The Rangers scored six runs in the first inning and rode off with a 10-0 victory over the Brewers. Dave Nelson opened the game with a safe bunt and after four more hits, a walk and two sacrifice flies produced five runs, Nelson came to bat again and singled to drive in the sixth run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Rangers      6  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -  10 14  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .292      Theobald 2b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .160
Jones 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .091      May cf                4   0   0   0     1   0   .188
  Randle ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Scott 1b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Mincher 1b            1   1   0   0     2   0   .146        Voss lf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .111
  Howard 1b           2   1   1   0     0   1   .210      Briggs lf,1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .230
Billings c            3   1   2   1     1   0   .262      Conigliaro rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ratliff c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .158
Ford lf               5   3   3   2     0   0   .292        Felske ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Biittner rf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .231      Ferraro 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .305
Maddox cf             3   1   0   1     1   2   .226      Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Harrah ss             3   0   1   2     1   1   .244      Lockwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Hand p                3   0   1   1     0   1   .222        Bell p              1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Paul p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Davis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .290
  Suarez c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heise ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .231

Totals               36  10  14  10     6   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     7   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 11,472
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Brewers 11
DP: Rangers 2, Brewers 0
Errors: Voss, Lockwood
Doubles: Ford (1), Briggs (4)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (18)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Billings (4), Harrah (4), Maddox (1)
GIDP: Felske (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(2-3)             5     4   0   0   5   1   0  23   2.94
Paul                    2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   2.13
Pina SV(8)              2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.73
Totals                  9     6   0   0   7   6   0  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(2-5)         0.2   5   6   6   2   0   0   9   3.54
Bell                    4.1   2   0   0   3   3   0  17   0.00
Stephenson              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.43
Colborn                 2     4   3   3   1   2   0  11   3.00
Sanders                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.37
Totals                  9    14  10  10   6   6   0  45

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson singled to third [Nelson to second
(error by Lockwood)]; On a bunt Jones singled to second [Nelson
to third]; Mincher walked [Jones to second]; Billings hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Nelson scored, Jones to third]; Ford
doubled to right [Jones scored, Mincher to third]; On a bunt
Biittner singled to first [Mincher scored, Ford to third];
Maddox walked [Biittner to second]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Ford scored]; Hand singled to left [Biittner scored,
Maddox to second]; BELL REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Nelson
singled to shortstop [Maddox scored, Hand to second]; Jones
forced Nelson (shortstop to second); 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Scott popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Mincher grounded out (second to first); Billings
singled to left; Ford popped to third in foul territory;
Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs singled to right; Conigliaro forced Briggs
(shortstop to second); Ratliff forced Conigliaro (first to
shortstop); Ferraro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox was called out on strikes; Harrah grounded
out (second to first); Hand lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach struck out; Bell singled to left; Theobald
flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson walked; Nelson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Jones flied out to left; Mincher walked;
Billings walked [Mincher to second]; Ford grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Briggs doubled to center
[Scott to third]; Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Ratliff walked; Ferraro lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
6, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: VOSS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Biittner grounded out (second to first);
Maddox struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach flied out to center; DAVIS BATTED FOR
BELL; Davis walked; Theobald walked [Davis to second]; May
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Davis to third, Theobald to
second]; Voss walked; Briggs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Hand was
called out on strikes; Nelson singled to left; RANDLE BATTED FOR
JONES; Nelson stole second; Randle popped to shortstop; Nelson
stole third; Nelson was picked off third (catcher to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD REPLACED
MINCHER (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro walked; FELSKE BATTED FOR
RATLIFF; PAUL REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Felske struck out;
Ferraro walked [Conigliaro to second]; Auerbach struck out;
HEISE BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Heise lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: FELSKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); COLBORN
REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING); Howard singled to right; Billings
singled to center [Howard to second]; Ford singled to center
[Howard scored, Billings to second]; Biittner singled to center
[Billings scored, Ford to third, Biittner to second (on throw)];
Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ford scored]; Harrah
walked; Paul struck out; Nelson flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Theobald grounded out (third to first); May walked;
Voss flied out to center; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 9, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle flied out to right; Howard struck out;
Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 9, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: PINA REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); SUAREZ REPLACED
PAUL (PLAYING C ); Conigliaro singled to third; Felske grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Conigliaro out at
second]; Ferraro singled to right; Auerbach forced Ferraro
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Brewers
0.

RANGERS 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Ford singled
to left [Ford to second (error by Voss)]; Biittner grounded out
(first unassisted) [Ford to third]; Maddox grounded out (third
to first); Harrah singled to right [Ford scored]; Suarez flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SANDERS; T. Reynolds struck
out; Theobald was called out on strikes; May flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Brewers 0.