The Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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It was Ted Williams nightmare

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MARCH 22, 1973
Spring Training action saw the Rangers take on Milwaukee.

Rich Hand pitched 4 innings allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits 3 walks and 3 strikeouts.

Casey Cox pitched 2.1 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits 2 walks and a strikeout.

Gerry Janeski pitched 2.2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and striking out 1.

Angel Mangual and Jim Mason hit back to back home runs. Frank Howard and Ken Suarez also had home runs.

Bucky Dent had an RBI double.

The two teams combined for 26 hits.

Texas won 7-4.

Other scores:
Cleveland 5 Boston 2
Oakland 3 Baltimore 2
Minnesota 11 Detroit 1
Yankees 6 Kansas City 4
White Sox 3 California 1
Montreal 5 San Diego 4 15 innings
Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 1
Mets 9 Atlanta 2
Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 10 innings
Houston 6 San Francisco 4 11 innings
Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 2

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MARCH 23, 1973
The Rangers Spring Training opponent today is the Oakland Athletics.

Don Stanhouse pitched 4 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits walked 1 and struck out 4.

Paul Lindblad pitched 3 innings allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits with a strikeout.

Bill Gogolewski pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit.

Jeff Burroughs had a 2-run homer in the first inning.

Texas 2 Oakland 1.

Other scores:
Minnesota 7 White Sox 5
Boston 10 Detroit 0
Kansas City 2 Cleveland 1 10 innings
Milwaukee 7 California 2
Yankees 2 Baltimore 1
St Louis 4 Mets 0
San Francisco 8 Philadelphia 6 16 innings
Los Angeles 10 Atlanta 1
Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 2
Houston 4 San Diego 0
Cubs 2 Montreal 1

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MARCH 24, 1973
Before getting into the Spring Training action, there are a couple of trades around the majors.

The Detroit Tigers traded LF Jim Northrup to the Kansas City Royals for CL Tom Burgmeier and LF Mike Easler.

The Chicago Cubs sent C Dave Duncan to the Houston Astros for SP Dave A Roberts.

In today's Spring Training game, the New York Yankees were the Rangers opponent.

Kevin Kobel got the start and pitched 4 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits walking 1 and striking out 1.

Jan Dukes pitched 4.2 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits walking 1 and striking out 2.

Jim Shellenback faced one batter and got him to fly out to end the game.

Bucky Dent had a pair of hits.

Toby Harrah had an RBI double.

Texas 4 Yankees 0.

Other scores:
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 5
Detroit 4 Chicago 1
Minnesota 5 Milwaukee 1
Boston 5 Kansas City 2
Oakland 4 California 0
Montreal 7 Cincinnati 0
Pittsburgh 4 Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 8 Houston 2
Los Angeles 5 St Louis 1
San Francisco 2 New York 1 10 innings
San Diego 5 Chicago 1

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MARCH 25, 1973
The Rangers have a chance to move to .500 in Spring Training as they take on the Cleveland Indians.

Dick Bosman pitched 4 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and a walk while striking out 3. He came into the game with a Spring Training ERA of 6.00.

Jim Panther pitched 3.2 innings allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and struck out 1.

Bill Gogolewski pitched 1.1 inning allowing 3 hits and striking out 1.

Toby Harrah had a 2-run single in the third.

Hal King had a solo home run in the fourth. He leads the team with 4 Spring Training homers. King also had a double in the sixth inning.

Texas held on to win 3-2.

Other scores:
Oakland 6 Minnesota 2
California 3 New York 1
Detroit 2 Kansas City 0
Milwaukee 5 Chicago 3
Baltimore 2 Boston 0
Houston 6 New York 3
Chicago 3 Cincinnati 1
St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1
Montreal 6 Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 3 San Diego 0
Los Angeles 5 San Francisco 0

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MARCH 27, 1973
The Rangers have won 4 straight! Alas, it's still just Spring Training. Today they go against the Red Sox.

Steve Rogers pitched 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits with a strikeout. He gave up a 2-run homer in the third.

Paul Lindblad pitched 3 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and 2 walks.

Bill Gogolewski pitched 1.1 inning allowing 1 run on 4 hits and a walk.

Steve Lawson pitched 1.2 perfect innings, striking out 1.

