| With an overpowering 13-strikeout performance, Jim Bibby became the first Texas pitcher to author a no-hitter, beating the Athletics, 6-0. The gem was the fourth in the A. L. this season; Kansas City's Steve Busby threw the first on April 27 and California's Nolan Ryan pitched no-hitters May 15 and July 15. [The Sporting News] |
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Monday, July 30, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 9 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Harris cf,rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .268 North cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Fregosi ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .260 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .266 Mackanin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070 Jackson rf 2 0 0 0 2 2 .289 Johnson dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .293 Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .259 Burroughs lf 4 1 2 4 0 0 .272 Tenace 1b,c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Maddox pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 Conigliaro lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Sudakis 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .198 Fosse c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .284 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Grieve rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Billings c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .156 Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 9 6 1 5 Totals 27 0 0 0 6 13 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 21,606 Left on Base: Rangers 3, A's 6 DP: Rangers 0, A's 2 Errors: Jackson, Kubiak Home Runs: Burroughs (17), Sudakis (7) Stolen Bases: Bando (3) Sacrifice Hits: Harris (1), Sudakis (2) GIDP: Harris (12), Billings (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby W(5-4) 9 0 0 0 6 13 0 33 3.38 Totals 9 0 0 0 6 13 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(9-7) 9 9 6 5 1 5 2 36 3.68 Totals 9 9 6 5 1 5 2 36 Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Larry Barnett RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Harris walked; Fregosi reached on a fielder's choice [Harris to second (error by Kubiak; assist by Campaneris)]; Johnson singled to shortstop [Harris to third, Fregosi to second]; Burroughs homered [Harris scored (unearned), Fregosi scored, Johnson scored]; Sudakis homered; Spencer popped to second; Grieve struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); North struck out; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 2ND: Billings struck out; Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Johnson struck out; Tenace struck out; Conigliaro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Fosse was called out on strikes; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 4TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Spencer struck out; Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: North struck out; Bando struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 5TH: Billings struck out; Nelson singled to right; Harris grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson walked; Tenace flied out to right; Conigliaro struck out; Fosse popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 6TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to center; Burroughs flied out to center; Sudakis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Kubiak flied out to center; Campaneris walked; North grounded out (second to first) [Campaneris to second]; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 7TH: Spencer flied out to center; Grieve singled to left; Billings grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson walked; Johnson struck out; Tenace walked [Jackson to second]; Conigliaro popped to first in foul territory; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR FOSSE; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 8TH: TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEGAN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); Nelson singled to center; Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nelson to second]; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: MACKANIN REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING SS); Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris struck out; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 0. RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs singled to shortstop; MADDOX RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Sudakis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Spencer singled to right [Maddox scored, Spencer to second (error by Jackson)]; Grieve flied out to center; Billings was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bando walked; Bando stole second; Jackson struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Bando to third]; Tenace popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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