Dalton Jones smashed a two-run homer in the fifth inning to send the Rangers on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox behind the strong pitching of Rich Hand. Don Mincher also batted in two runs with an infield out and single.

Toby Harrah had three hits, drove in one run, stole three bases and scored twice. Tommy Harper homered for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  1    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   5 10  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             4   2   3   1     1   0   .250      Harper cf             4   2   2   1     1   2   .305
Jones 3b              2   1   1   2     1   0   .146      Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
  Nelson ph,3b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   0   .253
Mincher 1b            5   0   1   2     0   1   .171      Smith rf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .262
Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Cater 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Howard lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lovitto pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .181        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Griffin 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .262
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Biittner cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Pattin p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Randle 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .216        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hand p                3   1   0   0     0   1   .143        Burda ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Grieve lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .219        Josephson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271

Totals               35   5  10   5     4   3             Totals               30   2   5   2     6   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 12,864
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 8
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Nelson, Aparicio
Doubles: Harrah (8)
Home Runs: Jones (2), Harper (10)
Stolen Bases: Harrah 3 (7), Harper (7)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (3), Yastrzemski (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (3)
GIDP: Howard (10), Randle (5)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(4-4)             7     4   2   2   5   6   1  29   2.94
Lindblad                1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.07
Pina SV(9)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.37
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   7   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(2-8)           6.1   7   5   4   2   2   1  28   5.67
Lee                     0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.78
Newhauser               2     3   0   0   1   1   0   8   8.10
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   3   1  39

Wild Pitches: Lindblad (3)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to center; Jones flied out to
center; Harrah stole second; Mincher grounded out (second to
first) [Harrah to third]; Billings lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Harper singled to third; Harper stole
second; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harper to
third]; Yastrzemski walked; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Harper scored]; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard
grounded out (catcher to first); Biittner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli struck out; Cater singled to left; On a
bunt Griffin singled to pitcher [Cater to second]; Fisk flied to
right in foul territory; Pattin grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (second to first); Hand made an
out to catcher; Harrah walked; Jones walked [Harrah to second];
Harrah stole third; Mincher singled to right [Harrah scored,
Jones to third]; Billings forced Mincher (shortstop to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (second to
first); Yastrzemski walked; Smith made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford made an out to second; Howard grounded out
(third to first); Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli walked; Cater flied out to center;
Griffin struck out; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Randle singled to third; On a bunt Hand
struck out; Harrah forced Randle (third to second); Harrah stole
second; Jones homered [Harrah scored]; Mincher flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Pattin struck out; Harper homered; Aparicio walked;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Aparicio to second];
Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings made an out to first; Ford singled to
right; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli made an out to third; Cater lined to
center; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Biittner made an out to shortstop; Randle singled
to pitcher; Hand reached on an error by Aparicio [Randle to
third, Hand to second]; Harrah doubled to left [Randle scored,
Hand to third]; LEE REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); NELSON BATTED
FOR JONES; Nelson was walked intentionally; Mincher forced
Nelson (first to shortstop) [Hand scored (unearned), Harrah to
third]; Billings popped to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nelson dropped
a foul fly hit by Fisk for an error; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); BURDA BATTED FOR LEE; Burda struck out;
Harper walked; Aparicio popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: BURDA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NEWHAUSER
REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Howard singled to right; LOVITTO RAN FOR HOWARD;
Biittner singled to right [Lovitto to second]; Randle grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); GRIEVE
REPLACED HAND (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski popped to third in foul
territory; Smith grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve walked; On a bunt Harrah singled to catcher
[Grieve to second]; On a bunt Nelson forced Grieve (catcher to
third) [Harrah to second]; Mincher struck out while Harrah was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR NEWHAUSER; Gagliano grounded
out (shortstop to first); Griffin singled to left; Lindblad
threw a wild pitch [Griffin to second]; Fisk walked; JOSEPHSON
BATTED FOR BURDA; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Josephson
grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to third, Fisk to
second]; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Red Sox 2.