Texas Rangers OOTP Anthology

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APRIL 20, 1972
After going 5-3 on their road trip, the Rangers had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore Orioles 8-5
Boston Red Sox 7-5
New York Yankees 6-6
Cleveland Indians 6-6
Detroit Tigers 4-6
Milwaukee Brewers 4-7

WEST
Kansas City Royals 9-4
Minnesota Twins 7-5
Chicago White Sox 7-6
Texas Rangers 5-6
California Angels 4-7
Oakland Athletics 4-8

EAST
New York Mets 8-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5
Montreal Expos 5-5
Philadelphia Phillies 5-6
Chicago Cubs 4-7
St Louis Cardinals 4-7

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 8-4
Los Angeles Dodgers 6-6
Atlanta Braves 7-7
San Diego Padres 7-7
Houston Astros 6-8
San Francisco Giants 5-7

HOME RUNS
Jeff Burroughs, Frank Howard and Don Mincher 1

RUNS BATTED IN
Elliott Maddox 8
Don Mincher 6
Frank Howard 5

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Pete Broberg 1.57
Bill Gogolewski 5.60
Dick Bosman 7.27

WINS
Pete Broberg 2
Three tied at 1

STRIKEOUTS
Pete Broberg 17
Dick Bosman 14
Bill Gogolewski 12

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 30 t-10th
Batting AVG .232 9th
On-Base PCT .316 6th
OPS .604 10th
Batting WAR 0.5 11th
wOBA .277 10th
Home Runs 3 12th
Stolen Bases 9 t-4th
Base Running -1.0 8th
Runs against 44 5th
Starters ERA 4.57 10th
Bullpen ERA 2.48 5th
FIP 3.65 8th
Pitching WAR 1.0 7th
Strikeouts 63 9th
Defensive Eff. .676 9th
Zone Rating -0.9 10th
Errors 7 t-2nd

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 4-7 at New York Yankees 6-6
Detroit Tigers 4-6 at Baltimore Orioles 8-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 6-6 at Atlanta Braves 7-7
Chicago Cubs 4-7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5
San Francisco Giants 5-7 at San Diego Padres 7-7

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 5 Milwaukee Brewers 0
Baltimore Orioles 5 Detroit Tigers 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Chicago Cubs 11 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
San Francisco Giants 4 San Diego Padres 2 10 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim L Hickman Chicago Cubs 3 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Steve Kline New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, W
3. Bob D Johnson Pittsburgh Pirates 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

 

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APRIL 21, 1972
The Rangers begin an 11-game home stand with a four-game series against the California Angels. The Rangers are still looking for their first ever home win. The Angels are 2-4 on the season on the road. California and Texas are tied for the fewest runs scored in the American League. The Angels have committed the fewest errors in the American League. The Rangers lead the season series between these two teams 2-1.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 9-5 at Cleveland Indians 6-6
New York Yankees 7-6 at Boston Red Sox 7-5
Detroit Tigers 4-7 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-8
Kansas City Royals 9-4 at Chicago White Sox 7-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 5-7 at New York Mets 8-2
St Louis Cardinals 4-7 at Montreal Expos 5-5
Pittsburgh Pirates 6-6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-6
Cincinnati Reds 8-4 at Atlanta Braves 8-7
San Diego Padres 7-8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6-7
Houston Astros 6-8 at San Francisco Giants 6-7

CALIFORNIA ANGELS (4-7) AT TEXAS RANGERS (5-6)
SP Nolan Ryan vs Pete Broberg Advantage California
C John Stephenson 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 Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, on a full count pitch, Spencer hit a two-out solo home run to put the Angels on the board.

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

After three: California 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fifth, with runners at second and third and two out, Alomar, who was only hitting .184 to start the season, singled to left to score both runners and give Nolan Ryan a three-run lead.

After six: California 3 Texas 0.

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

After a leadoff single by Nolan Ryan in the top of the eighth, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers. With Ryan still at first and two out, Spencer brought the Angels pitcher home with a double.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth.

Meanwhile, Nolan Ryan went on to get the complete game shutout.

Final score: California 4 Texas 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Nolan Ryan 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 3 Cleveland Indians 0
New York Yankees 19 Boston Red Sox 4
Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City Royals 2
Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 2 11 innings
Montreal Expos 12 St Louis Cardinals 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Cincinnati Reds 10 Atlanta Braves 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 San Diego Padres 2
Houston Astros 5 San Francisco Giants 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Blomberg New York Yankees 3 for 4, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R
2. Horace Clarke New York Yankees 5 for 5, 2B, RBI, 5 R, 2 BB
3. Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

 

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APRIL 22, 1972
Today is the second game in the four-game series in Texas between the Rangers and the California Angels. Last night was the third time in four home games the Rangers were shut out.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 8-6 at Boston Red Sox 7-6
Baltimore Orioles 10-5 at Cleveland Indians 6-7
Detroit Tigers 4-7 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-8 (2)
Kansas City Royals 9-5 at Chicago White Sox 8-6
Oakland Athletics 4-8 at Minnesota Twins 7-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 4-8 at Montreal Expos 6-5
Chicago Cubs 5-8 at New York Mets 9-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-7
Houston Astros 7-8 at San Francisco Giants 6-8
Cincinnati Reds 9-4 at Atlanta Braves 8-8
San Diego Padres 7-9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7-7

