The Texas Rangers

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JULY 2, 1972
The Rangers continued their series in Kansas City with a Sunday double header. The Royals have now won seven of their last eight.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR VOTING UPDATE LEADERS
CATCHER
1. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers
2. Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics
3. Thurman Munson New York Yankees

FIRST BASE
1. Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
2. John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals
3. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew Minnesota Twins
2. Davey Johnson Baltimore Orioles
3. Cookie Rojas Kansas City Royals

THIRD BASE
1. Sal Bando Oakland Athletics
2. Paul Schaal Kansas City Royals
3. Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians

SHORT STOP
1. Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles
2. Freddie Patek Kansas City Royals
3. Leo Cardenas California Angels

LEFT FIELD
1. Carlos May Chicago White Sox
2. Roy White New York Yankees
3. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Murcer New York Yankees
2. Amos Otis Kansas City Royals
3. Dave May Milwaukee Brewers

RIGHT FIELD
1. Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles
2. Al Kaline Detroit Tigers
3. Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins
2. Wilbur Wood Cleveland Indians
3. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians
4. Mel Stottlemyre Sr New York Yankees
5. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals

RELIEVER
1. Sparky Lyle New York Yankees
2. Dave LaRoche Minnesota Twins
3. Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics
4. Bob Locker Oakland Athletics
5. Denny O'Toole Chicago White Sox

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR VOTING UPDATE LEADERS
CATCHER
1. Ted Simmons St Louis Cardinals
2. Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
3. Manny Sanguillen Pittsburgh Pirates

FIRST BASE
1. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
2. Lee May Houston Astros
3. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants

SECOND BASE
1. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds
2. Ron Hunt Montreal Expos
3. Ken Boswell New York Mets

THIRD BASE
1. Joe Torre St Louis Cardinals
2. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates

SHORT STOP
1. Chris Speier San Francisco Giants
2. Bud Harrelson New York Mets
3. Rennie Stennett Pittsburgh Pirates

LEFT FIELD
1. Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs
3. Lou Brock St Louis Cardinals

CENTER FIELD
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros
2. Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Rick Monday Chicago Cubs

RIGHT FIELD
1. Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Frank Robinson Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants

STARTING PITCHER
1. Tom Seaver New York Mets
2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Bob Gibson Louis Cardinals
4. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Jon Matlack New York Mets

RELIEVER
1. Joe Grzenda St Louis Cardinals
2. Jim Brewer Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Danny Frisella New York Mets
4. Jim York Houston Astros
5. Ramon Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates

The Oakland Athletics traded C Dave Duncan to the Chicago Cubs for 1B Joe Pepitone and RF Pete LaCock.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 35-41 at Chicago 39-37 (2)
Cleveland 40-35 at New York 41-38 (2)
Baltimore 47-29 at Detroit 35-37
Milwaukee 30-46 at Boston 36-39
Oakland 40-37 at California 33-43

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 47-30 at Montreal 37-40
St Louis 45-34 at Philadelphia 42-37
Chicago 39-38 at Pittsburgh 39-39
Atlanta 30-50 at Houston 38-43
Cincinnati 33-44 at San Diego 34-48
Los Angeles 45-34 at San Francisco 45-37

TEXAS RANGERS (28-47) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (49-24) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Dick Drago Advantage Kansas City
C Dick Billings vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
1B Don Mincher vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Ted Kubiak vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Kansas City
3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Ted Ford vs Richie Scheinblum Advantage Kansas City
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Mincher brought one home with a single but Otis threw Nelson out at home as he was trying to score from second.

In the bottom of the first, Piniella tied the game with an RBI double.

In the bottom of the second, a Nelson error on a Patek grounder allowed Schaal to score the go-ahead run.

After three: Kansas City 2 Texas 1.

Schaal led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run.

In the bottom of the sixth, Rojas scored on a wild pitch. Kubiak then misplayed a Patek grounder, allowing Kirkpatrick to score. With a runner on first and two out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Kansas City 5 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Schaal added an RBI single. Piniella scored when Rojas beat out the 5-4-3.

With one out in the top of the ninth, Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals.

Final score: Kansas City 7 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Drago 8.1 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

TEXAS RANGERS (28-48) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (50-24) GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Mike Paul vs Bruce Dal Canton Advantage Kansas City
C Hal King vs Carl Taylor Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Ted Kubiak vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Kansas City
3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Ted Ford vs Bob Oliver Advantage Kansas City
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the bottom of the third, Patek put the Royals on the board first with an RBI double.

After three: Kansas City 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Mincher put the Rangers on top with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, Otis led off with a double but left the game with an injured hand. He was replaced by Joe Keough. The Royals went on to load the bases with nobody out. Oliver hit a two-run double to put the Royals back in the lead. Rojas added a run with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the sixth, Burroughs hit an RBI single. Mincher then tied the game with an RBI double. Kubiak put the Rangers back on top with a two-run triple. With runners at the corners and one out, Al Fitzmorris took the mound for the Royals. King scored Kubiak with a single. Maddox hit a two-run single. A dozen Rangers came to bat in the inning.

After six: Texas 9 Kansas City 4.

In the top of the seventh, a throwing error by Oliver allowedMincher to score from first on a Ford single.

Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the seventh. The Royals loaded the bases with two out. Oliver singled to bring home a pair.

Jim Rooker took the mound for the Royals in the top of the eighth.

In the bottom of the ninth. Scheinblum hit a solo home run. With one out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers and finished off the Rangers first ever win over the Royals.

The two teams combined for 26 hits in the game.

Final score: Texas 10 Kansas City 7.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Mincher 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 6 Chicago 1 Game 1
Minnesota 7 Chicago 5 Game 2
New York 4 Cleveland 0 Game 1
New York 7 Cleveland 6 11 innings Game 2
Detroit 2 Baltimore 1
Milwaukee 4 Boston 3
Oakland 3 California 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 13 Montreal 1
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3 10 innings
Pittsburgh 11 Chicago 9
Atlanta 2 Houston 1
Cincinnati 6 San Diego 5
Los Angeles 3 San Francisco 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Mincher Texas Rangers 5 for 8, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. John Milner New York Mets 2 for 2, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB

3. Lou Brock St Louis Cardinals 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

Fritz Peterson of the New York Yankees pitched a complete game shutout.

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JULY 3, 1972
The Rangers will try to get a series split in Kansas City today against the Royals. The Rangers have only beaten the Royals once in nine tries this season.

AL Player of the Week: CF Bobby Murcer New York Yankees

NL Player of the Week: LF Bob Watson Houston Astros

Chicago White Sox SP Dave Lemonds will miss the rest of the season due to elbow ligament reconstruction surgery.

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

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 37-41 at Boston 36-40
Baltimore 47-30 at Detroit 36-37
Oakland 41-37 at California 33-44

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 48-30 at Montreal 37-41
San Francisco 45-38 at Philadelphia 42-38
Chicago 39-39 at Pittsburgh 40-39
St Louis 46-34 at Cincinnati 34-44
Atlanta 31-50 at Houston 38-44

TEXAS RANGERS (29-48) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (50-25)
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Mike Hedlund Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
1B Don Mincher vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Ted Kubiak vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Kansas City
3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Joe Keough Advantage Texas
RF Ted Ford vs Richie Scheinblum Advantage Kansas City
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the second, Billings got an RBI single. The Rangers added to their lead with an RBI single by Bosman.

