The Anthology of the Texas Rangers - Page 6

vrobx1 · 06-08-2019, 03:49 PM

MAY 5, 1973
Today is the second game in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers. The home teams have yet to win a game in the season series between these two teams. The Tigers have lost four straight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 12-12 at Cleveland 19-5
Kansas City 10-14 at Milwaukee 8-15
Boston 16-7 at Minnesota 13-9
California 10-12 at Baltimore 15-7
New York 3-20 at Chicago 9-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 13-12 at Montreal 10-12
Houston 12-15 at New York 10-13
Chicago 13-12 at San Francisco 16-12
Atlanta 13-11 at Philadelphia 13-9
St Louis 7-16 at Los Angeles 15-11
Pittsburgh 14-10 at San Diego 12-15

TEXAS RANGERS (13-10) AT DETROIT TIGERS (9-13)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Bill Slayback Advantage Detroit
C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Push
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push
3B Ted Kubiak vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Willie Horton Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas
RF Jim Wynn vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
DH Vic Harris vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out. Cash put the Tigers on the board with an RBI single. Freehan drew a walk to pick up an RBI. Rodriguez made it 3-0 with an RBI single of his own. Northrup singled to score Cash. Brinkman, the eighth batter of the inning, went down on strikes for the first out. Maddox ended the inning by throwing Freehan out at home after he had tagged up and tried to score on a McAuliffe fly ball.

In the top of the third, Burroughs put the Rangers on the board with a two-out, two-run homer.

After three: Detroit 4 Texas 2.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Detroit 4 Texas 2.

With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Ray Burris took the mound for the Rangers.

After a leadoff walk in the top of the eighth, Chuck Seelbach took the mound for the Tigers. Maddox made it a one-run game with an RBI double. Wynn tied the game with a two-out RBI single.

Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Pinch hitter Don Mincher went down on strikes for the first out. Maddox brought Biittner home with a sacrifice fly to give the Rangers the lead.

After a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. With the runner still on first and two out, Stanley grounded to short to end the game.

Final score: Texas 5 Detroit 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Elliott Maddox 4 for 4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 9 Cleveland 0
Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 1
Minnesota 7 Boston 6 10 innings
Baltimore 5 California 3
Chicago 6 New York 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 12 Montreal 1
New York 2 Houston 0
Chicago 7 San Francisco 3
Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 0
Los Angeles 2 St Louis 1
San Diego 2 Pittsburgh 1 14 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bernie Carbo Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Luis Tiant New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, W

3. Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

Detroit Tigers manager Billy Martin blasted the media for bad press following the loss to the Rangers today.

Ken Holtzman of the Oakland Athletics and Bill Champion of the Philadelphia Phillies each pitched a complete game shutout.

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vrobx1 · 06-08-2019, 05:36 PM

MAY 6, 1973
Today, the Rangers will try to complete the three-game series sweep of the Tigers in Detroit. The Rangers overcame deficits of 10-4 and 4-0 to take the first two games of the series. The Rangers have won five of their last seven. The Tigers have lost five straight. The road team is 5-0 in the season series between these two teams.

New York Yankees 1B Felipe Alou announced that he will retire at the end of this season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 13-12 at Cleveland 19-6 (2)
California 10-13 at Baltimore 16-7
Boston 16-8 at Minnesota 14-9
Kansas City 10-15 at Milwaukee 9-15
New York 3-21 at Chicago 10-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 14-12 at San Francisco 16-13 (2)
Houston 12-16 at New York 11-13
Atlanta 13-12 at Philadelphia 14-9
Cincinnati 14-12 at Montreal 10-13
St Louis 7-17 at Los Angeles 16-11
Pittsburgh 14-11 at San Diego 13-15

TEXAS RANGERS (14-10) AT DETROIT TIGERS (9-14)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Joe H Coleman Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Push
2B Dave Nelson vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push
3B Ted Kubiak vs Denis Menke Advantage Detroit
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Willie Horton Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas
RF Jim Wynn vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
DH Vic Harris vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, Harrah put the Rangers on the board with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the second, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out. A five-pitch walk to Menke tied the game. Brinkman went down on strikes for the first out. Kaline put the Tigers in the lead with a sacrifice fly. Neither of the runs in the inning were earned.