CALIFORNIA ANGELS (5-7) AT TEXAS RANGERS (5-7)
MATCHUPS
SP Clyde Wright vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Push
C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Jim Spencer vs Don Mincher Advantage Texas
2B San 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 Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Ted Ford Advantage California
Overall Advantage California

In the bottom of the second, Billings beat out the 5-4-3 with runners at the corners, scoring Mincher with the game’s first run. Ford brought Billings all the way home from first with a two-out double.

After three: Texas 2 California 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Pinson threw Ford out at home after he had tagged up at third on a Maddox flyout to left.

In the bottom of the sixth, Billings picked up a two-out RBI single. Kubiak followed with one of his own. Stanhouse came to bat with the bases loaded and two out but he lined to left to end the inning.

After six: Texas 4 California 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers assault continued with an RBI single by Howard. With runners at first and second and nobody out, Tom Murphy took the mound for the Angels. The Rangers would load the bases with one out for Billings. Billings would get his third RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly. A walk to Kubiak reloaded the bases with two out. Ford then beat out an infield single and another run scored. Stanhouse grounded to third but McMullen’s throw pulled Spencer off the bag. The play was recorded as an error and Harrah scored another Texas run. Finally, Maddox grounded to short to end the inning.

Stanhouse would not get the complete game shutout. After a one out single in the top of the eighth, he was pulled and Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers. Pinch hitter Billy Cowan hit a two-out triple to put the Angels on the board. Stanton followed with a single to score Cowan. Pinch hitter Andy Kosco hit a two-run double and things started to get interesting. With a runner at third and to out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers and got Alomar to fly out to retire the side.

With the score 8-4 in favor of the Rangers, Dave Sells took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the eighth.

Lindblad then finished off the Angels in the top of the ninth.

The two teams combined for 23 hits in the contest.’

Final score: Texas 8 California 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Stanhouse 7.1 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 8 Boston Red Sox 2
Cleveland Indians 4 Baltimore Orioles 2
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Detroit Tigers 4 10 innings Game 1
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Detroit Tigers 4
Kansas City Royals 3 Chicago White Sox 2 13 innings
Oakland Athletics 3 Minnesota Twins 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 8 St Louis Cardinals 4
New York Mets 7 Chicago Cubs 6
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
San Francisco Giants 6 Houston Astros 5 10 innings
Atlanta Braves 3 Cincinnati Reds 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 San Diego Padres 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Fairly Montreal Expos 3 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W
3. Vida Blue Oakland Athletics 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, W

 

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APRIL 23, 1972
Today is the third game in the four-game series in Texas between the Rangers and the California Angels. The two teams split the first two games of the series with each team winning by a four-run margin. Yesterday was the Rangers first ever home win.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 9-6 at Boston Red Sox 7-7
Baltimore Orioles 10-6 at Cleveland Indians 7-7
Detroit Tigers 4-9 at Milwaukee Brewers 6-8
Kansas City Royals 10-5 at Chicago White Sox 8-7
Oakland Athletics 5-8 at Minnesota Twins 7-6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 4-9 at Montreal Expos 7-5
Chicago Cubs 5-9 at New York Mets 10-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 7-7 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-7
Cincinnati Reds 9-5 at Atlanta Braves 9-8
San Diego Padres 7-10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7
Houston Astros 7-9 at San Francisco Giants 7-8

CALIFORNIA ANGELS (5-8) AT TEXAS RANGERS (6-7)
MATCHUPS
SP Andy Messersmith vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage California
C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Andy Kosco 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 Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Push

The two teams combined for just three hits in the first three innings.

After three: California 0 Texas 0.

The scoreless tie continued all the way into the bottom of the sixth before Frank Howard brought Dave Nelson home with a sacrifice fly.

After six: Texas 1 California 0.

In the top of the seventh, Ken Berry tied the game with a sacrifice fly of his own.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. Vada Pinson put the Angels in the lead with a two-out RBI single.

Lloyd Allen took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the eighth.

With the Angels still up by a run in the bottom of the ninth, Allen set the Rangers down in order.

Final score: California 2 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Andy Messersmith 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 9 Boston Red Sox 3
Baltimore Orioles 9 Cleveland Indians 6
Detroit Tigers 8 Milwaukee Brewers 1 11 innings
Kansas City Royals 5 Chicago White Sox 3 10 innings
Minnesota Twins 4 Oakland Athletics 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 3 Montreal Expos 1
Chicago Cubs 2 New York Mets 0
Philadelphia Phillies 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Cincinnati Reds 13 Atlanta Braves 9
San Diego Padres 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Houston Astros 2 San Francisco Giants 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W
2. Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Ron Bryant San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

 

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APRIL 24, 1972
Tonight is the final game in the four-game series in Texas between the Rangers and the California Angels. The Rangers need a win to salvage a series split.