In the bottom of the third, Patek tied the game with a two-run home run.

After three: Texas 2 Kansas City 2.

In the top of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Maddox grounded to third to retire the side.

With one out in the top of the fifth, Jim Rooker took the mound for the Royals. A Schaal error on a Ford grounder allowed Burroughs to score the go-ahead run.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Royals loaded the bases with two out. Scheinblum grounded to third to end the inning.

After six: Texas 3 Kansas City 2.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. Rojas tied the game with an RBI single. The Royals then loaded the bases with nobody out. Steve Hovley singled to score the go-ahead run. Patek swung at strike three for the first out. Mayberry flew out to right and there were two down. Schaal then struck out to end the inning.

Ted W Abernathy took the mound for the Royals in the top of the ninth. With the tying run at first, Ford struck out to end the game.

The Royals got 10 hits in the contest.

Final score: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Bosman 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 12 Minnesota 3
Baltimore 10 Detroit 7
Oakland 1 California 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 8 New York 1
San Francisco 13 Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 3
Cincinnati 6 St Louis 5
Atlanta 3 Houston 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tito Fuentes San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Ernie McAnally Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, W

3. Blue Moon Odom Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

Boston Red Sox 2B Doug Griffin and Minnesota Twins SP Jim Perry have been suspended for causing a bench-clearing brawl today. Griffin was suspended for 4 games and Perry was suspended for 8 games.



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JULY 4, 1972
The Rangers continued their road trip with three games in Cleveland against the Indians. The Rangers are 1-3 on this road trip. The Indians have lost three straight. The Indians are third in the league in batting average but only two AL teams have a lower OBP than the Indians. Only one American League team has fewer stolen bases than the Indians. The Indians lead the season series 3-2.

Kansas City Royals CF Amos Otis will miss the next 6 weeks because of a fractured hand.

Milwaukee Brewers CL Ken Sanders will miss the next 8-9 months because of a torn labrum in his shoulder.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 37-42 at Boston 37-40
Milwaukee 31-46 at California 33-45
Detroit 36-38 at Kansas City 51-25
Baltimore 48-30 at Chicago 39-39
New York 43-38 at Oakland 42-37

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 34-49 at New York 48-31 (2)
St Louis 46-35 at Cincinnati 35-44
San Francisco 46-38 at Philadelphia 42-39
Los Angeles 46-34 at Montreal 38-41
Chicago 39-40 at Atlanta 32-50
Pittsburgh 41-39 at Houston 38-45

TEXAS RANGERS (29-49) AT CLEVELAND INDIANS (40-37)
MATCHUPS
SP Bill Gogolewski vs Dick Tidrow Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Ray Fosse Advantage Cleveland
1B Don Mincher vs Chris Chambliss Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs John Lowenstein Advantage Cleveland
3B Dave Nelson vs Graig Nettles Advantage Cleveland
SS Toby Harrah vs Frank Duffy Advantage Cleveland
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Roy Foster Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Del Unser Advantage Push
RF Ted Ford vs Buddy Bell Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland

In the bottom of the third, Bell brought the game's first run in with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Cleveland 1 Texas 0.

Chambliss led of the bottom of the fourth with a home run. Foster brought a run home with a sacrifice fly.

With one out in the top of the fifth, Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Cleveland 3 Texas 0.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Phil Hennigan took the mound for the Indians. Jim Mason drewa walk to put the Rangers on the board. Maddox then struck outto end the game.

Final score: Cleveland 3 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Tidrow 8.2 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 Minnesota 1
Milwaukee 4 California 1
Kansas City 3 Detroit 1
Baltimore 7 Chicago 5
Oakland 3 New York 2 11 innings

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W

2. Tommy John Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

3. Rick Monday Chicago Cubs 3 for 5, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

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JULY 5, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Cleveland between the Rangers and the Indians. The Rangers have lost 11 of their last 15.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 49-30 at Chicago 39-40
Minnesota 37-43 at Boston 38-40
Detroit 36-39 at Kansas City 52-25
Milwaukee 32-46 at California 33-46
New York 43-39 at Oakland 43-37

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 47-34 at Montreal 38-42
San Diego 34-51 at New York 50-31
San Francisco 47-38 at Philadelphia 42-40
Chicago 40-40 at Atlanta 32-51
Pittsburgh 42-39 at Houston 38-46

TEXAS RANGERS (29-50) AT CLEVELAND INDIANS (41-37)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Ray Lamb Advantage Push
C Hal King vs Ray Fosse Advantage Cleveland
1B Don Mincher vs Chris Chambliss Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs John Lowenstein Advantage Cleveland
3B Dave Nelson vs Graig Nettles Advantage Cleveland
SS Toby Harrah vs Frank Duffy Advantage Cleveland
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Roy Foster Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Del Unser Advantage Push
RF Ted Ford vs Buddy Bell Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland

In the bottom of the first, the Indians loaded the bases with one out. Chambliss drew a walk on a full count pitch to force home the first run of the game. Fosse flew to right for the second out. Duffy grounded to first to end the inning.

In the top of the second, King delivered an RBI single to tie the game.

After three: Texas 1 Cleveland 1.

In the bottom of the fourth, Foster hit a solo home run to give the Indians the lead back.

In the top of the fifth, with a runner on first and two out, Tom Hilgendorf took the mound for the Indians and stranded runners at first and second to get the Indians out of the inning still clinging to a one run lead.

Foster led off the bottom of the sixth with his second home run of the game. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers with one out. Bell delivered an RBI double.

After six: Cleveland 4 Texas 1.

With a runner on first and no outs in the bottom of the seventh, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers and quickly got out of the inning.

After a leadoff single in the top of the eighth, Steve Mingori took the mound for the Indians. A Burroughs single scored two and made it a one run game.

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

Phil Hennigan took the mound for the Indians in the top of the ninth. With the tying run at first, Harrah flew out to right to end the game.

Final score: Cleveland 4 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Roy Foster 2 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 9 Chicago 5
Boston 15 Minnesota 2
Kansas City 8 Detroit 4
Milwaukee 2 California 1
Oakland 6 New York 2

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 3 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Garry Maddox San Francisco Giants 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

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

Nelson Briles of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a complete game shutout.



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JULY 6, 1972
The Rangers will try to avoid being swept by the Indians as they complete the series in Cleveland tonight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 43-40 at Oakland 44-37
Baltimore 50-30 at Chicago 39-41
Detroit 36-40 at Kansas City 53-25
Milwaukee 33-46 at California 33-47

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 41-40 at Atlanta 32-52
Los Angeles 48-34 at Montreal 38-43
Pittsburgh 43-39 at Houston 38-47

TEXAS RANGERS (29-51) AT CLEVELAND INDIANS (42-37)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Milt Wilcox Advantage Texas
C Dick Billings vs Ray Fosse Advantage Cleveland
1B Don Mincher vs Chris Chambliss Advantage Push
2B Lenny Randle vs John Lowenstein Advantage Cleveland
3B Dave Nelson vs Graig Nettles Advantage Cleveland
SS Toby Harrah vs Frank Duffy Advantage Cleveland
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Alex Johnson Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Del Unser Advantage Push
RF Larry Biittner vs Buddy Bell Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland

In the bottom of the first, Bell hit a 3-run home run. Nettles also scored on a Duffy groundout to third.

