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.