Playing his first game in a Texas uniform, Ted Ford whacked a three-run homer in the seventh inning to provide the Rangers with a 9-6 victory over the Red Sox. Lenny Randle opened the seventh with a double and counted on a two-out single by Tom Grieve to tie the score at 6-6. Frank Howard then walked and Ford followed with his game-winning smash. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   6  8  1
Rangers      0  0  3    0  1  1    4  0  x  -   9 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .156      Randle 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .261
Aparicio ss           3   0   0   1     1   0   .257      Nelson 3b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .262
Yastrzemski lf        5   0   0   0     0   3   .121      Mincher 1b            5   0   1   1     0   3   .200
Smith rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .212      King c                2   0   1   0     1   0   .176
  Peters p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .147        Grieve ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Cater 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .067        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffin 2b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .321      Howard lf             3   2   2   2     1   1   .222
Fisk c                2   1   1   1     2   0   .375      Biittner rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Siebert p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .444        Ford ph,rf          1   1   1   3     1   0  1.000
  Burda ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
  Gagliano ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .500      Harrah ss             3   1   0   1     0   0   .265
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oglivie ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Billings c          1   0   0   0     1   0   .176

Totals               32   6   8   5     6   6             Totals               32   9  11   9     5   8

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  9,974
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Harper (1), Siebert (2), Fisk (3), King (1), Randle (5)
Home Runs: Ford (1)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (5)
Caught Stealing: Randle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (1), Broberg (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Aparicio (1), Harrah (1)
GIDP: King (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 5     5   4   1   2   4   0  22   3.86
Lee L(0-1)              1.2   3   4   3   2   3   0  10   9.00
Bolin                   0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   7.71
Peters                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.70
Totals                  8    11   9   5   5   8   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 5     6   5   5   5   3   0  25   2.45
Cox                     0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   6.00
Lindblad W(2-1)         2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Pina SV(3)              2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   0.93
Totals                  9     8   6   6   6   6   0  40

Passed Balls: Fisk (1)
Wild Pitches: Lindblad (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick


RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to right; Aparicio walked;
Yastrzemski struck out; Smith singled to left [Harper scored,
Aparicio to second]; Petrocelli lined to center; Cater flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Nelson
grounded out (second to first); Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Griffin singled to pitcher; Fisk walked
[Griffin to second]; Siebert grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Griffin to third, Fisk to second]; Harper walked; Aparicio hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Griffin scored, Fisk to third];
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: King doubled to right; Howard struck out; Biittner
flied to right [King to third]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith lined to center; Petrocelli flied out to
right; Cater struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah reached on an error by Griffin; Broberg out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Harrah to second];
Randle walked; Nelson singled to left [Harrah scored (unearned),
Randle to second]; Mincher grounded out (second to first)
[Randle to third, Nelson to second]; King walked; Howard singled
to right [Randle scored (unearned), Nelson scored (unearned),
King to third]; Biittner lined to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin singled to first; Fisk made an out to
second; Siebert doubled to left [Griffin to third]; Harper lined
into a double play (shortstop to third) [Siebert out at third];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Maddox struck out; Harrah flied out to center;
Broberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio lined to pitcher; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Nelson
singled to right; Nelson stole second; Mincher singled to right
[Nelson scored]; King grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Mincher out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Rangers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli singled to shortstop; Cater walked
[Petrocelli to second]; Griffin walked [Petrocelli to third,
Cater to second]; COX REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Fisk walked
[Petrocelli scored, Cater to third, Griffin to second]; BURDA
BATTED FOR SIEBERT; LINDBLAD REPLACED KING (PITCHING); BILLINGS
REPLACED COX (PLAYING C ); GAGLIANO BATTED FOR BURDA; Gagliano
singled to left [Cater scored, Griffin scored, Fisk to second];
Harper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fisk to
third, Gagliano to second]; Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Fisk
scored, Gagliano to third]; Aparicio flied out to center;
Yastrzemski grounded out (catcher to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: LEE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Howard singled to
left; FORD BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Ford walked [Howard to second];
On a bunt Maddox struck out; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Howard
to third, Ford to second]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Howard scored (unearned)]; Billings flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 5.

RED SOX 7TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Smith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli flied out to right; Cater
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle doubled to left; Nelson struck out; Mincher
struck out; GRIEVE BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Grieve singled to left
[Randle scored]; Howard walked [Grieve to second]; BOLIN
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Ford homered [Grieve scored, Howard
scored]; Maddox singled to left; Harrah flied out to right; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.

RED SOX 8TH: PINA REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Griffin grounded
out (third to first); Fisk doubled to center; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
BOLIN; Oglivie struck out; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 8TH: PETERS REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); OGLIVIE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Billings walked; Randle singled to first
[Billings to second]; Nelson flied out to right [Billings to
third]; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Mincher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Rangers 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first);
Yastrzemski struck out; Peters popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.