Joe Lovitto, who tied the score with a triple in the eighth inning, batted in the winning run with a double in the 10th as the Rangers defeated the Orioles, 3-2, to complete the sweep of the four-game series. Toby Harrah opened the 10th with a single and advanced on a sacrifice by Ted Ford. After an intentional pass to Dick Billings, Tom Grieve struck out, but Lovitto came through with his decisive double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   3 11  1
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   2  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .255      Buford lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .206
Harrah ss             5   1   3   0     0   0   .271      Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Ford lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Grich ss,2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Billings c            3   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Baylor 1b,rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .256
  Jones pr,1b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .169      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Belanger pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Rettenmund rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Lovitto rf            5   0   2   2     0   1   .194        Powell ph,1b        1   0   1   1     1   0   .194
Randle 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .208      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   2   .184
Maddox cf             2   0   2   0     2   0   .230        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Paul p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .083        Salmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .307
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      McNally p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               37   3  11   3     5   4             Totals               34   2   6   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 15,011
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Orioles 6
DP: Rangers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Lovitto
Doubles: Harrah (12), Lovitto (4), Grich (8)
Triples: Lovitto (1)
Stolen Bases: Randle (4)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (4)
GIDP: Howard (14)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (3,by Pina)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul                    6.1   5   2   2   1   4   0  24   2.22
Pina                    2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.55
Shellenback W(2-4)      1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.67
Totals                 10     6   2   2   2   5   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally                 8     9   2   2   4   3   0  35   2.37
Watt L(0-1)             1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.50
Jackson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.06
Totals                 10    11   3   3   5   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Pina (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah singled to left;
Ford made an out to second; Billings forced Harrah (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Buford out at first]; Grich singled to left;
Baylor singled to center [Grich to second]; Robinson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howard grounded out (third to first); Lovitto
struck out; On a bunt Randle singled to first; Randle stole
second; Maddox was walked intentionally; Paul singled to
shortstop [Randle to third, Maddox to second]; Nelson singled to
center [Randle scored, Maddox out at home (center to catcher),
Paul to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson made an out to second; Rettenmund grounded
out (third to first); Etchebarren made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah doubled; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Harrah to third]; Billings walked; Howard grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Billings out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

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

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox walked; Paul struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich doubled to right; Baylor flied out to left
[Grich to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Grich
scored]; Johnson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson flied out to left; Harrah flied out to
center; Ford singled to center; Billings flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first);
Etchebarren struck out; McNally struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Howard flied out to right; Lovitto grounded out
(pitcher to first); Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
popped to first in foul territory; Grich made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Maddox singled to left; On a bunt Paul forced
Maddox (third to shortstop); Nelson made an out to shortstop;
Harrah made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor struck out (catcher to first); Robinson
singled to center; Johnson singled to center [Robinson to
second]; PINA REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR
RETTENMUND; Powell singled to right [Robinson scored, Johnson to
third (error by Lovitto)]; Etchebarren was called out on
strikes; McNally forced Powell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 8TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ford flied out to center; Billings flied
out to left; Howard walked; JONES RAN FOR HOWARD; Lovitto
tripled [Jones scored]; Randle flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Buford flied out
to center; Blair grounded out (second to first); Grich grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Orioles 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Maddox singled to center; WATT REPLACED MCNALLY
(PITCHING); On a bunt Pina made an out to first; Maddox was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Nelson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Johnson was hit by a pitch;
BELANGER RAN FOR JOHNSON; Powell walked [Belanger to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; SHELLENBACK REPLACED PINA
(PITCHING); SALMON BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Salmon forced Belanger
(third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

RANGERS 10TH: OATES REPLACED SALMON (PLAYING C ); BELANGER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Harrah singled to center; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Harrah to second]; Billings walked; JACKSON
REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); GRIEVE BATTED FOR JONES; Grieve struck
out; Lovitto doubled to right [Harrah scored, Billings to
third]; Randle flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: BIITTNER REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING 1B); SHOPAY
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Shopay flied out to right; Buford flied out
to right; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Orioles 2.