In the bottom of the second, Nettles got a two-run single.

Wilcox was perfect through three.

After three: Cleveland 6 Texas 0.

Maddox led off the top of the fourth with a single to break up the perfect game. The Rangers went on to load the bases with one out. Mincher hit a sacrifice fly to center to put the Rangers on the board.

Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the fourth. The Indians loaded the bases with nobody out. Nettles grounded into the 4-6-3 as Lowenstein scored from third. Unser scored on a balk.

In the bottom of the fifth, Johnson belted a two-run homer.

Nelson led off the top of the sixth with a home run.

In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on first and one out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Duffy delivered an RBI single. Johnson knocked one in with a single.

After six: Cleveland 12 Texas 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, with runners at first and second and nobody out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Bell connected on his 10th home run of the season, a three-run shot.

In the top of the eighth, Burroughs added to his team-best RBI total with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. A Nettles single scored one. The inning ended when Maddox threw Bell out at home as he was trying to score on a Chambliss single.

Tom Hilgendorf took the mound for the Indians in the top of the ninth.

The Indians out hit the Rangers 18-6.

Final score: Cleveland 16 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Buddy Bell 4 for 6, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 1 New York 0 14 innings
Chicago 3 Baltimore 1
Kansas City 5 Detroit 1
California 7 Milwaukee 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 3 Atlanta 1
Montreal 5 Los Angeles 3
Pittsburgh 3 Houston 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians 4 for 6, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

2. John Lowenstein Cleveland Indians 4 for 5, 5 R, 2 BB

3. Steve Dunning Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, W



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JULY 7, 1972
The Rangers continued their road trip with a three game weekend series in Baltimore against the East-leading Orioles. The Rangers are currently 1-6 on this road trip. The Orioles have won three out of their last four. The Orioles lead the season series 5-1.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 54-25 at Cleveland 43-37
Detroit 36-41 at Chicago 40-41
New York 43-41 at Minnesota 37-44
Boston 39-40 at California 34-47
Milwaukee 33-47 at Oakland 45-37

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 44-39 at Atlanta 32-53 (2)
San Diego 34-52 at Philadelphia 43-40
Los Angeles 48-35 at New York 51-31
San Francisco 47-39 at Montreal 39-43
Chicago 42-40 at Cincinnati 35-45
Houston 38-48 at St Louis 47-35

TEXAS RANGERS (29-52) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (50-31)
MATCHUPS
SP Mike Paul vs Roric Harrison Advantage Baltimore
C Dick Billings vs Johnny Oates Advantage Baltimore
1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore
3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore
SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Merv Rettunmond Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Baltimore
RF Ted Ford vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the top of the first, Burroughs hit an RBI single. Ford brought another one home with a single.

In the bottom of the second, Blair hit a solo home run.

In the top of the third, the Rangers addedto their lead thanks to a two-run longball by Mincher.

After three: Texas 4 Baltimore 1.

In the top of the fourth, Burroughs brought another one home with a single.

In the top of the sixth, Mickey Scott took the mound for the Orioles. The Rangers got another run on a Burroughs double. Mincher brought Burroughs home with an RBI single.

After six: Texas 7 Baltimore 1

Doyle Alexander took the mound for the Orioles in the top of the eighth. Nelson got a run-scoring single. Mincher added an RBI single.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

The Rangers out hit the Orioles 13-4.

Final score: Texas 9 Baltimore 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jeff Burroughs 4 for 5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 10 Atlanta 1 Game 1
Pittsburgh 10 Atlanta 2 Game 2
Philadelphia 1 San Diego 0
Los Angeles 4 New York 1
Montreal 4 San Francisco 3 11 innings
Cincinnati 9 Chicago 1
St Louis 8 Houston 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, W

2. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W

3. Dave Cash Pittsburgh Pirates 4 for 9, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB

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JULY 8, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Baltimore between the Rangers and the Orioles.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 54-26 at Cleveland 44-37
Detroit 36-42 at Chicago 41-41
New York 43-42 at Minnesota 38-44
Milwaukee 33-48 at Oakland 46-37
Boston 40-40 at California 34-48

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 49-35 at New York 51-32
Chicago 42-41 at Cincinnati 36-45
Pittsburgh 46-39 at Atlanta 32-55
San Francisco 47-40 at Montreal 40-43
San Diego 34-53 at Philadelphia 44-40
Houston 38-49 at St Louis 48-35

TEXAS RANGERS (30-52) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (50-32)
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Jim Palmer Advantage Baltimore
C Hal King vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Baltimore
1B Don Mincher vs Chico Salmon Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore
3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore
SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Don Baylor Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Baltimore
RF Ted Ford vs Merv Rettunmond Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

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

In the top of the third, Harrah got an RBI single.

After three: Texas 2 Baltimore 0.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Texas 2 Baltimore 0.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Orioles put runners at the corners but pinch hitter Boog Powell flew out to left to give Bosman the complete game shutout.

Final score: Texas 2 Baltimore 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Bosman 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 4 Cleveland 1
Detroit 5 Chicago 2
Minnesota 5 New York 4 10 innings
Milwaukee 6 Oakland 4
Boston 7 California 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 5 Los Angeles 0
Chicago 1 Cincinnati 0
Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 3 14 innings
Montreal 5 San Francisco 3
San Diego 3 Philadelphia 1
Houston 1 St Louis 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

2. Larry Dierker Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W

3. Reggie Cleveland St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

Gary Gentry of the New York Mets pitched a complete game shutout.

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JULY 9, 1972
The Rangers will try to complete an improbable three game sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore today. The Rangers have held the Orioles to just one run in the first two games of the series combined.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR VOTING UPDATE LEADERS
CATCHER
1. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers
2. Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics
3. Thurman Munson New York Yankees

FIRST BASE
1. Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
2. John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals
3. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew Minnesota Twins
2. Davey Johnson Baltimore Orioles
3. Cookie Rojas Kansas City Royals

THIRD BASE
1. Paul Schaal Kansas City Royals
2. Sal Bando Oakland Athletics
3. Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians

SHORT STOP
1. Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles
2. Freddie Patek Kansas City Royals
3. Leo Cardenas California Angels

LEFT FIELD
1. Carlos May Chicago White Sox
2. Roy White New York Yankees
3. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Murcer New York Yankees
2. Amos Otis Kansas City Royals
3. Dave May Milwaukee Brewers

RIGHT FIELD
1. Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles
2. Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox
3. So Kaline Detroit Tigers

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins
2. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians
3. Wilbur Wood Cleveland Indians
4. Mel Stottlemyre Sr New York Yankees
5. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals

RELIEVER
1. Sparky Lyle New York Yankees
2. Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics
3. Bob Locker Oakland Athletics
4. Dave LaRoche Minnesota Twins
5. Eddie Watt Baltimore Orioles

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR VOTING UPDATE LEADERS
CATCHER
1. Ted Simmons St Louis Cardinals
2. Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
3. Manny Sanguillen Pittsburgh Pirates

FIRST BASE
1. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
2. Lee May Houston Astros
3. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants

SECOND BASE
1. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds
2. Ron Hunt Montreal Expos
3. Dave Cash Pittsburgh Pirates

THIRD BASE
1. Joe Torre St Louis Cardinals
2. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates

SHORT STOP
1. Chris Speier San Francisco Giants
2. Bud Harrelson New York Mets
3. Rennie Stennett Pittsburgh Pirates

LEFT FIELD
1. Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs
3. Lou Brock St Louis Cardinals

CENTER FIELD
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros
2. Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Rick Monday Chicago Cubs

RIGHT FIELD
1. Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants
3. Frank Robinson Los Angeles Dodgers

STARTING PITCHER
1. Tom Seaver New York Mets
2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals
4. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Jon Matlack New York Mets

RELIEVER
1. Joe Grzenda St Louis Cardinals
2. Jim Brewer Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Danny Frisella New York Mets
4. Jim York Houston Astros
5. Mike Caldwell San Diego Padres

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 37-42 at Chicago 41-42 (2)
Kansas City 55-26 at Cleveland 44-38 (2)
New York 43-43 at Minnesota 39-44
Boston 41-40 at California 34-49
Milwaukee 34-48 at Oakland 46-38

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 43-41 at Cincinnati 36-46 (2)
Los Angeles 49-36 at New York 52-32
San Diego 35-53 at Philadelphia 44-41
San Francisco 47-41 at Montreal 41-43
Pittsburgh 46-40 at Atlanta 33-55
Houston 39-49 at St Louis 48-36

TEXAS RANGERS (31-52) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (50-33)
MATCHUPS
SP Bill Gogolewski vs Pat Dobson Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Johnny Oates Advantage Baltimore
1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore
3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore
SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Don Baylor Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Baltimore
RF Ted Ford vs Merv Rettunmond Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the bottom of the first, the Orioles loaded the bases with one out. Johnson went down swinging for the second out. Harrah booted a Robinson grounder to allow Grich to score the game's first run. Blair grounded to third to end the inning

In the bottom of the third, Baylor got an RBI with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Baltimore 2 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, a two-run double by Powell increased the Orioles lead. Baylor followed with an RBI single. Johnson then had an RBI single as well.

With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Baltimore 6 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, pinch hitter Frank Howard hit a two-run home run.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

The Orioles out hit the Rangers 10-4 in the contest.

Final score: Baltimore 6 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pat Dobson 9.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 2 Detroit 1 Game 1
Detroit 6 Chicago 3 Game 2
Kansas City 7 Cleveland 2 Game 1
Kansas 12 Cleveland 8 10 innings Game 2
New York 13 Minnesota 1
Boston 8 California 1
Milwaukee 6 Oakland 1

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bobby Murcer New York Yankees 5 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Roy White New York Yankees 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

3. Clay Kirby San Diego Padres 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W



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JULY 10, 1972
The Rangers will conclude this 13 game road trip with a three game series in Detroit against the Tigers. The Rangers are 3-7 thus far on this road trip. The Tigers have lost six of their last eight. The Tigers have the worst starters ERA in the American League. The Rangers lead the season series 3-2.

AL Player of the Week: RF Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians

NL Player of the Week: LF Ken Henderson San Francisco Giants

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

The Philadelphia Phillies traded 1B Deron Johnson and RF Mike A Anderson to the California Angels for SP Rudy May.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 57-26 at Baltimore 51-33 (2)
Milwaukee 35-48 at Minnesota 39-45
Chicago 42-43 at Cleveland 44-40
New York 44-43 at California 34-50
Boston 42-40 at Oakland 46-39

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 48-41 at New York 53-32
San Diego 36-53 at Montreal 41-44
Los Angeles 49-37 at Philadelphia 44-42

TEXAS RANGERS (31-53) AT DETROIT TIGERS (38-43)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Joe H Coleman Advantage Detroit
C Dick Billings vs Tom Haller Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Detroit
3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Detroit
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Gates Brown Advantage Detroit
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Ted Ford vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Howard put them on the board with a two-run single. Billings followed with a run-scoring single. Ford singled to reload the bases with one out. Kubiak drew a walk to bring home a run. Hand flew to right for the second out. Maddox flew to center to retire the side. The Rangers sent ten men to bat in the inning.

In the bottom of the first, Brown hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Howard walked to bring home a run. Billings then grounded into the 6-4-3 but Nelson scored on the play.

After three: Texas 6 Detroit 2.

In the bottom of the third, Haller scored from second on a Coleman single but injured his leg and had to leave the game. He was replaced by Bill Freehan. Coleman was then thrown out at home trying to score from second on a Kaline single.

At the end of the bottom of the fifth, Hand left the game with an arm injury.

Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth.

After six: Texas 6 Detroit 3.

After a leadoff walk in the top of the seventh, Ron Perranoski took the mound for the Tigers.

Fred Holdsworth took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the eighth. Billings scored from second when Kaline misplayed a Maddox fly ball. A walk to Harrah loaded the bases with two out. Nelson struck out to retire the side.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. The Tigers loaded the bases with one out. Freehan grounded into the 1-2-3 to end the inning.

After Mincher led off the top of the ninth with a double, Jim Magnuson took the mound for the Tigers. The Rangers scored another run on a Billings single. A walk to Ford loaded the bases with nobody out. Pinch hitter Larry Biittner knocked one in with a single. Jim Mason delivered a run-scoring single. Pinch hitter Vic Harris beat out the 6-4-3 to pick up an RBI.

Jim Shellenback came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth for the Rangers.

The Rangers exploded for 14 hits in the victory.

Final score: Texas 11 Detroit 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Frank Howard 2 for 4, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 10 Kansas City 5 Game 1
Baltimore 8 Kansas City 0 Game 2
Minnesota 3 Milwaukee 2
Cleveland 6 Chicago 4
New York 1 California 0 13 innings
Oakland 3 Boston 2 12 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 3 New York 2
Montreal 4 San Diego 2
Los Angeles 5 Philadelphia 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mel Stottlemyre Sr New York Yankees 11.1 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

2. Alan Foster California Angels 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

3. Don Baylor Baltimore Orioles 3 for 6, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

Claude Osteen of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a complete game shutout.

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JULY 11, 1972
Tonight is the second game of the series in Detroit between the Rangers and Tigers.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 57-28 at Baltimore 53-33
Chicago 42-44 at Cleveland 45-40
Milwaukee 35-49 at Minnesota 40-45
New York 45-43 at California 34-51
Boston 42-41 at Oakland 47-39

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 40-49 at Chicago 44-42
San Diego 36-54 at Montreal 42-44
Los Angeles 50-37 at Philadelphia 44-43
San Francisco 49-41 at New York 53-33
Atlanta 34-55 at St Louis 48-37
Pittsburgh 46-41 at Cincinnati 37-47

TEXAS RANGERS (32-53) AT DETROIT TIGERS (38-44)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Led Cain Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Tom Haller Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Detroit
3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Detroit
SS Jim Mason vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Detroit
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Willie Horton Advantage Texas
CF Vic Harris vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Detroit
RF Ted Ford vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Howard put the first run on the board with an RBI single. Billings added his own run-scoring single. Ford followed with a two-run single. Nine men came to bat in the inning.

