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Wednesday August 1, 1973
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Rudy May gained his first victory since June 18 by pitching the Angels past the Rangers, 5-1. The Angels put together five singles and a sacrifice fly for three runs in the second inning and added their other pair in the fourth on two walks and two singles. Doubles by Tom Grieve and Dave Nelson accounted for the Rangers' run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 1, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Angels       0  3  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Alomar ss             5   0   2   1     0   1   .222
Harris cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   1     1   0   .280
Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Robinson dh           3   1   2   0     1   0   .252
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Oliver rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Burroughs lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .276      Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .218
Sudakis 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .205      Stanton lf            4   0   1   2     0   3   .231
Grieve rf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .327      Berry cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Stephenson c          3   1   2   0     1   0   .282
Mackanin ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .094      Grabarkewitz 2b       4   1   1   1     0   0   .163
Merritt p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   8             Totals               33   5  12   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,087
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Angels 9
DP: Rangers 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Grieve (2), Nelson (16)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Gallagher (4)
GIDP: Billings (7), Robinson (9)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(4-6)          1.2   8   3   3   0   1   0  12   4.03
Dunning                 5.1   3   2   2   4   4   0  22   5.90
Hudson                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.54
Totals                  8    12   5   5   4   5   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(7-9)              9     7   1   1   2   8   0  35   3.55
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   0  35

Wild Pitches: Dunning (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Harris flied out to center;
Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to shortstop; Alomar was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Gallagher flied out to
center; Robinson singled to left; Oliver singled to center
[Robinson to second]; Epstein popped to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Burroughs struck out;
Sudakis walked; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Berry singled to center;
Stephenson singled to left [Berry to second]; Grabarkewitz
singled to left [Berry scored, Stephenson to second]; Alomar
singled to center [Stephenson scored, Grabarkewitz to third];
Gallagher hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grabarkewitz scored];
Robinson singled to center [Alomar to third]; DUNNING REPLACED
MERRITT (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Billings flied out to left; Mackanin struck out;
Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Epstein singled to center; Stanton struck out; Berry
struck out; Dunning threw a wild pitch [Epstein to second];
Stephenson walked; Grabarkewitz popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Harris popped to second; Fregosi singled to left;
Johnson flied out to right; Burroughs singled to left [Fregosi
to second]; Sudakis flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar was called out on strikes; Gallagher grounded
out (first to pitcher); Robinson walked; Oliver singled to
center [Robinson to third, Oliver to second (on throw)]; Epstein
was walked intentionally; Stanton singled to shortstop [Robinson
scored, Oliver scored, Epstein to third]; Berry forced Stanton
(third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Angels 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve doubled to left; Billings popped to second;
Mackanin was called out on strikes; Nelson doubled to right
[Grieve scored]; Harris grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson flied out to center; Grabarkewitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Gallagher walked; Robinson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Gallagher out at second];
Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Sudakis was called out on strikes; Grieve singled
to left; Billings grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Epstein flied out to center; Stanton struck out;
Berry popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels
5.

RANGERS 8TH: Mackanin lined to pitcher; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: HUDSON REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Stephenson
singled to right; Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Alomar
grounded out (first unassisted) [Stephenson to second];
Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Burroughs singled to left; Sudakis walked
[Burroughs to second]; Grieve singled to left [Burroughs to
third, Sudakis to second]; Billings was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1, Angels 5.



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