Rich Hand yielded only three hits in 8 1/3 innings and gained his first victory of the season when the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 3-2. Hand was lifted after Sal Bando singled in the ninth. Gene Tenace also singled off reliever Paul Lindblad, but Horacio Pina came in and retired George Hendrick and Dave Duncan to end the game.

The Rangers, in stopping the A's on their five-game winning streak, scored the deciding run in the eighth inning. Ken Suarez singled and gave way on the paths to Dave Nelson, who took second on a sacrifice by Hand, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       30, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
Rangers      0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .239
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .329      Lovitto cf,rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .163
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Howard 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .206
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Maddox pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Billings 3b,c         4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Epstein 1b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .239      Ford rf               4   1   3   1     0   1   .273
  Tenace ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .231      Burroughs lf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .151
Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .231      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .199
L. Brown 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Suarez c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .235
Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .240        Nelson pr,3b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .282
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   2     3   5             Totals               26   3   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  6,875
Left on Base: A's 5, Rangers 5
DP: A's 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Rudi (10)
Home Runs: Duncan (10), Ford (5)
Stolen Bases: Ford (1), Nelson (15)
Caught Stealing: Ford (2), Billings (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (2), Hand (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (1), Harrah (3)
GIDP: Lovitto (3), Randle (3)
Hit by Pitch: Howard (1,by Holtzman), Hand (1,by Holtzman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(7-3)         7     6   3   2   2   5   1  29   2.36
Locker                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.56
Totals                  8     7   3   2   2   6   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(1-3)             8.1   3   2   2   3   4   1  31   3.45
Lindblad                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.27
Pina SV(7)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.88
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   5   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman 2 (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory;
Rudi flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Lovitto
struck out; Howard was hit by a pitch; Billings struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
walked; Hendrick forced Epstein (pitcher to shortstop); Duncan
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford singled to center; Burroughs flied out to
left; Randle flied out to right; Ford was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: L. Brown flied out to center; Holtzman struck
out; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Suarez singled to right; Hand was hit by a pitch
[Suarez to second]; Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Suarez
to third (error by Campaneris), Hand to second]; Lovitto
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Suarez scored (unearned), Hand to third, Harrah out at second];
Howard walked; Billings grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi doubled to center; Jackson walked; Bando out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rudi to third, Jackson to
second]; Epstein was walked intentionally; Hendrick hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rudi scored, Jackson to third]; Duncan
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford homered; Burroughs struck out; Randle lined to
left; Suarez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: L. Brown flied out to right; Holtzman grounded
out (pitcher to first); Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Hand grounded out (third to first); Harrah singled
to left; On a bunt Lovitto forced Harrah (first to shortstop);
Howard forced Lovitto (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); Bando flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings struck out; Ford singled to left; Ford
stole second; Burroughs walked; Randle grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein lined to shortstop; Hendrick flied out to
right; Duncan homered; L. Brown popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Suarez singled to right; NELSON RAN FOR SUAREZ;
Hand out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Nelson to
second]; Nelson stole third; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Nelson scored]; Lovitto was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BILLINGS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); GARRETT BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN;
Garrett struck out; Campaneris struck out; Rudi grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Howard singled
to pitcher; MADDOX RAN FOR HOWARD; On a bunt Billings forced
Maddox (first to shortstop); Billings was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LOVITTO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BIITTNER REPLACED FORD (PLAYING
1B); Jackson flied to right; Bando singled to left; ODOM RAN FOR
BANDO; LINDBLAD REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); TENACE BATTED FOR
EPSTEIN; Tenace singled to left [Odom to second]; PINA REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Hendrick struck out; Duncan grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers
3.