The tremendous relief pitching of Dick Tidrow together with a two-run homer by John Lowenstein, enabled the Indians to snap their eight-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Rangers. Mike Kilkenny, who started for the Indians, struck out five of the first six batters he faced before walking Larry Biittner to open the third inning.

Ted Kubiak then hit a hot smash to Kilkenny, who started a double play. However, the ball hit Kilkenny on the throwing hand and fractured his index finger, forcing him to surrender the mound to Tidrow. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Lowenstein cf         4   1   1   2     0   2   .208
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .264
Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Lolich rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Billings c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .232
Grieve lf,cf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .169      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .190      A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .223
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Unser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Biittner rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Fosse c               1   1   1   0     2   0   .248
Kubiak 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Camilli ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Hand p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Duffy pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Jones lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Kilkenny p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Tidrow p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               29   0   4   0     1   8             Totals               28   2   5   2     2  12

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  8,953
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Indians 6
DP: Rangers 0, Indians 2
Errors: Hand
Home Runs: Lowenstein (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Tidrow 2 (4)
GIDP: Kubiak (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(5-6)             6.1   5   2   2   2  10   1  27   3.24
Lindblad                1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.33
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2  12   1  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny                2.2   0   0   0   1   5   0   8   3.07
Tidrow W(5-8)           6.1   4   0   0   0   3   0  22   3.83
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   8   0  30

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to center; Brohamer struck
out; Lolich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings was called out on strikes; Grieve was
called out on strikes; Lovitto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles struck out; Chambliss singled to left; A.
Johnson struck out; Fosse walked [Chambliss to second]; Camilli
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Biittner walked; Kubiak grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; TIDROW
REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Hand grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Tidrow struck out; Lowenstein struck out; Brohamer
singled to center; Lolich forced Brohamer (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
singled to shortstop; Howard singled to left [Harrah to second];
Billings forced Howard (shortstop to second) [Harrah to third];
Grieve forced Billings (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles struck out; Chambliss flied out to left; A.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Kubiak singled to center; Hand
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse walked; Camilli flied out to right; Tidrow
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Fosse to second];
Lowenstein homered [Fosse scored]; Brohamer popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson singled to center; Harrah lined into a
double play (third to first) [Nelson out at first]; Howard was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians
2.

INDIANS 6TH: Lolich singled to center; Nettles was called out on
strikes; Chambliss struck out; A. Johnson lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.

RANGERS 7TH: UNSER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Billings
struck out; Grieve struck out; Lovitto flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse singled to left; Camilli reached on an error
by Hand [Fosse to second]; DUFFY RAN FOR CAMILLI; Tidrow out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Duffy to second, Fosse to
third]; GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); JONES REPLACED
HAND (PLAYING LF); LINDBLAD REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING);
Lowenstein struck out; Brohamer was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.

RANGERS 8TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Biittner
grounded out (first unassisted); Kubiak grounded out (third to
first); Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Lolich made an out to second; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Indians 2.