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SP Jim Kaat Minnesota Twins

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LF Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves

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

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no other American League games on the schedule today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 6-9 at Houston Astros 8-9

CALIFORNIA ANGELS (6-8) AT TEXAS RANGERS (6-8)
MATCHUPS
SP Rudy May vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push
C John Stephenson vs Dick Billings 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 Leo Cardenas vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Vada Pinson vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage California
RF Leroy Stanton vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the third, Rudy May scored from third when Berry grounded into a 4-6 fielder’s choice with runners at the corners.

In the bottom of the third, May struck out the side.

After three: California 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the sixth, Stanton hit a two-out RBI single. Later in the same inning, Maddox threw Stanton out at home as he was trying to score from second on a Cardenas single.

After six: California 2 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, Billings put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single.

Lloyd Allen took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the eighth.

Mel D Queen took the mound for the Angels in the bottom of the ninth. The Rangers went down in order to end the game.

Rangers batters struck out a total of 13 times in the loss.

Final score: California 2 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rudy May 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 4 Houston Astros 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rudy May California Angels 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W
2. Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
3. Dick Bosman Texas Rangers 9.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

 

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APRIL 25, 1972
The Rangers continue this home stand with a two-game series against the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers are currently 1-3 on this home stand and just 1-6 at home this season. The Tigers are in last place in the American League East and have a 4-5 record on the road.

Cleveland Indians RP Denny Riddleberger had elbow surgery due to a radial nerve decompression and is expected to miss the next 4-5 months.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 7-8 at Minnesota Twins 8-6
Oakland Athletics 5-9 at New York Yankees 10-6
Cleveland Indians 7-8 at Chicago White Sox 8-8
California Angels 7-8 at Milwaukee Brewers 6-9
Baltimore Orioles 11-6 at Kansas City Royals 11-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 5-9 at Atlanta Braves 9-9
Cincinnati Reds 10-5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7-8
Chicago Cubs 7-9 at Houston Astros 8-10
Montreal Expos 7-6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8-8
New York Mets 10-3 at San Diego Padres 8-10
Philadelphia Phillies 7-7 at San Francisco Giants 7-9

DETROIT TIGERS (5-9) AT TEXAS RANGERS (6-9)
MATCHUPS
SP Chuck Dobson vs Rich Hand Advantage Push
C Bill Freehan vs Dick Billings Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Don Mincher Advantage Detroit
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Gates Brown vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Willie Horton vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the first, Cash put the Tigers on the board with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the third, Burroughs tied the game with a two-run homer with two out.

After three: Detroit 2 Texas 2.

McAuliffe led off the top of the fifth with a home run to give the Tigers the lead back.

In the bottom of the fifth, Kubiak hustled home from third when Maddox grounded out to first and the score was tied again.

After six: Detroit 3 Texas 3.

In the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Ted Ford hit a two-out solo home run to put the Rangers in the lead.

Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eighth. With runners at first and second and two out, McAuliffe singled but Maddox threw Stanley out at home to retire the side and keep the Rangers in the lead.

John Hiller took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, with a runner at first and two out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers. Harrah committed an error to allow the go-ahead run to reach base but then handled a Mickey Stanley grounder to end the game.

The Rangers won despite committing three errors altogether.

Final score: Texas 4 Detroit 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rich Hand 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 6 Boston Red Sox 5 11 innings
New York Yankees 10 Oakland Athletics 6
Chicago White Sox 5 Cleveland Indians 4
Milwaukee Brewers 5 California Angels 2
Kansas City Royals 2 Baltimore Orioles 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 2 St Louis Cardinals 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Cincinnati Reds 3 12 innings
Chicago Cubs 5 Houston Astros 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Montreal Expos 1
New York Mets 8 San Diego Padres 3
San Francisco Giants 7 Philadelphia Phillies 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bruce Dal Canton Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W
2. Mike Ferraro Milwaukee Brewers 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

 

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APRIL 26, 1972
Tonight, the Rangers conclude this two-game home series against the Detroit Tigers. Last night, each team hit two home runs in the Rangers one-run win.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland Athletics 5-10 at New York Yankees 11-6
California Angels 7-9 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-9
Cleveland Indians 7-9 at Chicago White Sox 9-8
Boston Red Sox 7-9 at Minnesota Twins 9-6
Baltimore Orioles 11-7 at Kansas City Royals 12-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 7-8 at San Francisco Giants 8-9
St Louis Cardinals 5-10 at Atlanta Braves 10-9
Cincinnati Reds 10-6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-8
Chicago Cubs 8-9 at Houston Astros 8-11
Montreal Expos 7-7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8
New York Mets 11-3 at San Diego Padres 8-11

DETROIT TIGERS (5-10) AT TEXAS RANGERS (7-9)
SP Les Cain vs Pete Broberg Advantage Push
C Bill Freehan vs Hal King Advantage Detroit
1B Norm Cash vs Don Mincher Advantage Detroit
2B Dick McAuliffe vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Aurelio Rodriguez vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
SS Ed Brinkman vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Jim Northrup vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Al Kaline vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the first, the Tigers got on the board thanks to a two-out RBI double by Freehan. A walk to Rodriguez loaded the bases. Stanley then brought two more home with a single.

