The Indians went on a rampage in the third inning, scoring six runs, to defeat the Rangers, 7-3. Eddie Leon and Jerry Moses hit singles and Dick Tidrow walked to start the uprising.

Del Unser doubled to drive in two runs. Jack Brohamer hit a sacrifice fly and was safe when Frank Howard dropped the ball, Tidrow scoring. Alex Johnson followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       13, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  5  1
Indians      0  0  6    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     2   3   .246      Unser cf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .233
Nelson 3b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .277      Brohamer 2b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .339
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .127      A. Johnson lf         3   1   1   3     0   0   .284
  Grieve lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Phillips lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howard lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .260      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCraw 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .353
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Bell rf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .282
Suarez c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Leon ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .147
  King ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .132      Moses c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Billings ph,c       1   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Tidrow p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .231
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .224        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Driscoll ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph,1b      2   1   1   0     0   0   .167

Totals               32   3   5   3     5   8             Totals               31   7   9   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,510
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Indians 3
DP: Rangers 2, Indians 0
Errors: Howard
Doubles: Unser (5), Bell 2 (4)
Home Runs: A. Johnson (4)
Stolen Bases: Mincher (1)
Caught Stealing: Bell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brohamer (2)
GIDP: A. Johnson (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(0-2)             2     4   4   4   1   1   0  10   9.00
Cox                     2     2   2   1   1   1   1  10   4.09
Panther                 3     2   1   1   0   2   0  11  10.32
Paul                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.50
Totals                  8     9   7   6   2   5   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(3-2)           7.2   4   3   3   5   6   0  32   3.24
Mingori SV(4)           1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   8.31
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   8   0  37

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


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson flied out
to right; Mincher walked; Mincher stole second; Howard struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Brohamer singled to right; A. Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford struck out; Suarez grounded out (third to
first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); McCraw was
called out on strikes; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (second to first); Hand
grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon singled to center; Moses singled to center
[Leon to second]; Tidrow walked [Leon to third, Moses to
second]; Unser doubled to center [Leon scored, Moses scored,
Tidrow to third]; COX REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Brohamer reached
on an error by Howard on a sacrifice fly [Tidrow scored, Unser
to third, Brohamer to second]; A. Johnson homered [Unser scored,
Brohamer scored (unearned)]; Nettles was called out on strikes;
McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell doubled to right;
Leon flied out to right; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson struck out; Mincher lined to second; Howard
singled to center; Ford flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Moses made an out to first; Tidrow grounded out
(third to first); Unser walked; Brohamer popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Suarez flied out to left; Harrah singled to center;
Randle flied out to right; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR COX; Driscoll
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: PANTHER REPLACED DRISCOLL (PITCHING); A. Johnson
flied out to center; Nettles flied out to right; McCraw singled
to third; Bell doubled to left [McCraw scored]; Leon flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Maddox walked; Nelson walked [Maddox to second];
Mincher made an out to shortstop; Howard struck out; Ford forced
Nelson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Moses grounded out (third to first); Tidrow was
called out on strikes; Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 7.

RANGERS 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Suarez
grounded out (third to first); Harrah made an out to shortstop;
Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Phillips
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 7.

RANGERS 8TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR PANTHER; Biittner singled to
left; Maddox walked [Biittner to second]; Nelson singled to left
[Biittner scored, Maddox to second]; Mincher grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Maddox to third, Nelson to second]; Howard grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Maddox scored, Nelson to third]; Ford
walked; KING BATTED FOR SUAREZ; MINGORI REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); BILLINGS BATTED FOR KING; Billings singled to left
[Nelson scored, Ford to second]; Harrah was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: BILLINGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BIITTNER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GRIEVE REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING
LF); PAUL REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); McCraw flied out to left;
Bell singled to third; Leon struck out while Bell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle flied out to left; Biittner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 7.