The OOTP Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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MAY 21, 1972
The Rangers will conclude their series against the Minnesota Twins with a Sunday doubleheader. This will be the second day in a row these two teams play each other in a doubleheader.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 15-20 at New York Yankees 19-18 (2)
Cleveland Indians 23-12 at Detroit Tigers 11-23
California Angels 10-26 at Chicago White Sox 20-16
Baltimore Orioles 26-12 at Milwaukee Brewers 16-18
Oakland Athletics 26-9 at Kansas City Royals 19-19

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 22-17 at San Francisco Giants 23-18 (2)
Montreal Expos 19-18 at Pittsburgh Pirates 19-18 (2)
Cincinnati Reds 16-23 at at San Diego Padres 15-26 (2)
New York Mets 19-19 at Philadelphia Phillies 20-19
Chicago Cubs 11-27 at St Louis Cardinals 22-16
Houston Astros 26-15 at Los Angeles Dodgers 22-18

MINNESOTA TWINS (16-20) AT TEXAS RANGERS (14-22) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Kaat vs Rich Hand Advantage Minnesota
C George Mitterwald vs Dick Billings Advantage Minnesota
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Don Mincher Advantage Minnesota
2B Rod Carew vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Minnesota
3B Steve Braun vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
SS Danny Thompson vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Steve Brye vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Bobby Darwin vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Cesar Tovar vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Minnesota

In the top of the first, Killebrew put the Twins on the board with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Howard drew a four-pitch walk to bring in the tying run. Harrah flew to left for the first out. Biittner drew a four-pitch walk and that forced in the go-ahead run. Billings flew to left for the second out. Kubiak grounded to second to end the inning.

In the top of the second, Mitterwald gave the Twins the lead back with a two-run homer.

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

In the top of the third, Thompson gave the Twins the lead back on a two-out RBI single.

After three: Minnesota 4 Texas 3.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mincher gave the Rangers the lead back with a two-out two-run double. The next batter, Howard scored Mincher with a single. With a runner on first and two out, Jim Perry took the mound for the Twins.

After six: Texas 6 Minnesota 4.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and nobody out, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Maddox threw Carew out at home as he tried to score from second on a Darwin single.

In the top of the ninth, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers with a two-run lead. Pina set the Twins down in order to give the Rangers the win.

Final score: Texas 6 Minnesota 4.

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

MINNESOTA TWINS (16-21) AT TEXAS RANGERS (15-22) GAME TWO
SP Ray Corbin vs Jim Shellenback Advantage Minnesota
C Phil Roof vs Hal King Advantage Push
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Don Mincher Advantage Push
2B Rod Carew vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Minnesota
3B Steve Braun vs Dave Nelson Advantage Minnesota
SS Danny Thompson vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Steve Brye vs Frank Howard Advantage Texas
CF Bobby Darwin vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Cesar Tovar vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Minnesota

In the top of the first, Tovar scored from third when Carew grounded to second.

Corbin had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Minnesota 1 Texas 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Howard got a one-out single for the Rangers first hit of the game.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Shellenback got an infield single to drive in the tying run. Maddox followed with a two-run single to put the Rangers in the lead.

In the top of the sixth, with runners at first and second and nobody out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. A single loaded the bases with nobody out. Carew lined out to Kubiak who threw to Harrah covering second then to Mincher covering first for a triple play.

After a lead off walk in the bottom of the sixth, Bob Gebhard took the mound for the Twins. Pinch hitter Vic Harris recorded a two-out RBI single.

After six: Texas 4 Minnesota 1.

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

Tom Norton took the mound for the Twins in the bottom of the seventh.

With two out in the top of the ninth, Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers and got Thompson to fly out to end the game.

Final score: Texas 4 Minnesota 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Shellenback 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 13 Detroit Tigers 3
Oakland Athletics 7 Kansas City Royals 2
California Angels 6 Chicago White Sox 1
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Baltimore Orioles 4
Boston Red Sox 8 New York Yankees 4 Game 1
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Game 2 ppd

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves 6 for 9, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
2. Nelson Briles Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Rico Petrocelli Boston Red Sox 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB



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MAY 22, 1972
The Rangers will conclude this short home stand with a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. The Rangers are 3-1 so far on this home stand. The White Sox have won six of their last eight. The season series between these two teams is tied 1-1.

