A double by Leo Cardenas with two out in the ninth inning scored Curt Motton from second base and brought the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. Motton ran for Ken McMullen, who walked and advanced on a one-out sacrifice by Steve Barber. The Rangers then passed Vada Pinson intentionally to get at Cardenas, who foiled the move with his two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, July      28, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 10  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .238      Pinson rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .262
Maddox rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .249      Cardenas ss           5   0   2   1     0   2   .225
Ford lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Parker 2b,lf          2   0   1   1     1   1   .333
Billings c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Fahey c             1   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Stephenson c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Howard 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .232      Spencer lf            2   1   0   0     1   0   .232
Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .216        Alomar 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Ragland ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McMullen 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .279
Harris 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .000        Motton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .132
Broberg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Berry cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
  Harrah ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Wright p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Grieve ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .174        Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   2  10   2     4   6             Totals               31   3   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  6,949
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Angels 9
DP: Rangers 2, Angels 2
Errors: Harris
Doubles: Cardenas (8)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (29), Pinson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Barber (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (1)
GIDP: Ford (4), Wright (2), Oliver (11)
Hit by Pitch: Pinson (3,by Broberg)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 6     5   2   2   3   3   0  25   3.98
Cox                     2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.09
Pina L(2-4)             0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.24
Totals                  8.2   8   3   3   4   5   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  8.1   9   2   2   3   6   0  36   3.03
Allen                   0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.34
Barber W(4-1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (9)
Wild Pitches: Broberg (7)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson was called out on strikes; Maddox made an
out to catcher; Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Pinson singled to center; Pinson stole second;
Cardenas struck out; Parker struck out; Oliver grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to right; Howard walked; Lovitto
struck out; Ragland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stephenson flied out to center; Spencer flied out to
left; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris struck out; Broberg grounded out (shortstop
to first); Nelson singled to center; Nelson stole second; Maddox
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry made an out to third; Wright singled to right;
Pinson walked [Wright to second]; Broberg threw a wild pitch
[Pinson to second, Wright to third]; Cardenas flied out to left;
Parker walked; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Billings
singled to center; Howard walked [Billings to second]; Lovitto
singled to right [Howard to second, Billings to third]; Ragland
struck out; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Stephenson grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer
walked; McMullen singled to left [Spencer to second]; Berry
singled to right [McMullen to third, Spencer scored]; Wright
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Berry out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels
1.

RANGERS 5TH: Broberg struck out; Nelson singled to center;
Maddox singled to center [Maddox to second (on throw), Nelson to
third]; Ford popped to third in foul territory; Billings
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Pinson was hit by a pitch; Cardenas singled to left
[Pinson to third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Pinson
scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cardenas out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Angels 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto
struck out; Ragland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Stephenson flied out to left; Spencer made an out to
second; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 2.

RANGERS 7TH: ALOMAR REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); PARKER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Harris grounded out (pitcher to
first); HARRAH BATTED FOR BROBERG; Harrah flied out to center;
Nelson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: COX REPLACED HARRAH (PITCHING); FAHEY REPLACED
BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); Berry grounded out (third to first);
Wright struck out; Pinson reached on an error by Harris;
Cardenas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Ford singled to left
[Maddox to second]; Fahey singled to center [Ford to second,
Maddox scored]; Howard forced Fahey (shortstop to second) [Ford
to third]; Lovitto hit into a double play (center to catcher)
[Ford out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Parker singled to second; Oliver flied out to right;
Stephenson grounded out (second to first) [Parker to second];
Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Angels 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Ragland flied out to center; Harris walked; GRIEVE
BATTED FOR COX; Grieve singled to right [Harris to third]; ALLEN
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Nelson singled to right [Grieve to
second, Harris scored]; Maddox walked [Grieve to third, Nelson
to second]; BARBER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Ford grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: PINA REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); McMullen singled to
left; MOTTON RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Berry made an out to pitcher;
Barber out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Motton to
second]; Pinson was walked intentionally; Cardenas doubled to
left [Pinson to third, Motton scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Angels 3.