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JUNE 12, 1972
The Rangers conclude their nine game home stand with a three game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rangers are 3-3 on the home stand. The Brewers are concluding a 10 game road trip. They are currently 2-5 on the road trip. The Brewers are third in the league in runs allowed, Starters ERA and bullpen ERA as well as bases stolen. The Brewers and Rangers are tied for last in the league in home runs hit. The Brewers lead the season series 2-1. AL Player of the Week: LF John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers NL Player of the Week: LF Lou Brock St Louis Cardinals WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Kansas City Royals 2. Baltimore Orioles 3. Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Philadelphia Phillies 5. St Louis Cardinals 6. New York Mets 7. San Francisco Giants 8. Oakland Athletics 9. Cleveland Indians 10. Chicago Cubs 11. New York Yankees 12. Minnesota Twins 13. Houston Astros 14. Pittsburgh Pirates 15. Detroit Tigers 16. Chicago White Sox 17. Montreal Expos 18. Cincinnati Reds 19. California Angels 20. Boston Red Sox 21. San Diego Padres 22. Milwaukee Brewers 23. Texas Rangers 24. Atlanta Braves OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 26-28 at Minnesota 29-28 Baltimore 36-22 at Oakland 31-26 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 35-23 at Atlanta 20-39 Los Angeles 36-24 at St Louis 34-24 Montreal 24-33 at Houston 30-32 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (22-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (22-36) MATCHUPS SP Bill Parsons vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push C Ellie Rodriguez vs Hal King Advantage Milwaukee 1B George C Scott vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Ron Theobald vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Milwaukee 3B Bob Heise vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas SS Rick Auerbach vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF John E Briggs vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push CF Dave May vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Milwaukee RF Billy Conigliaro vs Ted Ford Advantage Milwaukee Overall Advantage Milwaukee In the top of the second, Rodriguez put the Brewers on the board with an RBI single. In the top of the third, two scored on a Scott grounder to short that resulted in a throwing error by Harrah. May brought Scott home with a single. After three: Milwaukee 4 Texas 0. In the top of the fifth, Briggs broke the aforementioned last place tie with a solo home run. After six: Milwaukee 5 Texas 0. In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers finally got on the board as Kubiak scored on a King groundout to second. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, Ford hita two run homer. Final score: Milwaukee 5 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Bill Parsons 9 0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 9 Minnesota 6 Baltimore 4 Oakland 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 5 New York 2 St Louis 3 Los Angeles 1 10 innings Montreal 5 Houston 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K 2. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 BB, 5 K 3. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 13, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Brewers. The Rangers have lost four straight. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 39-17 at Boston 22-34 Chicago 26-31 at New York 34-26 Detroit 27-28 at Minnesota 29-29 Cleveland 28-26 at California 25-32 Baltimore 37-22 at Oakland 31-27 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 26-37 at Chicago 30-28 Philadelphia 33-27 at Cincinnati 25-34 (2) New York 35-24 at Atlanta 21-39 San Francisco 36-28 at Pittsburgh 30-30 Los Angeles 36-25 at St Louis 35-24 Montreal 25-33 at Houston 30-33 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (23-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (22-37) MATCHUPS SP Jim Colborn vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Milwaukee C Darrell Porter vs Dick Billings Advantage Milwaukee 1B George C Scott vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Ron Theobald vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Milwaukee 3B Bob Heise vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas SS Rick Auerbach vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF John E Briggs vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push CF Dave May vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Milwaukee RF Joe Lahoud vs Larry Biittner Advantage Milwaukee Overall Advantage Milwaukee In the top of the first, Theobald scored on a Briggs groundout to second. Burroughs led off the bottom of the second with a 390 foot game-tying shot to left. After three: Milwaukee 1 Texas 1. In the top of the fourth, Lahoud put the Brewers back in front with a solo home run. In the top of the fifth, Stanhouse struck out the side. After six: Milwaukee 2 Texas 1. In the top of the eighth, after the leadoff man reachedon an error, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers and kept the runner from scoring. Ken Sanders took the mound for the Brewers in the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Frank Linzy took the mound for the Brewers. The Rangers went on to load the bases with one out. A wild pitch brought Kubiak home with the tying run. Two batters later, bases were loaded with two out. But Mincher grounded to short to send the game into extra innings. After nine: Milwaukee 2 Texas 2. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the tenth. Auerbach brought the go-ahead run home with a sacrifice fly. Skip Lockwood took the mound for the Brewers in the bottom of the tenth. With runners at second and third with two down, Maddox struck out to end the game. The Rangers had 11 hits in the loss. Final score: Milwaukee 3 Texas 2 10 innings. PLAYER OF THE GAME Don Stanhouse 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 3 Kansas City 2 Chicago 7 New York 6 11 innings Detroit 13 Minnesota 6 Cleveland 3 California 2 10 innings Oakland 6 Baltimore 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 6 Chicago 2 10 innings Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1 Game 1 Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2 Game 2 Pittsburgh 6 San Francisco 5 New York 5 Atlanta 1 Montreal 6 Houston 1 Los Angeles at St Louis ppd TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers 4 for 5, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R 2. Al Kaline Detroit Tigers 2 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 3. Jack Billingham Cincinnati Reds 8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 14, 1972
The Rangers nine game home stand ends tonight with a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rangers will be trying to avoid a three game sweep. The Rangers have lost five straight. The Chicago White Sox have traded SP Wilbur Wood and $20,600 to the Cleveland Indians for 2B Eddie Leon and SP Steve Dunning. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 39-18 at Boston 23-34 Chicago 27-31 at New York 34-27 Detroit 28-28 at Minnesota 29-30 Cleveland 29-26 at California 25-33 Baltimore 37-23 at Oakland 32-27 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 36-25 at St Louis 35-24 (2) San Diego 27-37 at Chicago 30-29 New York 36-24 at Atlanta 21-40 Philadelphia 34-28 at Cincinnati 26-35 San Francisco 36-29 at Pittsburgh 31-30 Montreal 26-33 at Houston 30-34 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (24-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (22-38) MATCHUPS SP Gary Ryerson vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Texas C Ellie Rodriguez vs Dick Billings Advantage Milwaukee 1B George C Scott vs Larry Biittner Advantage Milwaukee 2B Ron Theobald vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Milwaukee 3B Bob Heise vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas SS Rick Auerbach vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF John E Briggs vs Frank Howard Advantage Milwaukee CF Dave May vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Milwaukee RF Joe Lahoud vs Ted Ford Advantage Milwaukee Overall Advantage Milwaukee In the bottom of the second, Billings hit an RBI double. After three: Texas 1 Milwaukee 0. In the top of the fourth, Scott tied the game with an RBI double. In the bottom of the fourth, Biittner gave the Rangers the lead back with an RBI single. In the bottom of the fifth, Nelson hit an RBI single. After six: Texas 3 Milwaukee 1. Skip Lockwood took the mound for the Brewers in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. After a 6-4 by Briggs, Pina struck out Scott to end the game. The Rangers notched 12 hits in the game. Final score: Texas 3 Milwaukee 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Bill Gogolewski 8.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 4 Kansas City 1 Chicago 3 New York 2 Minnesota 5 Detroit 4 11 innings Cleveland 3 California 0 Oakland 2 Baltimore 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 2 St Louis 0 Game 1 Los Angeles 2 St Louis 1 Game 2 Chicago 8 San Diego 2 Atlanta 2 New York 0 San Francisco 3 Pittsburgh 1 Montreal 4 Houston 1 11 innings Philadelphia at Cincinnati ppd TOP PERFORMERS 1. Steve Brye Minnesota Twins 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R. 2 BB 2. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W 3. Tommy John Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 15, 1972
The Rangers had the day off after going 4-5 in their nine game home stand. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore 37-24 New York 34-28 Cleveland 30-26 Detroit 28-29 Boston 24-34 Milwaukee 24-35 WEST Kansas City 39-19 Oakland 33-27 Minnesota 30-30 Chicago 28-31 California 25-34 Texas 23-38 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST New York 36-25 St Louis 35-26 Philadelphia 34-28 Chicago 31-29 Pittsburgh 31-31 Montreal 27-33 WEST Los Angeles 38-25 San Francisco 37-29 Houston 30-35 Cincinnati 26-35 San Diego 27-38 Atlanta 22-40 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .294 Jeff Burroughs .289 Dave Nelson .260 HOME RUNS Jeff Burroughs 11 Frank Howard and Don Mincher 4 RBI Jeff Burroughs 45 Frank Howard 24 Elliott Maddox 17 ERA Bill Gogolewski 2.38 Rich Hand 3.74 Dick Bosman 3.86 WINS Bill Gogolewski 7 Pete Broberg 5 Two tied with 3 STRIKEOUTS Pete Broberg 50 Dick Bosman 47 Bill Gogolewski 44 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 194 10th Batting Average .227 10th OBP .309 9th Home Runs 27 t-11th Stolen Bases 34 t-5th Runs Against 263 12th Starters ERA 3.79 10th Bullpen ERA 4.13 12th Defensive Eff. .710 8th TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES SP Pete Broberg Out, 3 months; 60-Day DL, 46 Days left. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 39-19 at Boston 24-34 Chicago 28-31 at New York 34-28 Cleveland 30-26 at California 25-34 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 27-38 at Chicago 31-29 San Francisco 37-29 at Pittsburgh 31-31 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 3 Boston 1 Chicago 3 New York 2 California 5 Cleveland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 4 San Diego 1 San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W 2. Steve Kline New York Yankees 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K 3. Marty Pattin Boston Red Sox 7.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 8 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 18, 1972
The Rangers do a six game road trip beginning with a weekend series in New York against the Yankees. The Yankees have lost nine straight. The Rangers have lost five of their last six. The Yankees have the second best starters ERA and defensive efficiency in the league. But only two teams in the AL have a worse OBP than the Yankees. The Rangers lead the season series 3-0. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 29-31 at Boston 24-35 Baltimore 37-24 at Minnesota 30-30 Kansas City 40-19 at Milwaukee 24-35 Detroit 28-29 at California 26-34 Cleveland 30-27 at Oakland 33-27 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 38-25 at Chicago 32-29 Montreal 27-33 at Atlanta 22-40 (2) San Diego 27-39 at Pittsburgh 31-32 New York 36-25 at Cincinnati 26-35 Philadelphia 34-28 at Houston 30-35 San Francisco 38-29 at St Louis 35-26 TEXAS RANGERS (23-38) AT NEW YORK YANKEES (34-29) MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Doc Medich Advantage New York C Hal King vs Thurman Munson Advantage New York 1B Don Mincher vs Felipe Alou Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Horace Clarke Advantage New York 3B Dave Nelson vs Rich McKinney Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Gene Michael Advantage Push LF Jeff Burroughs vs Roy White Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Murcer Advantage New York RF Ted Ford vs Ron Blomberg Advantage New York Overall Advantage New York In the bottom of the first, the Yankees loaded the bases with one out. Munson grounded into the 1-2 fielder's choice for the second out. Clarke then drew a walk to bring home the game's first run. Michael grounded to second to end the inning. Mincher tied the game with a 393 foot blast to right in the top of the second. After three: Texas 1 New York 1. In the bottom of the fourth, McKinney scored on a passed ball. In the top of the fifth, Harrah hit a two-run homer to give the Rangers the lead. In the top of the sixth, Burroughs scored when Ford beat out the 6-4-3. In the bottom of the sixth, Blomberg hit an RBI single. With runners at second and third and one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Murcer came home with the tying run when Munson grounded to first. After six: Texas 4 New York 4. Fred Beene took the mound for the Yankees in the top of the eighth. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. With a runner on first and one out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Michael put Yankees back in the lead with a two out RBI single. The Rangers went down in orderin the top of the ninth. The Yankees drew 11 walks in the game. Final score: New York 5 Texas 4. PLAYER OF THE GAME Doc Medich 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 7 Chicago 6 Minnesota 5 Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 4 Detroit 4 California 1 Cleveland 2 Oakland 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 5 Los Angeles 4 10 innings Atlanta 4 Montreal 1 Game 1 Montreal 9 Atlanta 3 Game 2 Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 0 Cincinnati 2 New York 1 Houston 8 Philadelphia 7 11 innings St Louis 4 San Francisco 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Mike Jorgensen Montreal Expos 6 for 8, 2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 2. Joe H Coleman Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W 3. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 17, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in New York between the Rangers and the Yankees. The Rangers have lost six of their last seven. The Yankees ended their nine game losing streak with a win last night. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 29-32 at Boston 25-35 Kansas City 40-20 at Milwaukee 25-35 Baltimore 37-25 at Minnesota 31-30 Cleveland 31-27 at Oakland 33-28 Detroit 29-29 at California 26-35 NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 38-26 at Chicago 33-29 San Francisco 38-30 at St Louis 36-26 New York 36-26 at Cincinnati 27-35 San Diego 27-40 at Pittsburgh 32-32 Montreal 28-34 at Atlanta 23-41 Philadelphia 34-29 at Houston 31-35 TEXAS RANGERS (23-39) AT NEW YORK YANKEES (35-29) MATCHUPS SP Dick Bosman Mike Kekich Advantage Texas C Dick Billings vs Thurman Munson Advantage New York 1B Frank Howard vs Felipe Alou Advantage Push 2B Ted Kubiak vs Horace Clarke Advantage New York 3B Dave Nelson vs Bernie Allen Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Gene Michael Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Roy White Advantage Push CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Murcer Advantage New York RF Ted Ford vs Ron Blomberg Advantage New York Overall Advantage New York Nothing of note happened in the first three innings. After three: Texas 0 New York 0. Nothing of note happened in the middle innings. After six: Texas 0 New York 0. With two out in the top of the ninth, Jack Aker took the mound for the Yankees and got a groundball for the final out. The Yankees got a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth but Clarke flew out to left to end the inning. After nine: Texas 0 New York 0. Lundy McDaniel took the mound for the Yankees in the top of the eleventh. The Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Don Mincher broke the tie with an RBI single. Billings then struck out to retire the side. In the bottom of the eleventh, with runners at the corners and one out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Blomberg walked to load the bases. Munson hit a fly ball to left. Alou tagged up and headed home to tie the game. Burroughs made the catch and throw. Hal King laid the tag down at the plate..... YOU'RE OUT! Game over! Final score: Texas 1 New York 0 11 innings. PLAYER OF THE GAME Dick Bosman 10.1 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 5 Chicago 1 Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 2 Baltimore 1 Minnesota 0 13 innings Cleveland 7 Oakland 0 California 4 Detroit 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 9 Los Angeles 6 St Louis 9 San Francisco 0 New York 1 Cincinnati 0 San Diego 7 Pittsburgh 1 Atlanta 5 Montreal 3 Houston 6 Philadelphia 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 11.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K 2. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 10.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K 3. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W Bob Gibson of the St Louis Cardinals pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 18, 1972
Today is the rubber game in New York between the Rangers and the Yankees. 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. 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. Denny O'Toole Chicago White Sox 4. Bob Locker Oakland Athletics 5. Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics 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. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 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. Frank Robinson Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants 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. Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants 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 OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 29-33 at Boston 26-35 Kansas City 40-21 at Milwaukee 26-35 Baltimore 38-25 at Minnesota 31-31 Detroit 29-30 at California 27-35 Cleveland 32-27 at Oakland 33-29 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 28-40 at Pittsburgh 32-33 Montreal 28-35 at Atlanta 24-41 New York 37-26 at Cincinnati 27-36 Los Angeles 38-27 at Chicago 34-29 San Francisco 38-31 at St Louis 37-26 Philadelphia 34-30 at Houston 32-35 TEXAS RANGERS (24-39) AT NEW YORK YANKEES (35-30) MATCHUPS SP Don Stanhouse vs Fritz Peterson Advantage New York C Dick Billings vs John Ellis Advantage New York 1B Don Mincher vs Felipe Alou Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Horace Clarke Advantage New York 3B Dave Nelson vs Bernie Allen Advantage Push SS Toby Harrah vs Gene Michael Advantage Texas LF Frank Howard vs Roy White Advantage New York CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Murcer Advantage New York RF Ted Ford vs Ron Blomberg Advantage New York Overall Advantage New York In the top of the first, Nelson hit a solo home run. In the bottom of the third, the Yankees loaded the bases with one out. Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game. After three: Texas 1 New York 1. In the top of the fourth, Howard scored when Billings beat out the 6-4-3. In the top of the sixth, the Rangers added to their lead thanks to an RBI double by Mincher. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners at first and second and nobody out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. A passed ball led to an intentional walk and the bases were loaded with nobody out. Peterson went down swinging for the first out. White hit a fly ball to center and then Maddox threw Clarke out at home after he had tagged up and tried to score. And the Yankees got nothing. After six: Texas 3 New York 1. Alou led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run. With runners at first and second and nobody out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. And he got them outof the inning with a one run lead. In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. With two men out, Alou doubled but Peterson was thrown out at home by Howard as he was trying to score the tying run from first. In the top of the ninth, Ford hit an RBI single. In the bottom of the ninth, Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers. The Yankees got a single but no more as pinch hitter Thurman Munson grounded to second to end the game. The Yankees lost despite tallying 10 hits. Final score: Texas 4 New York 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Don Stanhouse 5.0 IP, 5 H. 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 1 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 9 Boston 3 Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 4 Baltimore 10 Minnesota 2 Detroit 4 California 2 Oakland 2 Cleveland 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 4 Pittsburgh 2 Atlanta 9 Montreal 6 New York 1 Cincinnati 0 Chicago 6 Los Angeles 5 St Louis 1 San Francisco 0 Philadelphia 10 Houston 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Mike Lum Atlanta Braves 4 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R, BB 2. Jim Bibby St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, W 3. Tim McCarver Philadelphia Phillies 4 for 4, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 19, 1972
The second half of the Rangers six game road trip takes place in Boston with a three game series against the Red Sox. The Rangers are 2-1 on this road trip and have won three of their last four. The Red Sox have won nine of their last twelve. The Red Sox have the second lowest bullpen ERA in the league. However, the Red Sox have the second highest starters ERA in the league. Only two teams in the American League have scored fewer runs, have a lower team batting average and have a worse defensive efficiency than the Red Sox. The Red Sox lead the season series 2-1. AL Player of the Week: 1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox NL Player of the Week: LF Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Baltimore Orioles 2. Kansas City Royals 3. St Louis Cardinals 4. Chicago Cubs 5. New York Mets 6. Los Angeles Dodgers 7. Oakland Athletics 8. Philadelphia Phillies 9. Cleveland Indians 10. San Francisco Giants 11. Detroit Tigers 12. Chicago White Sox 13. New York Yankees 14. Houston Astros 15. Milwaukee Brewers 16. Minnesota Twins 17. Pittsburgh Pirates 18. Montreal Expos 19. Boston Red Sox 20. San Diego Padres 21. Cincinnati Reds 22. California Angels 23. Texas Rangers 24. San Diego Padres OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 32-28 at Minnesota 31-32 Baltimore 39-25 at California 27-36 Detroit 30-30 at Oakland 34-29 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 38-32 at Chicago 35-29 Los Angeles 38-28 at Pittsburgh 32-34 Philadelphia 35-30 at Atlanta 25-41 San Diego 29-40 at St Louis 38-26 Montreal 28-36 at Cincinnati 27-37 New York 38-26 at Houston 32-36 TEXAS RANGERS (25-39) AT BOSTON RED SOX (26-36) MATCHUPS SP Bill Gogolewski vs John Curtis Advantage Boston C Dick Billings vs Carlton