Ted Ford and Larry Biittner hit the first back-to-back homers in the Rangers' brief history to feature a 7-3 victory over the Angels. Ford's drive in the fifth inning was his seventh of the season, while Biittner's following poke was the first of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, June      30, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  1
Rangers      0  0  1    2  2  0    2  0  x  -   7 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Lovitto cf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .190
Pinson cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Jones 3b              4   0   0   1     0   2   .189
Kosco rf              4   2   2   1     1   1   .257      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .184
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Billings c            5   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Spencer lf            4   0   3   2     0   0   .242      Ford rf               4   3   3   1     0   0   .255
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Biittner lf           3   2   2   2     1   1   .293
Kusnyer c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .240
O'Brien ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .171      Kubiak 2b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .200
Allen p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Motton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .133        Lindblad p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Rose p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   3   7   3     6   5             Totals               33   7  11   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,261
Left on Base: Angels 9, Rangers 9
DP: Angels 0, Rangers 1
Errors: O'Brien
Doubles: Ford (6), Biittner (6)
Home Runs: Kosco (4), Ford (7), Biittner (1)
Stolen Bases: Ford (2), Lovitto (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Allen (2), Jones (1), Lindblad (1)
GIDP: Oliver (9)
Hit by Pitch: Hand (2,by Allen)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allen L(2-4)            5     7   5   4   3   6   2  26   2.70
Rose                    1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   4.70
Queen                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.04
Barber                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.94
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   7   2  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(5-5)             5.1   6   2   2   6   4   0  27   3.28
Lindblad SV(7)          3.2   1   1   1   0   1   1  12   1.40
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   5   1  39

Passed Balls: Kusnyer (8)
Hit by Pitch: Allen (1)
Wild Pitches: Allen (4)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson
singled to right; Kosco struck out; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); Mincher flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer singled to right; McMullen grounded out
(second to first) [Spencer to second]; Kusnyer struck out;
O'Brien walked; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (second to first); Ford flied
out to right; Biittner walked; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Rangers 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar walked; Pinson singled to right [Alomar to
third]; Kosco walked [Pinson to second]; Oliver grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Kosco to second,
Pinson to third, Alomar out at home]; Spencer singled to center
[Kosco scored, Pinson scored]; McMullen forced Spencer (third to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Kubiak singled to shortstop; Hand struck out;
Lovitto singled to third [Kubiak to second]; Allen threw a wild
pitch [Lovitto to second, Kubiak to third]; Jones out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Lovitto to third, Kubiak
scored]; Mincher walked; Billings struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Kusnyer flied out to center; O'Brien walked; Allen
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [O'Brien to
second]; Alomar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford singled to shortstop; Ford stole second;
Biittner struck out; Harrah singled to center [Ford scored];
Kubiak singled to right [Harrah to third, Kubiak to second
(error by O'Brien)]; Hand was hit by a pitch; Lovitto walked
[Harrah scored (unearned), Kubiak to third, Hand to second];
Jones struck out; Mincher flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kosco
singled to center; Oliver flied out to right; Spencer singled to
left [Kosco to second]; McMullen forced Spencer (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings struck out; Ford homered; Biittner
homered; Harrah struck out; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Kusnyer walked; O'Brien lined to third; MOTTON
BATTED FOR ALLEN; Motton walked [Kusnyer to second]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Alomar flied out to center; Pinson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: ROSE REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Lindblad singled
to left; Lovitto forced Lindblad (third to shortstop); Lovitto
stole second; Jones struck out; Mincher was walked
intentionally; Billings popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Rangers 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Kosco homered; Oliver was called out on strikes;
Spencer grounded out (second to first); McMullen flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Ford doubled to right; Kusnyer allowed a passed
ball [Ford to third]; Biittner doubled to right [Ford scored];
QUEEN REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (second to
first); Kubiak singled to left [Biittner scored]; Lindblad out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Kubiak to second];
Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Rangers 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Brien
grounded out (third to first); LLENAS BATTED FOR QUEEN; Llenas
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED LLENAS (PITCHING); Jones flied out
to center; Mincher grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Rangers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Alomar flied out to right; Pinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kosco flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Rangers 7.