Texas Rangers OOTP Anthology

[RobToxin]

For a whim, I am going to use this thread to post what happens when I go back to 1972, using OOTP 20, and follow the results of the Texas Rangers as well as the rest of the MLB.

Some things will be different in here than real world baseball (i.e. the Amateur Draft will take place in December, not June).

If people want, you can post here and root for your own teams.

Let's start with a season preview:

 

[RobToxin]

1972 TEXAS RANGERS
PRIMARY LINEUP
1. Elliott Maddox CF
2. Dave Nelson 2B
3. Jeff Burroughs RF
4. Frank Howard LF
5. Don Mincher 1B
6. Dick Billings C
7. Toby Harrah SS
8. Ted Kubiak 2B

ROTATION
1. Pete Broberg
2. Bill Gogoleswki
3. Dick Bosman
4. Don Stanhouse
5. Rich Hand

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore Orioles 94-68
New York Yankees 92-70
Boston Red Sox 85-77
Milwaukee Brewers 82-80
Cleveland Indians 80-82
Detroit Tigers 67-95

WEST
Kansas City Royals 95-67
Oakland Athletics 89-73
Chicago White Sox 85-77
Minnesota Twins 76-86
Texas Rangers 67-95
California Angels 63-99

TOP HITTERS
1. Ron Blomberg RF New York Yankees
2. Dick Allen 1B Chicago White Sox
3. Reggie Smith RF Boston Red Sox
4. Reggie Jackson RF Oakland Athletics
5. John Mayberry Sr 1B Kansas City Royals
6. Bobby Murcer CF New York Yankees
7. Dave May CF Milwaukee Brewers
8. Tommy Harper 3B Boston Red Sox
9. Merv Rettenmund RF Baltimore Orioles
10. Bill Melton 3B Chicago White Sox

TOP PITCHERS
1. Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers
2. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics
3. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox
4. Bruce Dal Canton Kansas City Royals
5. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians
6. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins
7. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles
8. Nolan Ryan California Angels
9. Mel Stottlemyre Sr New York Yankees
10. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
Pittsburgh Pirates 95-67
St Louis Cardinals 90-72
New York Mets 84-78
Chicago Cubs 81-81
Philadelphia Phillies 72-90
Montreal Expos 64-98

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 101-61
Los Angeles Dodgers 94-68
Atlanta Braves 78-84
Houston Astros 75-87
San Francisco Giants 72-90
San Diego Padres 70-92

TOP HITTERS
1. Hank Aaron 1B Atlanta Braves
2. Roberto Clemente RF Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Willie Stargell LF Pittsburgh Pirates
4. Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves
5. Pete Rose Sr LF Cincinnati Reds
6. Tony Perez 1B Cincinnati Reds
7. Billy L Williams LF Chicago Cubs
8. Joe L Morgan 2B Cincinnati Reds
9. Dusty Baker CF Atlanta Braves
10. Frank Robinson RF Los Angeles Dodgers

TOP PITCHERS
1. Tom Seaver New York Mets
2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals
5. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds
7. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies
8. Jon Matlack New York Mets
9. Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves
10. Jerry Koosman New York Mets

TOP PROSEPCTS
1. 3B Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
2. SP Rick Reuschel Chicago Cubs
3. 3B Buddy Bell Cleveland Indians
4. LF Dwight Evans Boston Red Sox
5. C Darrell Porter Milwaukee Braves
6. LF Gary Matthews Sr San Francisco Giants
7. SP Steve Busby Kansas City Royals
8. RF Richie Zisk Pittsburgh Pirates
9. SP J R Richard Houston Astros
10. SP Doc Medich New York Yankees

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 5, 1972
Today is Opening Day.

The Rangers will begin their inaugural season in Texas tomorrow.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no American League games scheduled today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 2 Cincinnati Reds 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 4, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R
2. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 9.0, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
3. Don Wilson Houston Astros 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 6, 1972
The Rangers began their inaugural season in Texas with a four-game home series against the Kansas City Royals.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox
California Angels at Minnesota Twins

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros 1-0 at Atlanta Braves

KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
MATCHUPS
SP Paul Splittorff vs Pete Broberg Advantage Kansas City
C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City
1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City
3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Kansas City
SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City
LF Richie Scheinblum vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City
RF Bob Oliver vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the first, Broberg struck out the side after Patek led off the game with a bunt single.

In the top of the second, the Royals loaded the bases with two out but Patek grounded to third and they came away empty.

In the top of the third, Mayberry put the Royals on the board first with a two-run homer 381 feet to right.

After three: Kansas City 2 Texas 0.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Kansas City 2 Texas 0.

In the top of the seventh, with a runner at second and one out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Rojas greeted him with an RBI double. Splittorff would pick up an RBI in the inning with an infield single to make the score 4-0.