AL Player of the Week: CF Del Unser Cleveland Indians

NL Player of the Week: LF Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves

Rumors are circulating that the Chicago Cubs have placed RP Milt Pappas on the trading block.

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

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California Angels 11-26 at Oakland Athletics 27-9

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 21-19 at Montreal Expos 19-20
San Francisco Giants 23-20 at Los Angeles Dodgers 22-19
Houston Astros 27-15 at San Diego Padres 15-28

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (20-17) AT TEXAS RANGERS (16-22)
MATCHUPS
SP Wilbur Wood vs Pete Broberg Advantage Chicago
C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Don Mincher Advantage Chicago
2B Mike Andrews vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Bill Melton vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
SS Rich Morales vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Jay Johnstone vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Pat H Kelly vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

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

In the bottom of the second, Billings scored on a passed ball with two out. Maddox then finished the at-bat with a solo home run.

In the top of the third, Johnstone put the White Sox on the board with a two-out RBI single.

In the bottom of the third, Howard hit a solo home run.

After three: Texas 4 Chicago 1.

In the top of the sixth, the White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out. Melton brought a run in with a sacrifice fly.

After six: Texas 4 Chicago 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, a sacrifice fly by Mincher put the Rangers lead back to three. Howard followed with a two-out solo home run. That brought John Lamb out to pitch for the White Sox.

In the bottom of the eighth, Broberg hit a two-out RBI double.

In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers and finished off the White Sox.

The Rangers got 10 hits in the win.

Final score: Texas 7 Chicago 2.

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

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California Angels 6 Oakland Athletics 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 6 Philadelphia Phillies 2
San Francisco Giants 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
San Diego Padres 6 Houston Astros 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Frank Howard Texas Rangers 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
2. Larry Stahl San Diego Padres 2 for 3, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB
3. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

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MAY 23, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Chicago White Sox. The Rangers have won four straight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 17-18 at Detroit Tigers 11-24
Cleveland Indians 24-12 at New York Yankees 19-19
Baltimore Orioles 26-13 at Boston Red Sox 16-20
Minnesota Twins 16-22 at Kansas City Royals 19-20
California Angels 12-26 at Oakland Athletics 27-10

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 19-20 at Chicago Cubs 12-27
Houston Astros 27-16 at San Diego Padres 16-28 (2)
Atlanta Braves 24-17 at Cincinnati Reds 18-23
Philadelphia Phillies 21-20 at Montreal Expos 20-20
Pittsburgh Pirates 21-18 at St Louis Cardinals 22-17
San Francisco Giants 24-20 at Los Angeles Dodgers 22-20

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (20-18) AT TEXAS RANGERS (17-22)
MATCHUPS
SP Dave Lemonds vs Horacio Pina Advantage Texas
C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Don Mincher Advantage Chicago
2B Mike Andrews vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Bill Melton vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
SS Rich Morales vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Jay Johnstone vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Pat H Kelly vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the first, Melton put the White Sox on the board with an RBI single. A hit batter loaded the bases with one out. Andrews drew a walk to score a run. Hermann drew a walk on a full count pitch and another run crossed the plate. Morales grounded into a 3-6 fielder's choice to bring the inning's fourth run home. The pitcher Lemonds got an RBI on an infield single. In his second at-bat of the inning, Kelly drew a walk to load the bases with two out. Johnstone then grounded to second to finally retire the side.

In the bottom of the first, Howard put the Rangers on the board with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the second, without the benefit of a hit, the White Sox loaded the bases with two out. Morales lined out to right for the third out.

In the bottom of the third, Biittner hit a three-run homer with two out and we had a brand new ballgame.

After three: Chicago 5 Texas 4.

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

In the bottom of the fourth, Nelson tied the game with an RBI single but, on the play, Maddox was thrown out at home by Johnstone while trying to score from second. Mincher, however, gave the Rangers the lead with a two-out two-run homer. That brought Vicente Romo out to pitch for the White Sox.

