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. Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumIndians 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. |
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