Fisk Advantage Boston 1B Don Mincher vs Danny Cater Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Doug Griffin Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Rico Petrocelli Advantage Boston SS Toby Harrah vs Luis Aparicio Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Miller Advantage Push RF Ted Ford vs Reggie Smith Advantage Boston Overall Advantage Boston In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs singled to bring home the game's first run. Mincher went down swinging for the first out. Billings flew out to center and then Miller threw Harrah out at the plate after he had tagged up and tried to score. In the bottom of the first, the Red Sox loaded the bases with one out, despite not having a base hit. Petrocelli then tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Griffin followed with the Red Sox first hit of the game, a two run double. After three: Boston 3 Texas 1. In the top of the fifth, Ford scored when Maddox grounded to short. In the bottom of the fifth, Yastrzemski hit an RBI triple and then scored when Miller grounded to second. In the bottom of the sixth, it was Yastrzemski with an RBI single. After six: Boston 6 Texas 2. In the bottom of the seventh, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. In the top of the eighth, Harrah kept the Rangers in the game with an RBI single. But a perfect ninth by Curtis finished the deal. PLAYER OF THE GAME Carl Yastrzemski 2 for 3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 10 Minnesota 3 Baltimore 4 California 3 Detroit 6 Oakland 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 5 Chicago 3 Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh 4 Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 2 St Louis 11 San Diego 5 Montreal 5 Cincinnati 2 Houston 1 New York 0 12 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Ken Forsch Houston Astros 10.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K 2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 11.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K 3. Joe Torre St Louis Cardinals 2 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 20, 1972
Today is the second game of the series in Boston between the Rangers and the Red Sox. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 40-22 at New York 35-31 Cleveland 33-28 at Minnesota 31-33 Chicago 30-33 at Milwaukee 27-35 Baltimore 40-25 at California 27-37 Detroit 31-30 at Oakland 34-30 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 39-32 at Chicago 35-30 Los Angeles 39-28 at Pittsburgh 32-35 Philadelphia 35-31 at Atlanta 26-41 Montreal 29-36 at Cincinnati 27-38 New York 38-27 at Houston 33-36 San Diego 29-41 at St Louis 39-26 TEXAS RANGERS (25-40) AT BOSTON RED SOX (27-36) MATCHUPS SP Mike Paul vs Marty Pattin Advantage Boston C Dick Billings vs Duane Josephson Advantage Push 1B Don Mincher vs Danny Cater Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Doug Griffin Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Tommy Harper Advantage Boston SS Toby Harrah vs Luis Aparicio Advantage Texas LF Jeff Burroughs vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Miller Advantage Push RF Larry Biittner vs Reggie Smith Advantage Boston Overall Advantage Boston In the bottom of the third, Yastrzemski hit an RBI single. After three: Boston 1 Texas 0. In the bottom of the fourth, Griffin hit an RBI single. In the bottom of the fifth, it was Miller with the RBI single. In the bottom of the sixth, Josephson picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Pattin continued the streak of innings the Red Sox recorded an RBI single. After six: Boston 5 Texas 0. Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the seventh. Harper hit a two run homer. One out later, John E Kennedy hit a pinch hit solo home run. Nelson led off the top of the ninth with a home run. Burroughs followed with his own home run. Kubiak added an RBI double. Frank Howard hit a pinch hit RBI single. With runners at the corners and one out, Bobby Bolin took the mound for the Red Sox. Two fly balls later, the game was over. The Red Sox collected 13 hits in the victory. PLAYER OF THE GAME Marty Pattin 8.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 4 New York 3 Cleveland 8 Minnesota 4 Chicago 6 Milwaukee 1 California 4 Baltimore 0 Oakland 3 Detroit 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8 San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 0 Montreal 4 Cincinnati 3 New York 5 Houston 3 St Louis 6 San Diego 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB 2. Rudy May California Angels 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, W 3. Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 21, 1972
The Rangers will try to avoid being swept by the Red Sox when their series in Boston ends today. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 41-22 at New York 35-32 Chicago 31-33 at Milwaukee 27-36 Cleveland 34-28 at Minnesota 31-34 Baltimore 40-26 at California 28-37 Detroit 31-31 at Oakland 35-30 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 39-33 at Chicago 36-30 Philadelphia 36-31 at Atlanta 26-42 Los Angeles 39-29 at Pittsburgh 33-35 Montreal 30-36 at Cincinnati 27-39 New York 39-27 at Houston 33-37 San Diego 29-42 at St Louis 40-26 TEXAS RANGERS (25-41) AT BOSTON RED SOX (28-36) MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Ray Culp Advantage Boston C Hal King vs Carlton Fisk Advantage Boston 1B Don Mincher vs Danny Cater Advantage Texas 2B Ted Kubiak vs Doug Griffin Advantage Push 3B Dave Nelson vs Rico Petrocelli Advantage Boston SS Toby Harrah vs Luis Aparicio Advantage t2 LF Jeff Burroughs vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Texas CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Miller Advantage Push RF Ted Ford vs Reggie Smith Advantage Boston Overall Advantage Boston In the top of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to put the Rangers on the board. After three: Texas 1 Boston 0. In the top of the sixth, Ford hit a solo shot 378 feet to left. After six: Texas 2 Boston 0. In the top of the eighth, Ford went yard again, this time with a man on first. Maddox added an RBI single. With a runner on first and two down, Gary Peters took the mound for the Red Sox. In the top of the ninth, Lynn McGlothen took the mound for the Red Sox. The Rangers loaded the bases with two out. King then doubled to bring in all three baserunners. Hand followed with a single that scored King. Hand then finished the complete game shutout. The Rangers out hit the Red Sox 13-3. Final score: Texas 9 Boston 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Ted Ford 4 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 3 New York 2 Milwaukee 1 Chicago 0 Minnesota 7 Cleveland 2 Baltimore 3 California 1 Detroit 4 Oakland 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco 7 Chicago 6 Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 4 Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 1 Montreal 3 Cincinnati 0 New York 1 Houston 0 St Louis 3 San Diego 2 11 innings TOP PERFORMERS 1. Ted Ford Texas Rangers 4 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Steve Renko Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W 3. Mike Jorgensen Montreal Expos 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB Ken Brett of the Milwaukee Brewers and Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets each had a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 22, 1972