Frank Howard led off the bottom of the tenth with a walk off home run. He had 2 hits in the game.

Dave Nelson had 2 stolen bases and scored twice.

Texas won 4-3.

Other scores:
Cleveland 8 California 6
New York 11 Minnesota 4
Baltimore 4 Kansas City 1
Detroit 6 Milwaukee 2
Oakland 8 Chicago 4
St Louis 5 Montreal 3
New York 3 Philadelphia 2
Los Angeles 4 Houston 3
Chicago 1 Atlanta 0
San Francisco 3 Pittsburgh 2
San Diego 9 Cincinnati 8

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MARCH 28, 1973
Just 5 Spring Training games remaining. Today the Rangers take on Kansas City.

Pete Broberg pitched 4 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks.

Gerry Janeski pitched 2 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. He gave up a 2-run homer in the fifth.

Horacio Pina pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit.

Elliott Maddox left the game in the third inning with an injury.

Bucky Dent had a solo home run in the seventh to bring his Spring Training RBI total to 10.

Kansas City won 7-2.

Other scores:
Baltimore 3 Detroit 2
Boston 7 California 0
Cleveland 4 Minnesota 0
Oakland 2 Milwaukee 0
New York 8 Chicago 6
Houston 7 Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 6 Atlanta 4
New York 7 San Diego 3 10 innings
Chicago 4 St Louis 0
Montreal 10 San Francisco 1
Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 0

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MARCH 29, 1973
An unexpected development has occurred as Mario Guerrero, the Twins third round pick of the 1972 draft, retired at the age of 23.

The Rangers continue Spring Training with a game against the Orioles today.

Rich Hand pitched 4 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2.

Jim Shellenback pitched 1 inning allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks. He allowed a 3-run homer in the fifth.

Mike Garman pitched 3.2 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 4.

Jan Dukes faced one batter and got a ground ball out.

Dave Nelson had a pair of hits.

Baltimore won 4-1.

Other scores
Boston 4 Minnesota 0
Cleveland 4 Chicago 1 11 innings
Kansas City 6 Detroit 0
New York 2 Milwaukee 1
Detroit 6 Oakland 5
Los Angeles 5 New York 4
Cincinnati 4 St Louis 1 11 innings
Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2
Houston 4 Montreal 3
Chicago 4 San Francisco 3 11 innings
San Diego 1 Atlanta 0

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MARCH 30, 1973
The Rangers face the Tigers in a Spring Training game. Detroit has the best Spring Training record among AL teams at 18-9.

Don Stanhouse pitched 4 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits walked 4 and struck out 1. He gave up a 3-run homer in the second inning.

Casey Cox pitched 2.2 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits and a walk.

Jim Panther pitched 1.2 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. He gave up a 2-run homer in the ninth.

Paul Lindblad faced 3 batters. He gave up a solo home run in the ninth.

Jeff Burroughs had a solo home run in the first inning.

Larry Biittner had a 2-run single in the fifth.

Detroit won 8-3.

Other scores
Milwaukee 4 Cleveland 3
Baltimore 7 California 2
Kansas City 8 Minnesota 7
Boston 16 Chicago 1
Oakland 5 New York 2
Philadelphia 6 Montreal 0
Pittsburgh 9 New York 3
Chicago 6 Houston 1
St Louis 3 Atlanta 0
San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 1
San Diego 3 Los Angeles 1

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MARCH 31, 1973
Just two Spring Training games remain. The Rangers play the Angels today. Meanwhile, the Mets have lost RP Tommy Moore for 10-11 months because of a torn labrum.

Kevin Kobel pitched 4 innings allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits walked 2 and striking out 1.

Steve Lawson pitched 1 inning allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and a walk. He allowed a 3-run homer in the fifth.

Bill Gogolewski pitched 4 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and striking out 1.

Jan Dukes pitched 1.1 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits. He gave up the winning run in the bottom of the eleventh.

Frank Howard tied the game with a 2-run homer in the top of the ninth.

California 5 Texas 4 11 innings

Other scores:
Milwaukee 10 Boston 6
Minnesota 7 Baltimore 6
Cleveland 6 Oakland 3
New York 5 Detroit 0
Kansas City 8 Chicago 2
San Francisco 3 Atlanta 1
Montreal 7 New York 3
Houston 7 Cincinnati 1
Chicago 6 Philadelphia 2
St Louis 7 San Diego 2
Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh 4 13 innings

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APRIL 1, 1973
The final Spring Training game for the Rangers was against the Twins.

