All three runs in the game were unearned when the Indians defeated the Rangers, 2-1, in a duel between Milt Wilcox and Pete Broberg. The Indians' first run, in the second inning, resulted from an error by Dave Nelson. The Rangers scored on a wild throw by Ray Fosse in the third.

Graig Nettles singled for the Indians in the sixth and when Ted Kubiak threw wide of second on a grounder by Tommy McCraw, both runners were safe. Fosse grounded up the middle to Lenny Randle, who had no play at first but fired the ball home. Dick Billings, however, dropped the throw and Nettles scored the deciding run on the error. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Nelson 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .281
A. Johnson lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .179
  Phillips lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howard lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .241      Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
McCraw 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .333        Lovitto pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Fosse c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .333      Ford rf               2   0   0   0     1   2   .333
Bell rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .264        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .200        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Wilcox p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Harrah pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .212
                                                          Kubiak ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Broberg p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .125
                                                            Biittner rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .152

Totals               33   2   9   1     2   5             Totals               32   1   5   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  5,859
Left on Base: Indians 7, Rangers 7
DP: Indians 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Brohamer, Fosse, Nelson, Billings, Kubiak
Doubles: A. Johnson (2), Unser (3)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (8)
Caught Stealing: McCraw 2 (2), Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilcox (2)
GIDP: Fosse (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(3-2)           9     5   1   0   3   8   0  35   1.13
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   8   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(2-1)          7     8   2   0   2   5   0  31   1.86
Lindblad                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   0   2   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Broberg 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
struck out; A. Johnson doubled to right; Broberg threw a wild
pitch [A. Johnson to third]; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mincher walked; Howard singled to
center [Mincher to second]; Billings grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw singled to right; Broberg threw a wild pitch
[McCraw to second]; McCraw was caught stealing third but was
safe at third (error by Nelson; assist by Billings); Fosse
singled to left [McCraw scored (unearned)]; Bell singled to
center [Fosse to second]; Stanley struck out; Wilcox forced
Fosse (pitcher to third) [Bell to second]; Unser lined to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford struck out; Maddox singled to left; Kubiak
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Broberg
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to first); A.
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle made an out to third; Nelson singled to
center; Nelson stole second; Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted) [Nelson to third]; Nelson was picked off third but
was safe on an error by Fosse [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Howard
was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: McCraw struck out; Fosse singled to center; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fosse to second]; Stanley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Billings struck out; Ford walked; Maddox forced
Ford (third to second); Maddox was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Wilcox struck out; Unser struck out; Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Broberg
walked; Randle was called out on strikes; Nelson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: A. Johnson flied out to right; Nettles singled to
left; McCraw reached on an error by Kubiak [Nettles to second];
Fosse singled to shortstop [McCraw to second, Nettles scored
(error by Billings) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McCraw was caught
stealing third (catcher to third) [Fosse to second]; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Mincher lined to shortstop; Howard grounded out
(third to first); Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Stanley walked; Wilcox out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Stanley to second]; Unser doubled to center
[Stanley to third]; Brohamer made an out to third; A. Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Ford
struck out; Maddox was called out on strikes; Kubiak grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED FORD (PITCHING);
BIITTNER REPLACED BROBERG (PLAYING RF); McCraw forced Nettles
(first to shortstop); Fosse grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [McCraw out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Biittner flied out to left; Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nelson singled to right; Mincher flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to right; Stanley hit into a double
play (right to first) [Bell out at second]; Wilcox lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
singled to left; LOVITTO RAN FOR BILLINGS; KING BATTED FOR
LINDBLAD; King reached on an error by Brohamer [Lovitto to
second]; HARRAH RAN FOR KING; Maddox flied out to center; Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Rangers 1.