The OOTP Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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MAY 5, 1972
The Rangers will begin a 12-game road trip with a three-game series in Detroit against the Tigers. The Tigers have lost eight straight. The Rangers lead the season series 2-0.

Rumors are circulating that the Detroit Tigers have placed LF Willie Horton on the trading block.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 13-10 at Cleveland Indians 14-9
Kansas City Royals 12-13 at Baltimore Orioles 15-9
Minnesota Twins 9-13 at Boston Red Sox 9-13
Milwaukee Brewers 10-11 at California Angels 5-16
New York Yankees 15-9 at Oakland Athletics 16-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 19-7 at Chicago Cubs 6-18
San Francisco Giants 12-14 at Philadelphia Phillies 12-12
Los Angeles Dodgers 16-9 at Montreal Expos 14-8
San Diego Padres 7-20 at New York Mets 11-11
Pittsburgh Pirates 12-12 at Cincinnati Reds 10-14
Atlanta Braves 15-11 at St Louis Cardinals 12-10

TEXAS RANGERS (9-13) AT DETROIT TIGERS (7-14)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Les Cain Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Don Mincher vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Push
LF Larry Biittner vs Jim Northrup Advantage Detroit
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Ted Ford vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

In the top of the second, Ford put the Rangers on the board first with a sacrifice fly. Stanhouse picked up an RBI with an infield single. Nelson got a two-out RBI single in the inning. Mincher followed Nelson with his own RBI single. Then Harrah made it a five-run inning with an RBI single. An error loaded the bases with two out. Billings, in his second at bat of the inning, grounded to short to retire the side.

Stanhouse had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 5 Detroit 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Rodriguez scored from third on a wild pitch for the Tigers first run of the game.

In the top of the sixth, with a runner on first and one out, Harry Parker took the mound for the Tigers. Maddox was thrown out at home trying to score from first on a Nelson double.

Northrup led off the bottom of the sixth with a single for the Tigers first hit of the game.

After six: Texas 5 Detroit 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, with runners at first and second and one out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers and got McAuliffe to ground into the 4-6-3 to end the inning.

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

Chris Zachary took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the ninth. The Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Kubiak added an RBI with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the ninth, Cash hit a two-run homer.

The Rangers out-hit the Tigers 11-4 in the contest.

Final score: Texas 7 Detroit 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Stanhouse 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 for 2, RBI

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 13 Chicago White Sox 5
Baltimore Orioles 5 Kansas City Royals 0
Minnesota Twins 15 Boston Red Sox 4
Milwaukee Brewers 4 California Angels 1
Oakland Athletics 4 New York Yankees 2

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. George Mitterwald Minnesota Twins 4 for 5, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 R
2. Willie Mays San Francisco Giants 3 for 5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB
3. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers 8.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W

Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a complete game shutout.

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MAY 6, 1972
Today is the second game in the series in Detroit between the Rangers and the Tigers. The Tigers have now lost nine straight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 10-13 at Boston Red Sox 9-14
Chicago White Sox 13-11 at Cleveland Indians 15-9
New York Yankees 15-10 at Oakland Athletics 17-4
Kansas City Royals 12-14 at Baltimore Orioles 16-9
Milwaukee Brewers 11-11 at California Angels 5-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 7-21 at New York Mets 12-11
San Francisco Giants 13-14 at Philadelphia Phillies 12-13
Pittsburgh Pirates 12-13 at Cincinnati Reds 11-14
Houston Astros 20-7 at Chicago Cubs 6-19
Los Angeles Dodgers 17-9 at Montreal Expos 14-9
Atlanta Braves 15-12 at St Louis Cardinals 13-10

TEXAS RANGERS (10-13) AT DETROIT TIGERS (7-15)
The game was cancelled due to bad weather. It is rescheduled for tomorrow as part of a doubleheader.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 6 Minnesota Twins 2
Cleveland Indians 9 Chicago White Sox 3
Oakland Athletics 4 New York Yankees 0
Kansas City Royals 1 Baltimore Orioles 0
California Angels 1 Milwaukee Brewers 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 5 New York Mets 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 San Francisco Giants 3
Cincinnati Reds 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Houston Astros 9 Chicago Cubs 7
Montreal Expos 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
St Louis Cardinals 7 Atlanta Braves 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lee May Houston Astros 3 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Rudy May California Angels 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Ken Holtzman Oakland Athletics 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, W

Jim Merritt of the Cincinnati Reds and Steve Busby of the Kansas City Royals each pitched a complete game shutout.

