California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Angels 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 12 1 Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .324 Nelson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Pinson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Mason ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Robinson dh 5 1 2 2 0 1 .265 Sudakis dh 3 0 0 0 1 3 .258 Oliver 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .261 Burroughs rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .280 McCraw 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .267 Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Stanton rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .228 Madlock 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .318 Parker 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .172 Biittner lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Stephenson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Billings c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .175 Chalk ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .154 Harris cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .253 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Durham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 6 3 6 Totals 31 2 5 2 5 7 Time of Game: 2:21 Left on Base: Angels 8, Rangers 7 DP: Angels 1, Rangers 1 Errors: McCraw, Madlock Doubles: Rivers (3), Robinson (27) Home Runs: Burroughs (28) Stolen Bases: Rivers (5), Nelson (42), Harris (11) Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (1) GIDP: Stephenson (4), Spencer (10) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(19-16) 9 5 2 1 5 7 1 36 2.77 Totals 9 5 2 1 5 7 1 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg L(4-9) 2.1 6 4 4 3 2 0 16 5.79 Brown 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.61 Durham 5 5 2 2 0 4 0 20 8.10 Totals 9 12 6 6 3 6 0 41 Wild Pitches: Ryan (13) Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Art Frantz ANGELS 1ST: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Pinson grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to third]; Robinson singled to center [Rivers scored]; Oliver struck out; McCraw singled to center [Robinson to second]; Stanton singled to right [McCraw to third, Robinson scored]; Parker singled to right [Parker to second (error by Madlock), Stanton to third, McCraw scored]; Stephenson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to third; Nelson stole second; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Nelson to third]; Mason was called out on strikes; Sudakis walked; Burroughs popped to second; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Chalk singled to center; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Chalk to second]; Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chalk to third]; Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Madlock walked; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock to second (error by McCraw)]; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock to third]; Harris singled to center [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Harris stole second; Nelson walked; Mason flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Oliver struck out; McCraw walked; Stanton walked [McCraw to second]; Parker singled to right [Stanton to third, McCraw scored]; BROWN REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Stephenson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sudakis struck out; Burroughs walked; Spencer lined to right; Madlock forced Burroughs (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson singled to center; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Biittner flied out to left; Billings walked; Harris singled to left [Billings to second]; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harris to second, Billings to third]; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. ANGELS 5TH: DURHAM REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McCraw struck out; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Sudakis struck out; Burroughs singled to right; Spencer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 1. ANGELS 6TH: Parker singled to center; Stephenson flied out to center; Chalk singled to right [Parker to third]; Rivers singled to left [Chalk to second, Parker scored]; Pinson flied out to right; Robinson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Biittner flied out to center; Billings was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. ANGELS 7TH: Oliver flied out to center; McCraw grounded out (third to first); Stanton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. ANGELS 8TH: Parker flied out to right; Stephenson grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Sudakis struck out; Burroughs homered; Spencer popped to second; Madlock struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Rangers 2. ANGELS 9TH: Rivers doubled to center; Pinson flied out to left [Rivers to third]; Robinson doubled to left [Rivers scored]; Oliver was called out on strikes; McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Biittner flied out to center; Billings popped to shortstop; Harris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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