In the bottom of the second, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out despite not having their first hit of the game. Haller went down on strikes for the first out. Brinkman grounded into the 6-4-3 to end the inning.

Stanhouse had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 4 Detroit 0.

In the top of the fourth, with a runner on first and two out, Ron Perranoski took the mound for the Tigers.

In the bottom of the fourth, Stanley broke up the no-hitter with a one out single. The Tigers went on to load the bases with one out. Brinkman knocked one in with a single. Perranoski grounded into the 5-2 for the second out. Kaline drew a walk to bring home a run. McAuliffe did the same on four pitches. Horton delivered a two-run single to put the Tigers in the lead. Cash then hit a three-run homer to complete an eight-run inning.

Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth.

After six: Detroit 8 Texas 4.

After a leadoff walk in the top of the eighth, Chris Zachary took the mound for the Tigers.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

Chuck Seelbach took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the ninth.

The Rangers lost despite tallying 10 hits in the contest.

Final score: Detroit 8 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Norm Cash 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB

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

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB

2. John Milner New York Mets 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

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

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JULY 12, 1972
Tonight is the rubber match in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers.

The Milwaukee Brewers traded RP Jim Lonborg to the Cincinnati Reds for RP Dave Tomlin.

The California Angels traded SPs Clyde Wright and Mike W Thompson to the Minnesota Twins C Rick Dempsey and RP Tom Norton.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 43-41 at Oakland 47-40
Kansas City 57-29 at Baltimore 54-33
Chicago 43-44 at Cleveland 45-41
Milwaukee 35-50 at Minnesota 41-45
New York 45-44 at California 35-51

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles 50-37 at Philadelphia 44-43 (2)
San Francisco 49-42 at New York 54-33
Houston 41-49 at Chicago 44-43
San Diego 36-55 at Montreal 43-44
Pittsburgh 46-42 at Cincinnati 38-47
Atlanta 34-56 at St Louis 49-37

TEXAS RANGERS (32-54) AT DETROIT TIGERS (39-44)
MATCHUPS
SP Mike Paul vs Bill Slayback Advantage Texas
C Hal King vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Don Mincher vs Norm Cash Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Tony Taylor Advantage Push
3B Jim Mason vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Detroit
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Texas
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Willie Horton Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ike Brown Advantage Texas
RF Larry Biittner vs Jim Northrup Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Paul grounded to the pitcher to retire the side.

After three: Texas 0 Detroit 0.

In the top of the fifth, with a runner at first and two out, Fred Holdsworth took the mound for the Tigers and struck out Harrah to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fifth, Northrup hit a solo home run with two out to put the Tigers on the board first.

Burroughs led off the top of the sixth with a home run to tie the game.

After six: Texas 1 Detroit 1.

In the top of the seventh, with runners at second and third and one out, Chris Zachary took the mound for the Tigers. He got Maddox and Harrah to ground out to keep the score tied at the seventh inning stretch.

In the bottom of the seventh, with a runner at first and one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Stanley immediately grounded into the 6-4-3 to end the inning with the 1-1 tie still intact.

Chuck Seelbach took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the eighth. The Rangers loaded the baseswith nobody out. Kubiak went down on strikes for the first out. King went down swinging for the second out. Mason flew out to center to retire the side.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, Burroughs put the Rangers in the lead with a two out RBI single on a 1-2 pitch.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out on three straight walks. Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Brinkman tied the game with an RBI single. Gates Brown then scored the winning run on a wild pitch.

The Rangers knocked around 11 hits in the loss.

Final score: Detroit 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jeff Burroughs 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R

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

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals 7.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

2. Steve Renko Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W

3. Fritz Peterson New York Yankees 8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Milwaukee Brewers SS Rick Auerbach has been suspended for 4 games and Minnesota Twins RP Bob Gebhard has been suspended for 2 games following a bench-clearing brawl during today's game.

Chicago Cubs LF Billy L Williams had a 5 hit game today.

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JULY 13, 1972
The Rangers start an 11 game home stand that will carry them into the All Star Break beginning with a four game series against the Cleveland Indians. The Rangers went 4-9 on their road trip. The Indians lead the season series 6-2.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 57-30 at Detroit 40-44
Boston 43-42 at Minnesota 42-45

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 41-50 at Chicago 45-43
Pittsburgh 46-43 at Cincinnati 39-47
Atlanta 34-57 at St Louis 50-37

CLEVELAND INDIANS (46-41) AT TEXAS RANGERS (32-55)
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Tidrow vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push
C Jerry Moses vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B John Lowenstein vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Cleveland
3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Cleveland
LF Roy Foster vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Del Unser vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Buddy Bell vs Ted Ford Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland

In the top of the second, Foster hit a two run homer. Tidrow broughtone home with a single.

In the bottom of the third, Maddox got a run-scoring single.

After three: Cleveland 3 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the fifth, Kubiak scored when Nettles threw the ball away on a Maddox grounder.

After six: Cleveland 3 Texas 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Harrah tied the game with an RBI single. With runners at first and third and two out, Steve Mingori took the mound for the Indians and got Nelson to fly to left to end the inning.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. The Rangers scored two to take the lead on a Kubiak double. Pina was hit by a pitch to again load the bases with one out. Tom Hilgendorf took the mound for the Indians and immediately walked Maddox to bring home another run. Harrah grounded into the 2-2 for the second out. Nelson then popped out to second to end the inning. The Rangers batted around the orderto take the lead.

Pina then pitched a perfect ninth for the win.

Final score: Texas 6 Cleveland 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Bosman 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 2 Kansas City 1
Minnesota 4 Boston 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 3 Houston 1
Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 2
St Louis 5 Atlanta 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

2. Bob Moose Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W

3. Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers 7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, W

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JULY 14, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Cleveland Indians.

The Rangers traded 2B Lenny Randle, LF Tom Grieve, and C Bill Fahey to the Houston Astros for RF Jim Wynn and LF Rich Chiles.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 43-45 at Baltimore 55-33 (2)
Oakland 48-40 at New York 45-45 (2)
Kansas City 57-31 at Detroit 41-44
California 36-51 at Milwaukee 35-51
Boston 43-43 at Minnesota 43-45

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 34-58 at Chicago 46-43
Houston 41-51 at Pittsburgh 47-43
Cincinnati 39-48 at St Louis 51-37
Montreal 44-44 at Los Angeles 51-38
New York 55-33 at San Diego 36-56
Philadelphia 45-44 at San Francisco 49-43

CLEVELAND INDIANS (46-42) AT TEXAS RANGERS (33-55)
MATCHUPS
SP Ray Lamb vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Texas
C Ray Fosse vs Dick Billings Advantage Cleveland
1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B John Lowenstein vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Cleveland
3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Cleveland
LF Roy Foster vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Del Unser vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Buddy Bell vs Ted Ford Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland

Both pitchers had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Cleveland 0 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Unser hit a one-out single to break up Gogolewski's no-hitter.

