
CF Bobby Darwin vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Ralph Garr vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Tony Oliva vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, Thompson got a run-scoring single. Mitterwald added an RBI single.

After three: Minnesota 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the fifth, Braun hit his 10th homer of the season.

After six: Minnesota 3 Texas 0.

Nothing of note happened in the last three innnings.

Final score: Minnesota 3 Texas 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave Goltz 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5 Cleveland 2
New York 3 Baltimore 1
Boston 3 Milwaukee 0
Chicago 4 California 1
Oakland 9 Kansas City 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 4
Philadelphia 3 Montreal 1
San Francisco 3 Atlanta 2
New York 6 St Louis 4
Los Angeles 9 Houston 6 10 innings
Cincinnati 6 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Cey Los Angeles Dodgers 4 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

2. Mike Epstein Oakland Athletics 4 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R, BB

3. Dave Duncan Houston Astros 3 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Sonny Seibert of the Boston Red Sox and Scipio Spinks of the Cincinnati Reds each pitched a complete game shutout.

Ron Blomberg went 0 for 3 in the Yankees win over Baltimore to end his hit streak at 27 games.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 1973
The series against the Twins comes to an end today. Last night was the tenth time this season the Rangers were shut out.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 59-78 at Detroit 67-69
Baltimore 84-50 at New York 68-68
Boston 65-72 at Milwaukee 68-68
California 65-67 at Chicago 62-72
Oakland 85-49 at Kansas City 70-64

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 65-70 at Pittsburgh 64-67
Montreal 60-76 at Philadelphia 66-69
Atlanta 60-78 at San Francisco 82-52 (2)
New York 79-56 at St Louis 56-80
Houston 67-71 at Los Angeles 83-54
Cincinnati 81-55 at San Diego 50-85

MINNESOTA TWINS 68-66 AT TEXAS RANGERS 49-87
MATCHUPS
SP Glenn Abbott vs Rich Hand Advantage Push
C Glenn Borgmann vs Ken Suarez Advantage Minnesota
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
2B Dan Monzon vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Steve Braun vs Jim Mason Advantage Minnesota
SS Danny Thompson vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Steve Brye vs Larry Biittner Advantage Minnesota
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Ralph Garr vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Tony Oliva vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, Burroughs brought one home with a double.

Stanley tied the game with a solo home run in the top of the third.

After three: Minnesota 1 Texas 1.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Minnesota 1 Texas 1.

In the top of the seventh, the Twins scored one on a Thompson triple.

Burroughs led off the bottom of the seventh by drawing his 100th walk of the season. But the Rangers could do nothing with it.

In the top of the eighth, Oliva delivered a run-scoring single.

In the top of the ninth, Bobby Darwin hit a 2-run homer. Monzon then reached on an error with two out and Casey Cox replaced Hand on the mound for the Rangers. Garr singled to give the Twins 10 hits for the game. Braun then popped out to retire the side.

The Rangers were out hit 10-4.

Final score: Minnesota 5 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Glenn Abbott 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 7 Detroit 3
Baltimore 4 New York 2
Milwaukee 6 Boston 4
California 5 Chicago 1
Oakland 2 Kansas City 1

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W

2. Ron Schueler Atlanta Braves 8.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W

3. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K




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SEPTEMBER 3, 1973
The Rangers are in Chicago for two days. Barring a late weather cancellation, today will be the Rangers last double header of the season. The White Sox have won 5 of their last 7. Chicago is third in the league in home runs. The White Sox are last in the league in batting average. Only two teams in the league have scored fewer runs than Chicago. Only two teams in the league have a worse OBP than the White Sox. The same goes for starters ERA and defensive efficiency. Chicago leads the season series 9-4.

AL Player of the Week: 1B Norm Cash Detroit Tigers
NL Player of the Week: CF Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros

Boston's 36 year old RP Stan Williams announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

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

The Cleveland Indians have joined the Rangers and Padres as teams that have officially been eliminated from the post season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 69-66 at Kansas City 70-65 (2)
Baltimore 85-50 at Boston 65-73
Cleveland 60-78 at Milwaukee 69-68 (2)
Oakland 86-49 at California 66-67
New York 68-69 at Detroit 67-70

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 67-69 at New York 79-57 (2)
St Louis 57-80 at Pittsburgh 64-68 (2)
Chicago 66-70 at Montreal 60-77
Los Angeles 84-54 at San Francisco 83-53
Cincinnati 82-55 at Houston 67-72
Atlanta 61-79 at San Diego 50-86

TEXAS RANGERS 49-88 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 62-73 GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Bart Johnson Advantage Chicago
C Ken Suarez vs Ed Herrmann Advantage Chicago
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 Toby Harrah 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 Dick Billings vs Gates Brown Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the second, the Rangers got on the board with an RBI double by Howard. A walk and hit batter followed and the Rangers had the bases loaded with nobody out. Billings then grounded to short but beat out the double play to pick up the RBI. Mason then brought home a run with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Texas 3 Chicago 0.

