Gaylord Perry posted his 13th victory of the year and Ed Farmer gained his first of the season as the Indians edged the Rangers in both ends of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 6-5, with the second game going 12 innings. In the lidlifter, the Indians took a 4-1 lead with two runs in the seventh on singles by Alex Johnson and Ray Fosse, a late throw to the plate on a grounder by Lou Camilli and a single by John Lowenstein, enabling Perry to survive a two-run rally by the Rangers in the ninth. Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Thursday, July 6, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Indians 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 x - 4 9 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrah ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 Lowenstein cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .214 Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Mincher 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .203 Lolich rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Billings lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Biittner rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .302 Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .254 King c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .165 A. Johnson lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .229 Nelson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Unser lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Fosse c 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Camilli ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .143 Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Duffy pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Gogolewski p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Randle 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 3 Totals 31 4 9 4 0 3 Time of Game: 2:12 Left on Base: Rangers 5, Indians 5 DP: Rangers 0, Indians 2 Errors: Pina Doubles: Harrah (11), Biittner (8), Chambliss (7), A. Johnson (8) Stolen Bases: Harrah (9), Mincher (2) Caught Stealing: A. Johnson (5), Chambliss (2) Sacrifice Hits: Perry (4) Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (1) GIDP: King (2), Howard (13) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gogolewski L(3-7) 6 7 3 3 0 3 0 24 5.26 Pina 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2.75 Lindblad 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.29 Totals 8 9 4 4 0 3 0 33 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(13-7) 9 8 3 3 1 3 0 35 1.98 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 3 0 35 Passed Balls: Fosse (9) Wild Pitches: Perry (7) Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to shortstop; Harrah stole second; Jones grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to third]; Mincher grounded out (second to first) [Harrah scored]; Billings grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Brohamer flied out to left; Lolich singled to left; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. RANGERS 2ND: Biittner singled to center; King grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Biittner out at second]; Lovitto grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss doubled to right; A. Johnson doubled to right [Chambliss scored]; Fosse made an out to second; Camilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Perry grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1. RANGERS 3RD: Kubiak made an out to second; Gogolewski flied out to left; Harrah doubled to right; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein made an out to first; Brohamer struck out; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1. RANGERS 4TH: Mincher walked; Mincher stole second; Billings was called out on strikes; Biittner struck out; King grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Nettles singled to center; Chambliss singled to second [Nettles to second]; A. Johnson forced Chambliss (first to shortstop) [Nettles to third]; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored]; A. Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2. RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto flied to right in foul territory; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Gogolewski singled to right; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Gogolewski to second]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Gogolewski to third]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Camilli flied out to right; Perry grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2. RANGERS 6TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Mincher lined to third; Billings singled to left; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2. RANGERS 7TH: King grounded out (first unassisted); Lovitto flied out to left; Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled to left; A. Johnson singled to right [Chambliss to second]; PINA REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Chambliss was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [A. Johnson to second]; Fosse singled to left [A. Johnson to third]; Camilli reached on a fielder's choice [Fosse to second, A. Johnson scored]; DUFFY RAN FOR CAMILLI; Perry reached on an error by Pina on a sacrifice bunt [Duffy to second, Fosse to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); RANDLE REPLACED PINA (PLAYING 2B); Lowenstein singled to left [Perry to second, Duffy to third, Fosse scored]; Brohamer flied out to left; Lolich flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 4. RANGERS 8TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); UNSER REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Randle grounded out (third to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss popped to catcher in foul territory; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 4. RANGERS 9TH: Mincher flied out to right; Billings singled to right; Biittner doubled to right [Billings to third]; King singled to center [Biittner scored, Billings scored]; NELSON RAN FOR KING; FORD BATTED FOR LOVITTO; Ford reached on a fielder's choice [Nelson to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ford out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 4. |
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