Dick Bosman pitched 4 innings allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and a walk while striking out 1. He gave up a solo home run in the fourth.

Gerry Janeski pitched 2.2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit.

Horacio Pina pitched 3.1 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. He gave up a game-tying 2-run homer in the eighth.

Dave Nelson led off the bottom of the first with a home run. His first of Spring Training. He had 2 hits in the game.

Ken Suarez had a 2-run double in the second.

Ted Kubiak had a walkoff 2-run homer in the 10th.

Despite committing 4 errors Texas won 6-4 to finish Spring Training 14-16.

Other scores:
Oakland 4 Boston 1
Detroit 4 California 1
Cleveland 8 New York 7
Baltimore 7 Chicago 2
Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 6 10 innings
Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 1
Los Angeles 6 Montreal 0
San Diego 7 Pittsburgh 2
Houston 3 Atlanta 2
Chicago 5 New York 2
St Louis 5 San Francisco 4

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APRIL 3, 1973
Tigers RP Ron Perranoski has a torn meniscus and will miss 4 months.

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1973 TEXAS RANGERS PRIMARY LINEUP
1. Dave Nelson 2B
2. Larry Biittner 1B
3. Jeff Burroughs RF
4. Toby Harrah DH
5. Vic Harris CF
6. Frank Howard LF
7. Jim Mason 3B
8. Ken Suarez C
9. Bucky Dent SS

1973 TEXAS RANGERS STARTING ROTATION
1. Dick Bosman
2. Steve Rogers
3. Pete Broberg
4. Rich Hand
5. Don Stanhouse

1973 TEXAS RANGERS BULLPEN
CL Bill Gogolewski
SU Mike Garman
MR Paul Lindblad
MR Casey Cox

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1973 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore 93-69
Boston 86-76
New York 83-79
Milwaukee 80-82
Detroit 75-87
Cleveland 62-100

WEST
Oakland 96-66
Kansas City 89-73
Minnesota 83-79
California 82-80
Chicago 79-83
Texas 68-94

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
Pittsburgh 95-67
New York 83-79
Chicago 80-82
Philadelphia 76-86
St Louis 72-90
Montreal 68-94

WEST
Cincinnati 94-68
San Francisco 86-76
Houston 86-76
Los Angeles 83-79
Atlanta 81-81
San Diego 69-93


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APRIL 5, 1973
Opening Day. The Rangers begin the season tomorrow.

MLB TOP PROSPECTS
1. 3B George Brett Boston Red Sox
2. 3B Bill Madlock Houston Astros
3. LF Dave Winfield San Diego Padres
4. RF Ken Griffey Sr Montreal Expos
5. C Brian Downing St Louis Cardinals
6. 1B Dave Parker Chicago Cubs
7. 1B Andre Thornton Cleveland Indians
8. SP Steve Rogers Texas Rangers
9. CF Blake McBride California Angels
10. SP Frank Tanana Atlanta Braves

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco at Cincinnati

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jack Billingham Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W

2. Sam McDowell San Francisco Giants 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

3. Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 1 for 2, 2B, R, 2 BB

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APRIL 6, 1973
The Texas Rangers open the season at home against the American League Champion Chicago White Sox.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Mlwaukee at Baltimore
New York at Boston
Kansas City at California
Minnesota at Oakland

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York
St Louis at Pittsburgh
Montreal at Chicago
Houston at Atlanta
Los Angeles at San Diego

CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
MATCHUPS
SP Wilbur Wood vs Steve Rogers Advantage Chicago
C Ed Herrmann vs Ken Suarez Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Larry Biittner Advantage Chicago
2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
3B Bill Melton vs Jim Mason Advantage Chicago
SS Rich Morales vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Chicago
CF Rick Reichardt vs Vic Harris Advantage Chicago
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Gates Brown vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Chicago

Rogers ended the top of the first by striking out Melton for his first career K.

After three: Chicago 0 Texas 0.

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

In the bottom of the sixth, Biittner tied the game with an RBI single.