Nothing of note happened in the middle three innnings.

After six: Texas 3 Chicago 0.

Johnson ended the top of the seventh by striking out Mason for his 60th K of the season.

The game was then called in the bottom of the seventh due to bad weather.

Final score: Texas 3 Chicago 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 6.2 IP 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

TEXAS RANGERS 50-88 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 62-74 GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Kevin Kobel vs Dave Lemonds Advantage Chicago
C Bill Fahey 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 Toby Harrah 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 Dick Billings vs Gates Brown Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, a Melton ground out scored a run.

In the bottom of the third, Melton got an RBI on a sacrifice fly.

After three: Chicago 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Howard knocked one in with a single and Mason delivered a run-scoring single.

Harrah led off the top of the sixth with a single and the White Sox went to the bullpen and Ken Frailing came in to pitch. Billings went on to give the Rangers the lead with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the sixth, a 2-run single by Morales gave the White Sox the lead back. Egan singled as well to give the White Sox 10 hits in the game.

After six: Chicago 4 Texas 3.

In the bottom of the seventh, the White Sox had a runner on first and one out and Horacio Pina replaced Kobel on the mound for the Rangers.

Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox in the top of the eighth innning.

The Rangers got a base runner in the top of the ninth but Tom Grieve flew out to right to end the game.

Final score: Chicago 4 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave Lemonds 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 2 Minnesota 1 10 innings Game 1
Kansas City 8 Minnesota 7 Game 2
Boston 12 Baltimore 5
Milwaukee 2 Cleveland 1 Game 1
Milwaukee 7 Cleveland 4 Game 2
Oakland 5 California 0
New York 17 Detroit 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 5 New York 4 Game 1
Philadelphia 4 New York 0 Game 2
St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 1 Game 1
Pittsburgh 12 St Louis 7 Game 2
Chicago 8 Montreal 5
San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 2
Houston 5 Cincinnati 4 10 innings
Atlanta 7 San Diego 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. George Brett Boston Red Sox 5 for 5, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

2. Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox 3 for 5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

3. Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W





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SEPTEMBER 4, 1973
The final game in the series against the White Sox. The last time the Rangers will play in Chicago this season.

The Atlanta Braves have officially been eliminated from the post season.

Detroit SP Joe Niekro has back tightness and will be listed as DtD for the next 4 days.

38 year old Pirates 3B Jose Pagan announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 85-51 at Boston 66-73
New York 69-69 at Detroit 67-71
Cleveland 60-80 at Milwaukee 71-68
Oakland 87-49 at California 66-68
Minnesota 69-68 at Kansas City 72-65

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 67-70 at Montreal 60-78
Philadelphia 69-69 at New York 79-59
St Louis 58-81 at Pittsburgh 65-69
Cincinnati 82-56 at Houston 68-72
Atlanta 62-79 at San Diego 50-87
Los Angeles 84-55 at San Francisco 84-53

TEXAS RANGERS 50-89 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 63-74
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Wilbur Wood Advantage Chicago
C Ken Suarez vs Ed Herrmann Advantage Chicago
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 Toby Harrah 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 Dick Billings vs Gates Brown Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

Biittner got an RBI double in the top of the first. Howard added a sacrifice fly for an RBI. Billings got a run-scoring single.

In the bottom of the first, Bosman walked three in a row to load the bases with one out. Herrmann grounded to first and Allen broke up the double play allowing May to score.

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the third. Leading to a 37 minute rain delay.

After three: Texas 3 Chicago 1.

In the bottom of the fourth, Mason committed 2 errors to lead to Herrmann scoring an unearned run.

In the top of the fifth, the Rangers got a solo jack from Burroughs.

In the bottom of the fifth, Allen hammered a 3-run homer to give the White Sox the lead.

After the White Sox got a lead off single in the bottom of the sixth, Horacio Pina replaced Bosman on the mound for the Rangers. Pina then left the game with an elbow injury. With a runner at second and two out, Don Stanhouse took the mound for the Rangers and he kept Reichardt from scoring.

