California Angels vs Texas Rangers
April 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 1
Rivers cf 5 0 2 0
Cardenas ss 5 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 5 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 5 1 3 0
  Berry pr 0 0 0 0
Stanton rf 5 2 1 0
Pinson lf 4 2 3 2
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
Kusnyer c 4 1 3 1
Wright p 1 0 0 0
  Silverio ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Azcue ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 14 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 4 0 3 4
Nelson 3b 4 1 1 1
Howard 1b 3 1 1 1
  Biittner 1b 0 0 0 0
Billings c 4 0 0 1
Grieve lf 4 0 2 0
Maddox rf 2 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 4 1 0 0
Harrah ss 4 3 3 0
Bosman p 1 1 0 0
  Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
California 010 003 0206142
Texas 102 211 00x7104
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (0-2) 4.0 6 5 2 2 3
  Fisher   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Murphy   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
4
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  W (1-1) 5.1 9 4 3 1 2
  Cox   3.1 5 2 1 0 3
  Lindblad  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
4
1
6

  E–McMullen (1), Wright (1), Randle (4), Grieve (1), Maddox (1), Harrah (1).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Spencer (1,off Bosman); Pinson (1,off Bosman), Texas Randle (2,off Wright); Harrah (1,off Wright).  HR–Texas Howard (1,1st inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out); Nelson (1,5th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bosman (2,off Wright).  IBB–Maddox (1,by Wright); Howard (1,by Wright).  CS–Alomar (2,3rd base by Bosman/Billings); Grieve (1,2nd base by Wright/Kusnyer); Randle (1,2nd base by Wright/Kusnyer).  SB–Randle (1,2nd base off Murphy/Kusnyer); Maddox (2,2nd base off Allen/Kusnyer).  WP–Murphy (1), Cox (1).  IBB–Wright 2 (2,Maddox,Howard).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:44.  A–20,105.
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