| Ted Ford drove in five runs to help the Rangers ride to an 11-5 victory over the White Sox. The Rangers counted twice in the first inning on a bases-loaded single by Larry Biittner and put themselves safely on the winning road with five runs in the fourth, three scoring on a double by Ford. [The Sporting News] |
Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 - 11 11 0 White Sox 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 11 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 3b 3 4 2 1 2 0 .238 Kelly rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Harrah ss 4 3 2 0 2 0 .275 Johnstone cf,lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .180 Ford rf 6 1 2 5 0 2 .244 D. Allen 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .309 Howard 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .230 Geddes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lovitto pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Reichardt ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Billings c 5 0 1 1 0 2 .265 May lf,1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Biittner lf,1b 4 0 1 2 1 1 .300 Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Ragland 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Herrmann c 2 1 1 2 1 1 .231 Hand p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Egan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Lawson p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Alvarado ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Lemonds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Gossage p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kealey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bradford ph,cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 Totals 37 11 11 11 8 8 Totals 36 5 11 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 8,789 Left on Base: Rangers 10, White Sox 8 DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Gossage Doubles: Ford (12), Howard (6), Nelson (13), May (16), Johnstone (6) Home Runs: Herrmann (6) Stolen Bases: Harrah 2 (14), Nelson (34), Kelly (23) Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (5), Ragland (1), Hand (3) Sacrifice Flies: D. Allen (2) GIDP: May (7) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hand W(9-7) 7.1 9 4 4 2 4 1 33 2.49 Lawson SV(1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 2.70 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 5 1 40 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemonds L(1-4) 0.2 2 2 2 3 2 0 7 3.08 Gossage 3 1 3 3 2 2 0 13 4.10 Kealey 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4 4.10 Romo 3 4 4 4 2 3 0 16 2.93 Geddes 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 8.44 Totals 9 11 11 11 8 8 0 48 Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Haller RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Harrah singled to center [Nelson to third]; Harrah stole second; Ford struck out; Howard walked; Billings was called out on strikes; Biittner singled to right [Howard to second, Nelson scored, Harrah scored]; Maddox walked [Howard to third, Biittner to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED LEMONDS (PITCHING); Ragland struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Johnstone flied out to right; D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Hand reached on an error by Gossage; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hand to second]; Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Hand to third]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: May doubled to center; Spiezio struck out; Andrews made an out to shortstop; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0. RANGERS 3RD: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings made an out to shortstop; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado struck out; Gossage struck out; Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Johnstone doubled to right [Kelly scored]; D. Allen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 1. RANGERS 4TH: Maddox singled to center; Ragland out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Hand grounded out (first to pitcher) [Maddox to third]; Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Harrah walked; KEALEY REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Ford doubled to right [Harrah scored, Nelson scored, Maddox scored, Ford to third (on throw)]; Howard doubled to left [Ford scored]; Billings singled to center [Howard scored]; Biittner struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to right; Spiezio flied out to right; Andrews made an out to shortstop; Herrmann homered [May scored]; Alvarado singled to left; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR KEALEY; Williams singled to left [Alvarado to third]; Kelly flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 3. RANGERS 5TH: ROMO REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Ragland flied out to center; Hand struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Johnstone popped to third in foul territory; D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 3. RANGERS 6TH: Nelson singled to left; Harrah singled to right [Nelson to third]; Harrah stole second; Ford reached on a fielder's choice [Harrah to third, Nelson scored]; Howard forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Harrah scored]; LOVITTO RAN FOR HOWARD; Billings struck out; Biittner walked [Lovitto to second]; Maddox forced Lovitto (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: LOVITTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Spiezio flied out to left; Andrews flied out to center; Herrmann walked; Alvarado flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, White Sox 3. RANGERS 7TH: Ragland walked; Hand out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ragland to second]; Nelson doubled to right [Ragland scored]; Harrah grounded out (third to first) [Nelson to third]; Ford singled to center [Nelson scored]; Lovitto was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: BRADFORD BATTED FOR ROMO; Bradford singled to left; Kelly singled to right [Bradford to second]; Johnstone flied out to right [Bradford to third]; D. Allen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bradford scored]; May made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, White Sox 4. RANGERS 8TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GEDDES REPLACED D. ALLEN (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews singled to left; EGAN BATTED FOR HERRMANN; LAWSON REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Egan was called out on strikes; Alvarado forced Andrews (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, White Sox 4. RANGERS 9TH: EGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ragland lined to second; Lawson singled to third; Nelson flied out to right; Harrah walked [Lawson to second]; Ford made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bradford singled to center; Kelly singled to center [Bradford to second]; Johnstone walked [Bradford to third, Kelly to second]; REICHARDT BATTED FOR GEDDES; Reichardt forced Johnstone (shortstop to second) [Kelly to third, Bradford scored]; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first to second) [Reichardt out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, White Sox 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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