After six: Chicago 5 Texas 4.

Allen led off the bottom of the seventh with a 377 foot home run.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers had runners on first and second and two out. Terry Forster replaced Wood on the mound for the White Sox and he struck out Burroughs to end the game.

The White Sox won despite committing 4 errors.

Final score: Chicago 6 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Allen 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 1 Boston 0
Detroit 9 New York 5
Cleveland 16 Milwaukee 9
Oakland 2 California 1 11 innings
Kansas City 10 Minnesota 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 5 Chicago 1
New York 10 Philadelphia 0
St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 5
Cincinnati 8 Houston 7 10 innings
Atlanta 7 San Diego 1
San Francisco 9 Los Angeles 7

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians 3 for 4, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. John Lowenstein Cleveland Indians 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB

3. Ken Henderson San Francisco Giants 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Baltimore's Pat Dobson and Jon Matlack of the Mets each pitched a complete game shutout.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 1973
The Rangers had the day off.

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Toby Harrah .296
Home Runs Jeff Burroughs and Frank Howard 23
RBI Jeff Burroughs 92
ERA Steve Rogers 3.28
Wins Steve Rogers 10
Strikeouts Pete Broberg 118

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 492 11th
Batting Average .241 11th
OBP .308 11th
Home Runs 81 11th
Stolen Bases 62 7th
Runs against 664 11th
Starters ERA 4.27 11th
Bullpen ERA 3.26 5th
Defensive Eff .704 5th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
CF Vic Harris Out, 7 weeks; DL, 1 Day left.

RP Mike Garman Out, 4 months; 60-Day DL, 0 Days left.

RP Jim Panther Out, 7 months; 60-Day DL, 53 Days left.

RP Horacio Pina Diagnosis pending.

RP Danny Fife Out, 8-9 months; 60-Day DL, 0 Days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 68-71 at Cleveland 61-80
Baltimore 86-51 at Boston 66-74
Oakland 88-49 at California 66-69

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 69-70 at New York 80-59
St Louis 59-81 at Pittsburgh 65-70
Chicago 67-71 at Montreal 61-78
Cincinnati 83-56 at Houston 68-73
Atlanta 63-79 at San Diego 50-88
Los Angeles 84-56 at San Francisco 85-54

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5 Cleveland 1
Boston 9 Baltimore 8
Oakland 17 California 1

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bernie Carbo Cincinnati Reds 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

2. Dave Winfield San Diego Padres 4 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

3. Bill Russell Los Angeles Dodgers 3 for 4, HR 4 RBI, 2 R



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SEPTEMBER 6, 1973
The Rangers had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 86-52
Milwaukee 71-69
New York 69-70
Detroit 69-71
Boston 67-74
e-Cleveland 61-81

WEST
Oakland 89-49
Kansas City 73-65
Minnesota 69-69
California 66-70
e-Chicago 64-74
e-Texas 50-90

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 81-59
Philadelphia 69-71
Chicago 67-72
Pittsburgh 65-71
Montreal 62-78
St Louis 60-81

WEST
San Francisco 85-54
Los Angeles 85-56
Cincinnati 84-56
Houston 68-74
e-Atlanta 63-80
e-San Diego 51-88

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 69-71 at Cleveland 61-81
Milwaukee 71-69 at New York 69-70
Chicago 64-74 at Minnesota 69-69
Oakland 89-49 at California 66-70

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 51-88 at Los Angeles 85-56

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 10 Cleveland 0
Milwaukee 9 New York 1
Chicago 4 Minnesota 2
California 3 Oakland 2 13 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 3 Los Angeles 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W

2. Joe Lahoud Milwaukee Brewers 2 for 4, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

3. Rickey Clark California Angels 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K



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SEPTEMBER 7, 1973
The Rangers host the AL West leading Oakland Athletics in a 3 game weekend series. Oakland's magic number to clinching the division is 9. The loss to the Angels last night snapped a 12 game winning streak by the Athletics. Oakland hasn't given up more than 3 runs in their last 5 games. The Athletics are first in the league in runs scored, OBP, home runs and starters ERA. The Athletics are second in the league in batting average, stolen bases, runs against, and bullpen ERA. Oakland is third in the league in defensive efficiency. The Athletics lead the season series 8-4.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 70-71 at Boston 67-74
Baltimore 86-52 at Cleveland 61-82
Milwaukee 72-69 at New York 69-71
Chicago 65-74 at Minnesota 69-70
California 67-70 at Kansas City 73-65

