The Rangers, who had won six straight games, had their string clipped by the Athletics, who ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory. The Rangers built up a 4-1 lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Jeff Burroughs before the Athletics rallied for four runs in the fifth inning.

Bill North singled, Sal Bando walked and Reggie Jackson doubled for the first run to kayo Steve Dunning. Deron Johnson, Gene Tenace and Billy Conigliaro followed with consecutive run-scoring singles off Bill Gogolewski. The A's added their last tally on a walk and double by Tenace in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
A's          1  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  x  -   6 13  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .282      Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Harris cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      North cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Bando 3b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .263
  Maddox ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .288
Johnson dh            4   1   0   0     0   0   .287      Johnson dh            3   1   2   2     1   0   .263
Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .268        Lewis pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Burroughs lf          3   2   1   2     1   1   .268      Tenace 1b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .260
Biittner rf,1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .215        Hegan pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Sudakis ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Conigliaro lf         4   0   2   1     0   1   .278
Billings c            3   1   1   1     1   1   .168      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Mason ss              2   0   1   1     0   1   .226      Green 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
  Grieve ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mackanin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .056        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dunning p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     3   7             Totals               36   6  13   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,073
Left on Base: Rangers 4, A's 10
DP: Rangers 1, A's 2
Errors: Green
Doubles: Bando (16), Jackson 2 (19), Tenace (13)
Home Runs: Burroughs (15)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (8)
Caught Stealing: Spencer (3)
GIDP: Harris 2 (10), Green (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning                 4     7   4   4   3   3   0  22   6.08
Gogolewski L(2-4)       4     6   2   2   1   2   0  18   3.39
Totals                  8    13   6   6   4   5   0  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    4.1   5   4   3   2   4   1  19   5.92
Knowles W(3-4)          4.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  16   2.20
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   7   1  35

Passed Balls: Fosse (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Art Frantz


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (first unassisted); Harris
struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); North
flied to left; Bando doubled to right; Jackson walked; Johnson
singled to left [Bando scored, Jackson to second]; Tenace struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson reached on an error by Green; Fosse allowed
a passed ball [Johnson to second]; Fregosi struck out; Johnson
stole third; Burroughs homered [Johnson scored (unearned)];
Biittner flied out to center; Billings grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Conigliaro struck out; Fosse grounded out (third
to first); Green walked; Campaneris singled to left [Green to
second]; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason struck out; Nelson singled to shortstop;
Harris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Nelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando popped to second; Jackson doubled to
center; Johnson flied to left; Tenace lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer singled to right; Johnson flied out to
right; Fregosi struck out; Spencer was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Conigliaro singled to left; Fosse forced
Conigliaro (shortstop to second); Green struck out; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs walked; Biittner grounded out (second to
first) [Burroughs to second]; Billings singled to right
[Burroughs scored, Billings to second (on throw)]; Mason singled
to center [Billings scored, Mason to second (on throw)]; Nelson
walked; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Harris grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nelson out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North singled to center; Bando walked [North to
second]; Jackson doubled to left [North scored, Bando to third];
GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Johnson singled to
pitcher [Bando scored, Jackson to third]; Tenace singled to left
[Jackson scored, Johnson to second]; Conigliaro singled to
center [Johnson scored, Tenace to third]; Fosse struck out;
Green grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Conigliaro out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 5.

RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Spencer popped to catcher in foul
territory; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris lined to pitcher; North grounded out
(third to first); Bando singled to left; Jackson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Biittner flied to right; Billings walked; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
MASON; Grieve singled to center [Billings to second]; Nelson
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MACKANIN REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING SS); Johnson
walked; LEWIS RAN FOR JOHNSON; Tenace doubled to center [Lewis
scored]; HEGAN RAN FOR TENACE; Conigliaro popped to first; Fosse
singled to center [Hegan to third]; Green popped to third;
Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Athletics 6.

RANGERS 8TH: LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HEGAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Harris popped to first; MADDOX BATTED FOR
SPENCER; Maddox struck out; Johnson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); North grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs was called out on strikes; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR
BIITTNER; Sudakis singled to left; Billings struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Athletics 6.