In the top of the eighth, Otis sent one 388 feet to center with a man on first to make it 6-0. Mayberry scored on a wild pitch and it was 7-0. Pinch hitter Ron Hansen got in on the act with a sacrifice fly that made it 8-0.

Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth and he struck out the side.

But Splittorff went on to record the complete game shutout as the Royals out-hit the Rangers 14-4.

Final score: Kansas City 8 Texas 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Paul Splittorff 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 11 Detroit Tigers 4
Baltimore Orioles 3 New York Yankees 2
Chicago White Sox 10 Oakland Athletics 4
Minnesota Twins 5 California Angels 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 New York Mets 3
San Diego Padres 6 San Francisco Giants 1
Houston Astros 10 Atlanta Braves 5 11 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 6, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
2. Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
3. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 7, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the season-opening series in Texas between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. Yesterday, Paul Splittorff and the Royals shut out the Rangers.

The Rangers signed hitting coach Jonah Belveal to a 1-year, $3,560 per year contract, free agent RP Jerry Cram to a 1-year contract worth a total of $29,200 and free agent RP Dave Baldwin to a 1-year contract worth a total of $25,600.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 1-0 at New York Yankees 0-1
Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies at St Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds 0-1 at Los Angeles Dodgers

KANSAS CITY ROYALS (1-0) AT TEXAS RANGERS (0-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Drago vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Push
C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City
1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City
3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City
LF Richie Scheinblum vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City
RF Bob Oliver vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the first, Oliver hit a two-out RBI single.

In the top of the third, Otis stroked an RBI single.

In the bottom of the third, Maddox delivered an RBI single to give the Rangers their first ever run in Texas.

After three: Kansas City 2 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Gogolewski flew to center for the first out. Maddox grounded into the 1-2 fielder’s choice for the second out. With the Rangers in danger of blowing this opportunity, Nelson came through with a two-run single to give the Rangers their first ever lead as a Texas team.

That lead was very short-lived. In the top of the sixth, Oliver tied the game with an RBI triple. Schaal brought Oliver home with a single and the Royals had the lead back.

After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.

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

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

In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals.

The Rangers went into the bottom of the ninth still trailing by one. Alas, they went down in order and were now 0-2 on the season.

The Royals got ten hits in the victory.

Final score: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Drago 7.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 9 New York Yankees 6 10 innings
Cleveland Indians 1 Milwaukee Brewers 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 4 Chicago Cubs 1
Philadelphia Phillies 5 St Louis Cardinals 2
Cincinnati Reds 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
2. Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 2 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
3. Jim Colborn Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 8, 1972

Today is the third game in the season-opening series in Texas between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers are still looking for their first win.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 0-1 at Boston Red Sox 1-0
Baltimore Orioles 2-0 at New York Yankees 0-2
Cleveland Indians 1-0 at Milwaukee Brewers 0-1
Oakland Athletics 0-1 at Chicago White Sox 1-0
California Angels 0-1 at Minnesota Twins 1-0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 0-1 at Montreal Expos 1-0
New York Mets 0-1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0
Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at St Louis Cardinals 0-1
San Diego Padres 1-0 at San Francisco Giants 0-1
Houston Astros 2-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-1
Cincinnati Reds 1-1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-1

KANSAS CITY ROYALS (2-0) AT TEXAS RANGERS (0-2)
MATCHUPS
SP Roger Nelson vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push
C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City
1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City
3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City
LF Richie Scheinblum vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City
RF Bob Oliver vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Kansas City

In the top of the first, Otis put the Royals on the board with an RBI double. Oliver added a two-run homer with two out.

After three: Kansas City 3 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Kubiak went down on strikes for the first out. Bosman lined to center for the second out and then Otis threw Mincher out at home as he tagged up from third and the Rangers got nothing out of the bases loaded nobody out opportunity.

In the top of the fifth, Otis hit a three-run homer. With nobody out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Kansas City 6 Texas 0.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Oliver scored from third on a wild pitch. Roger Nelson added an RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner on first and two out, Mike Hedlund took the mound for the Royals.

The Rangers failed to score for the second time in three games. The Royals got 11 hits in the victory. Rangers hitter struck out ten times in the loss.

Final score: Kansas City 8 Texas 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Roger Nelson 7.2 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 5 Boston Red Sox 3
Baltimore Orioles 10 New York Yankees 3
Milwaukee Brewers 4 Cleveland Indians 0
Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland Athletics 4
California Angels 2 Minnesota Twins 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 7 Montreal Expos 0
New York Mets 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 0
St Louis Cardinals 3 Philadelphia Phillies 0
San Diego Padres 4 San Francisco Giants 2
Houston Astros 3 Atlanta Braves 1 12 innings
Cincinnati Reds 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W
2. Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W
3. Reggie Cleveland St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W

Gary Ryerson of the Milwaukee Brewers pitched a complete game shutout.

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 9, 1972
Today is the final game in the season-opening series in Texas between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers will try to avoid being handed a four-game sweep. The Rangers have been shut out twice in the first three games of this series.