In the bottom of the fifth, Kubiak hit a two-out single to break up Lamb's no-hitter.

After six: Cleveland 0 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, Phil Hennigan took the mound for the Indians. Mincher hit a two-run homer to put the Rangers on the board first. With a runner on first and one out, Denny Riddleberger took the mound for the Indians.

Foster led off the top of the eighth with a home run.

Tom Hilgendorf took the mound for the Indians in the bottom of the eighth. Burroughs got a two-run double. With runners at first and second and one out, Steve Mingori took the mound for the Indians and got Billings to ground into the inning-ending 5-4-3.

After a leadoff double in the top of the ninth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Three outs later, this one was in the books.

Final score: Texas 4 Cleveland 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bill Gogolewski 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 3 Baltimore 1 Game 1
Chicago 1 Baltimore 0 Game 2
Oakland 9 New York 3 Game 1
New York 6 Oakland 3 Game 2
Detroit 5 Kansas City 3
Milwaukee 2 California 0
Minnesota 7 Boston 4

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Ken Brett Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W

3. Dusty Baker Atlanta Braves 4 for 5, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

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JULY 15, 1972
Tonight is the third game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Cleveland Indians. The Indians have lost six of their last eight.

Rumors are circulating that the Minnesota Twins have placed RF Tony Oliva on the trading block.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 57-32 at Detroit 42-44
Oakland 49-41 at New York 46-46
California 36-52 at Milwaukee 36-51
Boston 43-44 at Minnesota 44-45
Chicago 45-45 at Baltimore 55-35

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 42-51 at Pittsburgh 47-44
Atlanta 35-58 at Chicago 46-44
Philadelphia 46-44 at San Francisco 49-44
Cincinnati 39-49 at St Louis 52-37
Montreal 44-45 at Los Angeles 52-38
New York 55-34 at San Diego 37-56

CLEVELAND INDIANS (46-43) AT TEXAS RANGERS (34-55)
MATCHUPS
SP Milt Wilcox vs Rich Hand Advantage Push
C Ray Fosse vs Hal King Advantage Cleveland
1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B John Lowenstein vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Cleveland
3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Cleveland
LF Roy Foster vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Adolfo Phillips vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Buddy Bell vs Jim Wynn Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, Maddox scored the game's first run on a Nelson two-bagger.

In the top of the third, Duffy hit a three-run homer.

After three: Cleveland 3 Texas 1.

In the top of the fifth, Bell hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Maddox-Nelson combination came through again as Nelson brought Maddox home with a single. Wynn, making his Rangers debut, followed with a two-run homer.

Chambliss led off the top of the sixth with a home run.

After six: Cleveland 6 Texas 4.

Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the seventh.

Phil Hennigan took the mound for the Indians in the bottom of the seventh.

With a runner on first and one out in the top of the eighth, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Phillips hit an RBI double.

Denny Riddleberger came on to pitch for the Indians in the bottom of the eighth. Kubiak brought Harrah in to score with a single.

In the bottom of the ninth, with runners at first and second and two out, Steve Mingori took the mound for the Indians and got Burroughs to fly out to center to end the game.

The Indians totaled 11 hits in the win.

Final score: Cleveland 7 Texas 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Wynn 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 7 Detroit 6 10 innings
New York 3 Oakland 2
Milwaukee 1 California 0
Boston 17 Minnesota 3
Baltimore 4 Chicago 2

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers 4 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

2. Jim Colborn Milwaukee Brewers 9.0. IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

3. Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

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JULY 16, 1972
Today is the final game of the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Indians.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR VOTING UPDATE LEADERS
CATCHER
1. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers
2. Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics
3. Thurman Munson New York Yankees

FIRST BASE
1. Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
2. John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals
3. Norm Cash Detroit Tigers

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew Minnesota Twins
2. Davey Johnson Baltimore Orioles
3. Cookie Rojas Kansas City Royals

THIRD BASE
1. Paul Schaal Kansas City Royals
2. Sal Bando Oakland Athletics
3. Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians

SHORT STOP
1. Bobby Grich Baltimore Orioles
2. Freddie Patek Kansas City Royals
3. Leo Cardenas California Angels

LEFT FIELD
1. Carlos May Chicago White Sox
2. Roy White New York Yankees
3. Joe Rudi Oakland Athletics

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Murcer New York Yankees
2. Amos Otis Kansas City Royals
3. Paul Blair Baltimore Orioles

RIGHT FIELD
1. Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles
2. Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox
3. Al Kaline Detroit Tigers

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins
2. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians
3. Wilbur Wood Cleveland Indians
4. Mel Stottlemyre Sr New York Yankees
5. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals

RELIEVER
1. Sparky Lyle New York Yankees
2. Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics
3. Bob Locker Oakland Athletics
4. Terry Forster Chicago White Sox
5. Eddie Watt Baltimore Orioles

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR VOTING UPDATE LEADERS
CATCHER
1. Ted Simmons St Louis Cardinals
2. Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
3. Manny Sanguillen Pittsburgh Pirates

FIRST BASE
1. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
2. Lee May Houston Astros
3. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants

SECOND BASE
1. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds
2. Ron Hunt Montreal Expos
3. Dave Cash Pittsburgh Pirates

THIRD BASE
1. Joe Torre St Louis Cardinals
2. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates

SHORT STOP
1. Chris Speier San Francisco Giants
2. Bud Harrelson New York Mets
3. Rennie Stennett Pittsburgh Pirates

LEFT FIELD
1. Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs
3. Lou Brock St Louis Cardinals

CENTER FIELD
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros
2. Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Rick Monday Chicago Cubs

RIGHT FIELD
1. Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants
3. Frank Robinson Los Angeles Dodgers

STARTING PITCHER
1. Tom Seaver New York Mets
2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals
4. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Jon Matlack New York Mets

RELIEVER
1. Joe Grzenda St Louis Cardinals
2. Jim Brewer Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Jim York Houston Astros
4. Danny Frisella New York Mets
5. Mike Caldwell San Diego Padres

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 36-53 at Milwaukee 37-51 (2)
Kansas City 58-32 at Detroit 42-45
Chicago 45-46 at Baltimore 56-35
Oakland 49-42 at New York 47-46
Boston 44-44 at Minnesota 44-46

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 42-52 at Pittsburgh 48-44
Atlanta 36-58 at Chicago 46-45
Cincinnati 39-50 at St Louis 53-37
Montreal 44-46 at Los Angeles 53-38
New York 55-35 at San Diego 38-56
Philadelphia 47-44 at San Francisco 49-45

CLEVELAND INDIANS (47-43) AT TEXAS RANGERS (34-56)
MATCHUPS
SP Gaylord Perry vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Cleveland
C Jerry Moses vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Tommy McCraw vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Jack Brohamer vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Cleveland
LF Alex Johnson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Del Unser vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Buddy Bell vs Jim Wynn Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, Nelson scored when Wynn grounded to short.

