Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Rich Hand pitched the Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Indians. The shutout was only the third to the credit of the Rangers' staff this season.

In their fast getaway, the Rangers scored their first two runs on singles by Toby Harrah, Don Mincher, Dick Billings and Larry Biittner. Hal King then hit a wind-blown fly that fell for a double as two more runs crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      13, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Rangers      4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .262
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Harrah ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .269
  Camilli ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Mincher 1b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .236
Brohamer 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .264        Jones pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Billings lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Biittner rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .299
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .217
A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      King c                2   1   1   2     2   0   .183
Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Randle 2b             2   0   0   0     2   2   .202
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Hand p                4   0   1   1     0   0   .120
  Unser ph,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .187
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Colbert p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Hilgendorf p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   4             Totals               31   5  11   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  7,726
Left on Base: Indians 7, Rangers 8
DP: Indians 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: King (5), Mincher (9), Hand (1)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (6)
GIDP: Biittner (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(6-11)          2.2   7   5   5   4   2   0  19   3.22
Colbert                 3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   4.09
Hilgendorf              2     3   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   6   5   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(7-6)             9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34   2.66
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Brohamer singled to
center; Chambliss lined into a double play (second to first)
[Brohamer out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Harrah singled to second; On a
bunt Mincher singled to third [Harrah to second]; Billings
singled to left [Mincher to second, Harrah scored]; Biittner
singled to center [Billings to second, Mincher scored]; Lovitto
popped to third in foul territory; King doubled to center
[Biittner scored, Billings scored]; Randle walked; Hand made an
out to first; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to center; A. Johnson flied out to left; Lowenstein made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
flied out to left; Mincher doubled to center; Billings flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied out to center; Wilcox walked; Bell
flied out to right; Brohamer singled to right [Wilcox to third];
Chambliss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Biittner struck out; Lovitto flied out to left;
King walked; Randle walked [King to second]; Hand doubled to
left [Randle to third, King scored]; Nelson walked; COLBERT
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Harrah lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse flied out to right; Nettles made an out to
second; A. Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Mincher lined to right; Billings singled to right
[Billings out at second (right to shortstop)]; Biittner grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
5.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Duffy struck out;
Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto was called out on strikes; King grounded
out (first unassisted); Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell struck out; Brohamer flied out to center;
Chambliss singled to shortstop; Fosse lined to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Hand flied to left in foul territory; Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Harrah walked; Harrah was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); A. Johnson
made an out to first; Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Mincher
singled to right; JONES RAN FOR MINCHER; Billings forced Jones
(third to second); Biittner grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Billings out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

INDIANS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); UNSER BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Unser singled to center; Hilgendorf struck out; MCCRAW
BATTED FOR BELL; McCraw made an out to shortstop; Brohamer
walked [Unser to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: CAMILLI REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING SS); UNSER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); On a bunt Lovitto singled to pitcher; King
walked [Lovitto to second]; Randle struck out; Hand popped to
catcher in foul territory; Nelson singled to center [Lovitto out
at home (center to catcher), King to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Fosse singled to left; Nettles forced Fosse (first
to shortstop); A. Johnson lined to center; Lowenstein flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 5.