In the bottom of the fifth, Billings added an RBI double to the Rangers lead.

Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the sixth. May got a two-out RBI single. Andrews followed with a walk that loaded the bases. Hermann flew to center to retire the side.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mincher blasted a three-run homer. Cy Acosta took the mound for the White Sox with the bases empty and nobody out. Biittner added an RBI single.

After six: Texas 12 Chicago 6.

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

John Lamb took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the seventh. The Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Maddox scored when Howard grounded into the 4-6-3.

In the top of the eighth, the White Sox loaded the bases with two out. Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers. Morales drew a walk to bring home a run. Jorge Orta scored on a wild pitch.

Steve Kealey took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth, the White Sox loaded the bases with two out. Orta drew a walk to force in a run. Hermann brought a run in with a single. Morales grounded to short to end the game.

The two teams combined for 27 hits in the contest. Rangers pitchers allowed 13 walks in the game.

Final score: Texas 13 Chicago 10.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Don Mincher 3 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 6 Detroit Tigers 1
New York Yankees 10 Cleveland Indians 5
Boston Red Sox 5 Baltimore Orioles 3 11 innings
Kansas City Royals 7 Minnesota Twins 2
California Angels 6 Oakland Athletics 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 8 New York Mets 2
Houston Astros 3 San Diego Padres 0 Game 1
Houston Astros 3 San Diego Padres 0 Game 2
Cincinnati Reds 4 Atlanta Braves 1
Philadelphia Phillies 12 Montreal Expos 5 14 innings
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 St Louis Cardinals 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 San Francisco Giants 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Don Mincher Texas Rangers 3 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Dave A Roberts Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W
3. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W

Jerry Reuss of the Have Astros pitched a complete game shutout.

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MAY 24, 1972
The Rangers will try to complete a sweep of their home series against the Chicago White Sox tonight. The Rangers have won five straight.

Texas Rangers SP Bill Gogolewski is expected to miss 5 more days because of a dead arm.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 26-14 at Boston Red Sox 17-20
Milwaukee Brewers 18-18 at Detroit Tigers 11-25
Cleveland Indians 24-13 at New York Yankees 20-19
Minnesota Twins 16-23 at Kansas City Royals 20-20
California Angels 13-26 at Oakland Athletics 27-11

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 24-18 at Cincinnati Reds 19-23
New York Mets 19-21 at Chicago Cubs 13-27
Philadelphia Phillies 22-20 at Montreal Expos 20-21
Pittsburgh Pirates 22-18 at St Louis Cardinals 22-18
San Francisco Giants 24-21 at Los Angeles Dodgers 23-20
Houston Astros 29-16 at San Diego Padres 16-30

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (20-19) AT TEXAS RANGERS (18-22)
MATCHUPS
SP Tom Bradley vs Dick Bosman Advantage Chicago
C Tom Egan vs Hal King Advantage Push
1B Dick Allen vs Don Mincher Advantage Chicago
2B Mike Andrews vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Push
3B Bill Melton vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
SS Rich Morales vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
CF Jay Johnstone vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Pat H Kelly vs Larry Biittner Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the first, Allen put the White Sox on the board with a sacrifice fly as they got their first run before they got their first hit.

In the top of the second, May scored when Egan grounded into the 4-6-3.

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

In the top of the third, May picked up a two-out RBI single.

After three: Chicago 3 Texas 1.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Chicago 3 Texas 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Kubiak hit a solo shot to cut the deficit to a single run.

In the top of the eighth, Howard botched an Egan fly ball with two out, allowing Allen to score from third.

In the bottom of the eighth, with runners at second and third and one out, Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox and got out of the inning without giving up a run.

With two out in the top of the ninth, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers.

In the bottom of the ninth, Maddox scored from third when Nelson grounded to short. With the bases empty and two out, Howard tied the game with a home run.

After nine: Chicago 4 Texas 4.

Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the tenth. Pinch hitter Rick Reichardt put the White Sox back in the lead with an RBI double. Egan followed with a two-run single. With runners at the corners and two out, Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers. Egan scored on an errant pickoff throw. Kelly singled to drive in the inning's fifth run.