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 60-81 at Chicago 67-72
Pittsburgh 65-71 at Philadelphia 69-71
Cincinnati 84-56 at Atlanta 63-80
New York 81-59 at Montreal 62-78
San Diego 52-88 at Los Angeles 85-57
Houston 68-74 at San Francisco 85-54

OAKLAND ATHLETICS 89-50 AT TEXAS RANGERS 50-90
MATCHUPS
SP Joe Horlen vs Steve Rogers Advantage Texas
C Larry Cox vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Gene Tenace vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Dick Green vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Sal Bando vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland
SS Rudy Meoli vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
CF Bobby Tolan vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Oakland
DH Mike Epstein vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the bottom of the first, Burroughs brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Harrah scored all the way from first on a throwing error as he was trying to advance to third on a Howard single.

In the bottom of the third, Maddox hit an RBI single.

After three: Texas 3 Oakland 0.

Bando led off the top of the fourth by drawing his 90th walk of the season.

In the bottom of the fifth, Harrah got a run-scoring single. The Rangers then loaded the bases with one out when Maddox singled for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. But Suarez grounded into the innning ending 6-4-3.

After six: Texas 4 Oakland 0.

In the top of the eighth, Tenace was ejected for arguing with the ump and was replaced by Steve R Ontiveros. Meoli put the Athletics on the board with a sacrifice fly.

With one out in the bottom of the eighth, the Athletics went to the bullpen and brought Darold Knowles out to pitch. Billings hit a run-scoring single for his 20th RBI of the season.

In the top of the ninth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Ontiveros flew out to left. One away. Epstein grounded to second to bring home a run and put runners at the corners with two out. Pinch hitter Mike Hegan then got an RBI single. Meoli then grounded to short to end the game.

Final score: Texas 5 Oakland 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Rogers 9.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 7 Boston 2
Baltimore 17 Cleveland 4
Milwaukee 3 New York 0
Minnesota 7 Chicago 6 13 innings
Kansas City 7 California 6

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles 5 for 6, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R

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

3. Clay Kirby San Diego Padres 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, W

The Cubs Fergie Jenkins and Milwaukee's Jim Slaton each pitched a complete game shutout.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 1973
The second game of the series against Oakland. The Athletics will be without SS Bert Campaneris who has a torn quadriceps and will miss the next 2-3 months.

Minnesota 3B Steve Braun has a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his knee and will miss the next 7 months. The Twins have also lost SP Glenn Abbott who will be sidelined for the next 5 months because of shoulder inflammation.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 71-71 at Boston 67-75
Baltimore 87-52 at Cleveland 61-83
Milwaukee 73-69 at New York 69-72
Chicago 65-75 at Minnesota 70-70
California 67-71 at Kansas City 74-65

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 60-82 at Chicago 68-72
New York 82-59 at Montreal 62-79
Pittsburgh 65-72 at Philadelphia 70-71
Cincinnati 85-56 at Atlanta 63-81
Houston 68-75 at San Francisco 86-54
San Diego 53-88 at Los Angeles 85-58

OAKLAND ATHLETICS 89-51 AT TEXAS RANGERS 51-90
MATCHUPS
SP Catfish Hunter vs Pete Broberg Advantage Oakland
C Larry Cox vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Gene Tenace vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Dick Green vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Sal Bando vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland
SS Rudy Meoli vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
CF Bobby Tolan vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Oakland
DH Mike Epstein vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the top of the first, the Athletics loaded the bases with one out. But Tenace hit into the 6-4-3 to retire the side.

In the bottom of the second, Hunter struck out Howard for his 150th K of the season.

Hunter was perfect through three.

After three: Oakland 0 Texas 0.

In the top of the sixth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Rudi lined out to short. One away. Jackson then hit a grand slam.

In the bottom of the sixth, the perfect game ended with one out on a throwing error by Bando. With two out, the no-hitter ended on an RBI single by Nelson.

After six: Oakland 4 Texas 1.

In the top of the eighth, Broberg issued a leadoff walk and was replaced by Jim Shellenback. The Athletics loaded the bases with one out. Green grounded to short and the lead runner was forced out at home. Two away. Pinch hitter Willie Mays then got an infield single for an RBI. Cox then flew out to right to retire the side.

In the top of the ninth, Tolan got his 20th stolen base of the season. Rudi then brought him home with a single. With a runner on first and two out, Steve Lawson took the mound for the Rangers and he got the final out of the frame.

Hunter completed the game having allowed just 1 hit.

Final score: Oakland 6 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Catfish Hunter 9.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4 Detroit 2
Baltimore 5 Cleveland 2
New York 8 Milwaukee 2
Minnesota 7 Chicago 5
California 7 Kansas City 1

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe Ferguson New York Mets 3 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

2. Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W

3. Orlando Cepeda California Angels 3 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

The Tigers Norm Cash hit his 400th career home run in Detroit's loss to Boston.







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SEPTEMBER 9, 1973
The series finale against the Athletics.

The Twins have lost yet another player to injury. RF Ralph Garr has a torn thumb ligament and will be out for one week.

Cubs 2B Ron Hunt also has a torn thumb ligament. He is expected to miss 3 weeks.

The Houston Astros have officially been eliminated from the post season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 88-52 at Cleveland 61-84 (2)
Detroit 71-72 at Boston 68-75
Milwaukee 73-70 at New York 70-72
California 68-71 at Kansas City 74-66 (2)
Chicago 65-76 at Minnesota 71-70

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 86-56 at Atlanta 63-82 (2)
New York 83-59 at Montreal 62-80
Pittsburgh 66-72 at Philadelphia 70-72
St Louis 61-82 at Chicago 68-73
San Diego 53-89 at Los Angeles 86-58
Houston 68-76 at San Francisco 87-54

OAKLAND ATHLETICS 90-51 AT TEXAS RANGERS 51-91
MATCHUPS
SP Denny McLain vs Rich Hand Advantage Push
C Adrian Garrett vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Gene Tenace vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Dick Green vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Sal Bando vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland
SS Rudy Meoli vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
CF Bobby Tolan vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Oakland
DH Mike Epstein vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the top of the second, Hand walked the first three batters of the innning. Bases loaded. Nobody out. Green was the third hitter to walk giving him 50 bases on balls for the season. Meoli lined out to first. One away. Garrett lined out to third. Two away. Tolan then flied out to right to retire the side.

Bando led off the top of the third with a home run.

McLain had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, McLain struck out Maddox for his 50th K of the season.

With two out in the bottom of the sixth, Biittner singled to break up the no-hitter.

After six: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the seventh with a runner on first and one out, Hand left the game with an elbow injury and was replaced by Horacio Pina. Jackson got an RBI single.

Burroughs led off the bottom of the seventh with a single for his 150th hit of the season. The Rangers went on to load the bases with one out. Suarez flew out to left. Two down. Billings then flew out to left as well to end the inning.

Tenace hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth. It was the Athletics 10th hit of the game.

Harrah hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. The Rangers then put two men on base but pinch hitter Tom Grieve hit into the game ending 4-6-3.

Final score: Oakland 3 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Denny McLain 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

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

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds 3 for 8, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, BB

2. Rudy May Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W

3. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W

Cincinnati 2B Joe L Morgan has a 20 game hit streak.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 1973
The Rangers head to Minnesota for three games for the last series of the season against the Twins. Ravaged by injuries, Minnesota has lost 5 of their last 7. The Twins are last in the league in stolen bases. Minnesota leads the season series 11-4.

AL Player of the Week: 3B George Brett Boston Red Sox

NL Player of the Week: C Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds

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

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 69-75 at Baltimore 89-53
Cleveland 62-85 at New York 70-73
Detroit 71-73 at Milwaukee 74-70
Chicago 66-76 at California 69-72
Kansas City 75-67 at Oakland 91-51

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 66-73 at Chicago 69-73
Houston 69-76 at San Diego 54-89

TEXAS RANGERS 51-92 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 71-71
MATCHUPS
SP Kevin Kobel vs Ray Corbin Advantage Minnesota
C Ken Suarez vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Frank Howard vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Dan Monzon Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Eric Soderholm Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Steve Brye Advantage Minnesota
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Dick Billings vs Tony Oliva Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.

After three: Texas 0 Minnesota 0.

In the top of the fourth, Maddox was looking for an RBI single but Harrah was thrown out trying to score from second.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Twins loaded the bases with nobody out. Oliva was called out on strikes. One away. Stanley then brought in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly.

After six: Minnesota 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the seventh, Howard hit a 2-run homer to give the Rangers the lead and reach 80 RBI on the season.

