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| Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 24,518 |
Saturday, July 8, 1972, 8:18PM Time of Game: 2:03 |
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Rangers
3
32-43
Won 3
6th, 15½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0
Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
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Orioles
1
40-33
Lost 3
1st
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Batting Stats
Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .673 0 2 T Harrah SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .662 2 6 L Biittner RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .730 4 0 D Billings LF-C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .689 0 0 GDP F Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .712 9 0 D Jones 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .506 2 0 H King C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .608 2 1 E Maddox PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 .594 1 0 J Lovitto CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .187 .518 4 0 T Kubiak 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .590 2 2 L Randle 2B 2 1 1 3 0 0 .208 .545 1 0 HR C Cox P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 0 2 P Lindblad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0 Totals 30 3 5 0 1 4 27 13
Batting Events
HR: L Randle (2, off D Alexander; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: L Randle 4; H King; D Nelson; J Lovitto; T Harrah.
GIDP: D Billings (5).
RBI: L Randle 3 (21).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Kubiak-T Harrah-F Howard.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: D Nelson (1st base by D Alexander).
Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D Buford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .586 2 0 J Oates C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .835 5 0 A Etchebarren PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .492 1 0 D Baylor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .809 2 0 B Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .615 11 0 B Grich SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .785 2 4 CS,HBP B Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 .651 0 0 P Blair CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .613 2 0 SF D Johnson 2B 3 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .659 1 3 2B D Alexander P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 1 1 GDP E Hendricks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .121 .396 0 0 E Watt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 Totals 30 1 6 0 0 2 27 8
Batting Events
2B: D Johnson (11, off C Cox).
SF: P Blair (5, off C Cox).
HBP: B Grich (2, by C Cox).
TB: D Johnson 4; B Robinson; D Buford; B Grich.
GIDP: D Alexander (1).
RBI: P Blair (30).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Johnson-B Grich-B Powell.
Baserunning Events
CS: B Grich (4, 2nd base by C Cox/H King).
Pitching Stats
Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA C Cox, W (2-0) 7 6 1 1 0 2 0 3.38 26 - · · 10· 7· 1· 6 63 - 0.93 0.07 P Lindblad, S (8) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.52 6 - · · 1· 5· 0· 0 1-0 1.83 0.21 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 2 0 32 - · · 11·12· 1· 6 1-0
C Cox faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA D Alexander, L (3-5) 8 5 3 3 1 3 1 2.96 28 - · · 10·10· 1· 4 62 - 1.24 -0.23 E Watt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.16 3 - · · 0· 2· 0· 0 0-0 0.27 0.01 Totals 9 5 3 3 1 4 1 31 - · · 10·12· 1· 4 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Cox (1; B Grich).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Alexander (2; D Nelson, 1st base).
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 24,518.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Texas Rangers Baltimore Orioles 1. Dave Nelson 3B 1. Don Buford LF 2. Toby Harrah SS 2. Johnny Oates C 3. Larry Biittner RF 3. Don Baylor RF 4. Dick Billings LF 4. Boog Powell 1B 5. Frank Howard 1B 5. Bobby Grich SS 6. Hal King C 6. Brooks Robinson 3B 7. Joe Lovitto CF 7. Paul Blair CF 8. Ted Kubiak 2B 8. Davey Johnson 2B 9. Casey Cox P 9. Doyle Alexander P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t8 | 1 | 12- | RRR | 56% | 88% | 0-1 | TEX | L. Randle | D. Alexander | Home Run; Maddox Scores; Lovitto Scores | |
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | -10% | 31% | 0-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | C. Cox | Single to RF; Grich to 3B | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 10% | 37% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Alexander | C. Cox | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -9% | 19% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Billings | D. Alexander | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | 9% | 32% | 0-1 | TEX | J. Lovitto | D. Alexander | Single to CF; Maddox to 2B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | TEX | D. Nelson | D. Alexander | Single/Bunt | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -6% | 48% | 0-0 | TEX | T. Harrah | D. Alexander | Nelson Picked off 1B (P-1B) | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 47% | 0-0 | TEX | T. Harrah | D. Alexander | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | TEX | L. Biittner | D. Alexander | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -4% | 42% | 0-0 | BAL | D. Buford | C. Cox | Single to RF | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 45% | 0-0 | BAL | J. Oates | C. Cox | Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 48% | 0-0 | BAL | D. Baylor | C. Cox | Flyball: CF | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | BAL | B. Powell | C. Cox | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | TEX | D. Billings | D. Alexander | Lineout: P | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | TEX | F. Howard | D. Alexander | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | TEX | H. King | D. Alexander | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | -4% | 41% | 0-0 | BAL | B. Grich | C. Cox | Single to CF | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | -10% | 31% | 0-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | C. Cox | Single to RF; Grich to 3B | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-3 | RO | 0% | 31% | 0-0 | BAL | P. Blair | C. Cox | Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Grich