After six: Chicago 1 Texas 1.

In the top of the eighth, Bill Gogolewski replaced Rogers on the mound with a runner on first and two out. May singled and then Melton had a 2-run double to give the White Sox the lead again.

Final score: Chicago 3 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Wilbur Wood 9.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 0
Boston 16 New York 0
Kansas City 5 California 3
Minnesota 1 Oakland 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 5 Philadelphia 0
Pittsburgh 2 St Louis 0
Chicago 5 Montreal 0
Atlanta 3 Houston 1
Los Angeles 8 San Diego 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Duke Sims Los Angeles Dodgers 2 for 3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 16 K, W

3. Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W

Other complete game shutouts belonged to Baltimore's Rudy May, Boston's Luis Tiant, Pittsburgh's Dock Ellis and Minnesota's Bert Blyleven.

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APRIL 7, 1973
The second game of the series against the Chicago White Sox.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 0-1 at Baltimore 1-0
New York 0-1 at Boston 1-0
Detroit at Cleveland
Minnesota 1-0 at Oakland 0-1
Kansas City 1-0 at California 0-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 0-1 at New York 1-0
San Francisco 0-1 at Cincinnati 1-0
Montreal 0-1 at Chicago 1-0
Los Angeles 1-0 at San Diego 0-1

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1-0 AT TEXAS RANGERS 0-1
MATCHUPS
SP Tom Bradley vs Dick Bosman Advantage Chicago
C Ed Herrmann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Larry Biittner Advantage Chicago
2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
3B Bill Melton vs Jim Mason Advantage Chicago
SS Rich Morales vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Chicago
CF Rick Reichardt vs Vic Harris Advantage Chicago
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Gates Brown vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. But could not get a run home.

In the bottom of the third, Harrah gave the Rangers their first lead of the season with a 2-run homer.

After three: Texas 2 Chicago 0.

In the top of the sixth, May had an RBI single to run his hit streak to 11 games. The White Sox loaded the bases with one out and then took the lead on the Rangers second error of the inning. Brown then brought the inning's fourth run home with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mason tied the game with a 2-,run single.

After six: Chicago 4 Texas 4.

In the top of the eighth, Bill Gogolewski replaced Bosman with a runner on first and nobody out. And he got through the frame with the score still tied.

In the bottom of the eighth, Terry Forster replaced Bradley with a runner on first and nobody out. And he too kept the score tied.

After nine: Chicago 4 Texas 4.

Mike Garman came in to pitch for the Rangers in the tenth innning.

In the bottom of the tenth, the White Sox brought Ken Frailing in to pitch.

In the top of the eleventh, a throwing error gave the White Sox the lead again. It was the Rangers third error of the game. Kelly added an RBI single.

Final score: Chicago 6 Texas 4 11 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Toby Harrah 3 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 1
New York 11 Boston 2
Detroit 10 Cleveland 0
Oakland 6 Minnesota 3
Kansas City 5 California 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 12 Philadelphia 3
Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 0
Montreal 5 Chicago 2
Los Angeles 5 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tommie Agee New York Mets 2 for 3, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Felipe Alou New York Yankees 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R

3. Dan Driessen Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

Complete game shutouts belonged to Detroit's Mickey Lolich, Cincinnati's Gary Nolan and Bill Singer of the Dodgers.

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APRIL 8, 1973
The Rangers tried to avoid starting the season by being swept by the White Sox.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 0-2 at Baltimore 2-0
New York 1-1 at Boston 1-1
Detroit 1-0 at Cleveland 0-1
Kansas City 2-0 at California 0-2
Minnesota 1-1 at Oakland 1-1

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

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2-0 AT TEXAS RANGERS 0-2
MATCHUPS
SP Stan Bahnsen vs Pete Broberg Advantage Push
C Ed Herrmann vs Ken Suarez Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Larry Biittner Advantage Chicago
2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
3B Bill Melton vs Jim Mason Advantage Chicago
SS Rich Morales vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Chicago
CF Rick Reichardt vs Vic Harris Advantage Chicago
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Gates Brown vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Chicago

Burroughs had an RBI single in the bottom of the first.

The White Sox loaded the bases with one out in the top of the second. Terry Harmon tied the game with an RBI groundout.