In the top of the eighth, Biittner led off with a single and the Twins went to the bullpen and brought out Wayne Granger to pitch. Harrah got an RBI double. Howard added a sacrifice fly for an RBI. Harrah then scored on a throwing error as he was stealing third. Suarez drew his 20th walk of the season. Billings then got an RBI on a ground out.

Kobel ended the bottom of the eighth by striking out Darwin for his 70th K of the season.

The Twins committed 4 errors in the game.

Final score: Texas 6 Minnesota 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kevin Kobel 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 6 Boston 2
Cleveland 4 New York 3
Detroit 5 Milwaukee 1 13 innings
Chicago 4 California 1
Oakland 7 Kansas City 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 6
Houston 4 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ken Forsch Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W

2. Kevin Kobel Texas Rangers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, W

3. Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles 3 for 3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB



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SEPTEMBER 11, 1973
The second game of the series in Minnesota. The Rangers win last night officially eliminated the Twins from the post season.

Another team that has officially been eliminated from the post season is the New York Yankees.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 69-76 at Baltimore 90-53
Cleveland 63-85 at New York 70-74
Detroit 72-73 at Milwaukee 74-71
Chicago 67-76 at California 69-73
Kansas City 75-68 at Oakland 92-51

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 66-74 at Chicago 70-73
New York 84-59 at Philadelphia 71-72
San Francisco 87-55 at Atlanta 63-84
Los Angeles 86-59 at Cincinnati 88-56
Montreal 62-81 at St Louis 61-83
Houston 70-76 at San Diego 54-90

TEXAS RANGERS 52-92 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 71-72
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Dave Goltz Advantage Minnesota
C Ken Suarez vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Frank Howard vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Dan Monzon Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Eric Soderholm Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Steve Brye Advantage Minnesota
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Dick Billings vs Tony Oliva Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

Stanley hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second.

After three: Minnesota 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the sixth, Goltz struck out Burroughs for his 100th K of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, Soderholm hit a solo home run.

After six: Minnesota 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Harrah, however, flew out to center to retire the side.

The Rangers put runners at the corners with nobody out in the top of the ninth and the Twins went to the bullpen and brought out Dave LaRoche. One out later, Billings tied the game with a 2-RBI single.

Bosman walked the lead off batter in the bottom of the ninth and was replaced by Paul Lindblad. With the winning run on second and two out, Mitterwald flew out to left to send the game into extra innings.

After nine: Texas 2 Minnesota 2.

In the top of the tenth, Burroughs hit a solo home run.

Lindblad set them down in order in the bottom of the tenth.

Final score: Texas 3 Minnesota 2 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave Goltz 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 5
New York 7 Philadelphia 6
San Francisco 5 Atlanta 3
Los Angeles 4 Cincinnati 0
St Louis 9 Montreal 2
Houston 4 San Diego 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 3 for 3, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Gary Peters Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W

3. Willie Montanez Philadelphia Phillies 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB



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SEPTEMBER 12, 1973
The Rangers look to complete the sweep in Minnesota.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 74-72 at Baltimore 90-54
Boston 70-76 at New York 71-74
Chicago 67-77 at California 70-73
Kansas City 75-69 at Oakland 93-51

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 67-74 at Chicago 70-74
San Francisco 88-55 at Atlanta 63-85
New York 85-59 at Philadelphia 71-73
Los Angeles 87-59 at Cincinnati 88-57
Montreal 62-82 at St Louis 62-83

TEXAS RANGERS 53-92 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 71-73
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Jim Perry Advantage Texas
C Bill Fahey vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Frank Howard vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Dan Monzon Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Eric Soderholm Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Gorman Thomas Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Dick Billings vs Tony Oliva Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, the Rangers scored 1 on a Biittner double. Harrah hit a 3-run homer.

In the bottom of the first, Soderholm picked up an RBI on a groundout.

In the bottom of the second, Thompson got an RBI double.

In the bottom of the third, Oliva hit a solo home run.

After three: Texas 4 Minnesota 3.

In the top of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. The next at bat resulted into an RBI single by Nelson. Next up was Biittner with a run-scoring single. Tom Norton took the mound for the Twins. Burroughs got a sacrifice fly for an RBI.

In the top of the fifth, the Rangers again loaded the bases with one out. But Billings hit into the 6-4-3 to retire the side.

In the top of the sixth, Harrah reached 70 RBI on the season with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Twins scored 2 on a Thomas triple.

After six: Texas 8 Minnesota 5.

