Making his 15th start, Mike Paul turned in his second complete game of the season and pitched the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Brewers. The Rangers' staff as a whole had only nine complete games to its credit. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1972 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  3
Rangers      1  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Nelson 3b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .229
O'Brien 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .203      Lovitto cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .216
May cf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .127
T. Reynolds lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .215      Grieve lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Felske c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .145      Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Heise 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Martinez ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Ryerson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .045      Ragland 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .195
  Bell p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Paul p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .211
  Theobald ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .228
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferraro ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .250
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .287

Totals               33   1   8   1     2   7             Totals               30   4   7   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  3,713
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Rangers 4
DP: Brewers 2, Rangers 2
Errors: Auerbach, Felske, Ryerson, Nelson
Doubles: Scott (20), Heise (9)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (38)
Sacrifice Hits: Lovitto (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferraro (4)
GIDP: May (10), Brown (8), Ford (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryerson L(3-8)          1.1   5   4   3   1   1   0  11   3.84
Bell                    2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.05
Sanders                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.41
Stephenson              2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.99
Totals                  8     7   4   3   1   4   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul W(7-5)             9     8   1   1   2   7   0  36   2.13
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   7   0  36

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


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach was called out on strikes; O'Brien singled
to left; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[O'Brien out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Lovitto reached on an error by
Ryerson on a sacrifice bunt [Nelson to third]; Ford made an out
to second; Billings was called out on strikes; Grieve singled to
left [Lovitto to second, Nelson scored (unearned)]; Biittner
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Rangers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott singled to left; Brown grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Scott out at second]; T.
Reynolds made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Martinez singled to center; Ragland singled to
right [Martinez to second]; Paul singled to third [Ragland to
second, Martinez to third]; Nelson forced Paul (shortstop to
second) [Ragland to third, Martinez scored]; Nelson stole second
[Nelson to third (error by Felske), Ragland scored]; Lovitto
singled to center [Nelson scored]; BELL REPLACED RYERSON
(PITCHING); Ford grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lovitto out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Felske made an out to second; Heise made an out to
shortstop; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Billings grounded out (third to first); Grieve
grounded out (third to first); Biittner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Auerbach struck out; O'Brien singled to left; May
was called out on strikes; Scott lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (first to pitcher); Ragland
grounded out (third to first); Paul struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Brown made an out to second; T. Reynolds singled to
center; Felske reached on an error by Nelson [T. Reynolds to
second]; Heise popped to first in foul territory; THEOBALD
BATTED FOR BELL; Theobald walked [T. Reynolds to third, Felske
to second]; Auerbach made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: SANDERS REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); Nelson flied
out to center; Lovitto reached on an error by Auerbach; Ford
singled to center [Lovitto to second]; Billings grounded out
(second to first) [Ford to second, Lovitto to third]; Grieve
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: O'Brien flied out to left; May grounded out (second
to first); Scott doubled to left; Brown lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Martinez
was called out on strikes; Ragland flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: T. Reynolds singled to shortstop; Felske struck
out; Heise doubled to left [T. Reynolds to third]; FERRARO
BATTED FOR SANDERS; Ferraro hit a sacrifice fly to center [T.
Reynolds scored, Heise to third]; Auerbach flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED FERRARO (PITCHING); Paul
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson singled to second;
Lovitto lined into a double play (right to first) [Nelson out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first); May
walked; Scott flied out to right; Brown made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
was called out on strikes; Grieve grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: FAHEY REPLACED BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); T. Reynolds
grounded out (third to first); Felske struck out; Heise singled
to left; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Rodriguez struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Rangers 4.