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MAY 7, 1972
Due to yesterday's rainout, the Rangers will conclude their three-game series in Detroit against the Tigers with a Sunday doubleheader.

The Oakland Athletics have traded C Dave Duncan and SS Dwain Anderson to the California Angels for SP Rudy May.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 13-14 at Baltimore Orioles 16-10
Minnesota Twins 10-14 at Boston Red Sox 10-14
Chicago White Sox 13-12 at Cleveland Indians 16-9
Milwaukee Brewers 11-12 at California Angels 6-17
New York Yankees 15-11 at Oakland Athletics 18-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 17-10 at Montreal Expos 15-9
San Diego Padres 8-21 at New York Mets 12-12
San Francisco Giants 13-15 at Philadelphia Phillies 13-13
Pittsburgh Pirates 12-14 at Cincinnati Reds 12-14
Houston Astros 21-7 at Chicago Cubs 6-20
Atlanta Braves 15-13 at St Louis Cardinals 14-10

TEXAS RANGERS (10-13) AT DETROIT TIGERS (7-15) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Chuck Dobson Advantage Push
C Hal King vs Bill Freehan Advantage Detroit
1B Don Mincher vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Ed Brinkman Advantage Push
LF Frank Howard vs Willie Horton Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Mickey Stanley Advantage Push
RF Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Detroit

Dobson was perfect through three.

After three: Texas 0 Detroit 0.

In the top of the fourth, Maddox drew a lead off walk for the Rangers first base runner of the game.

Dobson had a no-hitter through six.

After six: Texas 0 Detroit 0.

Dobson had a no-hitter through seven.

Dobson had a no-hitter through eight.

Dobson had a no-hitter through nine.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers loaded the bases with two out. But Cash flew out to left and the game went into extra innings.

After nine: Texas 0 Detroit 0.

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

In the bottom of the tenth, with a runner at third and two out, Brinkman beat out an infield single to bring home the winning run and give Dobson and Seelbach a combined no-hitter.

Final score: Detroit Tigers 1 Texas Rangers 0 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Chuck Dobson 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

TEXAS RANGERS (10-14) AT DETROIT TIGERS (8-15) GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Mike W Thompson Advantage Texas
C Dick Billings vs Tom Haller Advantage Texas
1B Don Mincher vs Norm Cash Advantage Detroit
2B Ted Kubiak vs Dick McAuliffe Advantage Push
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 Larry Biittner vs Al Kaline Advantage Detroit
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, Nelson put the Rangers on the board with an RBI triple. Howard followed with a single to score Nelson. Biittner would score Howard from second with a single. A walk followed to load the bases with one out. Thompson hit Kubiak with a pitch to force Mincher home from third. Bosman, the pitcher, grounded into the 4-6-3 to end the inning but not before the Rangers had scored four.

In the bottom of the second, Haller put the Tigers on the board with an RBI single.

In the top of the third, Biittner scored from third when Kubiak grounded into the 4-6-3.

In the bottom of the third, Kaline picked up an RBI single.

After three: Texas 5 Detroit 2.

In the top of the fifth, with runners at first and second and two out, Tom Timmerman took the mound for the Tigers. Kubiak walked to load the bases. But Bosman struck out to retire the side.

After six: Texas 5 Detroit 2.

In the top of the sixth, a sacrifice fly from Billings added to the Rangers lead. With a runner at first and one out, Chris Zachary took the mound for the Tigers.

Harry Parker took the mound for the Tigers in the top of the eighth. The Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Mincher brought two home with a single. A two-out walk to Biittner reloaded the bases. Harrah then struck out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the ninth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers to protect a six-run lead.

The Rangers got 12 hits in the win.

Final score: Texas 8 Detroit 2.

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

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 3 Kansas City Royals 2 11 innings
Boston Red Sox 16 Minnesota Twins 8
Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland Indians 2
Milwaukee Brewers 5 California Angels 1
Oakland Athletics 3 New York Yankees 0

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Chuck Dobson Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
2. Ken Brett Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W
3. Blue Moon Odom Oakland Athletics 8.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, W

San Francisco Giants 2B Tito Fuentes went 0 for 5 today to end his hitting streak at 22 games.