Soderholm led off the bottom of the seventh with a single for the Twins 10th hit of the game. He would score on a wild pitch. With runners at first and second with one out, Horacio Pina replaced Rogers on the mound for the Rangers. A walk loaded the bases with one out. Thompson grounded to third and the lead runner was forced out at home. Two away. Pinch hitter Steve Brye then grounded to third to end the inning.

With a runner on first and one out in the top of the eighth, Wayne Granger took the mound for the Twins. Biittner doubled to give the Rangers 10 hits in the game. Harrah then hit his second 3-run homer of the game.

After a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, Paul Lindblad replaced Pina on the mound for the Rangers as the Rangers completed the sweep.

Final score: Texas 11 Minnesota 6.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Toby Harrah 2 for 4, 25 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 2 Baltimore 1
Boston 17 New York 3
California 4 Chicago 3
Oakland 3 Kansas City 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 1
San Francisco 18 Atlanta 5
Philadelphia 9 New York 2
Cincinnati 4 Los Angeles 2
St Louis 7 Montreal 6 15 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pedro Garcia Boston Red Sox 2 for 2, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB

2. Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

3. Gary Matthews Sr San Francisco Giants 2 for 3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB



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SEPTEMBER 13, 1973
The Rangers have the day off.

The Oakland Athletics have clinched the AL West.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 90-55
Milwaukee 75-72
e-Detroit 73-73
e-New York 71-75
e-Boston 71-76
e-Cleveland 63-86

WEST
x-Oakland 94-51
e-Kansas City 75-70
e-California 71-73
e-Minnesota 71-74
e-Chicago 67-78
e-Texas 54-92

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 85-60
Philadelphia 72-73
Chicago 71-74
Pittsburgh 67-75
e-St Louis 63-83
e-Montreal 62-83

WEST
San Francisco 89-55
Cincinnati 89-57
Los Angeles 87-60
e-Houston 71-76
e-Atlanta 63-86
e-San Diego 54-91

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Toby Harrah .300
Home Runs Jeff Burroughs and Frank Howard 24
RBI Jeff Burroughs 95
ERA Steve Rogers Steve Rogers 3.33
Wins Steve Rogers 12
Strikeouts Steve Rogers 121

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 519 11th
Batting Average .242 11th
OBP .308 11th
Home Runs 86 11th
Stolen Bases 67 7th
Runs against 685 11th
Starters ERA 4.20 11th
Bullpen ERA 3.28 5th
Defensive Eff .704 5th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
CF Vic Harris Out, 6 weeks; DL, 0 Days left.

RP Mike Garman Out, 4 months; 60-Day DL, 0 Days left.

RP Jim Panther Out, 6-7 months; 60-Day DL, 45 Days left.

RP Danny Fife Out, 8 months; 60-Day DL, 0 Days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 75-72 at Baltimore 90-55
Boston 71-76 at New York 71-75
Kansas City 75-70 at California 71-73

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 67-75 at Chicago 71-74
New York 85-60 at Philadelphia 72-73
Los Angeles 87-60 at Houston 71-76
San Francisco 89-55 at San Diego 54-91

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 6 New York 1
California 2 Kansas City 1 10 innings
Milwaukee at Baltimore ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 12 Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 3 New York 2
Los Angeles 9 Houston 0
San Diego 6 San Francisco 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W

2. Dwight Evans Boston Red Sox 4 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

3. Jim Rooker Kansas City Royals 9.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

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SEPTEMBER 14, 1973
The Rangers travel to Oakland for a weekend series against the AL West Champion Athletics. It is the last series of the season between these two teams. Oakland has won 5 in a row and is 10-2 in the month of September. The Athletics lead the league in runs scored, OBP, home runs and starters ERA. Oakland is second in the league in batting average, stolen bases, runs against and bullpen ERA. The Athletics are third in the league in defensive efficiency. Oakland leads the season series 10-5.

Braves RP Tom House has a torn flexor tendon in his elbow and will miss the next 13 months.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 63-86 at Boston 72-76
New York 71-76 at Baltimore 90-55
Milwaukee 75-72 at Detroit 73-73
Kansas City 75-71 at California 72-73
Minnesota 71-74 at Chicago 67-78

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 63-86 at Cincinnati 89-57
Philadelphia 73-73 at Montreal 62-83
Chicago 72-74 at New York 85-61
Pittsburgh 67-76 at St Louis 63-83
Los Angeles 88-60 at Houston 71-77
San Francisco 89-56 at San Diego 55-91

TEXAS RANGERS 54-92 AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 94-51
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Catfish Hunter Advantage Oakland
C Ken Suarez vs Larry Haney Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick Green Advantage Texas
3B Ted Kubiak vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Toby Harrah vs Rudy Meoli Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Tolan Advantage Oakland
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
DH Dick Billings vs Mike Epstein Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the bottom of the first, Rudi singled to extend his hit streak to 14 games as the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Jackson grounded back to the pitcher and Tolan was forced out at home. One away. Broberg then struck out Tenace. Two down. Then Epstein hit a 3-RBI double.