St Louis Cardinals 1B Donn Clendenon announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 1-1 at Boston Red Sox 1-1
Baltimore Orioles 3-0 at New York Yankees 0-3
Cleveland Indians 1-1 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-1
Oakland Athletics 0-2 at Chicago White sox 2-0
California Angels 1-1 at Minnesota Twins 1-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 2-0 at San Francisco Giants 0-2 (2)
Houston Astros 3-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-2 (2)
New York Mets 1-1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1
Chicago Cubs 1-1 at Montreal Expos 1-1
Philadelphia Phillies 1-1 at St Louis Cardinals 1-1
Cincinnati Reds 2-1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-2

KANSAS CITY ROYALS (3-0) AT TEXAS RANGERS (0-3)
The game was cancelled due to bad weather and was rescheduled for August 11 as part of a double header.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 6 Boston Red Sox 5
New York Yankees 7 Baltimore Orioles 0
Milwaukee Brewers 9 Cleveland Indians 0
Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland Athletics 2
Minnesota Twins 8 California Angels 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 2 San Diego Padres 1 Game 1
San Francisco Giants 6 San Diego Padres 5 Game 2
Atlanta Braves 7 Houston Astros 6 Game 1
Atlanta Braves 9 Houston Astros 7 Game 2
New York Mets 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Montreal Expos 4 Chicago Cubs 2
Philadelphia Phillies 7 St Louis Cardinals 1
Cincinnati Reds 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants 3 for 8, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R
2. Darrell Evans Atlanta Braves 4 for 8, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
3. Bill Parsons Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W

Doc Medich of the New York Yankees pitched a complete game shutout.

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 10, 1972
The Rangers had the day off.

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 1B Norm Cash Detroit Tigers

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CF Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore Orioles 3-1
Milwaukee Brewers 2-1
Detroit Tigers 2-1
Boston Red Sox 1-2
Cleveland Indians 1-2
New York Yankees 1-3

WEST
Kansas City Royals 3-0
Chicago White Sox 3-0
Minnesota Twins 2-1
California Angels 1-2
Oakland Athletics 0-3
Texas Rangers 0-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
Philadelphia Phillies 2-1
New York Mets 2-1
Montreal Expos 2-1
Chicago Cubs 1-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2
St Louis Cardinals 1-2

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 3-1
Houston Astros 3-2
San Diego Padres 2-2
Atlanta Braves 2-2
San Francisco Giants 2-2
Los Angeles Dodgers 0-3

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVG
Dave Nelson .455
Toby Harrah .400
Dick Billings .273

HOME RUNS
None

RUNS BATTED IN
Dave Nelson 2
Elliott Maddox 1

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Mike Paul 0.00
Pete Broberg 2.84
Bill Gogolewski 5.68

WINS
None

STRIKEOUTS
Pete Broberg 7
Bill Gogolewski 5
Dick Bosman 4

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 3 11th
Batting AVG .216 11th
On-Base PCT .290 10th
OPS .517 11th
Batting WAR -0.5 11th
wOBA .240 11th
Home Runs 0 t-10th
Stolen Bases 2 t-4th
Base Running -1.0 11th
Runs against 20 11th
Starters ERA 6.48 10th
Bullpen ERA 6.10 10th
FIP 4.44 10th
Pitching WAR 0.0 11th
Strikeouts 23 t-1st
Defensive Eff. .621 11th
Zone Rating -3.1 12th
Errors 2 t-4th

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 at Baltimore Orioles 3-1
Chicago White Sox 3-0 at Minnesota Twins 2-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 2-1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-1
San Diego Padres 2-2 at Houston Astros 3-2
Atlanta Braves 2-2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-3

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 7 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Minnesota Twins 6 Chicago White Sox 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 5 Philadelphia 4 13 innings
San Diego Padres 7 Houston Astros 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Atlanta Braves 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Al Downing Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER. 1 BB, 7 K, W
2. Tom Phoebus San Diego Padres 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
3. Barry Lersch Philadelphia Phillies 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 11, 1972
The Rangers begin an 8-game road trips with a three-game series in Oakland against the defending American League West Champion Athletics. Both teams have begun the season 0-3. The Rangers were outscored 20-3 in their season-opening series against the Kansas City Royals.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 1-2 at Cleveland Indians 1-2
New York Yankees 1-3 at Detroit Tigers 2-1
Chicago White Sox 3-1 at Minnesota Twins 3-1
California Angels 1-2 at Kansas City Royals 3-0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 1-2 at New York Mets 2-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2 at Chicago Cubs 1-2
San Francisco Giants 2-2 at Cincinnati Reds 3-1
San Diego Padres 3-2 at Houston Astros 3-3
Atlanta Braves 2-3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1-3

TEXAS RANGERS (0-3) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-3)
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Vida Blue Advantage Oakland
C Dick Billings vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
1B Don Mincher vs Mike Epstein Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick Green Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Toby Harrah vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Frank Howard vs Joe Rudi Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Angel Mangual Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the top of the first, Burroughs put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single.