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MAY 8, 1972
After taking two out of three from the Tigers in Detroit, the Rangers had the day off.

AL Player of the Week: LF Tommy McCraw Cleveland Indians

NL Player of the Week: CF Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros

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

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
Baltimore Orioles 17-10
Cleveland Indians 16-10
New York Yankees 15-12
Milwaukee Brewers 12-12
Boston Red Sox 11-14
Detroit Tigers 8-16

WEST
Oakland Athletics 19-4
Chicago White Sox 14-12
Kansas City Royals 13-15
Texas Rangers 11-14
Minnesota Twins 10-15
California Angels 6-18

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
Montreal Expos 16-9
St Louis Cardinals 14-11
Philadelphia Phillies 13-14
Pittsburgh Pirates 13-14
New York Mets 12-13
Chicago Cubs 7-20

WEST
Houston Astros 21-8
Los Angeles Dodgers 17-11
Atlanta Braves 16-13
San Francisco Giants 14-15
Cincinnati Reds 12-15
San Diego Padres 9-21

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING
BATTING AVG
Dave Nelson .294
Elliott Maddox .271
Don Mincher .263

HOME RUNS
Frank Howard 3
Three tied with 2

RUNS BATTED IN
Frank Howard 13
Ted Kubiak 12
Jeff Burroughs 10

PITCHING
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Don Stanhouse 1.54
Pete Broberg 2.91
Bill Gogolewski 3.97

WINS
Don Stanhouse 3
Bill Gogolewski 2
Six tied with 1

STRIKEOUTS
Pete Broberg 38
Bill Gogolewski 29
Don Stanhouse 18

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 89 t-8th
Batting AVG .234 9th
On-Base PCT .317 5th
OPS .648 8th
Batting WAR 3.0 10th
wOBA .295 8th
Home Runs 14 10th
Stolen Bases 25 2nd
Base Running -0.5 10th
Runs against 99 t-7th
Starters ERA 3.32 8th
Bullpen ERA 3.83 9th
FIP 3.50 10th
Pitching WAR 2.1 11th
Strikeouts 137 6th
Defensive Eff. .701 8th
Zone Rating -5.8 11th
Errors 25 t-9th

TEXAS RANGERS CURRENT INJURES
RF Jeff Burroughs Out, 2 weeks; IL, 4 Days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 15-12 at Minnesota Twins 10-15

There are no National League games scheduled today.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 1 New York Yankees 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike Kekich New York Yankees 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
2. Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER,, 3 BB, 4 K, W
3. Bobby Darwin Minnesota Twins 2 for 3

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MAY 9, 1972
The Rangers resumed their road trip with a three-game series in Baltimore against the Orioles. The Orioles have won the last three American League pennants. The Orioles have won six of their last seven and 15 of their last 18.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 12-12 at Oakland Athletics 19-4 (2)
Kansas City Royals 13-15 at Cleveland Indians 16-10
Detroit Tigers 8-16 at Chicago White Sox 14-12
New York Yankees 15-13 at Minnesota Twins 11-15
Boston Red Sox 11-14 at California Angels 6-18

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 17-11 at New York Mets 12-13
San Diego Padres 9-21 at Philadelphia Phillies 13-14
Chicago Cubs 7-20 at Cincinnati Reds 12-15
San Francisco Giants 14-15 at Montreal Expos 16-9
Pittsburgh Pirates 13-14 at Atlanta Braves 16-13
Houston Astros 21-8 at St Louis Cardinals 14-11

TEXAS RANGERS (11-14) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (17-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Bill Gogolewski vs Pat Dobson Advantage Baltimore
C Dick Billings vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore
3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore
SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Frank Howard vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Baltimore
RF Larry Biittner vs Merv Rettenmund Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the top of the third, Gogolewski scored from first on a single by Maddox combined with a throwing error by Rettenmund.

After three: Texas 1 Baltimore 0.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Texas 1 Baltimore 0.

With a runner on first and two out in the bottom of the seventh, Gogolewski left the game with an arm injury. Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.

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

In the top of the ninth, with a runner at first and one out, Eddie Watt took the mound for the Orioles.

In the bottom of the ninth, with runners at the corners and one out, Johnson doubled to tie the game. Robinson followed with a single to score Powell from third with the walk off run.