After three: Detroit 3 Texas 0.

In the top of the fifth, Kaline added to the Tigers lead with an RBI single.

After six: Detroit 4 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers put runners at first and second with nobody out. The Tigers called on John Hiller out of the bullpen. Hiller walked Maddox on four pitches to load the bases with nobody out. Dave Nelson was up and grounded into the 6-4-3 but Hal King did score to put the Rangers on the board. Two more walks reloaded the bases with two out. But Mincher grounded to second to end the inning.

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

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth.

Chuck Seelbach took the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth, tasked to protect a three-run lead. The Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Mincher again came to bat with the bases loaded and again came up empty, harmlessly flying to right for the second out. Harrah then grounded to the short stop to end the game.

The Tigers got 10 hits in the win.

Final score: Detroit 4 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Les Cain 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 4 Oakland Athletics 2
California Angels 4 Milwaukee Brewers 0
Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland Indians 3
Minnesota 3 Boston Red Sox 1
Kansas City Royals 3 Baltimore Orioles 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2
St Louis Cardinals 10 Atlanta Braves 9
Cincinnati Reds 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Chicago Cubs 7 Houston Astros 5
Montreal Expos 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
New York Mets 7 San Diego Padres 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Nolan Ryan California Angels 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1O K, W
2. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves 3 for 4, HR 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W

 

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APRIL 27, 1972
The Rangers had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
New York Yankees 12-6
Baltimore Orioles 11-8
Boston Red Sox 7-10
Cleveland Indians 7-10
Milwaukee Brewers 7-10
Detroit Tigers 6-10

WEST
Kansas City Royals 13-5
Minnesota Twins 10-6
Chicago White Sox 10-8
California Angels 8-9
Texas Rangers 7-10
Oakland Athletics 5-11

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York Mets 12-3
Montreal Expos 8-7
Chicago Cubs 9-9
Pittsburgh Pirates 8-9
Philadelphia Phillies 7-9
St Louis Cardinals 6-10

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 11-6
Los Angeles Dodgers 9-9
San Francisco Giants 9-9
Atlanta Braves 10-10
Houston Astros 8-12
San Diego Padres 8-12

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVG
Dave Nelson .333
Toby Harrah .328
Dick Billings .237

HOME RUNS
Jeff Burroughs 2
Three tied at 1

RUNS BATTED IN
Elliott Maddox 9
Frank Howard 7
Two tied at 6

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Pete Broberg 2.20
Bill Gogolewski 4.38
Dick Bosman 5.47

WINS
Pete Broberg and Don Stanhouse 2
Three tied at 1

STRIKEOUTS
Pete Broberg 21
Dick Bosman 16
Bill Gogolewski 13

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 45 12th
Batting AVG .235 8th
On-Base PCT .319 t-5th
OPS .616 11th
Batting WAR 0.9 11th
wOBA .280 11th
Home Runs 5 12th
Stolen Bases 12 5th
Base Running -0.3 8th
Runs against 63 t-5th
Starters ERA 3.80 7th
Bullpen ERA 3.14 7th
FIP 3.51 6th
Pitching WAR 1.9 8th
Strikeouts 90 9th
Defensive Eff. .679 11th
Zone Rating -2.4 12th
Errors 14 t-4th

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no American League games on the schedule today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 7-9 at San Francisco Giants 9-9
Cincinnati Reds 11-6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-9
Montreal Expos 8-7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9-9
New York Mets 12-3 at San Diego Padres 8-12

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 5 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Cincinnati Reds 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 Montreal Expos 0
New York Mets 2 San Diego Padres 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K, W
2. Gary Gentry New York Mets 8.1 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, W
3. Bruce Kinson Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

 

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APRIL 28, 1972
The Rangers resume their home stand this weekend with a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers are currently 2-4 on this home stand. The Red Sox are 4-4 on the road this season. The Red Sox have the most stolen bases of any team in the American League but have also allowed the most runs of any team in the American League.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 10-6 at New York Yankees 12-6
California Angels 8-9 at Baltimore Orioles 11-8
Chicago White Sox 10-8 at Detroit Tigers 6-10
Cleveland Indians 7-10 at Kansas City Royals 13-5
Oakland Athletics 5-11 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-10

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 11-7 at Chicago Cubs 9-9
Atlanta Braves 10-10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9-9
St Louis Cardinals 6-10 at Houston Astros 8-12
New York Mets 13-3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10-9
Philadelphia Phillies 7-10 at San Diego Padres 8-13
Montreal Expos 8-8 at San Francisco Giants 10-9

BOSTON RED SOX (7-10) AT TEXAS RANGERS (7-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Sonny Siebert vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Push
C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston
1B Carl Yastrzemski vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Rico Petrocelli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston
SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Tommy Harper vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Reggie Smith vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Boston
Overall Advantage Boston

Gogolewski had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Boston 0 Texas 0.