The Rangers have the day off. The Rangers went 8-10 in their 18 game swing against the American League East. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore 41-26 Cleveland 34-29 New York 35-33 Detroit 32-31 Milwaukee 28-36 Boston 28-37 WEST Kansas City 42-22 Oakland 35-31 Minnesota 32-34 Chicago 31-34 California 28-38 Texas 26-41 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST St Louis 41-26 New York 40-27 Philadelphia 37-31 Chicago 36-31 Pittsburgh 33-36 Montreal 31-36 WEST Los Angeles 40-29 San Francisco 40-33 Houston 33-38 Cincinnati 27-40 San Diego 29-43 Atlanta 26-43 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Elliott Maddox .288 Jeff Burroughs .285 Dave Nelson .260 HOME RUNS Jeff Burroughs 12 Don Mincher 5 Two tied with 4 RBI Jeff Burroughs 48 Frank Howard 25 Two tied with 19 ERA Bill Gogolewski 2.81 Dick Bosman 3.50 Rich Hand 3.52 WINS Bill Gogolewski 7 Pete Broberg 5 Two tied with 4 STRIKEOUTS Dick Bosman 52 Pete Broberg 50 Bill Gogolewski 46 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 219 11th Batting Average .229 11th OBP .310 9th Home Runs 34 11th Stolen Bases 34 7th Runs Against 284 11th Starters ERA 3.70 10th Bullpen ERA 4.12 11th Defensive efficiency .709 8th TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES SP Pete Broberg Out, 3 months; 60-Day DL, 39 Days left. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 31-34 at Milwaukee 28-36 New York 35-33 at Cleveland 34-29 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 33-38 at Cincinnati 27-40 St Louis 41-26 at New York 40-27 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 6 Milwaukee 4 Cleveland 4 New York 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 4 Houston 2 St Louis 4 New York 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W 2. Dave May Milwaukee Brewers 2 for 3, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB 3. Dave A Roberts Houston Astros 7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 23, 1972
The Rangers begin a seven game home stand with a three game weekend series against the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox have won three of their last four. Only two American League teams have a higher bullpen ERA than the White Sox. Only one AL team has a worse defensive efficiency than the White Sox. The Rangers lead the season series 3-2. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 32-31 at Baltimore 41-26 New York 35-34 at Cleveland 35-29 Boston 28-37 at Milwaukee 28-37 Minnesota 32-34 at Kansas City 42-22 California 28-38 at Oakland 35-31 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 33-36 at Chicago 36-31 Philadelphia 37-31 at Montreal 31-36 StLouis 42-26 at New York 40-28 Houston 33-39 at Cincinnati 28-40 Atlanta 26-43 at Los Angeles 40-29 San Francisco 40-33 at San Diego 29-43 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (32-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (26-41) MATCHUPS SP Bart Johnson vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago 1B Dick Allen vs Don Mincher Advantage Chicago 2B Mike Andrews vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Chicago 3B Bill Melton vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF Carlos May vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push CF Jay Johnstone vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Pat H Kelly vs Ted Ford Advantage Chicago Overall Advantage Chicago In the bottom of the second, Billings collected an RBI single. After three: Texas 1 Chicago 0. In the top of the fourth, Johnstone tied the game with a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the fifth, Harrah put the Rangers back in the lead with an RBI single. With a runner at first and two out, Denny O'Toole took the mound for the White Sox and struck out Nelson to end the inning. After six: Texas 2 Chicago 1. In the bottom of the seventh, Steve Kealey took the mound for the White Sox. In the top of the eighth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. In the top of the ninth, Hermann tied the game with a 336 foot blast to left. Later in the inning, Kelly gave the White Sox the lead with an RBI single. May brought Kelly home with a double. With runners at first and second and two out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers and he got Melton to groundout to finally end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox. The Rangers put runners on first and second but pinch hitter Vic Harris grounded to second to end the game. Final score: Chicago 4 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Dick Bosman 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4 Detroit 3 10 innings New York 13 Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 8 Boston 2 Minnesota 7 Kansas City 0 Oakland 5 California 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 4 New York 3 St Louis 2 Cincinnati 2 Houston 1 Atlanta 5 Los Angeles 3 San Francisco 8 San Diego 5 Philadelphia at Montreal ppd TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W 2. Roy White New York Yankees 3 for 4, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 3. Dave Hamilton Oakland Athletics 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 24, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Arlington between the Rangers and the Chicago White Sox. The Rangers have lost three of their last four. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 36-34 at Cleveland 35-30 Boston 28-38 at Milwaukee 29-37 Minnesota 33-34 at Kansas City 42-23 California 28-39 at Oakland 36-31 Detroit 32-32 at Baltimore 42-26 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 37-31 at Montreal 31-36 (2) St Louis 42-27 at New York 41-28 Pittsburgh 34-36 at Chicago 36-32 Atlanta 27-43 at Los Angeles 40-30 (2) Houston 33-40 at Cincinnati 29-40 San Francisco 41-33 at San Diego 29-44 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (33-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (26-42) MATCHUPS SP Dave Lemonds vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Texas C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago 1B Dick Allen vs Don Mincher Advantage Chicago 2B Mike Andrews vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Chicago 3B Bill Melton vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Chicago CF Jay Johnstone vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Pat H Kelly vs Ted Ford Advantage Chicago Overall Advantage Chicago Rain began to fall in the top of the third. Allen hit an RBI single. Melton followed with his own RBI single. Lemonds had a no-hitter through three. At the end of the third, the game went into a 43 minute rain delay. After three: Chicago 2 Texas 0. Mincher broke up the no-hitter with a two out single in the bottom of the fourth. On the play, Harrah was thrown out at home by Kelly while trying to score from second. In the top of the sixth, with runners at first and second and two out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Johnstone hit an RBI single. After six: Chicago 3 Texas 0. In the top of the seventh, with runners at first and second and one out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. And he got them out of the inning without allowing the White Sox to increase their lead. Vicente Romo took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, Cy Acosta took the mound for the White Sox. Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. Leon added an RBI single. The White Sox out hit the Rangers 14-1. Final score: Chicago 4 Texas 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Dave Lemonds 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 2 Cleveland 1 Boston 9 Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 5 Minnesota 4 California 3 Oakland 1 Baltimore 10 Detroit 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 7 Montreal 1 Game 1 Montreal 2 Philadelphia 0 Game 2 New York 4 St Louis 1 Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 5 13 innings Los Angeles 2 Atlanta 1 11 innings Game 1 Atlanta 4 Los Angeles 3 Game 2 Houston 3 Cincinnati 2 10 innings San Diego 4 San Francisco 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Andy Messersmith California Angels 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, W 2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 10 K, W 3. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Ernie McAnally of the Montreal Expos pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 25, 1972
