Although Andy Messersmith pitched a three-hitter, the Angels needed an unearned run to defeat the Rangers, 2-1. The Angels got nine hits off Mike Paul, who was the loser, with their first run scoring on a homer by Billy Parker in the second. California Angels 2, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumAngels 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Nelson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227 Berry cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Mason 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Rivers lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Oliver 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .272 Grieve lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Stanton rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Harrah ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .265 Parker 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .221 Fahey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Harris 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .133 Torborg c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .204 Paul p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Messersmith p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 37 2 9 1 2 2 Totals 28 1 3 1 3 8 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 4,044 Left on Base: Angels 10, Rangers 3 DP: Angels 1, Rangers 0 Errors: Mason, Fahey Doubles: Cardenas (11), Harrah (14) Home Runs: Parker (2) Stolen Bases: Nelson (46) Caught Stealing: Grieve (3) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(8-10) 9 3 1 1 3 8 0 31 2.77 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 8 0 31 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paul L(7-9) 8 9 2 1 2 2 1 36 2.25 Pina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.23 Totals 9 9 2 1 2 2 1 39 Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Berry struck out; Howard flied out to right; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Mason grounded out (second to first) [Nelson to third]; Biittner lined into a double play (center to catcher) [Nelson out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Parker homered; Cardenas doubled; Torborg made an out to first; Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Ford lined to second; Grieve struck out; Harrah doubled to left; Fahey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to left; Oliver singled to shortstop [Howard to second]; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Harris struck out; Paul flied out to left; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. ANGELS 4TH: Parker made an out to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Torborg singled to center; Messersmith popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner lined to center; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. ANGELS 5TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Grieve singled to right; Grieve was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Fahey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0. ANGELS 6TH: Fahey dropped a foul fly hit by Oliver for an error; Oliver singled to left; Stanton singled to right [Oliver to third]; Parker reached on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (pitcher to catcher), Stanton to second]; Cardenas grounded out (second to first) [Parker to second, Stanton to third]; Torborg was walked intentionally; Messersmith reached on an error by Mason [Torborg to second, Parker to third, Stanton scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Paul grounded out (first unassisted); Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. ANGELS 7TH: Berry grounded out (second to first); Howard struck out; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: RIVERS REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Mason walked; Biittner struck out; Ford struck out; Grieve flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. ANGELS 8TH: Stanton grounded out (first unassisted); Parker walked; Cardenas flied out to center; Torborg singled to left [Parker to second]; Messersmith forced Torborg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: Harrah walked; Fahey grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to second]; Harris singled to center [Harrah scored]; JONES BATTED FOR PAUL; Jones struck out; Nelson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. ANGELS 9TH: PINA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Mason flied out to left; Biittner struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 1. |
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