An opening spell of wildness by Jim Palmer enabled the Rangers to score two runs in the first inning to gain a 3-1 victory over the Orioles. Elliott Maddox led off with a double. Dave Nelson and Don Mincher both walked to load the bases. Palmer also passed Hal King to force in the Rangers' first run and the second followed on a grounder by Frank Howard. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .259 Buford lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .311 Nelson 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .263 Grich ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .148 Biittner lf,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 King c 3 0 0 1 1 2 .143 Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Howard lf,1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Baylor rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Lovitto pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 Blair cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Grieve lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Ford rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .227 Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Randle 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .234 Crowley ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .455 Harrah ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Palmer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Gogolewski p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Shopay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 5 3 4 9 Totals 32 1 4 1 3 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 6,040 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 8 DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Biittner, Grich Doubles: Maddox 2 (4) Home Runs: Blair (2) Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (3), Ford (2) Hit by Pitch: Buford (1,by Gogolewski) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gogolewski W(2-1) 7.1 2 1 1 2 3 1 28 4.26 Pina 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.98 Lindblad 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.71 Cox SV(1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.00 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 4 1 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(2-3) 8 4 2 2 3 9 0 31 3.12 Alexander 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 2.08 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 9 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Gogolewski (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Bill Deegan RANGERS 1ST: Maddox doubled to right; Nelson walked; Mincher walked [Maddox to third, Nelson to second]; King walked [Maddox scored, Nelson to third, Mincher to second]; Howard reached on an error by Grich [Nelson scored (RBI), Mincher to third, King to second, Howard to first]; Ford struck out; Randle was called out on strikes; Harrah made an out to first; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to shortstop; Grich grounded out (first to pitcher); Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. RANGERS 2ND: Gogolewski struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson made an out to first; Baylor singled to center; On a bunt Blair grounded out (third to first) [Baylor to second]; Johnson walked; Etchebarren flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mincher grounded out (second to first); King flied out to right; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Palmer flied out to right; Buford flied out to left; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. RANGERS 4TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Randle made an out to catcher; Harrah singled to right; Gogolewski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Robinson flied out to center; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. RANGERS 5TH: Maddox doubled to left; Nelson grounded out (third to first); Mincher lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Blair lined to shortstop; Johnson flied out to center; Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. RANGERS 6TH: King was called out on strikes; Howard flied out to center; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Palmer struck out; Buford was hit by a pitch; Grich flied out to right; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. RANGERS 7TH: Randle struck out; On a bunt Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Gogolewski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Baylor made an out to shortstop; Blair homered; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. RANGERS 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Maddox to second]; Mincher grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; King was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING LF); HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CROWLEY BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Crowley made an out to first; SHOPAY BATTED FOR PALMER; Shopay reached on an error by Biittner [Shopay to second]; Buford walked; PINA REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Grich struck out; LINDBLAD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Powell walked [Shopay to third, Buford to second]; COX REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. RANGERS 9TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); OATES REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING C ); ALEXANDER REPLACED POWELL (PITCHING); Howard singled to center; LOVITTO RAN FOR HOWARD; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lovitto to second]; Randle was walked intentionally; Harrah forced Randle (shortstop to second) [Lovitto scored]; Cox flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: GRIEVE REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Baylor grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Blair singled to center; Johnson flied out to center; Crowley singled to left [Blair to second]; Oates grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

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