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Playing their first home game in Texas, the Rangers made a winning debut by defeating the Angels, 7-6, before a crowd of 20,105. Frank Howard smashed a tremendous homer for the transplanted Senators in the first inning. Dave Nelson also homered for the Rangers, while Lenny Randle drove in four runs with a double and two singles. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 6Game Played on Friday, April 21, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumAngels 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 - 6 14 2 Rangers 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 x - 7 10 4 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .500 Randle 2b 4 0 3 4 0 0 .300 Rivers cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .158 Nelson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Cardenas ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Howard 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .167 McMullen 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Biittner 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Spencer 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .211 Billings c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .091 Berry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .364 Stanton rf 5 2 1 0 0 1 .222 Maddox rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250 Pinson lf 4 2 3 2 0 1 .375 Lovitto cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .067 Cowan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Harrah ss 4 3 3 0 0 1 .267 Kusnyer c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .500 Bosman p 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Wright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Silverio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Azcue ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 6 14 4 1 6 Totals 32 7 10 7 3 6 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 20,105 Left on Base: Angels 10, Rangers 5 DP: Angels 1, Rangers 0 Errors: McMullen, Wright, Randle, Grieve, Maddox, Harrah Doubles: Spencer (1), Pinson (1), Randle (2), Harrah (1) Home Runs: Howard (1), Nelson (1) Stolen Bases: Randle (1), Maddox (2) Caught Stealing: Alomar (2), Grieve (1), Randle (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (2) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(0-2) 4 6 5 2 2 3 1 19 5.00 Fisher 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 18.00 Murphy 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 10.38 Allen 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 10 7 4 3 6 2 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman W(1-1) 5.1 9 4 3 1 2 0 26 2.03 Cox 3.1 5 2 1 0 3 0 16 2.70 Lindblad SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 14 6 4 1 6 0 43 Wild Pitches: Murphy (1), Cox (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - John Rice ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to third; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson struck out; Howard homered; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 1. ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer was called out on strikes; Stanton reached on an error by Harrah; Pinson singled to center [Stanton to second]; Kusnyer singled to left [Stanton scored (unearned), Pinson to second]; Wright popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Grieve singled to center; Grieve was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox was walked intentionally; Lovitto lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Maddox out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Alomar walked; Rivers singled to center [Alomar to second]; Alomar was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Rivers to second]; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah singled to center; Bosman reached on an error by Wright on a sacrifice bunt [Harrah to second, Bosman to first]; Randle doubled to left [Harrah scored, Bosman to third]; Nelson reached on a fielder's choice [Bosman stayed at third, Randle out at third (shortstop unassisted), Nelson to second]; Howard was walked intentionally; Billings forced Howard (second to shortstop) [Bosman scored (unearned), Nelson to third]; Grieve struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3. ANGELS 4TH: Spencer singled to right; Stanton popped to second in foul territory; Pinson struck out; Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Maddox reached on an error by McMullen; Lovitto forced Maddox (second to shortstop); Harrah doubled to left [Lovitto to third]; Bosman was called out on strikes; Randle singled to center [Lovitto scored (unearned), Harrah scored (unearned)]; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5. ANGELS 5TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Silverio grounded out (second to first); Alomar singled to right; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Alomar to second]; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 5TH: FISHER REPLACED SILVERIO (PITCHING); Nelson homered; Howard flied out to left; Billings popped to catcher in foul territory; Grieve singled to center; Maddox forced Grieve (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 6. ANGELS 6TH: McMullen popped to third in foul territory; Spencer doubled to right; Stanton singled to right [Spencer to third]; Pinson doubled to right [Spencer scored, Stanton scored]; Kusnyer singled to right [Pinson to third]; COX REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); AZCUE BATTED FOR FISHER; Cox threw a wild pitch [Pinson scored, Kusnyer to second]; Azcue struck out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 6. RANGERS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED AZCUE (PITCHING); Lovitto flied out to center; Harrah singled to shortstop; Murphy threw a wild pitch [Harrah to second]; Cox grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harrah to third]; Randle singled to right [Harrah scored]; Randle stole second; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7. ANGELS 7TH: Rivers singled to left [Rivers to second (error by Grieve)]; Cardenas flied out to right; McMullen struck out; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7. RANGERS 7TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7. ANGELS 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); Stanton struck out; Pinson singled to center; Kusnyer singled to right [Pinson to third (error by Maddox), Kusnyer to second]; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR MURPHY; O'Brien reached on an error by Randle [Pinson scored (no RBI), Kusnyer to third, O'Brien to first]; Alomar singled to first [Kusnyer scored (unearned), O'Brien to second]; Rivers forced Alomar (second to shortstop); Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Lovitto struck out; Harrah struck out; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 7. ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to left; Spencer singled to right; BERRY RAN FOR SPENCER; Stanton forced Berry (third to second); LINDBLAD REPLACED COX (PITCHING); COWAN BATTED FOR PINSON; Cowan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 7. |
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