Vicente Romo took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the tenth and got the three up three down to end the game.

The two teams combined for 23 hits in the contest. The Rangers also committed three errors.

Final score: Chicago 9 Texas 4 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tom Bradley 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 3 Boston Red Sox 1
Detroit Tigers 3 Milwaukee Brewers 2 12 innings
Cleveland Indians 9 New York Yankees 1
Minnesota Twins 5 Kansas City Royals 2
California Angels 2 Oakland Athletics 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 3 Cincinnati Reds 2
New York Mets 1 Chicago Cubs 0
Philadelphia Phillies 10 Montreal Expos 3
St Louis Cardinals 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
San Francisco Giants 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Houston Astros 8 San Diego Padres 6

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Nolan Ryan California Angels 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, W
2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W
3. Nate Colbert San Diego Padres 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Richie Hebner has been suspended for five games and St Louis Cardinals SP Bob Gibson has been suspended for six games due to a fight in tonight's game.

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MAY 25, 1972
After going 5-2 on their home stand, the Rangers are in Minnesota for a four-game series against the Twins. The Rangers lead the season series 3-1.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 18-19 at Detroit Tigers 12-25
Cleveland Indians 25-13 at New York Yankees 20-20
Baltimore Orioles 27-14 at Boston Red Sox 17-21
Kansas City Royals 20-21 at California Angels 14-26

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 20-21 at Chicago Cubs 13-28
Pittsburgh Pirates 22-19 at St Louis Cardinals 23-18

TEXAS RANGERS (18-23) AT MINNESOTA TWINS (17-23)
MATCHUPS
SP Mike Paul vs Dick Woodson Advantage Push
C Dick Billings vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Don Mincher vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Dave Nelson vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Steve Brye Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
RF Larry Biittner vs Cesar Tovar Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Push

In the bottom of the third, on two errors and a walk, the Twins loaded the bases with nobody out. Killebrew went down on strikes for the first out. Carew put the Twins on the board with an RBI single. Darwin beat out the 4-6-3 to bring home another run. Thompson walked to load the bases with two out. Brye then brought all three runners home with a double.

After three: Minnesota 5 Texas 0.

In the top of the fourth, Biittner put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, Carew hit a two-out RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, Mitterwald pounded a two-run homer. With runners at first and second and two out, Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers and got Killebrew to fly out to end the inning.

After six: Minnesota 8 Texas 1.

In the top of the seventh, the Rangers scored one on a Howard double. With runners at first and second and two out, Jim Perry took the mound for the Twins. Biittner knocked one in with a single.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers.

Bob Gebhard took the mound for the Twins in the top of the eighth.

The two teams combined for 20 hits in the contest. The Rangers also committed three errors.

Final score: Minnesota 8 Texas 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rod Carew 4 for 5, 2 RBI

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 4 Detroit Tigers 2
Cleveland Indians 4 New York Yankees 0
Boston Red Sox 8 Baltimore Orioles 1
California Angels 7 Kansas City Royals 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 6 New York Mets 3
St Louis Cardinals 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox 3 for 4, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
2. Ray Culp Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 BB, 8 K, W
3. Jim Lonborg Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W



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MAY 26, 1972
Tonight is the second game in the series in Minnesota between the Rangers and the Twins. The Twins scored five unearned runs to win the series opener.

The Rangers activated RF Jeff Burroughs from the injured list.

Rumor has it the New York Mets have placed 1B Ed Kranepool on the trading block.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 19-19 at Boston Red Sox 18-21
Detroit Tigers 12-26 at New York Yankees 20-21
Cleveland Indians 26-13 at Baltimore Orioles 27-15
Kansas City Royals 20-22 at California Angels 15-26
Chicago White Sox 21-19 at Oakland Athletics 27-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 20-22 at Chicago Cubs 14-28
Philadelphia Phillies 23-20 at Pittsburgh Pirates 22-20
San Francisco Giants 25-21 at Atlanta Braves 25-18
San Diego Padres 16-31 at Cincinnati Reds 19-24
New York Mets 20-22 at St Louis Cardinals 24-18
Los Angeles Dodgers 23-21 at Houston Astros 30-16

TEXAS RANGERS (18-24) AT MINNESOTA TWINS (18-23)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Jim Kaat Advantage Minnesota
C Dick Billings vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Don Mincher vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Dave Nelson vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Jim Holt Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Cesar Tovar Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Minnesota

Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.

