Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  5  0
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Buford lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .210
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .289        Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Billings lf,c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Baylor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Jones 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Grich ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .278
King c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .255
  Maddox pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .221      Blair cf              2   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Lovitto cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .187      Johnson 2b            3   0   3   0     0   0   .222
Kubiak 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Randle 2b           2   1   1   3     0   0   .208        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Cox p                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   3   5   3     1   4             Totals               30   1   6   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 24,518
Left on Base: Rangers 1, Orioles 4
DP: Rangers 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Johnson (11)
Home Runs: Randle (2)
Caught Stealing: Grich (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Blair (5)
GIDP: Billings (5), Alexander (1)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (2,by Cox)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox W(2-0)              7     6   1   1   0   2   0  26   3.38
Lindblad SV(8)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.52
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   2   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(3-5)        8     5   3   3   1   3   1  28   2.96
Watt                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.16
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   4   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Cox (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson singled; Nelson was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Oates forced Buford
(pitcher to shortstop); Baylor flied out to center; Powell flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings lined to pitcher; Howard grounded out
(first unassisted); King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich singled to center; Robinson singled to right
[Grich to third]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to right [Grich
scored, Robinson to second]; Johnson singled to left [Robinson
to third]; Alexander grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
grounded out (second to first); Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford made an out to second; Oates grounded out
(second to first); Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell flied out to center; Grich was hit by a
pitch; Grich was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings popped to first in foul territory; Howard
struck out; King grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: RANDLE REPLACED KUBIAK (PLAYING 2B); Blair grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson doubled to left; Alexander
grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Lovitto flied out to left; Randle flied out to
center; Cox walked; Nelson popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Oates made an out to second; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah singled to shortstop; Biittner flied out to
right; Billings grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
lined to center; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; King
singled to center; MADDOX RAN FOR KING; Lovitto singled to
center [Maddox to second]; Randle homered [Maddox scored,
Lovitto scored]; Cox grounded out (first unassisted); Nelson
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JONES REPLACED
HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); BILLINGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Johnson singled to center; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ALEXANDER;
LINDBLAD REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Hendricks flied out to right;
Buford popped to first in foul territory; ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR
OATES; Etchebarren flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 9TH: WATT REPLACED HENDRICKS (PITCHING); ETCHEBARREN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Harrah made an out to second;
Biittner struck out; Billings flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(third to first); Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Orioles 1.