After three: Texas 1 Oakland 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Athletics loaded the bases with nobody out. Rudi went down on strikes for the first out. Tenace then grounded into the 5-4-3 to get the Rangers out of the jam without allowing a run.

In the top of the fifth, Green left the game with an upper body injury and was replaced by Larry Brown. Burroughs hit an RBI single with runners at the corners and two out.

After six: Texas 2 Oakland 0.

In the top of the eighth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. But would get nothing as Kubiak flew out to left to retire the side.

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers had a runner at first and one out. The Athletics went to the bullpen and called on Diego Segui to pitch. With runners at second and third and two out, Campaneris muffed a Howard grounder and Maddox scored to make it 3-0.

In the bottom of the ninth, with runners at first and second and two out, Mangual put the Athletics on the board with an RBI double. With runners at second and third and two out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers to face pinch hitter Dave Duncan. Pina struck out Duncan on three pitches and the Rangers had their first ever victory.

The Rangers got ten hits in the win.

Final score: Texas 3 Oakland 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 8.2 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 4 Boston Red Sox 3
New York Yankees 4 Detroit Tigers 1
Minnesota Twins 5 Chicago White Sox 4
California Angels 1 Kansas City Royals 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 4 St Louis Cardinals 3
Chicago Cubs 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Cincinnati Reds 5 San Francisco Giants 1
Houston Astros 8 San Diego Padres 3
Atlanta Braves 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros 4 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Joe Decker Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W
3. Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R

Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitched a complete game shutout.

 

[PickleRick]

This is such a noble cause. I really wish there was a way for you to truly pull this off.

 

[RobToxin]

This is such a noble cause. I really wish there was a way for you to truly pull this off.

Given the real life history of the Rangers, one playoff appearance before 1996 makes this a success.

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 12, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the three-game series in Oakland between the Rangers and the Athletics. The defending AL West Champions have stumbled out to an 0-4 start to the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 2-2 at Baltimore Orioles 4-1
Boston Red Sox 1-3 at Cleveland Indians 2-2
Chicago White Sox 3-2 at Minnesota Twins 4-1
California Angels 2-2 at Kansas City Royals 3-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-3 at Chicago Cubs 2-2
Montreal Expos 3-1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-2
San Francisco Giants 2-3 at Cincinnati Reds 4-1
San Diego Padres 3-3 at Houston Astros 4-3
Atlanta Braves 3-3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1-4

TEXAS RANGERS (1-3) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-4)
MATCHUPS
SP Bill Gogolewski vs Blue Moon Odom Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Gene Tenace Advantage Oakland
1B Don Mincher vs Mike Epstein Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Tim Cullen Advantage Texas
3B Dave Nelson vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Toby Harrah vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Frank Howard vs Joe Rudi Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Angel Mangual Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the bottom of the first, Howard threw Campaneris out at home after he had tagged up at third on a Bando flyout.

Odom had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 0 Oakland 0.

In the top of the fourth, Harrah got the Rangers first hit of the game with a two-out single.

In the bottom of the sixth, Campaneris scored then game’s first run when, as he was trying to steal third, Billings threw the ball past Nelson and into left field, allowing Campaneris to come home.

After six: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, Mincher put the Rangers in the lead with a two-out, two-run double.

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

Bob Locker took the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Athletics put the tying run on first but Mangual flew out to center to end the game.

The Rangers won despite being held to just two hits.

Final score: Texas 2 Oakland 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Blue Moon Odom 8.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 4 Milwaukee Brewers 0
Boston Red Sox 9 Cleveland Indians 2
Chicago White Sox 8 Minnesota Twins 2
Kansas City Royals 5 California Angels 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Chicago Cubs 1
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Montreal Expos 5 11 innings
San Francisco Giants 4 Cincinnati Reds 0
San Diego Padres 5 Houston Astros 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Atlanta Braves 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, W
2. Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox 3 for 5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
3. Steve Stone San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W

 

[RobToxin]

I have actually played out the 1972 season a couple times before. The real-life Oakland Athletics won the World Series that year but they always struggle in this game

The game engine puts a lot of emphasis on team chemistry and gives the Athletics a poor team chemistry grade, thus hindering their performance. On the other hand, the Dodgers have a great team chemistry score, which causes them to do better in this game than they did in real life.

