Thursday September 20, 1973
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California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Angels 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 17 1 Rangers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 6 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Mason 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .213 Pinson lf 6 2 3 0 0 0 .265 Harrah ss 5 0 1 2 0 3 .262 Robinson dh 6 1 1 1 0 1 .267 Spencer 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Oliver 3b 5 1 2 0 1 0 .264 Burroughs rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .279 McCraw 1b 6 1 2 0 0 2 .269 Johnson dh 5 0 1 1 0 2 .286 Scheinblum rf 6 0 3 2 0 0 .306 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Stanton pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Mackanin 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .110 Parker 2b 5 0 3 1 1 1 .197 Biittner lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Stephenson c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Harris cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .251 Llenas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Suarez c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Stelmaszek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sands c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk ss 4 0 1 0 1 2 .212 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 50 6 17 4 3 7 Totals 41 4 10 4 4 10 Time of Game: 2:49 Left on Base: Angels 14, Rangers 8 DP: Angels 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Parker, Madlock Doubles: Scheinblum (8), Parker (1), Pinson (14), McCraw (6), Oliver (19), Burroughs 2 (17) Stolen Bases: Harris (12) Caught Stealing: Harris (12) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer W(19-13) 11 10 4 4 4 10 0 45 3.24 Totals 11 10 4 4 4 10 0 45 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gogolewski 4.1 9 4 1 0 4 0 23 4.07 Merritt L(5-12) 6.2 8 2 2 3 3 0 30 4.12 Totals 11 17 6 3 3 7 0 53 Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Joe Brinkman ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Pinson singled to left [Rivers to second]; Robinson reached on an error by Madlock [Rivers scored (unearned), Pinson scored (unearned), Robinson to third]; Oliver grounded out (third to first); McCraw struck out; Scheinblum doubled [Robinson scored (unearned)]; Parker struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Mason singled to right; Harrah was called out on strikes; Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Mason to second]; Burroughs doubled [Mason scored]; Johnson singled to right [Burroughs scored, Johnson out at second (right to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 2. ANGELS 2ND: Stephenson singled to left; Chalk struck out; Rivers forced Stephenson (shortstop to second); Pinson singled to right [Rivers to third]; Robinson forced Pinson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Madlock struck out; Biittner flied out to left; Harris walked; Harris stole second; Suarez walked; Mason walked [Harris to third, Suarez to second]; Harrah singled to left [Harris scored, Suarez scored, Mason to second]; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. ANGELS 3RD: Oliver flied out to left; McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. ANGELS 4TH: Parker doubled to right; Stephenson grounded out (second to first) [Parker to third]; Chalk struck out; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. RANGERS 4TH: Biittner singled to second [Biittner to second (error by Parker)]; Harris was called out on strikes; Suarez reached on a fielder's choice [Biittner out at third (shortstop to third)]; Mason singled to left [Suarez to third]; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Rangers 4. ANGELS 5TH: Pinson doubled to center; Robinson singled to center [Pinson scored]; Oliver flied out to center; McCraw doubled to right [Robinson to third]; MERRITT REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Scheinblum popped to first; Parker was walked intentionally; LLENAS BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Llenas forced McCraw (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: STELMASZEK REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING C ); Spencer flied out to left; Burroughs doubled to center; Johnson struck out; Madlock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. ANGELS 6TH: Chalk flied out to right; Rivers flied out to right; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Biittner was called out on strikes; Harris singled to right; Harris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Suarez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. ANGELS 7TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver singled to left; McCraw forced Oliver (shortstop to second); Scheinblum singled to left [McCraw out at third (left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Mason flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. ANGELS 8TH: Parker flied out to right; Stelmaszek flied out to center; Chalk singled to left; Rivers grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: Burroughs struck out; Johnson struck out; Madlock singled to left; Biittner walked [Madlock to second]; Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. ANGELS 9TH: MACKANIN REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Pinson grounded out (second to first); Robinson struck out; Oliver doubled to left; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: Suarez flied out to center; Mason struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. ANGELS 10TH: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker singled to third; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR STELMASZEK; Gallagher lined to shortstop; Chalk walked [Parker to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 10TH: SANDS REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING C ); Spencer flied out to right; Burroughs flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 4. ANGELS 11TH: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson flied out to right; Oliver walked; McCraw singled to center [Oliver to third]; Scheinblum singled to right [Oliver scored, McCraw to second]; STANTON RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM; Parker singled to center [McCraw scored, Stanton to third]; Sands struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 4. RANGERS 11TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mackanin singled to center; Biittner forced Mackanin (shortstop to second); Harris flied out to right; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR SUAREZ; Sudakis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 4.

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