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.

Gene Tenace drove in two runs for the Athletics with a pair of doubles. The victory boosted the A's West Division lead to five games over the White Sox, who lost to the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      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.