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 13, 1972
Tonight is the final game of the three-game series in Oakland between the Rangers and the Athletics. The Rangers will try to complete the unlikely sweep. The defending AL West Champions have started the season 0-5 and have scored just two runs against the Rangers in the first two games of this series combined.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 2-3 at Baltimore Orioles 5-1
Boston Red Sox 2-3 at Cleveland Indians 2-3
New York Yankees 2-3 at Detroit Tigers 2-2
Chicago White Sox 4-2 at Minnesota Twins 4-2
California Angels 2-3 at Kansas City Royals 4-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 1-3 at New York Mets 3-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-3 at Chicago Cubs 2-3
San Francisco Giants 3-3 at Cincinnati Reds 4-2
San Diego Padres 4-3 at Houston Astros 4-4

TEXAS RANGERS (2-3) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-5)
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Catfish Hunter Advantage Oakland
C Dick Billings vs Dave Duncan Advantage Oakland
1B Don Mincher vs Mike Epstein Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Tim Cullen Advantage Texas
3B Dave Nelson vs Sal Bando Advantage Oakland
SS Toby Harrah vs Bert Campaneris Advantage Oakland
LF Frank Howard vs Joe Rudi Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Angel Mangual Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Jackson Advantage Oakland
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the bottom of the third, Bando put the Athletics on the board with a two-out RBI single.

After three: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Howard tied the game with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, Howard threw Rudi out at home after he tagged up at third on a Mangual lineout to left.

In the bottom of the fifth, with runners at second and third and two out, Rudi beat out an infield single to score Epstein and give the Athletics the lead back.

After six: Oakland 2 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Reggie Jackson blasted one 412 feet to right center with two men on base and one out. That ended the game for Bosman as Mike Paul immediately took the mound for the Rangers.

That home run secured the Athletics first win of the season. The Athletics got a total of 12 hits in the game.

Final score: Oakland 5 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Catfish Hunter 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 5 Milwaukee Brewers 0
Boston Red Sox 9 Cleveland Indians 4
New York Yankees 10 Detroit Tigers 0
Minnesota Twins 8 Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City Royals 7 California Angels 4 10 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 2 St Louis Cardinals 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 12 Chicago Cubs 6
Cincinnati Reds 5 San Francisco Giants 4
Houston Astros 6 San Diego Padres 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W
3. Fritz Peterson New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, W

 

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APRIL 14, 1972
The Rangers remain in the state of California as they continue their road trip with a three-game series against the Angels. The Rangers are currently 2-1 on this road trip after taking two out of three from the Athletics in Oakland in a series that saw the loser of each game held to just one run. This is the first home series of the season for the Angels. Through six games, the Angels have committed the fewest errors of any team in the American League.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 3-3 at Detroit Tigers 2-3
New York Yankees 3-3 at Baltimore Orioles 6-1
Chicago White Sox 4-3 at Kansas City Royals 5-1
Minnesota Twins 5-2 at Oakland Athletics 1-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 3-3 at New York Mets 4-1
Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 at Chicago Cubs 2-4
Los Angeles Dodgers 2-4 at Cincinnati Reds 5-2
Montreal Expos 3-2 at St Louis Cardinals 1-4
Atlanta Braves 3-4 at San Diego Padres 4-4

TEXAS RANGERS (2-4) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (2-4)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Rudy May Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs John Stephenson Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Toby Harrah vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Push
LF Frank Howard vs Vada Pinson Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Push
RF Ted Ford vs Leroy Stanton Advantage California
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out but came away empty when May struck out Billings to retire the side.

After three: Texas 0 California 0.

Each team had four hits through six innings.

After six: Texas 0 California 0.

In the top of the seventh, with runners at second and third and two out, Maddox got ahead in the count 3-1 and took advantage of the situation, putting the Rangers on the board with a two-run double. Nelson followed with a single that scored Maddox.

Spencer led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run that put the Angels on the board. Paul Lindblad then replaced Stanhouse on the mound for the Rangers.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Angels had runners on the corners with one out and the Rangers went to the bullpen and called on Horacio Pina to try to maintain the lead. Pina got Stanton to ground into the 6-4-3 to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, with runners at the corners and nobody out, Maddox brought Ford home when he grounded into a 6-4 fielder’s choice.

With a three-run lead, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth. With runners at first and second and two out, Alomar harmlessly grounded to second to end the game.

Final score: Texas 4 California 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Stanhouse 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 6 Detroit Tigers 1
Baltimore Orioles 1 New York Yankees 0
Chicago White Sox 9 Kansas City Royals 4
Oakland Athletics 10 Minnesota Twins 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 New York Mets 3
Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2 10 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Cincinnati Reds 1
St Louis Cardinals 5 Montreal Expos 4 11 innings
Atlanta Braves 4 San Diego Padres 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Frank Robinson Los Angeles Dodgers 4 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
2. Dave McNally Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
3. Marty Pattin Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W

 

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APRIL 15, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the three-game series in California between the Rangers and the Angels. The 3-4 Rangers have held their opponents to a single run in all three of their victories. Last night’s loss dropped the Angels into a last place tie with the Oakland Athletics in the AL West standings.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 3-4 at Baltimore Orioles 7-1
Milwaukee Brewers 2-4 at Cleveland Indians 2-4
Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Detroit Tigers 2-4
Chicago White Sox 5-3 at Kansas City Royals 5-2
Minnesota Twins 5-3 at Oakland Athletics 2-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at New York Mets 4-2
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-4 at Cincinnati Reds 5-3
Philadelphia Phillies 3-3 at Chicago Cubs 3-4
Montreal Expos 3-3 at St Louis Cardinals 2-4
San Francisco Giants 3-4 at Houston Astros 5-4
Atlanta Braves 4-4 at San Diego Padres 4-5

TEXAS RANGERS (3-4) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (2-5)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Alan Foster Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs John Stephenson Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Toby Harrah vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Push
LF Frank Howard vs Vada Pinson Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

In the bottom of the first, with a runner on second and two out, McMullen took the first pitch he saw 376 feet to left to give the Angels a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, McMullen picked up another RBI, this time with a sacrifice fly.

