After getting their first three runs on two homers, the Rangers scored on two walks and a single by Dick Billings in the eighth inning to defeat the White Sox, 4-3. Frank Howard homered for the Rangers' first run in the fourth and Ted Ford connected with a man on base for two more in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 12  0
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  x  -   4  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .301      Nelson 3b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .267
Andrews 2b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .249      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
D. Allen 3b           4   1   1   0     1   2   .304      Ford rf               3   1   1   2     1   1   .246
May 1b                4   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Billings c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Reichardt lf          5   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Howard 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Lyttle cf             4   0   3   2     0   0   .545      Grieve lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .216
Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Biittner cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Melton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .045
Alvarado ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                4   0   0   0     0   0   .140        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Suarez ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               37   3  12   3     4   3             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  9,534
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Rangers 5
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Harrah, Randle
Doubles: Lyttle 2 (3), May (10), Nelson (7), Biittner (4)
Home Runs: Howard (5), Ford (6)
Caught Stealing: May (7), Nelson (7), Harrah (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(11-6)            7.1   7   4   4   3   4   2  30   2.15
Forster                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.74
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   4   2  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  6.1   9   2   2   3   1   0  29   3.54
Cox                     0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.00
Paul                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.27
Lindblad W(3-2)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.02
Totals                  9    12   3   3   4   3   0  41

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Andrews singled to third
[Kelly out at home (left to catcher), Andrews to second (on
throw)]; D. Allen grounded out (second to first) [Andrews to
third]; May was walked intentionally; Reichardt forced May
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Harrah flied out to center; Ford struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lyttle doubled to center; Herrmann flied out to
center; Alvarado reached on an error by Randle [Lyttle to
third]; Wood hit into a double play (third to second to catcher)
[Lyttle out at home, Alvarado out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings singled to center; Howard flied out to
left; Grieve singled to center [Billings to second]; Biittner
struck out; Randle made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled to right [Kelly out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to
first); D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Bosman flied out to center; Nelson grounded out
(second to first); Harrah singled to third; Harrah was caught
stealing second (catcher to first to second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May doubled to right; Reichardt lined to first;
Lyttle doubled [May scored]; Herrmann was walked intentionally;
Alvarado forced Herrmann (shortstop to second) [Lyttle to
third]; Wood grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Billings
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard homered; Grieve struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
singled to left; D. Allen singled to right [Andrews to second];
May flied out to center; Reichardt forced D. Allen (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Biittner flied out to right; Randle flied out to
center; Bosman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lyttle flied out to center; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); Alvarado singled to center; Wood grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson doubled to right; Harrah grounded out (third
to first) [Nelson to third]; Ford homered [Nelson scored];
Billings flied out to left; Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Andrews
walked; COX REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); D. Allen walked [Andrews
to second]; May made an out to second; Reichardt singled to
center [D. Allen to third, Andrews scored]; Lyttle singled to
pitcher [Reichardt to second, D. Allen scored]; MELTON BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; PAUL REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Melton popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING C ); Grieve made
an out to first; Biittner doubled; Randle made an out to
catcher; SUAREZ BATTED FOR PAUL; Suarez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED SUAREZ (PITCHING); Alvarado
flied out to right; Wood reached on an error by Harrah [Wood to
first]; Kelly forced Wood (first to shortstop); Andrews forced
Kelly (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson walked; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Nelson to second]; Ford walked; FORSTER
REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Billings singled to center [Ford to
second, Nelson scored]; Howard forced Billings (shortstop to
second) [Ford to third]; Grieve made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen struck out; May singled to center;
Reichardt struck out while May was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers
4.