Art Kusyner batted in five runs with a triple and double and Vada Pinson drove in three runs with a homer to lead the Angels' attack in a 12-4 romp over the Rangers. Pinson hit his homer after walks to Sandy Alomar and Ken Berry in the third inning.

With two out, Ken McMullen singled, Syd O'Brien walked and Kusyner sent them home with a triple. Kusyner added his three other RBIs with a bases-loaded double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 12, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       1  0  6    0  1  4    0  0  0  -  12 11  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   4 11  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   2   1   1     2   0   .287      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .262
Berry cf              3   2   0   0     3   0   .305      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Pinson rf,lf          5   1   1   3     1   1   .284        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Oliver 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .287        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Spencer lf,1b         5   1   2   1     0   0   .226      Ford rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .241
McMullen 3b           5   3   3   0     0   0   .294      Billings c            4   1   2   0     1   0   .287
O'Brien ss            4   1   0   0     1   2   .182      Howard 1b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .248
Kusnyer c             3   1   2   5     2   1   .205      Grieve lf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .200
May p                 3   0   0   1     1   2   .063      Lovitto cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .188
  Stanton ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Kubiak 2b,ss          3   0   2   0     1   0   .161
                                                          Broberg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Suarez ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Jones 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .204

Totals               37  12  11  12    10   8             Totals               39   4  11   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  4,817
Left on Base: Angels 9, Rangers 12
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Alomar, Nelson, Harrah
Doubles: Kusnyer (1), McMullen (10), Billings (5)
Triples: Kusnyer (1), McMullen (1)
Home Runs: Pinson (5), Grieve (1)
Stolen Bases: Berry (2), Alomar (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (2)
GIDP: Spencer (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(2-5)              7     9   3   2   4   7   0  35   3.56
Clark SV(1)             2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   4.39
Totals                  9    11   4   3   4   7   1  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(5-6)          2.2   2   6   6   6   3   1  16   3.49
Panther                 1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   7   5.08
Paul                    2     4   5   2   2   3   0  13   2.55
Lindblad                2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.32
Pina                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.75
Totals                  9    11  12   9  10   8   1  48

Passed Balls: Kusnyer (7)
Wild Pitches: Broberg (5)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar walked; Berry walked [Alomar to second];
Alomar stole third and Berry stole second; Pinson walked; Oliver
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pinson to second, Berry to third,
Alomar scored]; Spencer flied out to left; McMullen flied out to
right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Harrah made an out to second; Ford
lined to third; Billings walked [Nelson to second]; Howard
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: O'Brien grounded out (first unassisted); Kusnyer
struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve struck out; Lovitto singled to left; Kubiak
singled to third [Lovitto to second]; Broberg struck out; Nelson
singled to right [Kubiak to second, Lovitto scored]; Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar walked; Berry walked [Alomar to second];
Pinson homered [Alomar scored, Berry scored]; Oliver struck out;
Spencer flied out to left; McMullen singled to center; Broberg
threw a wild pitch [McMullen to second]; O'Brien walked; PANTHER
REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Kusnyer tripled to center [O'Brien
scored, McMullen scored]; May walked; Alomar singled to right
[Kusnyer scored, May out at third (right to third)]; 6 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Ford singled to right; Billings singled to left
[Ford to second]; Howard flied out to center; Grieve struck out;
Lovitto forced Billings (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 7, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry reached on an error by Nelson; Pinson forced
Berry (third to second); Oliver singled to left [Pinson to
second]; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Kubiak singled to right; RANDLE BATTED FOR PANTHER;
Randle made an out to third; Nelson struck out; Harrah flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 5TH: PAUL REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); McMullen tripled to
center; O'Brien struck out; Kusnyer was walked intentionally;
May grounded out (first unassisted) [Kusnyer to second, McMullen
scored]; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 8, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Ford walked; Kusnyer allowed a passed ball [Ford to
second]; Billings flied out to left; Howard reached on an error
by Alomar [Ford scored (unearned) (no RBI), Howard to second];
Grieve grounded out (third to first); Lovitto lined to second; 1
R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry walked; Pinson flied out to center; Oliver
singled to center [Berry to third]; Spencer singled to left
[Oliver to second, Berry scored]; McMullen reached on an error
by Harrah [Spencer to second, Oliver to third]; O'Brien struck
out; Kusnyer doubled to center [Kusnyer to third (on throw),
McMullen scored (unearned), Spencer scored (unearned), Oliver
scored (unearned)]; May struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 12, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Kubiak walked; SUAREZ BATTED FOR PAUL; Suarez was
called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kubiak to second]; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 12, Rangers 2.

ANGELS 7TH: JONES REPLACED SUAREZ (PLAYING 2B); LINDBLAD
REPLACED HARRAH (PITCHING); KUBIAK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry grounded out
(third to first); Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 12, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Billings
doubled to right; Howard singled to center [Billings scored];
Grieve forced Howard (shortstop to second); Lovitto singled to
left [Grieve to second]; Kubiak forced Lovitto (third to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 12, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Oliver flied out to right; Spencer singled to right;
McMullen doubled to left [Spencer to third]; O'Brien flied out
to center; Kusnyer was walked intentionally; STANTON BATTED FOR
MAY; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 12,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CLARK REPLACED
OLIVER (PITCHING); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
SPENCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Jones singled to center;
Nelson grounded out (third to first) [Jones to second]; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Biittner grounded out (second to first)
[Jones to third]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 12, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 9TH: PINA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Alomar grounded
out (pitcher to first); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 12, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve homered; Lovitto flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 12, Rangers 4.