Striking back at his former teammates, Ted Ford hit a homer to help the Rangers defeat the Indians, 3-1. The Rangers scored initally in the first inning on singles by Elliott Maddox and Dave Nelson and an infield out.

Ford followed with his homer in the second to account for the deciding run. An insurance tally went on the board in the eighth when Nelson tripled and Dick Billings singled. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .259      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Nelson 3b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .275      Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .340
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .135      A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Billings ph,c       2   0   1   1     0   0   .258      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .237
King c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .132      McCraw 1b             3   0   3   0     0   0   .359
  Grieve ph,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howard lf,1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Ford rf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Bell rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .225        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Driscoll ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .147        Chambliss ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Paul p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Colbert p           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leon ph,ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .133

Totals               31   3   6   3     5   5             Totals               34   1   7   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 15,543
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Indians 7
DP: Rangers 0, Indians 0
Errors: Driscoll, Lamb
Triples: Nelson (1), Brohamer (1)
Home Runs: Ford (3)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (6), Ford (3), Grieve (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(2-4)           6     7   1   1   0   1   0  24   5.03
Paul                    2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.64
Pina SV(5)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.88
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(4-3)           2     3   2   2   0   1   1   9   1.24
Colbert                 3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   0.00
Lamb                    2     1   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.25
Riddleberger            0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.75
Farmer                  2     0   0   0   3   0   0   9   1.86
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   5   1  39

Passed Balls: Fosse (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Nelson singled to right
[Maddox to third]; Mincher grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Maddox scored, Nelson to second]; King lined to right; Howard
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Indians 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Ford homered; Randle grounded out (first
unassisted); Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); Bosman
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); McCraw
singled to right [McCraw out at second (right to shortstop)];
Fosse made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: COLBERT REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nelson was called out on strikes;
Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell lined to pitcher; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Colbert singled to second; Unser singled
to right [Colbert to second]; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: King flied out to left; Howard grounded out (third
to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson flied to right in foul territory;
Nettles flied out to right; McCraw singled to right; Fosse
singled to shortstop [McCraw to second]; Bell flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
walked; Bosman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Harrah to second]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy struck out; CAMILLI BATTED FOR COLBERT;
Camilli grounded out (second to first); Unser grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians
0.

RANGERS 6TH: LAMB REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Nelson made an
out to shortstop; Mincher struck out; King struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer tripled; A. Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Nettles grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer
scored]; McCraw singled to first; Fosse flied out to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howard singled to left; Ford reached on an error by
Lamb on a sacrifice bunt [Howard to second]; Randle struck out;
Harrah forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Howard to third];
BIITTNER BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Biittner walked [Harrah to second];
Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: PAUL REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Duffy flied out to left; LEON BATTED
FOR LAMB; Leon walked; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 1.

RANGERS 8TH: LEON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); RIDDLEBERGER
REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Nelson tripled to right; BILLINGS
BATTED FOR MINCHER; Billings singled to right [Nelson scored];
FARMER REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING); GRIEVE BATTED FOR KING;
Grieve out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Billings to
second]; Howard was walked intentionally; Ford made an out to
second; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR RANDLE; Driscoll flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: DRISCOLL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BILLINGS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Brohamer struck out; A.
Johnson flied out to left; Nettles made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah flied out to right; Paul grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Nelson
walked; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Maddox to third]; Billings
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Phillips flied out to
left; Fosse reached on an error by Driscoll; PINA REPLACED PAUL
(PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BELL; Lowenstein struck out;
CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR FARMER; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 1.