Today the Rangers try to avoid being swept at home by the Chicago White Sox. AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL ST 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. Denny O'Toole Chicago White Sox 4. Bob Locker Oakland Athletics 5. Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics 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. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 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 St Louis Cardinals 4. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 5. Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants 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 OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 33-35 at Kansas City 43-23 (2) New York 37-34 at Cleveland 35-31 (2) California 29-39 at Oakland 36-32 (2) Boston 29-38 at Milwaukee 29-38 (2) Detroit 32-33 at Baltimore 43-26 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 38-32 at Montreal 32-37 St Louis 42-28 at New York 42-28 Houston 34-40 at Cincinnati 29-41 Pittsburgh 35-36 at Chicago 36-33 Atlanta 28-44 at Los Angeles 41-31 San Francisco 41-34 at San Diego 30-44 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (34-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (26-43) MATCHUPS SP Tom Bradley vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Chicago C Tom Egan vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago 1B Dick Allen vs Don Mincher Advantage Chicago 2B Mike Andrews vs Lenny Randle Advantage Chicago 3B Bill Melton vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF Carlos May vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas CF Jay Johnstone vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Pat H Kelly vs Ted Ford Advantage Chicago Overall Advantage Chicago In the top of the first, the White Sox loaded the bases with one out without getting a hit. Leon beat out the 4-6-3 to score Kelly. In the top of the third, Andrews had an RBI single. Johnstone tried to get his own RBI single but Leon was thrown out at home by Maddox when he tried to score from second. In the bottom of the third, Nelson tried to tie the game with a double but he ended up with just one RBI as Harrah was thrown out at home while trying to score from first. After three: Chicago 2 Texas 1. Burroughs led off the bottom of the fourth with a game-tying home run. In the top of the fifth, Melton put the White Sox back on top with a two run homer. In the top of the sixth, with a runner on first and one out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. In the bottom of the sixth, Burroughs hit another solo home run. After six: Chicago 4 Texas 3. In the top of the seventh, Johnstone hit an RBI single. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Cy Acosta took the mound for the White Sox. With runners at first and second and one out, Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox. And he got out of the inning still protecting a two run lead. With a runner on first and one out in the top of the ninth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Johnstone hit an RBI triple and scored on a pinch hit single by Walt Williams. Vicente Romo took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the ninth. The White Sox finished off the sweep as the two teams combined for 26 hits. Final score: Chicago 7 Texas 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Jeff Burroughs 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 4 Minnesota 0 Game 1 Kansas City 10 Minnesota 3 Game 2 New York 5 Cleveland 1 Game 1 Cleveland 2 New York 1 Game 2 California 1 Oakland 0 Game 1 California 5 Oakland 4 Game 2 Boston 5 Milwaukee 2 Game 1 Boston 2 Milwaukee 0 Game 2 Baltimore 3 Detroit 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 5 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 8 New York 5 Cincinnati 3 Houston 1 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 1 Atlanta 0 10 innings San Francisco 11 San Diego 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Paul Schaal Kansas City Royals 3 for 6, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 2. Sonny Siebert Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W 3. Claude Osteen Los Angeles Dodgers 10.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W Paul Splittorff of the Kansas City Royals pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 26, 1972
The Rangers continued their seven game home stand with a two game series against the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers are 0-3 so far on this home stand. The Athletics have lost four of their last five. The Athletics have the best bullpen ERA and defensive efficiency in the American League. Only two American League teams have allowed fewer runs than the Athletics. Only two American League teams have hit more home runs than the Athletics. The Athletics lead the season series 6-1. AL Player of the Week: SP Rudy May California Angels NL Player of the Week: LF Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS 1. Kansas City Royals 2. Baltimore Orioles 3. St Louis Cardinals 4. New York Mets 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 6. San Francisco Giants 7. Chicago White Sox 8. Chicago Cubs 9. Cleveland Indians 10. Philadelphia Phillies 11. New York Yankees 12. Montreal Expos 13. Boston Red Sox 14. Oakland Athletics 15. Pittsburgh Pirates 16. California Angels 17. Detroit Tigers 18. Houston Astros 19. Minnesota Twins 20. Cincinnati Reds 21. Milwaukee Brewers 22. Atlanta Braves 23. San Diego Padres 24. Texas Rangers OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 31-38 at Cleveland 36-32 New York 38-35 at Detroit 32-34 Milwaukee 29-40 at Baltimore 44-26 Chicago 35-34 at Kansas City 45-23 California 31-39 at Minnesota 33-37 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 38-33 at Chicago 37-33 Atlanta 28-45 at San Francisco 42-34 Pittsburgh 35-37 at New York 42-29 Montreal 33-37 at St Louis 43-28 Cincinnati 30-41 at Los Angeles 42-31 Houston 34-41 at San Diego 30-45 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (36-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (26-44) MATCHUPS SP Catfish Hunter vs Rich Hand Advantage Push C Gene Tenace vs Hal King Advantage Oakland 1B Mike Epstein vs Don Mincher Advantage Push 2B Dick Green vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland 3B Sal Bando vs Dave Nelson Advantage Oakland SS Bert Campaneris vs Toby Harrah Advantage Oakland LF Joe Rudi vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Reggie Jackson vs Ted Ford Advantage Oakland Overall Advantage Oakland In the bottom of the first, the Rangers got on the board via a sacrifice fly by Burroughs. After three: Texas 1 Oakland 0. In the top of the fourth, Tenace tied the game with a solo home run. After six: Oakland 1 Texas 1. In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on first and two out, Rollie Fingers took the mound for the Athletics and quickly got the final out to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers put the winning run on first but Kubiak struck out to send the game into extra innings. After nine: Oakland 1 Texas 1 In the top of the tenth, Dave Duncan smashed a pinch hit solo home run 420 feet to left-center. With a runner on first and one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Jackson added an RBI single. Diego Segui took the mound for the Athletics in the bottom of the tenth and put the Rangers down in order. Final score: Oakland 3 Texas 1 10 innings. PLAYER OF THE GAME Catfish Hunter 7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 5 Boston 3 Detroit 7 New York 1 Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 1 Kansas City 11 Chicago 1 California 2 Minnesota 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 10 Chicago 7 San Francisco 7 Atlanta 3 New York 5 Pittsburgh 4 10 innings Montreal 9 St Louis 8 Cincinnati 4 Los Angeles 2 Houston 6 San Diego 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Ron Fairly Montreal Expos 2 for 2, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB 2. John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals 2 for 2, HR, RBI, 4 R, 3 BB 3. Roger Nelson Kansas City Royals 8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W Philadelphia Phillies 1B Don Hutton had a five hit game. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 27, 1972