After three: California 3 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Foster brought Spencer home from third with an infield single. Alomar followed with his own RBI single. The Angels then took advantage of an error to load the bases with nobody out. Pinson flew to left for the first out and not deep enough to bring in a run. McMullen then grounded into the 5-4-3 to end the inning.

In the top of the fifth, trailing 5-0, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Mincher then brought a pair home with a base hit up the middle.

In the top of the sixth, the Rangers got a little closer thanks to an RBI triple from Kubiak. Nelson then brought Kubiak home with a two out single to make it a one-run game.

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

After six: California 5 Texas 4.

After Howard led off the top of the seventh with a single, Eddie Fisher took the mound for the Angels. With runners at first and second and two out, Kubiak singled to center. Howard headed home for second to tie the game but was thrown out at the plate by Berry to retire the side.

After pinch hitter Larry Biittner led off the top of the eighth with a single, Lloyd Allen took the mound for the Angels. The Rangers would strand a pair in this inning as well.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. He retired the Angels in order to keep the deficit at a single run.

But the Rangers went down in order in the top of the ninth, failing to complete the comeback after falling behind 5-0.

The two teams combined for 22 hits in the contest.

Final score: California 5 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ken McMullen 1 for 2, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 6 Baltimore Orioles 5
Cleveland Indians 3 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Boston Red Sox 2 Detroit Tigers 0
Kansas City Royals 8 Chicago White Sox 6
Minnesota Twins 4 Oakland Athletics 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Cincinnati Reds 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Chicago Cubs 8 Philadelphia Phillies 0
Montreal Expos 4 St Louis Cardinals 0
San Francisco Giants 2 Houston Astros 1
Atlanta Braves 4 San Diego Padres 3 10 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Steve Renko Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
2. Gary Gentry New York Mets 8.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
3. Paul Schaal Kansas City Royals 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Ray Culp of the Boston Red Sox pitched a complete game shutout.

 

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APRIL 16, 1972
Today is the rubber match in the three-game series in California between the Rangers and the Angels. The Rangers are 0-5 when allowing more than one run in a game.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 4-4 at Baltimore Orioles 7-2 (2)
Chicago White Sox 5-4 at Kansas City Royals 6-2 (2)
Milwaukee Brewers 2-5 at Cleveland Indians 3-4 (2)
Boston Red Sox 5-3 at Detroit Tigers 2-5
Minnesota Twins 6-3 at Oakland Athletics 2-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 5-4 at San Diego Padres 4-4 (2)
Pittsburgh Pirates 4-4 at New York Mets 5-2
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-5 at Cincinnati Reds 6-3
Philadelphia Phillies 3-4 at Chicago Cubs 4-4
San Francisco Giants 4-4 at Houston Astros 5-5
Montreal Expos 4-3 at St Louis Cardinals 2-5

TEXAS RANGERS (3-5) AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS (3-5)
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Nolan Ryan Advantage California
C Hal King vs Jeff Torborg Advantage Texas
1B Don Mincher vs Andy Kosco Advantage Texas
2B Ted Kubiak vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Toby Harrah vs Leo Cardenas Advantage Push
LF Frank Howard vs Vada Pinson Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, Howard put the Rangers on the board with a two-out RBI single.

Broberg had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 1 California 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, McMullen got a two-out single for the Angels first hit of the game.

After six: Texas 1 California 0.

In the top of the seventh, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Ryan set Broberg down on strikes for the second out. Maddox was next and he worked the count full and then took ball four to force Harrah home with a run. Nelson then grounded to third to retire the side.

Leading off the bottom of the seventh, McMullen flexed his muscle again, sending an 0-1 pitch 360 feet to put the Angels on the board.

But, in the top of the eighth, Mincher came to bat with the bases empty and two out and took Ryan 359 feet to right for the first ever home run in Texas Rangers history. Ryan then walked Harrah and was replaced by Mel D Queen who gave up a hit before stranding runners at the corners.

Dave Sells took the mound for the Angels in the top of the ninth. Howard then put the icing on the cake with a two-out, two-run single.

Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth with the task to protect a four-run lead. Pinson would score from third on a Stanton groundout to short. With runners at the corners and two out, Kosco lined to second to end the game.

