A six-run outburst in the fourth inning carried the Rangers to a 7-1 victory over the Brewers behind the four-hit hurling of Rich Hand and Paul Lindblad. The Rangers had doubles by Ted Ford, Frank Howard and Tom Grieve, together with three singles, a walk and squeeze bunt by Hand in their big inning. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      14, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Rangers      0  0  0    6  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Theobald 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .186      Randle cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .213
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Ford rf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Briggs lf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .246      Billings c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .275
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Howard 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .238
Conigliaro rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .243        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Ferraro 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Grieve lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .233
Felske c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .190      Harrah ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Brett p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .071
  Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Hand p                1   0   0   1     1   0   .182
  Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Biittner 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Heise ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     5   5             Totals               33   7   9   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  5,790
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Rangers 5
DP: Brewers 0, Rangers 3
Errors: Ferraro, Howard
Doubles: Ford (3), Howard (4), Grieve (1)
Home Runs: Briggs (5)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (4), Randle (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hand (2)
GIDP: Conigliaro 2 (5), Ferraro (5)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(2-8)            3.1   6   6   6   1   1   0  17   4.46
Bell                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.50
Colborn                 3     3   1   1   1   2   0  14   2.78
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.11
Totals                  8     9   7   7   2   3   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(3-4)             7     3   1   1   4   5   1  26   3.00
Lindblad SV(6)          2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.18
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   5   1  33

Wild Pitches: Colborn (3)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach walked; Auerbach was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Howard [Auerbach to second]; Theobald
struck out; Scott struck out; Briggs flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Randle grounded out (second to
first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Conigliaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferraro flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to left; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grieve grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Felske grounded out (third to first); Brett singled
to left; Auerbach flied to right in foul territory; Theobald
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah flied out to center; Kubiak flied out to
right; Hand grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Briggs homered; May
singled to left; Conigliaro grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Randle
singled to center; Ford doubled to center [Randle scored];
Billings singled to left [Ford to third]; Howard doubled to
right [Ford scored, Billings to third]; Grieve doubled to left
[Billings scored, Howard scored]; Harrah was walked
intentionally; Kubiak singled to right [Grieve scored, Harrah to
third]; BELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Hand out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrah scored, Kubiak to second];
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 5TH: Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first); Felske
walked; VOSS BATTED FOR BELL; Voss was called out on strikes;
Auerbach grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: COLBORN REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); Randle popped to
third in foul territory; Ford grounded out (second to first);
Billings reached on an error by Ferraro; Colborn threw a wild
pitch [Billings to second]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald was called out on strikes; Scott struck
out; Briggs walked; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; Harrah singled to
right; Harrah stole second; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first) [Harrah to third]; Hand walked; Nelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Conigliaro walked; Ferraro grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Conigliaro out at second];
Felske grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Randle singled to third; Randle stole
second; Ford singled to right [Randle scored]; Billings struck
out; Howard grounded out (third to first) [Ford to second];
Grieve made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); BIITTNER
REPLACED HAND (PLAYING 1B); HEISE BATTED FOR COLBORN; Heise
grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach made an out to
second; Theobald singled to left; Scott made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING); Harrah flied out
to center; Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Rangers 7.

BREWERS 9TH: Briggs walked; May flied out to right; Conigliaro
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Rangers 7.