A three-run homer by Don Mincher in the first inning and a two-run single by Joe Lovitto in the third provided the Rangers with a 5-2 victory over the Angels. Bill Gogolewski, who started for the Rangers, gave up three hits for one run and retired only one batter before he was yanked by manager Ted Williams. Jim Panther received credit in relief for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     23, 1972 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Rangers      3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .407      Randle 2b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .310
Cardenas ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Nelson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .269
Llenas lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Mincher 1b            5   1   1   3     0   2   .143
Pinson rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .435      King c                2   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .192        Billings c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .154
O'Brien 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Howard lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .192
xKusnyer c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Biittner rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Berry cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .333        Maddox rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lovitto cf            2   0   2   2     2   0   .150
  Rivers ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Harrah ss             2   0   1   0     2   0   .333
Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Gogolewski p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Silverio cf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Driscoll ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pina p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     1   8             Totals               28   5   8   5     6   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 11,586
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 10
DP: Angels 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Llenas, King 2
Doubles: Pinson (2), Rivers (1)
Home Runs: Cardenas (1), Mincher (1)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (2)
Caught Stealing: Biittner (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Panther (1), Biittner (1), Pina (1)
GIDP: O'Brien (1), Llenas (2), Howard (4)
Hit by Pitch: Nelson (1,by Ryan), Randle (1,by Ryan)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(1-1)             2.1   5   5   4   1   2   1  16   3.18
Murphy                  2.2   1   0   0   3   1   0  11   6.43
May                     3     2   0   0   2   5   0  12   0.00
Totals                  8     8   5   4   6   8   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski              0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4  20.25
Panther W(1-0)          2.2   3   1   1   0   3   1  11  16.20
Pina SV(2)              6     4   0   0   1   5   0  22   0.00
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   8   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Ryan 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Alomar stole second
[Alomar to third (error by King)]; Cardenas flied out to left;
Llenas singled to center [Alomar scored]; Pinson singled to
right [Llenas to second]; PANTHER REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI
(PITCHING); Spencer struck out; O'Brien struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Nelson was hit by a pitch
[Randle to second]; Mincher homered [Randle scored, Nelson
scored]; King struck out; Howard grounded out (third to first);
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
singled to third; Ryan struck out; Alomar popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto singled to right; Harrah walked [Lovitto to
second]; Panther out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Lovitto to third, Harrah to second]; Randle was hit by a pitch;
Nelson struck out; Mincher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas homered; Llenas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pinson doubled to right; Spencer grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Pinson to third]; O'Brien grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: King singled to center; Howard reached on an error
by Llenas [King to second]; Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [King to third, Howard to second]; Lovitto
singled to right [King scored, Howard scored (unearned), Lovitto
to second (on throw)]; MURPHY REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Harrah
walked; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR PANTHER; Driscoll forced Harrah
(first to shortstop) [Lovitto to third]; Randle grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 5.

ANGELS 4TH: PINA REPLACED DRISCOLL (PITCHING); Kusnyer struck
out; Berry was called out on strikes; Murphy was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher
grounded out (first unassisted); King walked; Howard grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar singled to catcher; Cardenas flied out to
center; Llenas flied out to left; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Biittner singled to right; Biittner was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Lovitto walked;
Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Pina was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer walked; O'Brien grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; Kusnyer
reached on catcher's interference by King; Berry grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: MAY REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING); SILVERIO REPLACED
MURPHY (PLAYING CF); Randle was called out on strikes; Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Mincher was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 7TH: BILLINGS REPLACED KING (PLAYING C ); MADDOX REPLACED
BIITTNER (PLAYING RF); Silverio singled to first; Alomar
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Silverio to second]; Cardenas
singled to third [Silverio to third]; Llenas grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenas out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Billings singled to left; Howard grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Billings out at second];
Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Pinson flied out to right; Spencer popped to
shortstop; O'Brien flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto walked; Harrah singled to center [Lovitto
to third]; Pina out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Harrah to second]; Randle struck out; Nelson was walked
intentionally; Mincher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Kusnyer grounded out (second to first); RIVERS
BATTED FOR MAY; Rivers doubled to left; Silverio struck out;
Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Rangers 5.