Although kayoed in the eighth inning, Gaylord Perry received credit for the victory when the Indians defeated the Rangers, 4-2. Ray Fosse provided the Indians' decisive hit, driving in two runs with a double in the sixth.

The Rangers loaded the bases with two out against Perry in the eighth and scored twice on a single by Ted Ford and pass to Elliott Maddox before Steve Mingori clamped down to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       2, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Randle 2b             5   0   1   0     0   3   .254
Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .360      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     1   2   .264
A. Johnson lf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Mincher 1b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .194
  Phillips lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      King c                3   1   1   0     0   2   .160
Nettles 3b            3   2   3   0     1   0   .235      Howard lf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .250
McCraw 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .341      Biittner rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Fosse c               3   0   1   2     1   0   .300        Ford ph,rf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Bell rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Maddox cf             2   0   0   1     2   0   .207
Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .083        Kubiak ph,ss        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mingori p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Driscoll ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .125

Totals               33   4   8   4     4   3             Totals               33   2   7   2     5  13

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,570
Left on Base: Indians 6, Rangers 10
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Nettles (2), Fosse (4), Stanley (1)
Triples: McCraw (2)
Stolen Bases: Brohamer (1), Unser (1)
GIDP: Unser (1), Maddox (2)
Hit by Pitch: King (1,by Perry)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(3-2)            7.2   6   2   2   3  12   0  32   2.48
Mingori SV(2)           1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7  10.29
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5  13   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(1-3)           5.2   7   4   4   1   2   0  24   4.50
Pina                    1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.31
Paul                    2     0   0   0   3   0   0   8   2.45
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Perry (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); A. Johnson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles singled to center; McCraw tripled to center
[Nettles scored]; Fosse hit into a double play (center to
catcher) [McCraw out at home]; Bell popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: King struck out; Howard walked; Biittner forced
Howard (second unassisted); Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Perry
struck out; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah struck out; Bosman struck out; Randle
singled to center; Nelson singled to right [Randle to third];
Mincher flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); A.
Johnson flied out to right; Nettles doubled to left; McCraw
walked; Fosse flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: King was hit by a pitch; Howard singled to right
[King to second]; Biittner forced Howard (catcher to shortstop)
[King to third]; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Perry flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah struck out; Bosman struck out; Randle struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Unser struck out; Brohamer singled to center;
Brohamer stole second; A. Johnson singled to right [Brohamer
scored]; Nettles singled to center [A. Johnson to third]; McCraw
popped to first in foul territory; Fosse doubled [Nettles
scored, A. Johnson scored]; PINA REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING);
Bell flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Mincher singled to center; King struck out; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers
0.

INDIANS 7TH: Stanley doubled to center; Perry struck out; Unser
reached on a fielder's choice [Stanley out at third (pitcher to
second)]; Unser stole second; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
walked; KUBIAK BATTED FOR HARRAH; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR PINA; Driscoll lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 8TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PAUL REPLACED
DRISCOLL (PITCHING); A. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Nettles walked; McCraw grounded out (second to first) [Nettles
to second]; Fosse was walked intentionally; Bell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Randle
struck out; Nelson struck out; Mincher singled to center; King
singled to shortstop [Mincher to second]; Howard walked [Mincher
to third, King to second]; MINGORI REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
FORD BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Ford singled to center [Howard to
second, King to third, Mincher scored]; Maddox walked [King
scored, Howard to third, Ford to second]; Kubiak made an out to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stanley walked;
Mingori popped to catcher in foul territory; Unser grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: LOVITTO BATTED FOR PAUL; Lovitto was called out on
strikes; Randle flied out to left; Nelson walked; Mincher
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
4, Rangers 2.