In a meeting of two relievers turned starters, the Rangers gained a 3-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Athletics came back to win the second game, 7-4. Jackie Brown, who was in the minors last season, started his first game of the year for the Rangers in the lidlifter and shut out the A's on six hits. Paul Lindblad, who was the loser, made his first start in five years. Jim Fregosi and Vic Harris hit homers for the Rangers.

Don Durham, obtained from the Cardinals' organization, made his first start for the Rangers in the nightcap and was the victim of homers by Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson. Glenn Abbott, called up from Tucson (Pacific Coast), made his mound debut with the Athletics, but the victory went to Dave Hamilton in relief. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1973 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  5  3
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Harris cf,rf          3   2   1   1     1   0   .268      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Fregosi 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .264
Johnson dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .286
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .266      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .190      Conigliaro lf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .281
Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .163      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Grieve rf,lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .263        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Mackanin ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .070      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
                                                            Kubiak 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                          Lindblad p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     4   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     5   7

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Rangers 5, A's 9
DP: Rangers 3, A's 2
Errors: Billings 2, Mackanin, Campaneris
Home Runs: Fregosi (4), Harris (5)
Stolen Bases: North (34), Jackson (15)
GIDP: Harris (11), Green (8), Jackson (10), Johnson (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown W(3-1)            9     6   0   0   5   7   0  36   1.38
Totals                  9     6   0   0   5   7   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lindblad L(0-2)         6     4   2   1   4   3   1  25   3.57
Fingers                 3     1   1   1   0   3   1  10   1.61
Totals                  9     5   3   2   4   6   2  35

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (first unassisted); Harris
grounded out (second to first); Fregosi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); North
flied out to left; Bando singled to center; Jackson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
struck out; Sudakis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson singled to right; Tenace walked [Johnson
to second]; Conigliaro walked [Johnson to third, Tenace to
second]; Fosse struck out; Green grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Billings struck out; Grieve walked; Mackanin lined
into a double play (second to first) [Grieve out at first]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; North singled to right;
North stole second [North to third (error by Billings)]; Bando
walked; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Nelson grounded out (third to first);
Harris walked; Fregosi reached on an error by Campaneris [Harris
to second]; Johnson singled to left [Harris scored (unearned),
Fregosi to second]; Burroughs walked [Fregosi to third, Johnson
to second]; Sudakis popped to second; Billings forced Burroughs
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tenace
popped to shortstop; Conigliaro singled to center; Fosse singled
to center [Conigliaro to second]; Green reached on an error by
Mackanin [Conigliaro to third, Fosse to second]; Campaneris
flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve singled to right; On a bunt Mackanin singled
to pitcher [Grieve to second]; Nelson flied out to center;
Harris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Mackanin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North struck out; Bando was called out on
strikes; Jackson walked; Jackson stole second [Jackson to third
(error by Billings)]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Fregosi homered; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burroughs struck out; Sudakis walked; Billings flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace singled to left; Conigliaro struck out;
Fosse forced Tenace (third to second); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
GREEN; Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 7TH: KUBIAK REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); FINGERS
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Grieve struck out; Mackanin flied
to center; Nelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris popped to first; North grounded out
(second to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris homered; Fregosi struck out; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Burroughs popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson walked; Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second];
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Sudakis struck out; Billings flied to center;
Grieve flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
HEGAN BATTED FOR FOSSE; Hegan popped to third in foul territory;
MCKINNEY BATTED FOR KUBIAK; McKinney popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Athletics 0.