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Saturday September 2, 1972
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A crowd of only 3,707, smallest of the season at Arlington Stadium, saw the Rangers lose to the Brewers, 6-2. Joe Lahoud hit a two-run homer for the Brewers in the first inning. Bill Parsons helped himself to the victory with a single, double and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs and scoring one. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Brewers      2  0  1    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Theobald 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Nelson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .228
Heise ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Mason ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .233
Lahoud rf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .237      Biittner 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .283
Scott 1b              5   0   2   1     0   2   .261      Billings lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .239
May cf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .242      Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .127
Rodriguez c           3   1   0   0     1   1   .288      Lovitto cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .215
Ferraro 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Parsons p             3   1   2   2     0   1   .179      Broberg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .080
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .168
                                                            Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .194
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225

Totals               37   6  11   5     2   5             Totals               33   2   7   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  3,707
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Rangers 7
DP: Brewers 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Lahoud, Harris
Doubles: Ferraro 2 (18), Parsons (1), Ford (14)
Home Runs: Lahoud (9), Biittner (3)
Stolen Bases: May (11)
Caught Stealing: Scott (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Parsons (2)
GIDP: Grieve (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons W(10-12)        9     7   2   2   3   7   1  36   4.03
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   7   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(5-12)         5     6   5   4   1   2   1  23   4.39
Roland                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.91
Panther                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.50
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Broberg (12)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel


BREWERS 1ST: Theobald singled to center; Heise was called out on
strikes; Lahoud homered [Theobald scored]; Scott struck out;
Briggs flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Mason singled to right [Nelson
scored (error by Lahoud) (no RBI), Mason to second]; Biittner
flied out to center; Billings reached on a fielder's choice
[Mason out at third (shortstop to third)]; Ford struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: May popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez
flied out to right; Ferraro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Fahey struck out; Lovitto walked; Harris popped to
third in foul territory [Lovitto to second]; Broberg struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Parsons singled to center; Theobald flied out to
right; Heise flied out to center; Lahoud singled to second
[Parsons to second]; Broberg threw a wild pitch [Lahoud to
second, Parsons to third]; Scott singled to pitcher [Lahoud to
third, Parsons scored]; Briggs flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson flied out to right; Mason singled to center;
Biittner flied out to center; Billings made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: May flied out to center; Rodriguez walked; Ferraro
doubled to right [Rodriguez to third]; Parsons hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rodriguez scored, Ferraro to third]; Theobald
reached on an error by Harris [Ferraro scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Heise grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford struck out; Fahey grounded out (first to
second to pitcher); Lovitto singled to left; Harris forced
Lovitto (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Rangers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); Scott flied
out to center; Briggs popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: JONES BATTED FOR BROBERG; Jones struck out; Nelson
made an out to first; Mason popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: ROLAND REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); May walked; May
stole second; Rodriguez struck out; Ferraro flied out to right
[May to third]; Parsons doubled to center [May scored]; Theobald
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Billings
struck out; Ford doubled; Fahey made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Heise flied out to right; Lahoud singled to second;
Scott struck out; Briggs singled to first [Lahoud to second];
May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris
flied out to right; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR ROLAND; Martinez walked;
Nelson singled to left [Martinez to second]; Mason was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferraro doubled to left;
Parsons struck out; Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Biittner homered; Billings flied out to right; Ford
popped to first in foul territory; Fahey grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Heise grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud
grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott singled to center; Scott
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Lovitto singled to left; Harris popped to third in
foul territory; GRIEVE BATTED FOR PANTHER; Grieve grounded into
a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lovitto out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Rangers 2.



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