Smith led off the top of the fourth with a single for the Red Sox first hit of the game.

The scoreless tie ended in the top of the fifth when Yastrzemski hit a two-out RBI double.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Gogolewski then tied the game with an infield single. Maddox grounded into the 1-2 fielder’s choice for the second out. Nelson then struck out to end the inning.

After six: Boston 1 Texas 1.

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

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

In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner at first and one out, Bobby Bolin took the mound for the Red Sox. After Maddox stole second, Nelson brought him home with a single to give the Rangers the lead. Following a Burroughs single, Frank Howard put an exclamation point on the inning with a three-run homer.

The Red Sox got just three hits in the loss.

Final score: Texas 5 Boston 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bill Gogolewski 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 3 Minnesota Twins 0
Baltimore Orioles 4 California Angels 0
Chicago White Sox 12 Detroit Tigers 6
Kansas City Royals 3 Cleveland Indians 2
Oakland Athletics 4 Milwaukee Brewers 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 2 Chicago Cubs 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Atlanta Braves 4
Houston Astros 3 St Louis Cardinals 2
New York Mets 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 15 innings
San Diego Padres 4 Philadelphia Phillies 1
San Francisco Giants 3 Montreal Expos 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Bryant San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W
2. Fred Norman San Diego Padres 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
3. Pat Dobson Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W

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

 

[RobToxin]

There may be an LOL at the Mets thread in the MLB Forum but in this game the Mets are the best team in baseball throughout the month of April.

But there is still 5 months to go.

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 29, 1972
Today is the second game in Texas between the Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Even with last night’s win, the Rangers are just 3-7 at home in their first season in Texas. Last night’s loss was the Red Sox seventh straight defeat.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 11-8 at Detroit Tigers 6-11
Minnesota Twins 10-7 at New York Yankees 13-6
Oakland Athletics 6-11 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-11
Cleveland Indians 7-11 at Kansas City Royals 14-5
California Angels 8-10 at Baltimore Orioles 12-8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 10-11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10-9
Cincinnati Reds 12-7 at Chicago Cubs 9-10
Montreal Expos 8-9 at San Francisco Giants 11-9
St Louis Cardinals 6-11 at Houston Astros 9-12
New York Mets 14-3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10-10
Philadelphia Phillies 7-11 at San Diego Padres 9-13

BOSTON RED SOX (7-11) AT TEXAS RANGERS (8-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Luis Tiant vs Dick Bosman Advantage Push
C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston
1B Carl Yastrzemski vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Rico Petrocelli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston
SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Tommy Harper vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Reggie Smith vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Boston
Overall Advantage Boston

In the top of the first, Fisk put the Red Sox on the board with a two-out RBI single.

In the top of the third, the Red Sox got another run from a two-out RBI double by Doug Griffin.

After three: Boston 2 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Dick Billings put the Rangers on the board with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mincher tied the game with a two-out RBI single.

After six: Boston 2 Texas 2.

In the top of the seventh, Yastrzemski hit the ball 395 for a solo blast that put the Red Sox back in the lead.

After a leadoff single in the top of the eighth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Red Sox.

Bobby Bolin took the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the eighth. With runners at first and second and one out, Bill F Lee took the mound for the Red Sox and he stranded the two runners right there.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers, down by one, had runners at first and second with two out. Elliott Maddox came to bat and worked the count full but then grounded to short to end the game.

The Red Sox found their bats with 11 hits in this game to end their seven-game losing streak.

Final score: Boston 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Luis Tiant 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 3 Detroit Tigers 1
Minnesota Twins 6 New York Yankees 2
Oakland Athletics 4 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Cleveland Indians 8 Kansas City Royals 4
Baltimore Orioles 5 California Angels 4 13 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Atlanta Braves 0
Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati Reds 3
St Louis Cardinals 9 Houston Astros 2
New York Mets 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
San Diego Padres 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Montreal Expos at San Francisco Giants ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tommy McCraw Cleveland Indians 2 for 2, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB
2. Bob Moose Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, W
3. Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics 8.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

 

[RobToxin]

APRIL 30, 1972
Today is the rubber game in Texas between the Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers are currently 3-8 at home this season and have been held to two runs or less in seven of their eleven home games.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 8-11 at Kansas City Royals 14-6 (2)
Minnesota Twins 11-7 at New York Yankees 13-7 (2)
California Angels 8-11 at Baltimore Orioles 13-8
Chicago White Sox 12-8 at Detroit Tigers 6-12
Oakland Athletics 7-11 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 8-9 at San Francisco Giants 11-9 (2)
Philadelphia Phillies 7-12 at San Diego Padres 10-13 (2)
Atlanta Braves 10-12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9
Cincinnati Reds 12-8 at Chicago Cubs 10-10
St Louis Cardinals 7-11 at Houston Astros 9-13
New York Mets 15-3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10-11