Final score: Texas 5 California 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 7 Baltimore Orioles 3 Game 1
New York Yankees 6 Baltimore Orioles 1 Game 2
Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City Royals 2 Game 1
Kansas City Royals 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Game 2
Cleveland Indians 7 Milwaukee Brewers 4 Game 1
Cleveland Indians 6 Milwaukee Brewers 1 Game 2
Detroit Tigers 8 Boston Red Sox 2
Oakland Athletics 7 Minnesota Twins 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 2 San Diego Padres 0 Game 1
San Diego Padres 4 Atlanta Braves 2 Game 2
New York Mets 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Cincinnati Reds 3
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Chicago Cubs 4
San Francisco Giants 5 Houston Astros 3
Montreal Expos 11 St Louis Cardinals 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe Ferguson Los Angeles Dodgers 2 for 2, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB
2. Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W
3. Bob Bailey Montreal Expos 2 for 3, HR, 5 RBI, R, 2 BB

 

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APRIL 17, 1972
The Rangers had the day off.

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RF Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LF Billy L Williams Chicago Cubs

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore Orioles 7-4
New York Yankees 6-4
Boston Red Sox 5-4
Cleveland Indians 5-4
Detroit Tigers 3-5
Milwaukee Brewers 2-7

WEST
Kansas City Royals 7-3
Minnesota Twins 6-4
Chicago White Sox 6-5
Texas Rangers 4-5
Oakland Athletics 3-6
California Angels 3-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York Mets 6-2
Montreal Expos 5-3
Philadelphia Phillies 4-4
Pittsburgh Pirates 4-5
Chicago Cubs 4-5
St Louis Cardinals 2-6

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 6-4
San Francisco Giants 5-4
Atlanta Braves 6-5
Houston Astros 5-6
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-5
San Diego Padres 5-7

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVG
Toby Harrah .375
Dave Nelson .333
Don Mincher .250

HOME RUNS
Don Mincher 1

RUNS BATTED IN
Elliott Madox and Don Mincher 5
Two tied at 4

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Pete Broberg 1.57
Bill Gogolewski 3.38
Dick Bosman 9.58

WINS
Pete Broberg 2
Bill Gogolewski and Don Stanhouse 1

STRIKEOUTS
Pete Broberg 12
Dick Bosman 9
Bill Gogolewski 7

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 22 12th
Batting AVG .225 9th
On-Base PCT .319 7th
OPS .584 12th
Batting WAR 0.2 11th
wOBA .269 12th
Home Runs 1 12th
Stolen Bases 8 4th
Base Running -0.9 9th
Runs against 35 6th
Starters ERA 4.06 8th
Bullpen ERA 3.38 t-6th
FIP 3.96 10th
Pitching WAR 0.7 10th
Strikeouts 49 8th
Defensive Eff. .687 7th
Zone Rating +0.4 10th
Errors 5 t-2nd

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 5-4 at Boston Red Sox 5-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 2-6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4-4
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-5 at Atlanta Braves 6-5
San Francisco Giants 5-4 at Houston Astros 5-6

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 4 Cleveland Indians 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 2 St Louis Cardinals 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Atlanta Braves 2
Houston Astros 6 San Francisco Giants 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W
2. Ken Forsch Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Ron Reed Atlanta Braves 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K

 

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APRIL 18, 1972
The Rangers will conclude their eight-game road trip with a two-game series in Chicago against the White Sox. The Rangers are 4-2 so far on this road trip. The White Sox are 3-0 at home to start the season. The White Sox have scored the most runs in the American League so far in this early part of the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 5-5 at Boston Red Sox 6-4
Detroit Tigers 3-5 at Baltimore Orioles 7-4
Milwaukee Brewers 2-7 at New York Yankees 6-4
Minnesota Twins 6-4 at California Angels 3-6
Kansas City Royals 7-3 at Oakland Athletics 3-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 6-2 at Montreal Expos 5-3
Chicago Cubs 4-5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4-5
Los Angeles Dodgers 5-5 at Atlanta Braves 6-6
St Louis Cardinals 2-7 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-4
Houston Astros 6-6 at Cincinnati Reds 6-4
San Francisco Giants 5-5 at San Diego Padres 5-7

TEXAS RANGERS (4-5) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (6-5)
MATCHUPS
SP Bill Gogolewski vs Mike W Thompson Advantage Texas
C Dick Billings vs Ed Hermann Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Ted Kubiak vs Mike Andrews Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Toby Harrah vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Carlos May Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Jay Johnstone Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the first, Burroughs sent a blast 403 feet with a man on first to put the Rangers on the board.

In the bottom of the first, May tied the game with his own 405 foot blast with a man on first.

In the bottom of the second, May gave the White Sox the lead with a two-out RBI single.

In the top of the third, Mincher tied the game with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Texas 3 Chicago 3.

In the top of the fourth, the Rangers recaptured the lead as Harrah scored from third on Maddox groundout to third.

In the bottom of the fourth, Carlos May struck again. With runners at the corners and two out, he brought both runners home with a double to give the White Sox the lead back. This left him needing only a triple to hit for the cycle.