The Rangers two game home series against the Oakland Athletics ends today. The Rangers have lost four straight and six of their last seven. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 29-41 at Baltimore 45-26 Boston 31-39 at Cleveland 37-32 New York 38-36 at Detroit 33-34 Chicago 35-35 at Kansas City 46-23 California 32-39 at Minnesota 33-38 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 39-33 at Chicago 37-34 (2) Pittsburgh 35-38 at New York 43-29 Montreal 34-37 at St Louis 43-29 (2) Cincinnati 31-41 at Los Angeles 42-32 Houston 35-41 at San Diego 30-46 Atlanta 28-46 at San Francisco 43-34. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (37-34) AT TEXAS RANGERS (26-45) MATCHUPS SP Dave Hamilton vs Mike Paul Advantage Oakland C Dave Duncan vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland 1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland 2B Dick Green vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland 3B Sal Bando vs Dave Nelson Advantage Oakland SS Bert Campaneris vs Toby Harrah Advantage Oakland LF Joe Rudi vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas CF Angel Mangual vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Reggie Jackson vs Ted Ford Advantage Oakland Overall Advantage Oakland In the top of the first, the Athletics loaded the bases with two out. But Duncan grounded to short to retire the side. In the bottom of the first, Burroughs put the Rangers on the board with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the third, Epstein gave the Athletics the lead with a three run homer. After three: Oakland 3 Texas 1. In the top of the sixth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers and struck out the side (Green, Hamilton and Campaneris). In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on third and two out, Bob Locker took the mound for the Athletics and retired Howard to end the inning. After six: Oakland 3 Texas 1. In the top of the seventh, the Athletics loaded the bases withone out. Panther struck out Duncan and got Mangual to ground to third to retire the side. Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Rudi delivered a 2-run double. Diego Segui took the mound for the Athletics in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Pinch hitter George Hendrick belteda three run homer 396 feet. Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Athletics in the bottom of the ninth. The Athletics pounded out 12 hits while the Rangers committed three errors in the game. Final score: Oakland 8 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Mike Epstein 2 for 3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 2 Boston 3 Cleveland 0 New York 4 Detroit 3 Chicago 6 Kansas City 3 California 6 Minnesota 3 13 innings NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 Game 1 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5 Game 2 New York 3 Pittsburgh 1 Montreal 1 St Louis 0 Game 1 Montreal 5 St Louis 1 Game 2 Los Angeles 5 Cincinnati 4 San Diego 7 Houston 0 Atlanta 8 San Francisco 7 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants 2 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Steve Renko Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W 3. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 28, 1972
The Rangers had the day off before playing the final two games on their home stand. The Rangers are 0-5 on this home stand. STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Baltimore 46-26 Cleveland 37-33 New York 39-36 Detroit 33-35 Boston 32-39 Milwaukee 29-42 WEST Kansas City 46-24 Oakland 38-34 Chicago 36-35 California 33-39 Minnesota 33-39 Texas 26-46 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST New York 44-29 St Louis 43-31 Philadelphia 40-34 Chicago 38-35 Montreal 36-37 Pittsburgh 35-39 WEST Los Angeles 43-32 San Francisco 43-35 Houston 35-42 Cincinnati 31-42 San Diego 31-46 Atlanta 29-46 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Jeff Burroughs .293 Elliott Maddox .279 Dave Nelson .256 HOME RUNS Jeff Burroughs 14 Don Mincher 5 Two tied at 4 RBI Jeff Burroughs 52 Frank Howard 25 Three tied at 19 ERA Bill Gogolewski 2.92 Rich Hand 3.35 Dick Bosman 3.38 WINS Bill Gogolewski 7 Pete Broberg 5 Two tied at 4 STRIKEOUTS Dick Bosman 56 Pete Broberg 50 Bill Gogolewski 48 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK Runs Scored 226 11th Batting Average .226 11th OBP .306 10th Home Runs 36 11th Stolen Bases 37 t-6th Runs Against 310 11th Starters ERA 3.63 10th Bullpen ERA 4.51 11th Defensive efficiency .704 10th TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURIES SP Pete Broberg Out, 3 months; 60-Day DL, 33 days left. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 38-34 at Chicago 36-35 California 33-39 at Minnesota 33-39 Cleveland 37-33 at Milwaukee 29-42 (2) Detroit 33-35 at Boston 32-39 Baltimore 46-26 at New York 39-36 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 31-42 at San Francisco 43-35 Atlanta 29-46 at San Diego 31-46 (2) Montreal 36-37 at Pittsburgh 35-39 New York 44-29 at Philadelphia 40-34 Chicago 38-35 at St Louis 43-31 Houston 35-42 at Los Angeles 43-32 OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 8 Oakland 7 Minnesota 1 California 0 Milwaukee 6 Cleveland 0 Game 1 Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 1 Game 2 Boston 5 Detroit 0 Baltimore 4 New York 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 2 San Diego 5 Atlanta 4 11 innings Game 1 Atlanta 9 San Diego 6 Game 2 Pittsburgh 2 Montreal 0 New York 7 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 8 St Louis 6 10 innings Los Angeles 6 Houston 4 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Jim Lonborg Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Steve Blass Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W 3. Sal Bando Oakland Athletics 3 for 3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 29, 1972
The Rangers finish their home stand with a rare Thursday-Friday two game series against the California Angels to end the month of June. The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight. The Angels have won five of their last six. The Angels rank dead last in the American League in runs scored, batting average and OBP. The Angels are third in the league in stolen bases. The Rangers lead the season series 5-2. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 47-26 at New York 39-37 Cleveland 38-34 at Milwaukee 30-43 Oakland 38-35 at Chicago 37-35 (2) Detroit 33-36 at Boston 33-39 Kansas City 46-24 at Minnesota 34-39 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 35-43 at Los Angeles 44-32 Cincinnati 32-42 at San Francisco 43-36 New York 45-29 at Philadelphia 40-35 Montreal 36-38 at Pittsburgh 36-39 Chicago 39-35 at St Louis 43-32 Atlanta 30-47 at San Diego 32-47 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (33-40) AT TEXAS RANGERS (26-46) MATCHUPS SP Rudy May vs Dick Bosman Advantage California C Jeff Torborg vs Dick Billings Advantage Texas 1B Jim Spencer vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Ken McMullen vs Dave Nelson Advantage California SS Leo Cardenas vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push LF Vada Pinson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Leroy Stanton vs Ted Ford Advantage California Overall Advantage Texas In the bottom of the first, Burroughs hit an RBI double. Mincher followed with a two run triple. McMullen mishandled a Billings grounded and Mincher scored. In the top of the second, Torborg hit a three run homer. After three: Texas 4 California 3. In the bottom of the fourth, Maddox got an RBI single. Burroughs did the same. Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the fifth. After six: Texas 6 California 3. Dave Sells took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, with runners at first and second and one out, Mel D Queen took the mound for the Angels and immediately walked Harrah to load the bases. Nelson hit a run-scoring single. Burroughs grounded into the 6-2 for the second out. Mincher then flew to leftto end the inning. The Rangers won the game with a 14 hit attack. Final score: Texas 7 California 3. PLAYER OF THE GAME Dick Bosman 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 6 Baltimore 2 Cleveland 9 Milwaukee 3 Oakland 9 Chicago 2 Game 1 Chicago 4 Oakland 3 10 innings Game 2 Boston 4 Detroit 2 Kansas City 4 Minnesota 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 5 Los Angeles 1 San Francisco 8 Cincinnati 1 New York 8 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 16 Montreal 4 St Louis 4 Chicago 3 San Diego 3 Atlanta 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Bobby Murcer New York Yankees 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Bill Melton Chicago White Sox 4 for 9, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R 3. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JUNE 30, 1972