After three: Texas 0 Minnesota 0.

On three straight walks in the bottom of the fourth, the Twins loaded the bases with nobody out. Darwin went down on strikes for the first out. Braun scored on a wild pitch. Thompson brought Killebrew home with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the fifth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Biittner went down on strikes for the first out. Hand followed with an RBI single. Maddox tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Nelson followed with a two-out RBI single that gave the Rangers the lead. Burroughs hit next and he brought home one with a single.

After six: Texas 4 Minnesota 2.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Twins loaded the bases with two out. Tovar then cleared the bases with a double to give the Twins a walk off win.

The Rangers got 10 hits in the loss.

Final score: Minnesota 5 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jim Kaat 9.0 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

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

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

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lee May Houston Astros 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Marty Pattin Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
3. Steve Dunning Cleveland Indians 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, W

Atlanta Braves LF Ralph Garr has a 25-game hitting streak.

Oakland Athletics SS Bert Campaneris has a 20-game hitting streak.

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MAY 27, 1972
Today is the third game in the four-game series in Minnesota between the Rangers and the Twins. The Twins have won each of the first two games of this series.

Montreal Expos 2B Ron Hunt will miss seven months due to a torn interior cruciate ligament.

Rumor is the Philadelphia Phillies have placed 1B Deron Johnson on the trading block.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 13-26 at New York Yankees 20-22
Chicago White Sox 22-19 at Oakland Athletics 27-13
Cleveland Indians 27-23 at Baltimore Orioles 27-16
Milwaukee Brewers 19-20 at Boston Red Sox 19-21
Kansas City Royals 21-22 at California Angels 15-27

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 21-22 at Chicago Cubs 14-29
Philadelphia Phillies 23-21 at Pittsburgh Pirates 23-20
San Francisco Giants 25-22 at Atlanta Braves 26-18
San Diego Padres 16-32 at Cincinnati Reds 20-24
New York Mets 21-22 at St Louis Cardinals 24-19
Los Angeles Dodgers 23-22 at Houston Astros 31-16

TEXAS RANGERS (18-25) AT MINNESOTA TWINS (19-23)
MATCHUPS
SP Pete Broberg vs Ray Corbin Advantage Push
C Hal King vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Don Mincher vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Dave Nelson vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Steve Brye Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Cesar Tovar Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas

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

In the top of the second, Kubiak picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Broberg followed with a two-out RBI single.

In the top of the third, Burroughs connected on a solo home run.

In the bottom of the third, Corbin brought a run in with a sacrifice fly.

After three: Texas 4 Minnesota 1.

Tom Norton took the mound for the Twins in the top of the sixth.

After six: Texas 4 Minnesota 1.

In the top of the seventh, with a runner on second and one out, Jim Perry took the mound for the Twins and he kept the runner from scoring.

In the bottom of the eighth, with runners at the corners and nobody out, Horacio Pina took the mound for the Rangers. Braun collected an RBI single.

Wayne Granger took the mound for the Twins in the top of the ninth. Burroughs got a two-out RBI single to put the Rangers back up by three. A walk followed to load the bases. But Harrah struck out to retire the side.

Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the ninth. With runners at first and second and two out, pinch hitter Eric Soderholn flew to left to end the game.

The Rangers got 11 hits in the win.

Final score: Texas 5 Minnesota 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 10 Detroit Tigers 1
Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland Athletics 2
Baltimore Orioles 8 Cleveland Indians 4
Milwaukee Brewers 11 Boston Red Sox 10
Kansas City Royals 1 California Angels 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 6 Montreal Expos 3
Philadelphia Phillies 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
San Francisco Giants 4 Atlanta Braves 0
Cincinnati Reds 1 San Diego Padres 0
New York Mets 5 St Louis Cardinals 2 10 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Houston Astros 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Sam McDowell San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W
2. Don Gullet Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
3. Steve Busby Kansas City Royals 8.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W

Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a complete game shutout.