Final score: Baltimore 2 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pat Dobson 8.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 New York Mets 3
San Diego Padres 3 Philadelphia Phillies 0
San Francisco Giants 5 Montreal Expos 3
Atlanta Braves 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
St Louis Cardinals 8 Houston Astros 1
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jim Lonborg Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
2. Steve Arlin San Diego Padres 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W
3. Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W



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MAY 10, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Baltimore between the Rangers and the Orioles.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 13-16 at Cleveland Indians 17-10
Detroit Tigers 9-16 at Chicago White Sox 14-13
New York Yankees 15-14 at Minnesota Twins 12-15
Boston Red Sox 12-14 at California Angels 6-19
Milwaukee Brewers 13-13 at Oakland Athletics 20-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 7-20 at Cincinnati Reds 12-15 (2)
Los Angeles Dodgers 18-11 at New York Mets 12-14
Pittsburgh Pirates 13-15 at Atlanta Braves 17-13
San Diego Padres 10-21 at Philadelphia Phillies 13-15
San Francisco Giants 15-15 at Montreal Expos 16-10
Houston Astros 21-9 at St Louis Cardinals 15-11

TEXAS RANGERS (11-15) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (18-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Mike Cuellar Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore
3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore
SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Frank Howard vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Baltimore
RF Larry Biittner vs Merv Rettenmund Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

In the bottom of the first, after giving up a lead off single, Stanhouse left the game with an injured shoulder. Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Two walks later and the bases were loaded with nobody out. Powell walked on a full count pitch to bring home the game's first run. Johnson grounded into the 3-6 fielder's choice to bring home another run. Robinson brought in the inning's third run by grounding to third. Blair followed with a two-out RBI double. The next batter, Etchebarren, did the same. The Orioles batted around the order and put up a crooked number on the scoreboard.

In the bottom of the second, Rettenmund hit an RBI double. With a runner on second and nobody out, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers. Rettenmund went on to score from third when Harrah made an errant throw to second on a Powell grounder. Baylor scored from third when Robinson grounded to second.

After three: Baltimore 8 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Orioles loaded the bases with two out. Blair struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, on three straight walks, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Biittner put the Rangers on the board with a two-run single.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the sixth. Powell put the Orioles run total into double digit territory with a two-run homer.

After six: Baltimore 10 Texas 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Grich picked up an RBI by grounding out to short.

In the top of the eighth, Harrah brought two home with a triple. Biittner brought Harrah home with a double. With a runner at second and one out, Grant Jackson took the mound for the Orioles.

In the bottom of the eighth, Blair picked up a two-out RBI double.

The Orioles recorded 12 hits in the win.

Final score: Baltimore 12 Texas 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Boog Powell 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 5 Cleveland Indians 2
Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 1
New York Yankees 15 Minnesota Twins 8
Boston Red Sox 3 California Angels 2
Oakland Athletics 4 Milwaukee Brewers 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 7 Cincinnati Reds 4 10 innings Game 1
Cincinnati Reds 6 Chicago Cubs 0 Game 2
New York Mets 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Atlanta Braves 2
San Diego Padres 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3
San Francisco Giants 5 Montreal Expos 3
St Louis Cardinals 5 Houston Astros 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Gullett Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W
2. John Ellis New York Yankees 4 for 6, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R
3. Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB



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MAY 11, 1972
Tonight is the final game in the series in Baltimore between the Rangers and the Orioles. Not only have the Rangers lost the first two games of this series but they also lost both games' starting pitchers to injury.

The Rangers placed SP Don Stanhouse on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/10/1972 and signed free agent RP Aurelio Monteagudo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $42,000.

A rumor has started that the New York Yankees have placed CF Felipe Alou on the trading block.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 13-14 at California Angels 6-20

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 21-10 at St Louis Cardinals 16-11
San Francisco Giants 16-15 at Montreal Expos 16-11
Los Angeles Dodgers 18-12 at New York Mets 13-14
San Diego Padres 11-21 at Philadelphia Phillies 13-16

TEXAS RANGERS (11-16) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (19-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Dave McNally Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs Andy Etchebarren Advantage Push
1B Don Mincher vs Boog Powell Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Davey Johnson Advantage Baltimore
3B Dave Nelson vs Brooks Robinson Advantage Baltimore
SS Toby Harrah vs Bobby Grich Advantage Baltimore
LF Frank Howard vs Don Baylor Advantage Baltimore
CF Elliott Maddox vs Paul Blair Advantage Baltimore
RF Larry Biittner vs Merv Rettenmund Advantage Baltimore
Overall Advantage Baltimore

McNally had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Texas 0 Baltimore 0.

