Dick Billings and Lenny Randle drove in three runs apiece to lead the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. After Billings batted in the first run in the sixth inning, the Rangers erupted for five in the eighth.

Dave Nelson and Toby Harrah walked and, after a sacrifice, both scored on a double by Billings. An infield hit by Frank Howard and pass to Larry Biittner then loaded the bases and Randle cleared the sacks with a double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  5  x  -   6  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .294      Nelson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Harrah ss             2   1   0   0     2   0   .254
D. Allen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Ford rf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .256
May 1b                1   1   0   0     1   1   .301      Billings c            4   1   2   3     0   0   .280
Reichardt lf,cf       2   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Howard 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Lyttle cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .429      Grieve lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .225
  Williams ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Lovitto pr,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Egan c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .211      Biittner cf,lf        2   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Alvarado ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Randle 2b             3   0   1   3     1   0   .212
Lemonds p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Broberg p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .129
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paul p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .209

Totals               30   1   5   1     5  11             Totals               28   6   7   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,099
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Rangers 6
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Broberg
Doubles: Ford (5), Billings (4), Randle (12)
Stolen Bases: May 2 (11), Nelson (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Broberg (4), Biittner (4), Ford (4)
GIDP: Alvarado (4)
Hit by Pitch: May 2 (4,by Broberg 2), Reichardt (2,by Broberg)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemonds L(0-1)          7     4   2   2   3   4   0  28   2.51
Gossage                 1     3   4   4   2   0   0   8   4.20
Totals                  8     7   6   6   5   4   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 7.1   5   1   1   4  11   0  32   3.01
Paul W(2-2)             1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.17
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5  11   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Broberg 3 (7)
Balks: Lemonds (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Andrews grounded
out (pitcher to first); D. Allen out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Harrah walked; Ford
forced Harrah (shortstop to second); Billings forced Ford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May was hit by a pitch; May stole second;
Reichardt struck out; Lyttle grounded out (first unassisted)
[May to third]; Egan singled to left [May scored]; Alvarado was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howard popped to first in foul territory; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

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

RANGERS 3RD: Randle walked; Broberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Randle to second]; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May walked; Reichardt was hit by a pitch [May to
second]; Lyttle was called out on strikes; Egan flied out to
center; Alvarado singled to left [May out at home (left to
catcher), Reichardt to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford singled to third; Lemonds balked [Ford to
second]; Billings grounded out (second to first) [Ford to
third]; Howard grounded out (second to first); Grieve struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemonds struck out; Kelly walked; Kelly was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Broberg [Kelly to
second]; Andrews flied out to right [Kelly to third]; D. Allen
was walked intentionally; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Broberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Reichardt singled to left; Lyttle struck out;
Egan singled to center [Reichardt to second]; Alvarado grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Egan out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson was called out on strikes; Harrah made an
out to shortstop; Ford doubled to left; Billings singled to
center [Ford scored]; Howard flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemonds struck out; Kelly grounded out (shortstop
to first); Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve singled to left; LOVITTO RAN FOR GRIEVE;
Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lovitto to
second]; Randle flied out to center; Broberg struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LOVITTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); D. Allen struck out; May was hit
by a pitch; May stole second; Reichardt walked; WILLIAMS BATTED
FOR LYTTLE; PAUL REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Williams flied out
to left; Egan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); REICHARDT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Nelson walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED
LEMONDS (PITCHING); Nelson stole second; Harrah walked; Ford out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nelson to third, Harrah
to second]; Billings doubled to left [Nelson scored, Harrah
scored]; Howard singled to third [Billings to third]; Lovitto
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howard to second]; Biittner
walked; Randle doubled to center [Billings scored, Howard
scored, Biittner scored]; Paul flied out to left; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Alvarado flied out to left; MORALES BATTED FOR
GOSSAGE; Morales walked; Kelly forced Morales (second to
shortstop); Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 6.