Sonny Siebert, making his first start for the Rangers after being acquired from the Red Sox, pitched five innings and was credited with a 7-2 victory over the Athletics. Bill Gogolewski, who finished, yielded the A's runs in the sixth inning. Vic Harris batted in three runs for the Rangers with a single and triple and Jeff Burroughs hit a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       13, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Rangers      1  1  0    1  2  0    0  2  x  -   7 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Harris 2b             5   0   3   3     0   0   .188
Rudi lf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .264
  Mangual lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .115
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Johnson dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .311
Jackson rf            3   1   2   1     1   1   .294      Carty lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .170
Johnson dh            4   0   0   1     0   1   .263        Grieve lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .256
Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Mason ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .260
  Marquez ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Suarez c              3   2   2   0     1   0   .325
  Kubiak 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
North cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .255        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   6             Totals               33   7  11   6     4   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  7,194
Left on Base: A's 7, Rangers 7
DP: A's 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Jackson (6), Mason (1)
Triples: Harris (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (6)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (6)
Caught Stealing: Fosse (1), Maddox (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(3-2)           4.1   9   5   4   1   1   1  24   4.19
Fingers                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.44
Lindblad                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  10.50
Knowles                 1     1   2   2   3   0   0   6   3.38
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   1   1  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(1-1)          5     3   0   0   2   3   0  19   2.45
Gogolewski SV(1)        4     5   2   2   1   3   0  17   3.28
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
singled to center; Tenace walked [Rudi to second]; Jackson
singled to center [Rudi to third, Tenace to second]; Johnson
struck out; Bando forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
singled to left; Biittner singled to center [Harrah to second];
Johnson struck out; Carty walked [Harrah to third, Biittner to
second]; Burroughs reached on an error by Bando [Harrah scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Biittner to third, Carty to second]; Mason
flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Fosse singled to shortstop; Fosse was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Green flied to right; North
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Maddox flied to right; Suarez singled to shortstop;
Harris singled to right [Suarez to third]; Harrah hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Suarez scored]; Biittner popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied to right; Rudi flied to center;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Johnson flied to center; Carty flied to right;
Burroughs flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Rangers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Johnson
flied to left; Bando grounded out (third to first); Fosse popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Mason doubled to right; Maddox grounded out (third
to first); Suarez singled to left [Mason to third]; Harris
singled to left [Mason scored, Suarez to second]; Harrah flied
to right; Biittner flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Green struck out; North grounded out (first to
pitcher); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Johnson singled to third; Carty lined to center;
Burroughs homered [Johnson scored]; FINGERS REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); Mason flied to left; Maddox singled to left; Maddox
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Rudi
singled to left; Tenace flied to center; Jackson doubled to
right [Rudi scored, Jackson to third (on throw)]; Johnson
grounded out (third to first) [Jackson scored]; Bando lined to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: MANGUAL REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); Suarez popped
to catcher in foul territory; Harris grounded out (first to
pitcher); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fosse popped to second; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR GREEN;
Marquez singled to left [Marquez out at second (shortstop to
second)]; North walked; Campaneris grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING 2B); LINDBLAD
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Biittner grounded out (first to
pitcher); Johnson flied to right; Carty popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GRIEVE REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Mangual
grounded out (second to first); Tenace singled to left; Jackson
struck out; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Burroughs
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason walked; Mason was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Maddox walked; Suarez walked
[Maddox to second]; Harris tripled to left [Maddox scored,
Suarez scored]; Harrah flied to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando flied to right; Fosse singled to left;
Kubiak struck out; North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Rangers 7.