Becoming a 20-game winner for the second straight season, Catfish Hunter allowed only two hits and pitched the Athletics to a 4-1 victory over the Rangers. Dave Nelson opened the game with a single for Rangers, stole second, took third on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Larry Biittner. Ted Ford doubled with two out in the seventh for the Rangers' other hit. Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 A's 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 x - 4 7 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 Campaneris ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .221 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Biittner 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .262 Alou rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .309 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .230 Jackson cf 2 1 2 0 2 0 .262 Harrah ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Epstein 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .281 Fahey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .153 Green 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Mason 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Tenace c 2 0 2 2 1 0 .218 Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .106 Bando 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .230 Gogolewski p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Mincher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Marquez ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Hegan ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Hunter p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Totals 29 1 2 1 1 6 Totals 29 4 7 4 6 3 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 8,541 Left on Base: Rangers 3, A's 9 DP: Rangers 1, A's 0 Errors: Green Doubles: Ford (16), Tenace 2 (5), Alou (2) Stolen Bases: Nelson (42), Campaneris (42) Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (3), Marquez (1) GIDP: Green (1) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (3,by Gogolewski) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gogolewski L(4-10) 7 6 4 4 5 3 0 32 4.14 Panther 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.13 Totals 8 7 4 4 6 3 0 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(20-7) 9 2 1 1 1 6 0 31 2.07 Totals 9 2 1 1 1 6 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Gogolewski (5) Wild Pitches: Gogolewski (7) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to left; Nelson stole second; Lovitto grounded out (second to first) [Nelson to third]; Biittner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nelson scored]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah made an out to third; Fahey grounded out (first unassisted); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Epstein popped to third in foul territory; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Jackson to second]; Bando forced Tenace (third to second) [Jackson to third]; MINCHER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Mincher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. RANGERS 3RD: KUBIAK REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING 2B); Harris flied out to center; Gogolewski made an out to shortstop; Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Hunter flied out to right; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto was called out on strikes; Biittner struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alou walked; Jackson singled to right [Alou to second]; Epstein forced Jackson (shortstop to second) [Alou to third]; Tenace doubled to left [Epstein to third, Alou scored]; Bando was walked intentionally; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Marquez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Epstein scored, Tenace to third]; Hunter forced Bando (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. RANGERS 5TH: CULLEN REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi flied out to left; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. RANGERS 6TH: Harris made an out to shortstop; Gogolewski popped to third in foul territory; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson walked; Epstein flied out to center [Jackson to second]; Tenace doubled to left [Jackson scored]; Bando was walked intentionally; HEGAN BATTED FOR CULLEN; Hegan struck out; Hunter flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3. RANGERS 7TH: GREEN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 2B); HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lovitto flied out to right; Biittner flied out to right; Ford doubled to center; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris stole second; Rudi was called out on strikes; Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Alou doubled to right [Campaneris scored]; Jackson was walked intentionally; Green grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4. RANGERS 8TH: Fahey flied out to left; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris reached on an error by Green; JONES BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Tenace walked; Bando made an out to third; Hegan flied out to center; Hunter singled to right [Tenace to second]; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4. RANGERS 9TH: Nelson struck out; Lovitto walked; Biittner made an out to shortstop; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4. |
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