In the bottom of the third, McAuliffe added to the Tigers lead with a sacrifice fly. The Tigers still did not have an earned run in the game.

After three: Detroit 3 Texas 1.

In the top of the fourth, Harris made it a one-run game with a two-out RBI single. A hit batter loaded the bases. Kubiak struck out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Tigers finally got their first earned run of the game when Cash hit an RBI double.

After six: Detroit 4 Texas 2.

Despite holding the Tigers to four hits, the Rangers could not overcome their four errors.

Final score: Detroit 4 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Joe H Coleman 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 3 Cleveland 2 Game 1
Cleveland 8 Oakland 2 Game 2
Baltimore 5 California 0
Kansas City 9 Milwaukee 5
New York 6 Chicago 4 11 innings
Boston at Minnesota ppd

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike Lum Atlanta Braves 4 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

2. Ed Kirkpatrick Kansas City Royals 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

3. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, W

Burt Hooton of the Chicago Cubs pitched a complete game shutout.

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vrobx1 · 06-08-2019, 09:38 PM

MAY 7, 1973
After going 2-1 in their series in Detroit, the Rangers had the day off.

AL Player of the Week: LF Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins

NL Player of the Week: LF Oscar Gamble Philadelphia Phillies

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Cleveland 20-7
Baltimore 17-7
Boston 16-8
Detroit 10-14
Milwaukee 9-16
New York 4-21

WEST
Minnesota 14-9
Texas 14-11
Oakland 14-13
Kansas City 11-5
Chicago 10-14
California 10-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
Philadelphia 14-10
Pittsburgh 15-11
Chicago 16-12
New York 11-14
Montreal 10-14
St Louis 8-17

WEST
Los Angeles 16-12
Cincinnati 15-12
Atlanta 14-12
San Francisco 16-15
Houston 13-16
San Diego 13-16

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Elliott Maddox .360
Jeff Burroughs .296
Dave Nelson .284

HOME RUNS
Jim Wynn 3
Jeff Burroughs and Dave Nelson 2

RBI
Jim Wynn 17
Jeff Burroughs and Dave Nelson 16

ERA
Rich Hand 2.49
Pete Broberg 5.01
Dick Bosman 5.15

WINS
Ray Burris and Rich Hand 3
Three tied at 2

STRIKEOUTS
Rich Hand 36
Pete Broberg 31
Dick Bosman 19

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs scored 112 4th
Batting average .271 3rd
OBP .351 2nd
OPS .716 4th
Batting WAR 4.9 5th
wOBA .326 3rd
Home Runs 9 12th
Stolen Bases 24 3rd
Base Running +2.1 3rd
Runs against 120 9th
Starters ERA 4.93 11th
Bullpen ERA 2.98 6th
FIP 4.04 10th
Pitching WAR 1.3 10th
Strikeouts 143 4th
Defensive efficiency .677 10th
Zone Rating -4.5 10th
Errors 22 7th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
RP Wenty Ford out, 5 weeks; 60-day IL, 0 days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 4-21 at Minnesota 14-9
Oakland 14-13 at Baltimore 17-7
Boston 16-8 at Chicago 10-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 14-12 at New York 11-14
Houston 13-16 at Montreal 10-14
Cincinnati 15-12 at Philadelphia 14-10
Pittsburgh 15-11 at Los Angeles 16-12
Chicago 16-12 at San Diego 13-16

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 7 New York 3
Baltimore 4 Oakland 2
Boston 6 Chicago 4 12 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 4 Atlanta 3 11 innings
Houston 7 Montreal 2
Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 1 12 innings
Los Angeles 6 Pittsburgh 2
Chicago 8 San Diego 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 10.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 13 K

2. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 11.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W

3. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

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06-08-2019, 03:49 PM	#101
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	MAY 5, 1973 Today is the second game in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers. The home teams have yet to win a game in the season series between these two teams. The Tigers have lost four straight. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 12-12 at Cleveland 19-5 Kansas City 10-14 at Milwaukee 8-15 Boston 16-7 at Minnesota 13-9 California 10-12 at Baltimore 15-7 New York 3-20 at Chicago 9-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 13-12 at Montreal 10-12 Houston 12-15 at New York 10-13 Chicago 13-12 at San Francisco 16-12 Atlanta 13-11 at Philadelphia 13-9 St Louis 7-16 at Los Angeles 15-11 Pittsburgh 14-10 at San Diego 12-15 TEXAS RANGERS (13-10) AT DETROIT TIGERS (9-13) MATCHUPS SP Don Stanhouse vs Bill Slayback Advantage Detroit C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit 1B Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Push 2B Dave Nelson vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push 3B Ted Kubiak vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Willie Horton Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas RF Jim Wynn vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas DH Vic Harris vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Texas In the bottom of the first, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out. Cash put the Tigers on the board with an RBI single. Freehan drew a walk to pick up an RBI. Rodriguez made it 3-0 with an RBI single of his own. Northrup singled to score Cash. Brinkman, the eighth batter of the inning, went down on strikes for the first out. Maddox ended the inning by throwing Freehan out at home after he had tagged up and tried to score on a McAuliffe fly ball. In the top of the third, Burroughs put the Rangers on the board with a two-out, two-run homer. After three: Detroit 4 Texas 2. Nothing of note happened in the middle innings. After six: Detroit 4 Texas 2. With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Ray Burris took the mound for the Rangers. After a leadoff walk in the top of the eighth, Chuck Seelbach took the mound for the Tigers. Maddox made it a one-run game with an RBI double. Wynn tied the game with a two-out RBI single. Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Pinch hitter Don Mincher went down on strikes for the first out. Maddox brought Biittner home with a sacrifice fly to give the Rangers the lead. After a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. With the runner still on first and two out, Stanley grounded to short to end the game. Final score: Texas 5 Detroit 4. PLAYER OF THE GAME Elliott Maddox 4 for 4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 9 Cleveland 0 Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 1 Minnesota 7 Boston 6 10 innings Baltimore 5 California 3 Chicago 6 New York 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 12 Montreal 1 New York 2 Houston 0 Chicago 7 San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 0 Los Angeles 2 St Louis 1 San Diego 2 Pittsburgh 1 14 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bernie Carbo Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 2. Luis Tiant New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, W 3. Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB Detroit Tigers manager Billy Martin blasted the media for bad press following the loss to the Rangers today. Ken Holtzman of the Oakland Athletics and Bill Champion of the Philadelphia Phillies each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk

06-08-2019, 05:36 PM	#102
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	MAY 6, 1973 Today, the Rangers will try to complete the three-game series sweep of the Tigers in Detroit. The Rangers overcame deficits of 10-4 and 4-0 to take the first two games of the series. The Rangers have won five of their last seven. The Tigers have lost five straight. The road team is 5-0 in the season series between these two teams. New York Yankees 1B Felipe Alou announced that he will retire at the end of this season. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 13-12 at Cleveland 19-6 (2) California 10-13 at Baltimore 16-7 Boston 16-8 at Minnesota 14-9 Kansas City 10-15 at Milwaukee 9-15 New York 3-21 at Chicago 10-13 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 14-12 at San Francisco 16-13 (2) Houston 12-16 at New York 11-13 Atlanta 13-12 at Philadelphia 14-9 Cincinnati 14-12 at Montreal 10-13 St Louis 7-17 at Los Angeles 16-11 Pittsburgh 14-11 at San Diego 13-15 TEXAS RANGERS (14-10) AT DETROIT TIGERS (9-14) MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Joe H Coleman Advantage Push C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit 1B Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Push 2B Dave Nelson vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push 3B Ted Kubiak vs Denis Menke Advantage Detroit SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Willie Horton Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Texas RF Jim Wynn vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas DH Vic Harris vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit Overall Advantage Texas In the top of the first, Harrah put the Rangers on the board with a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the second, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out. A five-pitch walk to Menke tied the game. Brinkman went down on strikes for the first out. Kaline put the Tigers in the lead with a sacrifice fly. Neither of the runs in the inning were earned. In the bottom of the third, McAuliffe added to the Tigers lead with a sacrifice fly. The Tigers still did not have an earned run in the game. After three: Detroit 3 Texas 1. In the top of the fourth, Harris made it a one-run game with a two-out RBI single. A hit batter loaded the bases. Kubiak struck out to retire the side. In the bottom of the fifth, the Tigers finally got their first earned run of the game when Cash hit an RBI double. After six: Detroit 4 Texas 2. Despite holding the Tigers to four hits, the Rangers could not overcome their four errors. Final score: Detroit 4 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Joe H Coleman 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 3 Cleveland 2 Game 1 Cleveland 8 Oakland 2 Game 2 Baltimore 5 California 0 Kansas City 9 Milwaukee 5 New York 6 Chicago 4 11 innings Boston at Minnesota ppd NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 1 San Francisco 0 Houston 7 New York 4 Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 5 Montreal 3 St Louis 3 Los Angeles 2 11 innings Pittsburgh 4 San Diego 2 Chicago 5 San Francisco 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Mike Lum Atlanta Braves 4 for 5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R 2. Ed Kirkpatrick Kansas City Royals 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB 3. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, W Burt Hooton of the Chicago Cubs pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk

06-08-2019, 09:38 PM	#103
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	MAY 7, 1973 After going 2-1 in their series in Detroit, the Rangers had the day off. AL Player of the Week: LF Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins NL Player of the Week: LF Oscar Gamble Philadelphia Phillies WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Cleveland Indians 2. Baltimore Orioles 3. Boston Red Sox 4. Minnesota Twins 5. Chicago Cubs 6. Pittsburgh Pirates 7. Cincinnati Reds 8. Philadelphia Phillies 9. Atlanta Braves 10. Los Angeles Dodgers 11. Texas Rangers 12. Oakland Athletics 13. San Francisco Giants 14. Houston Astros 15. San Diego Padres 16. Kansas City Royals 17. Detroit Tigers 18. New York Mets 19. California Angels 20. Chicago White Sox 21. Montreal Expos 22. Milwaukee Brewers 23. St Louis Cardinals 24. New York Yankees STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Cleveland 20-7 Baltimore 17-7 Boston 16-8 Detroit 10-14 Milwaukee 9-16 New York 4-21 WEST Minnesota 14-9 Texas 14-11 Oakland 14-13 Kansas City 11-5 Chicago 10-14 California 10-14 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST Philadelphia 14-10 Pittsburgh 15-11 Chicago 16-12 New York 11-14 Montreal 10-14 St Louis 8-17 WEST Los Angeles 16-12 Cincinnati 15-12 Atlanta 14-12 San Francisco 16-15 Houston 13-16 San Diego 13-16 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .360 Jeff Burroughs .296 Dave Nelson .284 HOME RUNS Jim Wynn 3 Jeff Burroughs and Dave Nelson 2 RBI Jim Wynn 17 Jeff Burroughs and Dave Nelson 16 ERA Rich Hand 2.49 Pete Broberg 5.01 Dick Bosman 5.15 WINS Ray Burris and Rich Hand 3 Three tied at 2 STRIKEOUTS Rich Hand 36 Pete Broberg 31 Dick Bosman 19 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs scored 112 4th Batting average .271 3rd OBP .351 2nd OPS .716 4th Batting WAR 4.9 5th wOBA .326 3rd Home Runs 9 12th Stolen Bases 24 3rd Base Running +2.1 3rd Runs against 120 9th Starters ERA 4.93 11th Bullpen ERA 2.98 6th FIP 4.04 10th Pitching WAR 1.3 10th Strikeouts 143 4th Defensive efficiency .677 10th Zone Rating -4.5 10th Errors 22 7th TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES RP Wenty Ford out, 5 weeks; 60-day IL, 0 days left. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 4-21 at Minnesota 14-9 Oakland 14-13 at Baltimore 17-7 Boston 16-8 at Chicago 10-14 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 14-12 at New York 11-14 Houston 13-16 at Montreal 10-14 Cincinnati 15-12 at Philadelphia 14-10 Pittsburgh 15-11 at Los Angeles 16-12 Chicago 16-12 at San Diego 13-16 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 7 New York 3 Baltimore 4 Oakland 2 Boston 6 Chicago 4 12 innings NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 4 Atlanta 3 11 innings Houston 7 Montreal 2 Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 1 12 innings Los Angeles 6 Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 8 San Diego 4 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 10.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 13 K 2. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 11.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W 3. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk