Dave Hamilton doubled for his first major league hit and Rollie Fingers homered for his first hit of the season to go along with their pitching as the Athletics defeated the Rangers, 9-3. With the score tied, 1-1, Hamilton doubled in the sixth inning, Joe Rudi walked and Reggie Jackson was safe on an error. After Blue Moon Odom came in to run for Hamilton, Sal Bando drove in two runs with a single. Fingers, who then replaced Hamilton on the mound, smashed his homer with a man on base in the seventh.

The game started at 5 p.m. in 103-degree heat and drew only 3,884, the smallest crowd since the former Senators moved to Texas this year. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1972 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  4  -   9 10  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3 10  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   1     1   0   .222      Nelson 3b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .262
Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .332      Harrah ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Jackson cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Bando 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .258      Billings c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Howard 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
  Hegan 1b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Voss rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .130      Biittner cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .286
Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .233      Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .132
Cullen 2b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .286      Bosman p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .080
Hamilton p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .083        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Odom pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .111        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           2   1   1   2     0   1   .143        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               37   9  10   9     2   7             Totals               35   3  10   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  3,884
Left on Base: A's 3, Rangers 8
DP: A's 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Nelson, Harrah
Doubles: Hamilton (1), Cullen (1), Nelson (8)
Triples: Cullen (1)
Home Runs: Campaneris (4), Fingers (1)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (6), Jackson (6)
GIDP: Kubiak (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(5-1)         5     6   1   1   2   1   0  22   1.30
Fingers SV(7)           4     4   2   2   1   2   0  16   2.61
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   3   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(4-7)           7     5   5   4   2   6   2  28   3.66
Panther                 1     3   3   3   0   0   0   6   5.02
Paul                    1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.23
Totals                  9    10   9   8   2   7   2  39

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris homered; Rudi struck out; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Bando reached on an error by
Nelson; Epstein grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Harrah grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Nelson to second]; Ford grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Nelson to third]; Billings singled to left [Nelson
scored]; Howard forced Billings (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Voss flied out to left; Duncan struck out; Cullen
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve walked; Biittner flied out to center; Kubiak
made an out to second; Bosman singled to right [Grieve to
third]; Nelson forced Bosman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hamilton grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rudi popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Ford flied
out to right; Billings singled to right; Howard singled to left
[Billings to second]; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson flied out to left; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Biittner
singled to center; Kubiak grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Biittner out at second]; Bosman flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Voss flied out to center; Duncan struck out;
Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson singled to left; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Nelson to second]; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Nelson to third]; Billings made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hamilton doubled to center; ODOM RAN FOR
HAMILTON; Campaneris made an out to first; Rudi walked; Jackson
reached on an error by Harrah [Rudi to second, Odom to third];
Bando singled to left [Jackson to second, Rudi scored
(unearned), Odom scored]; Hegan struck out while Jackson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Howard walked;
Grieve lined to right; Biittner singled to left [Howard to
second]; Kubiak singled to right [Howard scored, Kubiak out at
second (right to shortstop), Biittner to third]; Bosman struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Voss grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Duncan flied out to center; Cullen doubled to right; Fingers
homered [Cullen scored]; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Nelson was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out
to right; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Rudi flied
out to center; Jackson flied out to center; Bando lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Billings made an out to shortstop; Howard flied out
to center; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Hegan singled to center; Voss singled to right
[Hegan to second]; Duncan singled to left [Voss to second, Hegan
scored]; PAUL REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Cullen tripled to
center [Duncan scored, Voss scored]; Fingers was called out on
strikes; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
singled to center [Cullen scored]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Biittner singled to left; Kubiak grounded out
(third to first) [Biittner to second]; JONES BATTED FOR PAUL;
Jones flied out to center; Nelson doubled to center [Biittner
scored]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Rangers 3.