In the bottom of the fifth, Andrews hit an RBI single. With a runner at first and one out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Chicago 6 Texas 4.

After a leadoff walk in the top of the eighth, Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the eighth. With runners at first and second and one out, May came to bat for the last time in the game, needing a triple to complete the cycle. Alas, May singled to right and then Burroughs threw Morales out at home as he was trying to score from second.

Down by two, the Rangers went down in order in the top of the ninth.

The White Sox got 12 hits in the contest, a third of them coming from Carlos May.

Final score: Chicago 6 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Carlos May 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 7 Cleveland Indians 5
Baltimore Orioles 5 Detroit Tigers 0
Milwaukee Brewers 2 New York Yankees 1
Minnesota Twins 1 California Angels 0
Kansas City Royals 5 Oakland Athletics 3 18 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 8 Montreal Expos 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Chicago Cubs 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 9 Atlanta Braves 3
St Louis Cardinals 8 Philadelphia Phillies 6 10 innings
Cincinnati Reds 2 Houston Astros 1
San Diego Padres 5 San Francisco Giants 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Carlos May Chicago White Sox 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R
2. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W
3. Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Jim Kaat of the Minnesota Twins pitched a complete game shutout.

 

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APRIL 19, 1972
Today in Chicago, the Rangers will complete their eight-game road trip with a contest against the White Sox. The White Sox are now 4-0 at home to start the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 5-6 at Boston Red Sox 7-4
Milwaukee Brewers 3-7 at New York Yankees 6-5
Kansas City Royals 8-3 at Oakland Athletics 3-7 (2)
Detroit Tigers 3-6 at Baltimore Orioles 8-4
Minnesota Twins 7-4 at California Angels 3-7

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 7-2 at Montreal Expos 5-4
St Louis Cardinals 3-7 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-5
Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 at Atlanta Braves 6-7
Houston Astros 6-7 at Cincinnati Reds 7-4
Chicago Cubs 4-6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-5
San Francisco Giants 5-6 at San Diego Padres 6-7

TEXAS RANGERS (4-6) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (7-5)
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Stan Bahnsen Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Ed Hermann Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Dick Allen Advantage Chicago
2B Ted Kubiak vs Mike Andrews Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Bill Melton Advantage Chicago
SS Toby Harrah vs Rich Morales Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Carlos May Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Jay Johnstone Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Pat H Kelly Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the second, the White Sox loaded the bases with one out. Morales popped up along the first base side for the second out. Bosman then struck out Bahnsen to get out of the jam.

In the bottom of the third, Allen put the White Sox on the board with an RBI double. Hermann brought Allen home with a single. An infield hit by Andrews loaded the bases with one out. Johnstone brought Melton home with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Chicago 3 Texas 0.

The pitchers dominated the middle innings.

After six: Chicago 3 Texas 0.

In the top of the eighth, the Rangers finally got on the board when pinch hitter Larry Biittner hit a two-out RBI single. Maddox then brought Biittner home from second with his own single and just like that it was a one-run game.

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

Howard led off the top of the ninth with a home run to tie the game. Two more single put runners at first and second with nobody out and Steve Kealey was called on to pitch for the White Sox. Kealey struck out the side and the game went into the bottom of the ninth tied 3-3.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. The White Sox got an infield single by pinch hitter Rick Reichardt but that was all.

After nine: Texas 3 Chicago 3.

Cy Acosta took the mound for the White Sox in the top of the tenth. The Rangers put runners at the corners with one out but neither Frank Howard nor Don Mincher could bring a runner home.

In the bottom of the tenth, with a runner on first and one out, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers and kept the runner from advancing.

In the top of the eleventh, with a runner on first and one out, Dave Lemonds took the mound for the White Sox. A couple errors later and the bases were loaded with one out. Elliott Maddox then reached on an error, allowing Harrah to score from third to give the Rangers the lead. Nelson flew out to center for the second out. Burroughs also flew out to center to retire the side.

With the Rangers up 4-3 in the bottom of the eleventh, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Cox set the White Sox down in order and the Rangers had a come-from-behind win.

The two teams combined for 22 hits. The White Sox committed four error in the loss.

Final score: Texas 4 Chicago 3 11 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Stan Bahnsen 8.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 7 Boston Red Sox 2
Milwaukee Brewers 4 New York Yankees 2
Kansas City Royals 7 Oakland Athletics 0 Game 1
Oakland Athletics 3 Kansas City Royals 2 Game 2
Detroit Tigers 5 Baltimore Orioles 2
California Angels 5 Minnesota Twins 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 6 Montreal Expos 1
St Louis Cardinals 9 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Atlanta Braves 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Cincinnati Reds 4 Houston Astros 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Chicago Cubs 4
San Diego Padres 6 San Francisco Giants 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill Greif San Diego Padres 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W
2. Bruce Dal Canton Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
3. George H Stone Atlanta Braves 8.1 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W