In his first start since his May 15 no-hitter against the Royals, Nolan Ryan added three more hitless innings to his string before it was broken, but the Angels' righthander easily defeated the Rangers, 9-1. The Rangers bunched a double by Mike Epstein and singles by Jeff Burroughs and Vic Harris for their run in the fourth. Bob Oliver drove in four runs for the Angels, hitting a homer with two aboard in the first inning and walking with the bases loaded in the fifth. [The Sporting News]
California Angels 9, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 19, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Angels       3  0  0    0  5  0    1  0  x  -   9 10  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   4   .253      Pinson lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Lovitto 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .128        McCraw ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Biittner lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .146      Meoli ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .171      Grabarkewitz 2b       3   2   1   0     1   0   .182
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .308        Alomar 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Robinson dh           2   2   0   0     1   0   .272
Harris cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .220      Oliver rf             2   2   1   4     1   0   .258
Suarez c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .293        Stanton ph,rf       1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Stelmaszek c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Berry cf              2   0   2   2     1   0   .313
Hand p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .271
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torborg c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     5  12             Totals               30   9  10   8     5   0

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,019
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Angels 6
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 1
Errors: Meoli
Doubles: Epstein (3), Gallagher (2), Berry (5), Meoli (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (1), Gallagher (1), Berry (1)
GIDP: Mason (1), Gallagher (4)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (3,by Hand)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(2-3)             4     6   8   8   5   0   1  23   5.40
Hudson                  3     4   1   1   0   0   0  13   5.75
Foucault                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.86
Totals                  8    10   9   9   5   0   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(6-3)             9     4   1   1   5  12   0  36   2.52
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5  12   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Hand (2)
Wild Pitches: Hand (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Lovitto was called out on
strikes; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Meoli flied
out to left; Grabarkewitz singled to shortstop; Robinson was hit
by a pitch [Grabarkewitz to second]; Oliver homered
[Grabarkewitz scored, Robinson scored]; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Epstein walked; Johnson struck out; Burroughs
reached on an error by Meoli [Epstein to second]; Harris struck
out; Suarez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Berry walked; Gallagher doubled to right [Berry to
third]; Torborg popped to third in foul territory; Pinson was
walked intentionally; Meoli popped to shortstop; Grabarkewitz
forced Pinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (third to first); Nelson was
called out on strikes; Lovitto walked; Biittner struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Epstein doubled to left; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Epstein to third]; Burroughs singled to
shortstop [Epstein stayed at third]; Harris singled to left
[Burroughs to second, Epstein scored]; Suarez flied out to
right; Mason struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry singled to left; Gallagher grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Berry out at second]; Torborg
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson struck out; Lovitto grounded out (shortstop
to first); Biittner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Pinson singled to right; Meoli singled to center
[Pinson to third]; Grabarkewitz walked [Meoli to second]; Hand
threw a wild pitch [Grabarkewitz to second, Meoli to third,
Pinson scored]; Robinson was walked intentionally; Oliver walked
[Meoli scored, Grabarkewitz to third, Robinson to second];
HUDSON REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Grabarkewitz scored]; Berry doubled to left [Oliver to
third, Robinson scored]; Gallagher hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Oliver scored, Berry to third]; Torborg popped to second; 5 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 8.

RANGERS 6TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
struck out; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Angels 8.

ANGELS 6TH: Pinson popped to second; Meoli doubled to left;
Grabarkewitz grounded out (second to first); Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels
8.

RANGERS 7TH: ALOMAR REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING 2B); Harris
grounded out (pitcher to first); Suarez walked; Mason flied out
to center; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 8.

ANGELS 7TH: STELMASZEK REPLACED SUAREZ (PLAYING C ); STANTON
BATTED FOR OLIVER; Stanton singled to left; Spencer singled to
right [Stanton to third]; Berry hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Stanton scored]; Gallagher flied out to right; Torborg forced
Spencer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Angels 9.

RANGERS 8TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Lovitto
walked; Biittner walked [Lovitto to second]; Epstein grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Biittner to second, Lovitto to third];
Johnson was called out on strikes; Burroughs flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 9.

ANGELS 8TH: MCCRAW BATTED FOR PINSON; FOUCAULT REPLACED HUDSON
(PITCHING); McCraw flied out to left; Meoli grounded out (third
to first); Alomar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 9.

RANGERS 9TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Harris grounded
out (first to pitcher); Stelmaszek singled to second; Mason
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stelmaszek out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 9.
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