The Rangers completed a four-game sweep of their first home series by defeating the Angels, 6-4. Toby Harrah, who singled and scored the Rangers' first run in the fifth inning, batted in two tallies with another single in the sixth to the tie game at 3-3.

After the Angels regained the lead with a run in the seventh, the Rangers loaded the bases on a single by Dave Nelson and two walks in their half. Larry Biittner then singled to drive in two runs. Elliott Maddox walked to reload the sacks and Harrah drew a pass to force in the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 4
Game Played on Monday, April     24, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  1  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  7  3
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  2    3  0  x  -   6  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .367      Randle 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Cardenas ss           5   1   2   2     0   2   .276      Nelson 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .290
Rivers cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Mincher 1b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .176
  Cowan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      King c                3   1   0   0     2   1   .167
Pinson lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .385      Lovitto cf            3   2   0   0     1   0   .130
  Berry ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Biittner lf           3   0   1   2     0   0   .235
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .207      Maddox rf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .182
McMullen 3b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .160      Harrah ss             3   1   2   3     1   0   .375
Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Stanhouse p           2   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Torborg c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .214        Driscoll ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Messersmith p         3   0   1   0     0   1   .375        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Llenas ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .167

Totals               32   4   7   4     6   7             Totals               31   6   7   6     8   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  5,561
Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 10
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Cardenas, Pinson, Spencer, Lovitto
Doubles: Mincher (2)
Home Runs: Cardenas (2), Spencer (1)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (3), Randle (2), Nelson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (1), Biittner (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(1-2)      6.2   6   6   4   7   2   0  34   3.32
Allen                   1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     7   6   4   8   4   0  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse               6     4   3   3   3   3   2  25   2.84
Cox                     0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.50
Lindblad W(1-1)         2.1   1   0   0   2   3   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   4   6   7   2  39

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Cardenas was
called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Nelson grounded out
(third to first); Mincher walked; King flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Pinson grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Spencer flied out to right; McMullen walked; Stanton walked
[McMullen to second]; Torborg singled to center [McMullen
scored, Stanton to third, Torborg to second (error by Lovitto)];
Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto flied out to right; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); Maddox walked; Harrah lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
homered; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Stanhouse struck out; Randle grounded out (pitcher
to first); Nelson singled to right; Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer flied out to center; McMullen walked;
Stanton forced McMullen (third to second); Torborg flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: King walked; Lovitto flied out to right; Biittner
flied out to center; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Messersmith singled to left; Alomar out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Messersmith to second];
Cardenas made an out to second; Rivers popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah singled to left [Harrah to third (error by
Pinson)]; Stanhouse singled to right [Harrah scored]; Randle
forced Stanhouse (third to second); Randle stole second; Nelson
flied out to center; Mincher grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Pinson flied out to right; Spencer homered; McMullen
popped to third in foul territory; Stanton made an out to third;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: King walked; Lovitto reached on an error by Spencer
[King to second]; Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [King to third, Lovitto to second]; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Harrah singled to center [King scored
(unearned), Lovitto scored (unearned), Harrah to second (on
throw)]; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR STANHOUSE; Driscoll flied out to
right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: COX REPLACED DRISCOLL (PITCHING); Torborg flied out
to right; Messersmith struck out; Alomar walked; Alomar stole
second; Cardenas singled to center [Alomar scored]; Rivers
singled to right [Cardenas to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED COX
(PITCHING); BERRY BATTED FOR PINSON; Berry struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RIVERS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Randle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nelson singled to left; Nelson stole second [Nelson to
third (error by Cardenas)]; Mincher walked; King grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Nelson stayed at third, Mincher to second];
Lovitto was walked intentionally; Biittner singled [Nelson
scored, Mincher scored, Lovitto to third, Biittner to second (on
throw)]; Maddox walked; ALLEN REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING);
Harrah walked [Lovitto scored, Biittner to third, Maddox to
second]; Lindblad forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Spencer walked; McMullen singled to center [Spencer
to second]; Stanton forced Spencer (pitcher to third) [McMullen
to second]; Torborg lined into a double play (right to first)
[Stanton out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers
6.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle made an out to third; Nelson struck out;
Mincher doubled to center; King struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 6.

ANGELS 9TH: LLENAS BATTED FOR ALLEN; Llenas walked; Alomar made
an out to second; Cardenas struck out; COWAN BATTED FOR RIVERS;
Cowan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Rangers 6.