Gaylord Perry gained his 15th victory when the Indians took advantage of two errors in the 14th inning to defeat the Rangers, 2-0. With two out, Dave Nelson bobbled a grounder by Frank Duffy, who then stole second.

Del Unser was safe on an error by Lenny Randle, Duffy stopping at third. Buddy Bell singled to score Duffy. Jack Brohamer followed with a single to drive in Unser. Until picking up those tainted tallies, the Indians had not scored in 26 innings. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   2  6  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  9  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               6   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Nelson 3b             6   0   1   0     1   2   .259
Brohamer 2b           6   0   2   1     0   1   .266      Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .273
A. Johnson lf         6   0   1   0     0   1   .227        Kubiak ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Mincher 1b            6   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Fosse c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Billings lf           6   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Biittner rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Lolich rf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .208        Maddox pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Lovitto cf            5   0   0   0     1   3   .211
Duffy ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .212      King c                6   0   1   0     0   1   .183
Perry p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .145      Randle 2b             6   0   1   0     0   0   .201
  Unser ph,lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .186      Paul p                4   0   1   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Ford ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .246

Totals               48   2   6   2     0  11             Totals               52   0   9   0     4  10

Time of Game: 3:32   Attendance:  9,720
Left on Base: Indians 4, Rangers 14
DP: Indians 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Chambliss, Nelson, Harrah 2, Randle
Doubles: Biittner (10), Nelson (10)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (3), Lovitto (5)
Caught Stealing: Randle (5)
GIDP: A. Johnson (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(15-7)          13     9   0   0   3   9   0  52   1.75
Farmer SV(4)            1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.94
Totals                 14     9   0   0   4  10   0  56

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul                   11     3   0   0   0  10   0  35   1.86
Pina                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.44
Panther L(4-4)          1.2   2   2   0   0   1   0   8   4.45
Lindblad                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.60
Totals                 14     6   2   0   0  11   0  48

Wild Pitches: Perry (9)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to left; Brohamer struck out; A.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse struck out; Nettles lined to right; Lolich
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first);
Biittner doubled to left; Lovitto reached on a fielder's choice
[Biittner to third]; Lovitto stole second; King was called out
on strikes; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Chambliss flied out to center; Duffy flied out to
right; Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Paul flied out to left; Nelson doubled to right;
Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Nelson to third]; Mincher
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to left; A. Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Billings popped to catcher in foul territory;
Biittner struck out; Lovitto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied
out to center; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: King singled to right; Randle made an out to first;
Paul singled to left [King to second]; Nelson struck out; Harrah
singled to third [Paul to second, King to third]; Mincher
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss struck out; Duffy grounded out (first
unassisted); Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings struck out; Biittner flied out to left;
Lovitto grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell lined to center; Brohamer grounded out (second
to first); A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: King grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Paul made an out to catcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; Lolich singled to left; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson flied out to center; Harrah singled to left;
Mincher forced Harrah (second to shortstop); Billings singled to
right [Mincher to second]; Biittner lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Lovitto struck out; King lined to second; Randle
singled to left; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 10TH: Brohamer flied out to center; A. Johnson reached
on an error by Harrah; A. Johnson was picked off first (catcher
to first); Fosse reached on an error by Harrah; KUBIAK REPLACED
HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Nettles popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 10TH: Paul grounded out (second to first); Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Kubiak walked; Mincher singled to
right [Kubiak to third]; Billings grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 11TH: Lolich made an out to shortstop; Chambliss lined
to center; Duffy singled to left [Duffy out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 11TH: Biittner reached on an error by Chambliss; MADDOX
RAN FOR BIITTNER; On a bunt Lovitto struck out; King grounded
out (second to first) [Maddox to second]; Randle grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 12TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PINA REPLACED
PAUL (PITCHING); Perry flied out to right; Bell grounded out
(second to first); Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 12TH: JONES BATTED FOR PINA; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nelson walked; Perry threw a wild pitch
[Nelson to second]; Kubiak grounded out (first unassisted)
[Nelson to third]; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 13TH: PANTHER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); A. Johnson
singled to shortstop; Fosse hit into a double play (catcher to
second) [A. Johnson out at second]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 13TH: Billings grounded out (second to first); Maddox
struck out; Lovitto walked; King made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Rangers 0.

INDIANS 14TH: Lolich was called out on strikes; Chambliss flied
out to left; Duffy reached on an error by Nelson; UNSER BATTED
FOR PERRY; Duffy stole second; Unser reached on an error by
Randle [Duffy to third]; Bell singled to center [Unser to third,
Duffy scored (unearned)]; LINDBLAD REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING);
Brohamer singled to left [Bell to second, Unser scored
(unearned)]; A. Johnson flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 14TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FARMER REPLACED
A. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first);
FORD BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Ford walked; Nelson was called out on
strikes; Kubiak made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 0.