Maddox led off the top of the fourth with a single for the Rangers first hit of the game. Maddox went on to score on a sacrifice fly by Howard.

Powell led off the bottom of the fourth with a game-tying home run. The Orioles went on to load the bases with nobody out. Hand set Etchebarren down on strikes for the first out. McNally flew to right for the second out. With a chance to get out of the jam, Hand threw a wild pitch, allowing Johnson to score the go-ahead run. Grich walked to reload the bases with two out. Rettenmund then put the Orioles in command with a two-run single. The Orioles ended up batting around the order in the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Howard threw Etchebarren out at home as he tried to score from second on a two-out single by Grich.

After six: Baltimore 4 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the eighth, Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers. Etchebarren hit a two-out solo home run.

Final score: Baltimore 5 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dave McNally 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 3 California Angels 1 10 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 7 St Louis Cardinals 1
San Francisco Giants 8 Montreal Expos 6
New York Mets 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Philadelphia Phillies 4 San Diego Padres 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, W
2. John Curtis Boston Red Sox 10.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W
3. Dave McNally Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W



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MAY 12, 1972
The Rangers continued their road trip with a three-game series in Cleveland against the surprising Indians. The Rangers are 2-4 so far on this road trip. The Indians have won nine of their last 11. The Indians lead the season series 2-0.

Texas Rangers RF Jeff Burroughs will need another two weeks to recover from his sprained knee.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 10-16 at Kansas City Royals 14-16
Baltimore Orioles 20-10 at Chicago White Sox 14-14
Milwaukee Brewers 13-14 at Minnesota Twins 12-16
New York Yankees 16-14 at California Angels 6-21
Boston Red Sox 14-14 at Oakland Athletics 21-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 11-22 at Montreal Expos 16-12
Los Angeles Dodgers 18-13 at Philadelphia Phillies 14-16
Chicago Cubs 8-21 at Atlanta Braves 17-14
St Louis Cardinals 16-12 at Cincinnati Reds 13-16
San Francisco Giants 17-15 at New York Mets 14-14
Pittsburgh Pirates 14-15 at Houston Astros 22-10

TEXAS RANGERS (11-17) AT CLASS INDIANS (17-11)
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Dick Tidrow Advantage Push
C Hal King vs Ray Fosse Advantage Cleveland
1B Don Mincher vs Chris Chambliss Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs John Lowenstein Advantage Push
3B Dave Nelson vs Graig Nettles Advantage Cleveland
SS Toby Harrah vs Frank Duffy Advantage Push
LF Frank Howard vs Tim McCraw Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Del Unser Advantage Cleveland
RF Larry Biittner vs Buddy Bell Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Cleveland

In the top of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Biittner swung at the first pitch and grounded to first to end the inning.

After three: Texas 0 Cleveland 0.

Fosse led off the bottom of the fifth with a home run to break the scoreless tie.

In the top of the sixth, Kubiak tied the game with an RBI triple.

After six: Texas 1 Cleveland 1.

In the top of the seventh, Biittner gave the Rangers the lead with a two-run triple. Biittner went on to score when King grounded to second. Kubiak made it a four-run inning with a two-out RBI single.

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

In the bottom of the eighth, with runners at first and second and one out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers and he got Bell to ground into the inning-ending 5-4-3.

In the top of the ninth, Denny Riddleberger took the mound for the Indians.

In the bottom of the ninth, Duffy picked up a two-out RBI single. But the Indians got no closer.

The Indians committed three errors in the loss.

Final score: Texas 5 Cleveland 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 5 Montreal Expos 1
Philadelphia Phillies 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Atlanta Braves 7 Chicago Cubs 5
St Louis Cardinals 4 Cincinnati Reds 1
San Francisco Giants 9 New York Mets 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Houston Astros 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. John Mayberry Sr Kansas City Royals 3 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
2. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W
3. Ken Henderson San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles and Mel Stottlemyre Sr of the New York Yankees each pitched a complete game shutout.



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