After three: Chicago 1 Texas 1.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Chicago 1 Texas 1.

Melton broke the tie with a 2-run homer in the top of the seventh. Dick Allen followed up with a solo shot. One out later, Brown made it three homers in one inning. Herrmann followed that up with an infield single for Chicago's tenth hit of the game. Paul Lindblad came in to pitch with a runner on first and two out and he got a popout to finally end the inning.

May had a solo shot in the top of the eighth to bring Chicago's home run total for the game to 4.

Allen left the game in the top of the ninth with an injury. Brown added an RBI single. Harmon added another RBI as well.

Chicago out hit Texas 15-3.

Final score: Chicago 8 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Stan Bahnsen 9.0 IP 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 5 Baltimore 4 10 innings
Boston 4 New York 3
Detroit 8 Cleveland 7 11 innings
Kansas City 5 California 4
Oakland 8 Minnesota 0

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tommie Agee New York Mets 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

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

3. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W

Gaylord Perry of the Dodgers pitched a complete game shutout.

Chicago's Dick Allen strained a rib cage muscle and is listed as DtD.

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APRIL 9, 1973
The Rangers have the day off.

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Detroit 2-0
Boston 2-1
Baltimore 2-1
Milwaukee 1-2
New York 1-2
Cleveland 0-2

WEST
Chicago 3-0
Kansas City 3-0
Oakland 2-1
Minnesota 1-2
California 0-3
Texas 0-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York 3-0
Pittsburgh 2-1
Montreal 2-1
Chicago 1-2
St Louis 1-2
Philadelphia 0-3

WEST
Los Angeles 3-0
Atlanta 3-0
Cincinnati 2-1
San Francisco 1-2
Houston 0-3
San Diego 0-3

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average Larry Biittner .333
Home Runs Toby Harrah 1
RBI Toby Harrah and Jim Mason 2
ERA Dick Bosman .000
Wins None
Strikeouts Pete Broberg 6

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 6 t-10th
Batting Average .176 11th
OBP .229 t-11th
Home Runs 1 t-7th
Stolen Bases 0 t-9th
Runs Against 17 10th
Starters ERA 2.95 5th
Bullpen ERA 5.87 10th
Defensive Eff .711 6th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES
LF Tom Grieve DtD 2 days

CF Elliott Maddox Out, 3 weeks, DL, 4 Days left

SS Bucky Dent Unknown

RP Danny Fife Out, 4 weeks, DL, 0 Days left

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

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

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 7 Cleveland 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 0
San Francisco 5 San Diego 3
Houston 5 Los Angeles 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bobby Murcer New York Yankees 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

2. Wayne Simpson Cincinnati Reds 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, W

3. Ron Bryant San Francisco Giants 7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

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APRIL 10, 1973
The Rangers have their first road series of the season in Kansas City. The Royals began the season with a three game sweep of California.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 2-2 at Detroit 2-0
Boston 2-1 at Milwaukee 1-2
Oakland 2-1 at Chicago 3-0
Minnesota 1-2 at California 0-3

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

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

Mayberry had an RBI single in the bottom of the first.

Schaal had a solo home run, his first of the season, in the bottom of the second. Piniella added a 2-run double.

Biittner got the Rangers on the board with an RBI single in the top of the third.

After three: Kansas City 4 Texas 1.

The middle innings went by quietly.

After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 1.

In the top of the seventh, Nelson picked up an RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, Mike Garman replaced Hand with a runner on first and two out. A Schaal single gave the Royals 10 hits for the game but they would not score in the inning.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers had a runner on first and one out. Don Hood replaced Busby. Pinch hitter Tom Grieve doubled to put the tying run in scoring position but neither Billings nor Nelson could come through.

Final score: Kansas City 4 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Busby 8.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 10 Baltimore 1
Milwaukee 5 Boston 3
Oakland 9 Chicago 3
California 4 Minnesota 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 7 Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 12 Montreal 0
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3
New York 5 St Louis 3
Los Angeles 6 Houston 5 10 innings
San Francisco 1 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Sam McDowell San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W

2. Pete Rose Sr Cincinnati Reds 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

3. Andy Kosco Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Woodie Fryman of the Phillies pitched a complete game shutout against Montreal.

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