BOSTON RED SOX (8-11) AT TEXAS RANGERS (8-11)
MATCHUPS
SP Marty Pattin vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Push
C Carlton Fisk vs Dick Billings Advantage Boston
1B Carl Yastrzemski vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Doug Griffin vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Rico Petrocelli vs Dave Nelson Advantage Boston
SS Luis Aparicio vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Tommy Harper vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Rick Miller vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Reggie Smith vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Boston
Overall Advantage Boston

In the bottom of the first, Burroughs scored Maddox on a sacrifice fly to put the Rangers on the board.

Don Mincher led off the bottom of the second with a home run.

After three: Texas 2 Boston 0.

Jeff Burroughs led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run. One out later, Don Mincher had his second solo home run of the game.

Jeff Burroughs led off the bottom of the sixth with his second solo home run of the game. With runners at the corners and two out, Lew Krausse Jr took the mound for the Red Sox and got Kubiak to fly to center to end the inning.

After six: Texas 5 Boston 0.

Mike Nagy took the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the eighth.

Don Stanhouse finished off the complete game shutout.

Final score: Texas 5 Boston 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Stanhouse 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 2 Kansas City Royals 1 Game 1
Kansas City Royals 9 Cleveland Indians 4 Game 2
New York Yankees 2 Minnesota Twins 1 11 innings Game 1
New York Yankees 6 Minnesota Twins 4 Game 2
Baltimore Orioles 7 California Angels 6
Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 2
Oakland Athletics 6 Milwaukee Brewers 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 2 Montreal Expos 1 Game 1
Montreal Expos 11 San Francisco Giants 9 Game 2
Philadelphia Phillies 2 San Diego Padres 0 Game 1
San Diego Padres 1 Philadelphia Phillies 0 Game 2
Atlanta Braves 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Chicago Cubs 6 Cincinnati Reds 2
St Louis Cardinals 12 Houston Astros 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 New York Mets 9 11 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Wayne Twitchell Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W
2. Don Stanhouse Texas Rangers 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W
3. Don Mincher Texas Rangers 3 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves pitched a complete game shutout.

 

[RobToxin]

MAY 1, 1972
The Rangers had the day off.

AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CF Tommie Agee New York Mets

AL BATTER OF THE MONTH: RF Ron Blomberg New York Yankees

NL BATTER OF THE MONTH: RF Frank Robinson Los Angeles Dodgers

AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox

NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves

AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: SP Don Stanhouse Texas Rangers

NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: CF Garry Maddox San Francisco Giants

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
New York Yankees 15-7
Baltimore Orioles 14-8
Cleveland Indians 9-12
Boston Red Sox 8-12
Detroit Tigers 7-12
Milwaukee Brewers 7-13

WEST
Kansas City Royals 15-7
Chicago White Sox 12-9
Minnesota Twins 11-9
Texas Rangers 9-11
Oakland Athletics 8-11
California Angels 8-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York Mets 15-4
Pittsburgh Pirates 11-10
Chicago Cubs 11-10
Montreal Expos 9-10
St Louis Cardinals 8-11
Philadelphia Phillies 8-13

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 12-9
San Francisco Giants 12-10
Los Angeles Dodgers 11-11
Atlanta Braves 11-12
San Diego Padres 11-14
Houston Astros 9-14

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVG
Dave Nelson .346
Toby Harrah .310
Dick Billings .261

HOME RUNS
Jeff Burroughs 4
Don Mincher 3
Frank Howard 2

RUNS BATTED IN
Frank Howard 10
Three tied at 9

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Don Stanhouse 0.81
Pete Broberg 2.20
Bill Gogolewski 3.77

WINS
Don Stanhouse 3
Pete Broberg 2
Four tied at 1

STRIKEOUTS
Dick Bosman 22
Pete Broberg 21
Bill Gogolewski 20

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 57 11th
Batting AVG .239 7th
On-Base PCT .317 4th
OPS .632 10th
Batting WAR 1.7 11th
wOBA .287 10th
Home Runs 10 11th
Stolen Bases 130
Base Running +0.6 8th
Runs against 67 t-2nd
Starters ERA 3.43 6th
Bullpen ERA 2.83 5th
FIP 3.45 6th
Pitching WAR 2.4 7th
Strikeouts 107 t-9th
Defensive Eff. .696 9th
Zone Rating -2.2 11th
Errors 15 t-5th

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 15-4 at San Francisco Giants 12-10
Houston Astros 9-14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11-10
Philadelphia Phillies 8-13 at Los Angeles Dodgers 11-11

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 8 San Francisco Giants 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Houston Astros 1
Philadelphia Phillies 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Al Downing Los Angeles Dodgers 8.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
2. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W
3. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Where's the apology for Nelson Cruz doping

 

[RobToxin]

