Pete Broberg gained his first victory since last June 13, after losing his last eight decisions in 1972 and first four this year, when the Rangers defeated the Indians, 3-2. With the score tied, 2-2, Ken Suarez singled with one out in the ninth inning. Joe Lovitto, coming in to run, stopped at second on a single by Jim Mason. Jerry Johnson relieved Gaylord Perry and on his first pitch, Dave Nelson singled to score Lovitto with the Rangers' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       30, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Nelson 2b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .293
Torres cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .160      Biittner lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Spikes lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Spencer 1b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .262
Gamble dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .230      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .223
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Harris cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .232
Ragland 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .362      Suarez c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .325
Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   1   .211        Lovitto pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .122
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason ss              4   0   2   1     0   1   .292
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     1   5             Totals               34   3  13   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  5,128
Left on Base: Indians 5, Rangers 9
DP: Indians 2, Rangers 2
Doubles: Chambliss (3), Duffy (2), Ragland (5), Nelson (8), Spencer (7), Harrah (7)
Triples: Spencer (3)
Home Runs: Gamble (5)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (4)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (5)
GIDP: Torres (4), Spikes (3), Suarez (4), Johnson (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-6)            8.1  12   3   3   3   3   0  36   2.63
Johnson                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.22
Totals                  8.1  13   3   3   3   3   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(1-4)          9     9   2   2   1   5   1  34   5.47
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   5   1  34

Wild Pitches: Perry (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
struck out; Chambliss doubled to left; Spikes singled to right
[Chambliss scored]; Duncan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson doubled; Harrah grounded out (second to
first) [Nelson to third]; Biittner reached on a fielder's choice
[Nelson out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Johnson singled to
center [Biittner to third]; Spencer doubled to right [Biittner
scored, Johnson out at home (right to second to shortstop to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ragland singled to left;
Duffy doubled to left [Ragland out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs walked; Harris popped to first in foul
territory; Suarez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to left; Torres flied out to center;
Chambliss flied out to center; Spikes popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason struck out; Nelson was called out on strikes;
Harrah doubled to left; Perry threw a wild pitch [Harrah to
third]; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Rangers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan struck out; Gamble grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Spencer tripled to
center; Burroughs reached on a fielder's choice [Spencer out at
home (second to catcher)]; Harris grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ragland doubled to left; Duffy singled to center
[Ragland to third]; Bell popped to first; Torres grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Suarez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson singled to right;
Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Spikes
popped to first in foul territory; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Biittner singled to right; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Rangers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble homered; Hendrick flied out to left; Ragland
grounded out (third to first); Duffy was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
singled to left; Harris forced Burroughs (first to shortstop);
Suarez walked [Harris to second]; Mason singled to center
[Harris scored, Suarez to second]; Nelson popped to first in
foul territory; Rangers Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by HP
umpire Art Frantz when Herzog showed Frantz a ball that Herzog
said was doctored by Gaylord Perry; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to center; Torres out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bell to second]; Chambliss was walked
intentionally; Spikes grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
right; Johnson singled; Johnson stole second; Spencer was walked
intentionally; Burroughs popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 2, Rangers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan flied out to left; Gamble flied out to
center; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Harris flied out to right; Suarez singled; LOVITTO
RAN FOR SUAREZ; Mason singled to left [Lovitto to second];
JOHNSON REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Nelson singled to center
[Lovitto scored, Mason to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Rangers 3.