In the top of the second, Brohamer tied the game with an RBI double. Duffy then gave the Indians the lead with an RBI single.

In the top of the third, Bell picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the third, Kubiak was thrown outat home by Unser after tagging up on a Nelson fly ball.

After three: Cleveland 3 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mincher tied the game with a two-run homer.

After six: Cleveland 3 Texas 3.

With one outin the top of the seventh, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.

In the top of the eighth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers.

In the top of the ninth, the Indians loaded the bases with one out. Pinch hitter Roy Foster grounded into the 4-2 for the second out. Perry then grounded to second to retire the side.

In the bottom of the ninth, Harrah hit a solo walkoff home run with two out.

Final score: Texas 4 Cleveland 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Stanhouse 6.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 3 Milwaukee 0 Game 1
California 5 Milwaukee 4 12 innings Game 2
Detroit 6 Kansas City 2
Baltimore 3 Chicago 1
New York 2 Oakland 1 10 innings
Minnesota 5 Boston 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 2 Houston 1
Chicago 6 Atlanta 4
St Louis 5 Cincinnati 3
Los Angeles 3 Montreal 1
New York 8 San Diego 3 13 innings
San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Barr San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

2. Nolan Ryan California Angels 9.0 IP. 4 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 5 K, W

3. Steve Kline New York Yankees 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

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JULY 17, 1972
The Rangers continue their home stand with a three game series against the East-leading Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers are 3-1 so far on this home stand. The Orioles have won seven of their last nine. The Orioles lead the season series 6-3.

AL Player of the Week: LF Jeff Burroughs Texas Rangers

NL Player of the Week: LF Ken Singleton Montreal Expos

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

The California Angels traded CF Ken Berry to the Chicago White Sox for RP Rich Gossage and 1B Tony Muser

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 38-53 at Boston 44-45
Chicago 45-47 at Detroit 43-45
Oakland 49-43 at Milwaukee 37-53

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 39-51 at Chicago 47-45
Atlanta 36-59 at Pittsburgh 49-44
St Louis 54-37 at Houston 42-53

BALTIMORE ORIOLES (57-35) AT TEXAS RANGERS (35-56)
The game was cancelled due to bad weather and has been rescheduled for July 18 as part of a double header.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 California 2 10 innings
Chicago 4 Detroit 2
Oakland 2 Milwaukee 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3 Chicago 0
Atlanta 5 Pittsburgh 1
Houston 2 St Louis 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W

2. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W

3. Jerry Reuss Houston Astros 8.1 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W



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JULY 18, 1972
Due to last night's rainout, the Rangers will host the Orioles in a Tuesday day-night double header.

The California Angels have traded 3B Ken McMullen to the Cincinnati Reds for 2B Darrel Chaney and LF Cesar Geronimo.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 47-44 at Kansas City 58-33 (2)
Minnesota 45-46 at New York 48-46
California 38-54 at Boston 45-45
Chicago 46-47 at Detroit 43-46
Oakland 50-43 at Milwaukee 37-54

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 40-51 at Chicago 47-46
Atlanta 37-59 at Pittsburgh 49-45
St Louis 54-38 at Houston 43-53
New York 56-35 at Los Angeles 54-38
Philadelphia 47-45 at San Diego 38-57
Montreal 44-47 at San Francisco 50-45

BALTIMORE ORIOLES (57-35) AT TEXAS RANGERS (35-56) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Palmer vs Dick Bosman Advantage Baltimore
C Johnny Oates vs Dick Billings Advantage Baltimore
1B Boog Powell vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Davey Johnson vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Texas
3B Brooks Robinson vs Dave Nelson Advantage Baltimore
SS Bobby Grich vs Toby Harrah Advantage Baltimore
LF Dave Buford vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Paul Blair vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Baltimore
RF Don Baylor vs Jim Wynn Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the top of the first, Powell hit a solo home run.

After three: Baltimore 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Robinson added to the Orioles lead with a run-scoring single.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the baseswith nobody out. On a full count pitch, Billings swung and missed for the first out. Harrah drew a five pitch walk to bring Wynn home for the Rangers first run of the game. Kubiak struck out looking and there weretwo down. Bosman then drew a walk and the game was tied. Maddox then struck out swinging to end the inning. Five men came to bat for the Rangers with the bases loaded and the ball was never put into play.

In the top of the fifth, the Orioles loaded the bases with nobody out. Baylor grounded into the 1-2 for the first out. Johnson did the same for the second out. Robinson then struck out to retire the side without the Orioles scoring a run.

In the bottom of the fifth, Burroughs hit a two-out solo home run to put the Rangers in the lead.

After six: Texas 3 Baltimore 2.

In the top of the eighth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Pinch hitter Merv Rettunmond hit a two-run shot to left on a 1-2 pitch to put the Orioles back in the lead.

Grant Jackson took the mound for the Orioles in the bottom of the eighth.

Down by a run, the Rangers went in order in the bottom of the ninth with Kubiak grounding to short to end the game.

The Orioles out hit the Rangers 13-4.

Final score: Baltimore 4 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Panther 7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 K

BALTIMORE ORIOLES (58-35) AT TEXAS RANGERS (35-57) GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Pat Dobson vs Mike Paul Advantage Baltimore
C Andy Etchebarren vs Hal King Advantage Baltimore
1B Boog Powell vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Davey Johnson vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Baltimore
3B Brooks Robinson vs Dave Nelson Advantage Baltimore
SS Bobby Grich vs Toby Harrah Advantage Baltimore
LF Merv Rettunmond vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
CF Paul Blair vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Baltimore
RF Don Baylor vs Jim Wynn Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the top of the second, the Orioles loaded the bases with one out. The pitcher Dobson put the Orioles on the board first with an RBI single. Rettunmond then beat out the 5-4-3 to allow Blair to score.

In the top of the third, Robinson hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the third, Nelson put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. Wynn walked to load the bases with nobody out. Burroughs flew out to left and then Rettunmond threw Maddox out at home after he had tagged up.

After three: Baltimore 4 Texas 1.

In the top of the fourth, the Orioles loaded the bases with nobody out. Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers. Grich flew to center for the first out. Mincher misplayed a Baylor grounder, allowing Dobson to score. Powell drew a full count walk to bring Rettunmond in with a run. Robinson flew to left for the second out. Blair took a 1-1 pitch 381 feet into left for a grand slam. The Orioles batted around the order in the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Blair hit a solo home run. With runners at first and second and two out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Pinch hitter Al Bumbry walked to load the bases. Johnson added to the carnage with a two-run single. Grich walked and once again the bases were loaded. Baylor walked to score Bumbry. Chico Salmon then brought three home with a double.

To quote Rocky IV: Throw the damn towel!

After six: Baltimore 17 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Jim Mason hit a run-scoring single.

Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Salmon hit an RBI double.

In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner at second and one out, Doyle Alexander took the mound for the Orioles.

In the bottom of the ninth. Dick Billings scored on a Mason groundout.

The Orioles had 15 hits in the game and drew 11 walks.