Atlanta Braves LF Ralph Garr went hitless, ending his streak at 25 games.

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MAY 28, 1972
Today concludes the four-game series in Minnesota between the Rangers and the Twins. The Rangers need a win to get a series split.

Atlanta Braves 3B Darrell Evans will miss 6-7 weeks due to a fractured rib.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 27-14 at Baltimore Orioles 28-16
Milwaukee Brewers 20-20 at Boston Red Sox 19-22
Detroit Tigers 13-27 at New York Yankees 21-22
Kansas City Royals 22-22 at California Angels 15-28
Chicago White Sox 23-19 at Oakland Athletics 27-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 26-22 at Atlanta Braves 26-19 (2)
Philadelphia Phillies 24-21 at Pittsburgh Pirates 23-21
San Diego Padres 16-33 at Cincinnati Reds 21-24
New York Mets 22-22 at St Louis Cardinals 24-20
Montreal Expos 21-23 at Chicago Cubs 15-29
Los Angeles Dodgers 24-22 at Houston Astros 31-17

TEXAS RANGERS (19-25) AT MINNESOTA TWINS (19-24)
MATCHUPS
SP Jim Shellenback vs Dave Goltz Advantage Minnesota
C Dick Billings vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Don Mincher vs Harmon Killebrew Advantage Push
2B Ted Kubiak vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Dave Nelson vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Danny Thompson Advantage Texas
LF Frank Howard vs Steve Brye Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Cesar Tovar Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the second, a Harrah single scored one. Maddox got a two-out RBI single but, on the play, Brye threw Harrah out at home as he tried to score from second.

In the bottom of the second, Thompson put the Twins on the board with an RBI double. Mitterwald tied the game with an RBI single. Braun walked to load the bases with two out. Killebrew flew to left to end the inning.

In the top of the third, Burroughs put the Rangers back in front with an RBI single. Harrah stretched the lead with a two-out two-run single.

In the bottom of the third, Darwin scored on a wild pitch.

After three: Texas 5 Minnesota 3.

In the top of the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Billings flew to center to retire the side.

In the bottom of the fourth, with runners at first and second and one out, Shellenback left the game with an elbow injury. Aurelio Monteagudo took the mound for the Rangers. A walk loaded the bases with one out. Carew then gave the Twins the lead with a three-run double.

In the bottom of the fifth, Goltz picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. After the Twins loaded the bases with two out, Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers. Carew knocked two in with a double. Darwin followed with a run-scoring single. Thompson did the same. The Twins scored five runs in the inning.

In the top of the sixth, Jim Perry took the mound for the Twins.

After six: Minnesota 11 Texas 5.

In the top of the seventh, Kubiak picked up a two-out RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Jim Panther took the mound for the Rangers. Darwin hit a solo home run.

In the top of the eighth, Howard mashed a two-out solo home run.

In the top of the ninth, Dave LaRoche took the mound for the Twins with a five-run lead. The Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Pinch hitter Tom Grieve hit into the game-ending 4-6-3.

The two teams combined for 27 hits. The Rangers also committed three errors.

Final score: Minnesota 12 Texas 7.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bobby Darwin 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 5 Cleveland Indians 4
Milwaukee Brewers 3 Boston Red Sox 0
New York Yankees 10 Detroit Tigers 5
Kansas City Royals 5 California Angels 4
Oakland Athletics 2 Chicago White Sox 1 11 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 5 Atlanta Braves 3 Game 1
San Francisco Giants 13 Atlanta Braves 3 Game 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2 11 innings
Cincinnati Reds 15 San Diego Padres 0
St Louis Cardinals 6 New York Mets 2
Chicago Cubs 5 Montreal Expos 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Houston Astros 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 4 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 R
2. Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants 5 for 8, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R
3. Ralph Garr Atlanta Braves 5 for 8, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

Ken Brett of the Milwaukee Brewers, Jack Billingham of the Cincinnati Reds and Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers each pitched a complete game shutout.

Oakland Athletics SS Bert Campaneris went hitless to end his streak at 21 games.

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