MAY 2, 1972
The Rangers will conclude their home stand with a two-game series against the Cleveland Indians. The Rangers are 4-5 so far on this home stand. The Indians are 4-8 on the road so far this season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 12-9 at Baltimore Orioles 14-8
Oakland Athletics 8-11 at Boston Red Sox 8-12
California Angels 8-12 at New York Yankees 15-7
Kansas City Royals 15-7 at Detroit Tigers 7-12
Minnesota Twins 11-9 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-13

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 11-12 at Chicago Cubs 11-10
Houston Astros 9-15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12-10
Cincinnati Reds 12-9 at St Louis Cardinals 8-11
Philadelphia Phillies 9-13 at Los Angeles Dodgers 11-12
Montreal Expos 9-10 at San Diego Padres 11-14
New York Mets 16-4 at San Francisco Giants 12-11

CLEVELAND INDIANS (9-12) AT TEXAS RANGERS (9-11)
MATCHUPS
SP Ray Lamb vs Pete Broberg Advantage Push
C Ray Fosse vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B John Lowenstein vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Cleveland
3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Tommy McCraw vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Del Unser vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Buddy Bell vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Cleveland

In the bottom of the second, Unser threw Mincher out at home as he was trying to score from second on a Billings single. But, Harrah would bring Billings home from second with a two-out single.

After three: Texas 1 Cleveland 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Nelson added to the Rangers lead with an RBI double. Frank Howard stepped up next and belted a two-run homer.

In the top of the sixth, Nettles put the Indians on the board with a solo home run.

After six: Texas 4 Cleveland 1.

Tom Hilgendorf took the mound for the Indians in the bottom of the seventh.

After a leadoff single in the top of the ninth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. With runners at first and second and one out, pinch hitter Jack Brohamer grounded into the game-ending 4-6-3.

The Rangers racked up 11 hits in the victory,

Final score: Texas 4 Cleveland 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 10 Chicago Cubs 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Houston Astros 1
St Louis Cardinals 3 Cincinnati Reds 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Montreal Expos 3 San Diego Padres 0
New York Mets 3 San Francisco Giants 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Earl C Williams Atlanta Braves 5 for 5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
2. Rick Wise St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
3. Steve Renko Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W

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

 

[RobToxin]

MAY 3, 1972
The Rangers conclude their eleven-game home stand tonight with a game against the Cleveland Indians. The Rangers have allowed just one run in their last twenty innings.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California Angels 9-12 at New York Yankees 15-8
Chicago White Sox 12-10 at Baltimore Orioles 15-8
Oakland Athletics 9-11 at Boston Red Sox 8-13
Kansas City Royals 15-8 at Detroit Tigers 8-12
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers 7-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 12-12 at Chicago Cubs 11-11
Montreal Expos 10-10 at San Diego Padres 11-15
New York Mets 17-4 at San Francisco Giants 12-12
Houston Astros 9-16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13-10
Cincinnati Reds 12-10 at St Louis Cardinals 9-11
Philadelphia Phillies 9-14 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12-12

CLEVELAND INDIANS (9-13) AT TEXAS RANGERS (10-11)
MATCHUPS
SP Gaylord Perry vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Cleveland
C Ray Fosse vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Chris Chambliss vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B John Lowenstein vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Cleveland
3B Graig Nettles vs Dave Nelson Advantage Cleveland
SS Frank Duffy vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
LF Tommy McCraw vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Del Unser vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Buddy Bell vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Cleveland

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

In the bottom of the third, Maddox scored from third when Nelson grounded to short.

After three: Texas 2 Cleveland 0.

In the top of the sixth, the Indians loaded the bases with two out. Duffy came up to bat and got ahead 2-0 in the count but lined out to center to retire the side.

After six: Texas 2 Cleveland 0.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on second and one out. Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Nettles put the Indians on the board with an RBI double.

Heading into the top of the ninth, the Rangers held a 2-1 lead. With runners at first and second and two out, Unser gave the Indians the lead with a two-run triple.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Indians brought out Steve Mingori to hold onto the one-run lead. Mingori got the three up three down and the Indians split the two-game series with the Rangers in Arlington Stadium.

The Rangers were held to just one hit in the loss.

Final score: Cleveland 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Gaylord Perry 8.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California Angels 7 New York Yankees 6
Chicago White Sox 4 Baltimore Orioles 1
Boston Red Sox 9 Oakland Athletics 1
Minnesota Twins 5 Milwaukee Brewers 0
Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 4 Atlanta Braves 2
Montreal Expos 7 San Diego Padres 4
San Francisco Giants 1 New York Mets 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Houston Astros 1
St Louis Cardinals 4 Cincinnati Reds 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ken Singleton Montreal Expos 2 for 3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
2. Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W

Houston Astros manager Harry Walker allegedly got into a shouting match with a reporter following the Astros loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates today in Pittsburgh.

Ron Bryant of the San Francisco Giants and Bob Gibson of the St Louis Cardinals each pitched a complete game shutout.