After three: Oakland 3 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Rudi beat out a double play grounder to pick up an RBI. Jackson followed with a 2-run homer to surpass 90 RBI for the season.

Nelson led off the top of the sixth with a home run. The Rangers then scored a run on a Burroughs double.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth. Tolan got an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Bando followed up with a 2-run homer.

After six: Oakland 9 Texas 2.

Maddox singled in the top of the ninth for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. He would go on to score on a throwing error.

Final score: Oakland 9 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Sal Bando 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Boston 3
New York 9 Baltimore 5
Milwaukee 8 Detroit 7 12 innings
California 7 Kansas City 5
Chicago 2 Minnesota 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 6 Cincinnati 1
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 0
Chicago 7 New York 0 13 innings
St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 1
Los Angeles 1 Houston 0
San Francisco 4 San Diego 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

2. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W

3. Dave A Roberts Chicago Cubs 9.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Jim Bibby of the Phillies and Tommy John of the Dodgers each pitched a complete game shutout.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 1973
Saturday night action has the Rangers at Oakland for the second game of the series.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 64-86 at Boston 72-77
Milwaukee 76-72 at Detroit 73-74
New York 72-76 at Baltimore 90-56
Minnesota 71-75 at Chicago 68-78
Kansas City 75-72 at California 73-73

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 74-73 at Montreal 62-84
Chicago 73-74 at New York 85-62
Pittsburgh 67-77 at St Louis 64-83
Los Angeles 89-60 at Houston 71-78
Atlanta 64-86 at Cincinnati 89-58
San Francisco 90-56 at San Diego 55-92

TEXAS RANGERS 54-93 AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 95-51
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Vida Blue Advantage Oakland
C Ken Suarez vs Larry Cox Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick Green Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Toby Harrah vs Rudy Meoli Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Joe Rudi Advantage Oakland
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Tolan Advantage Oakland
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
DH Dick Billings vs Mike Epstein Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

Nelson led off the game with a single to collect his 150th hit of the season.

In the bottom of the first, Rudi singled to extend his hit streak to 15 games. The Athletics went on to load the bases with one out. But Tenace grounded into the innning ending 3-6-3.

After three: Texas 0 Oakland 0.

Howard broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fifth when he scored from third as Meoli booted a 2-out grounder by Billings.

Rudi led off the bottom of the sixth with a home run to tie the game. Jackson then made it back-to-back home runs for the Athletics.

After six: Oakland 2 Texas 1.

Hand started the bottom of the seventh by striking out Meoli for his 90th K of the season.

Blue started the top of the eighth by walking Billings and was replaced by Rollie Fingers. Fingers made sure Billings didn't even get to second.

Rain began to fall in the bottom of the eighth. But stopped one batter later. Tenace hit a 3-run homer with one out and that was all she wrote for hand. Don Stanhouse replaced Hand on the mound. Epstein singled to give the Athletics 10 hits in the game. Stanhouse walked a pair and the bases were loaded with two out. Tolan then also drew a walk to bring home a run. Bando then flew out to center to finally end the inning as 10 Athletics came up to bat.

In the bottom of the ninth, Howard got an RBI on a sacrifice fly.

The Rangers were out hit 10-4 with each team committing 2 errors.

Final score: Oakland 6 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Vida Blue 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 3 Boston 1
Milwaukee 8 Detroit 1
New York 5 Baltimore 3
Chicago 7 Minnesota 1
Kansas City 2 California 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 2
Chicago 5 New York 3
Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 1 13 innings
Houston 7 Los Angeles 6
Atlanta 15 Cincinnati 8
San Francisco 11 San Diego 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Reggie Cleveland St Louis Cardinals 12.0 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

2. Ken Brett Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB,5 K, W

3. Bart Johnson Chicago White Sox 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, W

Reds 2B Joe L Morgan went 0-for-3 in the loss to the Braves to end his hit streak at 23 games.




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