The Rangers end their home stand and the month of June tonight with a game against the California Angels. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 47-24 at Minnesota 34-40 Milwaukee 30-44 at Boston 34-39 Baltimore 47-27 at Detroit 33-37 Cleveland 39-34 at New York 40-37 Oakland 39-36 at Chicago 38-36 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 46-29 at Montreal 36-39 St Louis 44-32 at Philadelphia 40-36 Chicago 39-36 at Pittsburgh 37-39 Atlanta 30-48 at Houston 36-43 Cincinnati 32-43 at San Diego 33-47 Los Angeles 44-33 at San Francisco 44-36 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (33-41) AT TEXAS RANGERS (27-46) MATCHUPS SP Alan Foster vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Texas C John Stephenson vs Hal King Advantage Push 1B Jim Spencer vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas 2B Sandy Alomar Sr vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push 3B Ken McMullen vs Dave Nelson Advantage California SS Syd O'Brien vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF Andy Kosco vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas RF Mickey Rivers vs Larry Biittner Advantage California Overall Advantage Texas In the bottom of the first, Burroughs delivered a two-run double. An RBI single by Mincher scored Burroughs. In the bottom of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Kubiak singled to score two. A wild pitch was followed by an intentional walk and again the bases were loaded with two out. Gogolewski went down swinging for the final out. After three: Texas 5 California 0. In the top of the fourth, the Angels loaded the bases with one out. But Stephenson grounded into the 5-4-3 to keep the shutout intact. In the top of the fifth, Spencer singled but Maddox threw O'Brien ou tat home as he was trying to score from second. In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. But King grounded into the 6-4-3 to end the inning. With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Mel D Queen took the mound for the Angels. After six: California 5 Texas 0. With one out in the top of the eighth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Dave Sells took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the eighth. Jim Shellenback took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth. The Rangers out hit the Angels 10-4 in the victory. Final score: Texas 5 California 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Bill Gogolewski 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 7 Minnesota 1 Boston 6 Milwaukee 2 10 innings Detroit 5 Baltimore 4 Cleveland 5 New York 1 Chicago 7 Oakland 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 6 New York 4 Philadelphia 2 St Louis 1 Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 3 Houston 7 Atlanta 3 San Diego 3 Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 10 Los Angeles 1 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox 2 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB 2. Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W 3. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk |
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JULY 1, 1972
The Rangers begin the month of July with a 13-game road trip. The Rangers went 2-5 on their last home stand. The road trip begins with four games in three days against the best team in baseball record-wise: the Kansas City Royals. The Royals lead the season series 6-0. AL Batter of the Month: RF Merv Rettunmond Baltimore Orioles NL Batter of the Month: LF Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs AL Pitcher of the Month: Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles NL Pitcher of the Month: George H Stone Atlanta Braves AL Rookie of the Month: RF Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians NL Rookie of the Month: CF Garry Maddox San Francisco Giants OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 30-45 at Boston 35-39 Baltimore 47-28 at Detroit 34-37 Cleveland 40-34 at New York 40-38 Minnesota 34-41 at Chicago 39-36 Oakland 39-37 at California 33-42 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 39-37 at Pittsburgh 38-39 St Louis 44-33 at Philadelphia 41-36 (2) Los Angeles 44-34 at San Francisco 45-36 New York 46-30 at Montreal 37-39 Atlanta 30-49 at Houston 37-43 Cincinnati 32-44 at San Diego 34-47 TEXAS RANGERS (28-46) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (48-24) MATCHUPS SP Rich Hand vs Roger Nelson Advantage Kansas City C Dick Billings 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 Richie Scheinblum Advantage Kansas City Overall Advantage Kansas City In the top of the first, Burroughs knocked Harrah in with a single. Still, every out of the inning was a RogerNelson K. Hand had a no-hitter through three. After three: Texas 1 Kansas City 0. In the top of the fourth, Mayberry broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff double. But he would be stranded atsecond. In the top of the fifth, it was a run-scoring single by Harrah that increased the Rangers lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Taylor got an RBI single. In the bottom of the sixth, the Royals loaded the bases with nobody out. The Royals then scored two on a Schaal two-bagger to take the lead. An intentional walk again loaded the bases with nobody out. Taylor flew to right without bringing in a run. One down. Roger Nelson flew to center and then Maddox threw Scheinblum out at home to end the inning. After six: Kansas City 3 Texas 2. In the top of the eighth with one out, Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals. In the bottom of the eighth with one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. In the top of the ninth, Ford hit a one out single but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Kubiak then grounded out to end the game. Final score: Kansas City 3 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Roger Nelson 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 3 Milwaukee 0 Detroit 6 Baltimore 2 New York 8 Cleveland 1 Minnesota 4 Chicago 2 Oakland 5 California 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3 11 innings St Louis 7 Philadelphia 1 Game 1 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 3 Game 2 Los Angeles 11 San Francisco 0 New York 8 Montreal 1 10 innings Houston 13 Atlanta 9 Cincinnati 3 San Diego 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W 2. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 4, RBI, 4 R, BB 3. George Hendrick Oakland Athletics 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB Ray Culp of the Boston Red Sox and Gary Nolan of the Cincinnati Reds each pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk Last edited by vrobx1; 02-16-2019 at 06:12 AM. |
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