Dave Nelson, who was 7-for-60 going into the doubleheader, had a hand in every run as the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 2-1 and 4-2. In the opener, Nelson walked in the first inning, stole second and scored on the first of four hits by Larry Biittner. Then in the ninth, after a single by Jim Mason, a sacrifice and a wild pitch by Blue Moon Odom, Nelson doubled to drive in the winning run.

In the nightcap, Nelson walked in the first inning, stole second and scored on a double by Ted Ford. A single by Mason, pass to Don Stanhouse and single by Nelson tied the score at 2-2 in the second. Mason walked in the seventh, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Nelson, who also crossed the plate when Elliott Maddox tripled. Stanhouse received credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      30, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .235      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Maddox rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .310
Biittner 1b           4   0   4   1     0   0   .313      Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
  Harrah pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Mincher 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .225
  Jones 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .140        Tenace ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .204
Ford lf               2   0   2   0     1   0   .242      Mangual rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Bando 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Fahey c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Hegan pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Mason ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Kubiak 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .065        Hendrick ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
  Lindblad p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Odom p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .079
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2  10   2     4   2             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Rangers 9, A's 7
DP: Rangers 0, A's 1
Errors: Ford, Odom
Doubles: Biittner (13), Nelson (12), Bando (14), Odom (1), Tenace (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (31)
Caught Stealing: Harris (1), Mincher (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (6), Lindblad (2), Odom (3)
GIDP: Lovitto (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  5.1   4   1   1   1   5   0  20   3.76
Lindblad W(4-4)         3.2   4   0   0   0   0   0  15   1.41
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom L(9-3)             8.2  10   2   2   4   1   0  37   2.37
Locker                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.05
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Odom (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); Biittner singled to right [Nelson
scored]; Ford singled to left [Biittner to second]; Lovitto made
an out to second; Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi struck out;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harris lined to first; Mason flied out to right;
Bosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher walked; Mincher was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Mangual flied out to center; Bando
doubled to center; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson flied out to left; Maddox flied out to
right; Biittner doubled to left; Ford walked; Ford was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Odom (pitcher unassisted)
[Biittner out at home (catcher to pitcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak grounded out (first to pitcher); Odom
doubled to left; Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first)
[Odom to third]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto singled to right; Fahey popped to third in
foul territory; Harris popped to third in foul territory; Mason
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson lined to right; Mincher flied out to
center; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bosman grounded out (third to first); Nelson struck
out; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left [Bando to second (error by
Ford)]; Duncan flied out to left; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first) [Bando to third]; Odom popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Biittner singled to left; Ford singled to right
[Biittner to second]; Lovitto grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Biittner to third, Ford out at
second]; Fahey walked; Harris made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi singled to
right; LINDBLAD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Jackson singled to
right [Rudi to third]; TENACE BATTED FOR MINCHER; Tenace doubled
to center [Jackson to third, Rudi scored]; Mangual grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bando made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 7TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mason grounded
out (second to first); Lindblad singled to right; Nelson forced
Lindblad (third to second); Maddox forced Nelson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Kubiak
singled to center; Odom out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Kubiak to second]; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Biittner singled to center; HARRAH RAN FOR
BIITTNER; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harrah to second]; Lovitto flied out to left; Fahey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: JONES REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 1B); Rudi made an
out to first; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Tenace
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Harris walked; Harris was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Mason singled to right; Lindblad out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mason to second]; Odom
threw a wild pitch [Mason to third]; Nelson doubled to center
[Mason scored]; LOCKER REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Nelson stole
third; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Duncan singled to third; HEGAN
RAN FOR DUNCAN; HENDRICK BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Hendrick grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Athletics 1.