Final score: Baltimore 18 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Paul Blair 3 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 2 Cleveland 0 Game 1
Kansas City 6 Cleveland 2 Game 2
New York 9 Minnesota 0
Boston 8 California 6
Detroit 7 Chicago 6
Milwaukee 4 Oakland 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 2 Cincinnati 0
Pittsburgh 6 Atlanta 2
St Louis 5 Houston 2
Los Angeles 4 New York 3
Philadelphia 3 San Diego 1
San Francisco 9 Montreal 8

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Paul Blair Baltimore Orioles 4 for 7, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB

2. Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles 4 for 6, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

3. Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

Burt Hooton of the Chicago Cubs and Fritz Peterson of the New York Yankees each pitched a complete game shutout.

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JULY 19, 1972
Tonight is the final game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers will try to avoid the sweep. The Orioles have won four straight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 38-55 at Boston 46-45
Minnesota 45-47 at New York 49-46
Chicago 46-48 at Detroit 44-46
Oakland 50-44 at Milwaukee 38-54
Cleveland 47-46 at Kansas City 60-33

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 40-52 at Chicago 48-46
Montreal 44-48 at San Francisco 51-45
Atlanta 37-60 at Pittsburgh 50-45
St Louis 55-38 at Houston 43-54
New York 56-36 at Los Angeles 55-38
Philadelphia 48-45 at San Diego 38-58

BALTIMORE ORIOLES (59-35) AT TEXAS RANGERS (35-58)
MATCHUPS
SP Mike Cuellar vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Push
C Johnny Oates vs Dick Billings Advantage Baltimore
1B Boog Powell vs Frank Howard Advantage Baltimore
2B Davey Johnson vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Baltimore
3B Brooks Robinson vs Dave Nelson Advantage Baltimore
SS Bobby Grich vs Toby Harrah Advantage Baltimore
LF Don Buford vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Paul Blair vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Baltimore
RF Don Baylor vs Jim Wynn Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the top of the second, Robinson hit a two-run homer.

Cuellar was perfect through three.

After three: Baltimore 2 Texas 0.

Maddox drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth to end the perfect game bid early.

Kubiak broke up the no-hitter with two out in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI double.

In the top of the sixth, the Orioles answered with a Powell RBI double.

After six: Baltimore 3 Texas 1.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the seventh. Grich hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Johnson hit a solo home run after the aforementioned baserunner had been caught stealing.

Paul Lindblad came on to pitch for the Rangers in the top of the ninth.

Final score: Baltimore 6 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike Cuellar 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 11 California 1
Minnesota 7 New York 6
Chicago 10 Detroit 3
Oakland 12 Milwaukee 5
Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ken Singleton Montreal Expos 3 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

2. Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

3. Bob Gibson 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, W

Boston Red Sox SS Luis Aparicio got his 2500th career base hit.

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JULY 20, 1972
The Rangers will conclude the home stand with a four game series against the Detroit Tigers. This will be the last series before the All Star Break. The Rangers are 3-4 on this home stand. The Rangers allowed eight home runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles. The Tigers are tied with the Orioles for second most home runs hit in the American League but have the worst starters ERA in the league. The season series between the Rangers and Tigers is tied 4-4.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 51-44 at Boston 47-45
California 38-56 at New York 49-47
Baltimore 60-35 at Kansas City 60-34

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 56-38 at Atlanta 37-61
New York 56-37 at Los Angeles 56-38

DETROIT TIGERS (44-47) AT TEXAS RANGERS (35-59)
MATCHUPS
SP Joe H Coleman vs Rich Hand Advantage Detroit
C Bill Freehan vs Dick Billings Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Ike Brown vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Dave Nelson Advantage Detroit
SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Jim Northrup vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Al Kaline vs Jim Wynn Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the second, the Tigers loaded the bases with two out. Kaline then drew a five pitch walk to bring home the game's first run. Northrup then drew a full count walk to bring in another run. Cash struck out to retire the side.

In the top of the third, the Tigers again loaded the bases with two out. Coleman struck out swinging to retire the side.

After three: Detroit 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. Stanley knocked one in with a single. Rodriguez made it 4-0 with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the fifth, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. It was the fourth straight inning they had loaded the bases. Cash grounded into the 5-4-3 to retire the side.

In the top of the sixth, with a runner on first and one out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Detroit 4 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.

Mincher led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run.

The Tigers knocked 12 hits to get the win.

Final score: Detroit 4 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Joe H Coleman 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 Oakland 2
New York 8 California 4
Kansas City 5 Baltimore 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 3 St Louis 1
Los Angeles 7 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe H Coleman Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, W

2. Tommy John Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W

3. Scipio Spinks St Louis Cardinals 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

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JULY 21, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers have lost four straight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 38-57 at New York 50-47
Oakland 51-45 at Boston 48-45
Cleveland 48-46 at Chicago 47-48
Baltimore 60-36 at Kansas City 61-34
Minnesota 46-47 at Milwaukee 38-55

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 40-53 at Pittsburgh 51-45
St Louis 56-39 at Atlanta 38-61
Chicago 49-46 at Houston 43-55
Philadelphia 48-46 at Los Angeles 57-38
Montreal 45-48 at San Diego 39-58
New York 56-38 at San Francisco 51-46

DETROIT TIGERS (45-47) AT TEXAS RANGERS (35-60)
MATCHUPS
SP Led Cain vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Push
C Tom Haller vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Norm Cash vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Detroit
3B Ike Brown vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Willie Horton vs Frank Howard Advantage Detroit
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Jim Northrup vs Jim Wynn Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the first, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. Stanley put the Tigers on the board with a sacrifice fly. Brown drew a walk to load the bases with two out. Haller took a 2-2 pitch 367 feet into left for a grand slam.

With two out in the top of the third, Stanhouse left the game with a shoulder injury. He was replaced by Jim Panther.

In the bottom of the third, Howard delivered an RBI single to put the Rangers on the board.

After three: Detroit 5 Texas 1.

In the top of the fourth, Maddox misplayed a Northrup fly ball, allowing Cain to score from second.

With one out in the top of the sixth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.

In the bottom of the sixth, Billings delivered an RBI triple and then scored himself when Kubiak grounded to short. The Rangers went on to load the bases with two out but Howard grounded out to first to end the inning.

After six: Detroit 6 Texas 3.

In the top of the seventh, Maddox threw McAuliffe out at home as he was trying to score from second on a Cash single.

In the bottom of the seventh, with a runner on first and one out, Chris Zachary took the mound for the Tigers.

In the top of the eighth, the Tigers loaded the bases with two out. Northrup drew a full count walk to force in a run. McAuliffe flew out to left to retire the side.

Chuck Seelbach came on to pitch for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth.

With two out in the top of the ninth, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers.

In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Fred Holdsworth took the mound for the Tigers and finished the Rangers off.

Final score: Detroit 7 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tom Haller 1 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, R

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 7 St Louis 6
Chicago 5 Houston 3
Philadelphia 5 Los Angeles 4
San Diego 2 Montreal 1
San Francisco 9 New York 7

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Paul Blair Baltimore Orioles 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

2. Ross Grimsley Jr Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W

3. Roy Foster Cleveland Indians 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB



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