While Rich Hand and Casey Cox combined on a two-hitter, Dick Billings and Larry Biittner each drove in a run with a double to enable the Rangers to defeat the Brewers, 2-1. Elliott Maddox walked, stole second and scored on Billings' double in the fourth inning. In the same pattern, Maddox walked again in the eighth, stole second and crossed the plate on Biittner's two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .244      Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .255      Theobald 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Biittner rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Billings lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   3   .262
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Ragland 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May cf                1   0   0   0     2   1   .229
Jones 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Ferraro 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Fahey c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .130      Rodriguez c           0   0   0   0     4   0   .279
Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .119        O'Brien pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Hand p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Parsons p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .317
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .251

Totals               32   2   5   2     2   7             Totals               26   1   2   1     7   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  6,328
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Brewers 8
DP: Rangers 1, Brewers 0
Errors: Hand
Doubles: Billings (14), Biittner (18), Ferraro (15), Scott (18)
Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (19), May (9)
Caught Stealing: May (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Parsons 2 (6)
GIDP: Auerbach (11)
Hit by Pitch: May (3,by Hand)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand W(10-8)            8.1   2   1   1   6   5   0  33   2.56
Cox SV(4)               0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.84
Totals                  9     2   1   1   7   5   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(9-12)         7     3   1   1   2   6   0  26   4.15
Linzy                   2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.80
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Hand (2)
Balks: Parsons (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Mason was called
out on strikes; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach flied out to center; Theobald grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
struck out; Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott was called out on strikes; Briggs flied out
to right; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Brewers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Fahey flied out to left; Harris flied out to right;
Hand grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez walked; Parsons reached on an error by Hand on a
sacrifice bunt [Rodriguez to second]; Auerbach grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Parsons out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Mason struck
out; Biittner flied out to right; Billings doubled to left
[Maddox scored]; Howard walked; Jones grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald walked; Lahoud grounded out (first
unassisted) [Theobald to second]; Scott struck out; Briggs
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Fahey struck out; Harris made an out to third; Hand
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: May was hit by a pitch; May was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Ferraro doubled to left; Rodriguez
walked; Parsons out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Rodriguez to second, Ferraro to third]; Auerbach grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Maddox flied out to right; Mason singled to center;
Parsons balked [Mason to second]; Biittner made an out to third;
Billings struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lahoud flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); Fahey singled to first; Harris
forced Fahey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs made an out to shortstop; May walked; May
stole second; Ferraro flied out to center; Rodriguez walked;
DAVIS BATTED FOR PARSONS; Davis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: LINZY REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Hand flied out to
center; Maddox singled to shortstop; Maddox stole second; Mason
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Biittner
doubled to left [Maddox scored]; Billings grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
Theobald grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
struck out; Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: RAGLAND REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 3B); JONES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Scott doubled to center; Briggs flied
out to right [Scott to third]; May walked; COX REPLACED HAND
(PITCHING); Ferraro grounded out (second to first) [May to
second, Scott scored]; Rodriguez walked; O'BRIEN RAN FOR
RODRIGUEZ; BROWN BATTED FOR LINZY; Brown flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.