Chris Chambliss, who entered the game in the ninth inning as a defensive replacement at first base, came to bat in the 10th and hit his first homer of the season to give the Indians a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   3  6  0
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   4  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Leon ss               4   1   3   1     0   0   .211
Mincher 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .117      A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Billings c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Fosse c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .304
Howard lf             2   0   1   0     2   1   .267      Foster rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Lovitto pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      McCraw 1b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .348
Randle 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .227        Moses ph,1b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Chambliss 1b        1   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Shellenback p         2   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .322
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               35   3   6   1     2   4             Totals               33   4   7   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,152
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Indians 2
DP: Rangers 2, Indians 0
Errors: McCraw
Doubles: Randle (6), Nelson (1), Foster (1), Moses (1)
Home Runs: Fosse (2), Leon (1), Chambliss (1)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (10)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (2)
GIDP: A. Johnson (5), Brohamer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nelson (2,by Perry)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback             6     4   2   2   1   1   2  21   1.71
Pina                    0.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.40
Lindblad                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.64
Gogolewski L(2-2)       1.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.39
Totals                  9.1   7   4   4   1   3   3  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(6-2)           10     6   3   2   2   4   0  39   1.99
Totals                 10     6   3   2   2   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Perry (3)
Wild Pitches: Perry (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Nelson struck
out; Mincher flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Billings lined to right; Howard struck out; Ford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse homered; Foster flied out to center; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle doubled to left; Harrah grounded out (first
unassisted) [Randle to third]; Shellenback grounded out (second
to first) [Randle scored]; Maddox popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer lined to first; Perry grounded out (first
unassisted); Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Indians 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Mincher lined
to right; Billings singled to center; Howard singled to center
[Billings to third]; Ford reached on an error by McCraw
[Billings scored (unearned) (no RBI), Howard to second]; Randle
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon homered; A. Johnson struck out; Fosse flied
out to right; Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Indians 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to center; Shellenback grounded
out (catcher to first); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); McCraw walked;
Brohamer grounded into a double play (second to first) [McCraw
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson doubled to right; Mincher popped to third in
foul territory; Billings reached on a fielder's choice [Nelson
out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), Billings to
second]; Howard was walked intentionally; Ford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Perry flied out to center; Unser grounded out
(catcher to first); Leon singled to center; A. Johnson forced
Leon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Indians 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle singled to center; Harrah out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
SHELLENBACK; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle
to third]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Randle scored]; Maddox
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: PINA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Fosse popped to
catcher in foul territory; Foster doubled to center; Bell
grounded out (second to first) [Foster to third]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); MOSES BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Moses doubled
to shortstop [Foster scored]; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 3.

RANGERS 8TH: MOSES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Nelson made an
out to shortstop; Mincher made an out to shortstop; Billings
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Perry was called out on strikes; Unser lined to
second; Leon made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Howard walked; LOVITTO RAN FOR HOWARD; Ford was
called out on strikes; Randle flied out to center; Harrah
singled to left [Lovitto to third]; KING BATTED FOR LINDBLAD;
King flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED KING (PITCHING); LOVITTO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); A. Johnson struck out; Fosse flied out to
right; Foster made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Indians 3.

RANGERS 10TH: CHAMBLISS REPLACED MOSES (PLAYING 1B); Maddox
struck out; Nelson was hit by a pitch; Nelson stole second;
Nelson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Mincher
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Bell made an out to first; Chambliss homered; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Indians 4.