 

[RobToxin]

MAY 4, 1972
After going 5-6 on their home stand, the Rangers had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore Orioles 15-9
New York Yankees 15-9
Cleveland Indians 10-13
Boston Red Sox 9-13
Detroit Tigers 8-12
Milwaukee Brewers 7-15

WEST
Kansas City Royals 15-8
Minnesota Twins 13-9
Chicago White Sox 13-10
California Angels 10-12
Texas Rangers 10-12
Oakland Athletics 9-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York Mets 17-5
Pittsburgh Pirates 14-10
Montreal Expos 11-10
Chicago Cubs 12-11
St Louis Cardinals 10-11
Philadelphia Phillies 9-15

WEST
Cincinnati Reds 12-11
Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12
San Francisco Giants 13-12
Atlanta Braves 12-13
San Diego Padres 11-16
Houston Astros 9-17

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVG
Dave Nelson .326
Toby Harrah .295
Elliott Maddox .256

HOME RUNS
Jeff Burroughs 4
Frank Howard and Don Mincher 3

RUNS BATTED IN
Frank Howard 12
Don Mincher 10
Two tied at 9

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Don Stanhouse 0.81
Pete Broberg 1.99
Bill Gogolewski 3,29

WINS
Pete Broberg and Don Stanhouse 3
Four tied with 1

STRIKEOUTS
Bill Gogolewski 27
Pete Broberg 26
Dick Bosman 22

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 63 11th
Batting AVG .235 8th
On-Base PCT .312 5th
OPS .626 11th
Batting WAR 1.9 11th
wOBA .285 11th
Home Runs 11 t-10th
Stolen Bases 15 t-4th
Base Running +0.1 7th
Runs against 71 2nd
Starters ERA 3.19 5th
Bullpen ERA 3.04 6th
FIP 3.38 5th
Pitching WAR 2.6 5th
Strikeouts 121 9th
Defensive Eff. .697 9th
Zone Rating -1.9 11th
Errors 16 6th

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 12-13 at Chicago Cubs 12-11
Cincinnati Reds 12-11 at St Louis Cardinals 10-11

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 8 Atlanta Braves 5
Cincinnati Reds 2 St Louis Cardinals 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ross Grimsley Jr Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W
2. Scipio Spinks St Louis Cardinals 8.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
3. Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 3 for 4, 3B, 2 RBI, R

 

[RobToxin]

MAY 5, 1972
The Rangers begin a 12-game road trip with a three-game series in Detroit against the Tigers. The Rangers are 5-3 on the road while the Tigers are just 3-6 at home. The season series between these two teams is tied 1-1.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 13-10 at Cleveland Indians 10-13
Kansas City Royals 15-8 at Baltimore Orioles 15-9
Minnesota Twins 13-9 at Boston Red Sox 9-13
Milwaukee Brewers 7-15 at California Angels 10-12
New York Yankees 15-9 at Oakland Athletics 9-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 9-17 at Chicago Cubs 13-11
San Francisco Giants 13-12 at Philadelphia Phillies 9-15
Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 at Montreal Expos 11-10
San Diego Padres 11-16 at New York Mets 17-5
Pittsburgh Pirates 14-10 at Cincinnati Reds 13-11
Atlanta Braves 12-14 at St Louis Cardinals 10-12

TEXAS RANGERS (10-12) AT DETROIT TIGERS (8-12)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Mickey Lolich Advantage Detroit
C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Don Mincher vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Detroit
3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Push
LF Frank Howard vs Jim Northrup Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Ted Ford vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the bottom of the first, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out after Stanhouse hit back-to-back batters with a pitch. Bill Freehan then made him pay with a grand slam home run.

In the bottom of the second, McAuliffe hit a two-out RBI double.

In the top of the third, Lolich struck out the side around a two-out single by Stanhouse.

After three: Detroit 5 Texas 0.

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

In the top of the sixth, Toby Harrah put the Rangers on the board with a two-out RBI single.

After six: Detroit 5 Texas 1.

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

In the top of the ninth, the Rangers had runners at second and third with two out for pinch hitter Jeff Burroughs but Mickey Lolich struck him out to record his tenth K of the game and put an end to this one.

Final score: Detroit 5 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mickey Lolich 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 8 Chicago White Sox 1
Kansas City Royals 8 Baltimore Orioles 7 12 innings
Minnesota Twins 7 Boston Red Sox 4
Milwaukee Brewers 4 California Angels 2
New York Yankees 8 Oakland Athletics 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 8 Houston Astros 0
San Francisco Giants 13 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Montreal Expos 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
New York Mets 7 San Diego Padres 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Cincinnati Reds 1 10 innings
Atlanta Braves 5 St Louis Cardinals 4 10 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Roy White New York Yankees 3 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Al Gallagher San Francisco Giants 3 for 5, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
3. Bill Hands Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W

Balor Moore of the Montreal Expos pitched a complete game shutout.

Atlanta Braves LF Ralph Garr has a 20-game hitting streak going.