Mike Paul, who pitched the first seven innings, combined with Casey Cox on a three-hitter as the Rangers defeated the Brewers, 7-1. Don Mincher led the Rangers at bat, driving in four runs with a homer, infield out and double. Dalton Jones accounted for two RBIs with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Rangers      0  2  2    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Theobald 2b           2   0   0   1     2   0   .190      Nelson 3b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .285
Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .191      Lovitto rf,cf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .184
Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Mincher 1b            4   1   2   4     0   0   .175
Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Grieve pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
T. Reynolds lf        2   0   0   0     1   1   .171      Billings c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Biittner lf,1b        3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Jones 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .115
Ferraro 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Auerbach ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .197        Ford rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Parsons p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Paul p                2   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Kubiak ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .054
  Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .088
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     3   5             Totals               32   7  11   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  4,041
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Rangers 7
DP: Brewers 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Auerbach (5), Nelson (6), Mincher (6)
Home Runs: Jones (1), Mincher (5)
Stolen Bases: Scott (7), Harrah (3), Maddox (13)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (6), Maddox (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Parsons (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(6-3)          3.1   6   6   6   5   1   2  20   4.18
Colborn                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.76
Bell                    2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   1.59
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.19
Totals                  8    11   7   7   6   2   2  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul W(1-2)             7     2   1   1   2   3   0  24   1.89
Cox SV(2)               2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.45
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Colborn (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (second to first); Lahoud
grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center;
Conigliaro lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Lovitto flied out to center; Mincher
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: T. Reynolds walked; Rodriguez lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [T. Reynolds out at first]; Ferraro
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner
singled to right; Jones homered [Biittner scored]; Maddox flied
out to left; Harrah flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach doubled to left; Parsons out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Auerbach to third]; Theobald
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Auerbach scored]; Lahoud was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 3RD: Paul struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lovitto singled to right; Mincher homered [Lovitto
scored]; Billings walked; Biittner walked [Billings to second];
Jones flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Conigliaro struck out;
T. Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Maddox flied out to right; Harrah singled to
center; Harrah stole second; Paul walked; Nelson singled to
second [Harrah scored, Paul to second]; Lovitto walked [Paul to
third, Nelson to second]; COLBORN REPLACED PARSONS (PITCHING);
Mincher grounded out (first unassisted) [Paul scored, Nelson to
third, Lovitto to second]; Billings flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Ferraro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Auerbach popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Jones
singled to left; Maddox was credited with a single when a runner
was hit by the batted ball [Jones out at second (second
unassisted)]; Maddox stole second; Colborn threw a wild pitch
[Maddox to third]; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Theobald walked; Lahoud flied out to right;
Scott popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: BELL REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Paul grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nelson doubled to center; Lovitto grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Nelson to third]; Mincher doubled to
center [Nelson scored]; GRIEVE RAN FOR MINCHER; Billings singled
to shortstop [Grieve to third]; Biittner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro flied out to center;
T. Reynolds popped to third; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Jones flied out to center; Maddox walked; Maddox
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: LOVITTO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FORD
REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); COX REPLACED HARRAH (PITCHING);
KUBIAK REPLACED PAUL (PLAYING SS); Ferraro grounded out (second
to first); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); VOSS
BATTED FOR BELL; Voss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); Kubiak grounded
out (second to first); Nelson struck out; Lovitto grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers
7.

BREWERS 9TH: Theobald walked; Lahoud struck out; Scott singled
to left [Theobald to third]; Scott stole second; Conigliaro
lined to first; BRIGGS BATTED FOR T. REYNOLDS; Briggs struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 7.