Scores; Robinson to 2B | |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | -5% | 26% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Johnson | C. Cox | Single to LF; Robinson to 3B | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | 10% | 37% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Alexander | C. Cox | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 34% | 0-1 | TEX | J. Lovitto | D. Alexander | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 33% | 0-1 | TEX | T. Kubiak | D. Alexander | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 31% | 0-1 | TEX | C. Cox | D. Alexander | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 33% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Buford | C. Cox | Flyball: 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 35% | 1-0 | BAL | J. Oates | C. Cox | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 35% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Baylor | C. Cox | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 33% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Nelson | D. Alexander | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 31% | 0-1 | TEX | T. Harrah | D. Alexander | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 30% | 0-1 | TEX | L. Biittner | D. Alexander | Flyball: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 31% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Powell | C. Cox | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | -2% | 29% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Grich | C. Cox | Hit By Pitch | ||
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 33% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | C. Cox | Grich Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 33% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | C. Cox | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 31% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Billings | D. Alexander | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 29% | 0-1 | TEX | F. Howard | D. Alexander | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 27% | 0-1 | TEX | H. King | D. Alexander | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Len Randle replaces Ted Kubiak playing 2B batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 29% | 1-0 | BAL | P. Blair | C. Cox | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | -4% | 25% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Johnson | C. Cox | Double to LF | ||
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | 3% | 28% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Alexander | C. Cox | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | O | 3% | 31% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Buford | C. Cox | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 28% | 0-1 | TEX | J. Lovitto | D. Alexander | Flyball: LF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 25% | 0-1 | TEX | L. Randle | D. Alexander | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | 2% | 27% | 0-1 | TEX | C. Cox | D. Alexander | Walk | ||
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | O | -4% | 24% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Nelson | D. Alexander | Foul Flyball: C | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 25% | 1-0 | BAL | J. Oates | C. Cox | Flyball: 2B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 27% | 1-0 | BAL | D. Baylor | C. Cox | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 27% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Powell | C. Cox | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | 8% | 35% | 0-1 | TEX | T. Harrah | D. Alexander | Single to SS | ||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | O | -7% | 28% | 0-1 | TEX | L. Biittner | D. Alexander | Flyball: RF (Deep RF) | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -9% | 19% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Billings | D. Alexander | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 20% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Grich | C. Cox | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 21% | 1-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | C. Cox | Lineout: CF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 22% | 1-0 | BAL | P. Blair | C. Cox | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -5% | 17% | 0-1 | TEX | F. Howard | D. Alexander | Foul Flyball: C | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | 6% | 23% | 0-1 | TEX | H. King | D. Alexander | Single to CF | ||
| Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Hal King (C) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | 9% | 32% | 0-1 | TEX | J. Lovitto | D. Alexander | Single to CF; Maddox to 2B | ||
| t8 | 1 | 12- | RRR | 56% | 88% | 0-1 | TEX | L. Randle | D. Alexander | Home Run; Maddox Scores; Lovitto Scores | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 88% | 3-1 | TEX | C. Cox | D. Alexander | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 87% | 3-1 | TEX | D. Nelson | D. Alexander | Flyball: CF | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Dick Billings moves from LF to C; Dalton Jones replaces Frank Howard playing 1B batting 5th; Elliott Maddox moves from PR to LF | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | -7% | 80% | 1-3 | BAL | D. Johnson | C. Cox | Single to CF | ||
| Paul Lindblad replaces Casey Cox pitching and batting 9th; Ellie Hendricks pinch hits for Doyle Alexander (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 86% | 1-3 | BAL | E. Hendricks | P. Lindblad | Flyball: RF | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 5% | 91% | 1-3 | BAL | D. Buford | P. Lindblad | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Johnny Oates (C) batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4% | 94% | 1-3 | BAL | A. Etchebarren | P. Lindblad | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Eddie Watt facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Watt replaces Ellie Hendricks (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Andy Etchebarren moves from PH to C | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 94% | 3-1 | TEX | T. Harrah | E. Watt | Flyball: 2B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 3-1 | TEX | L. Biittner | E. Watt | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 3-1 | TEX | D. Billings | E. Watt | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Paul Lindblad facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 97% | 1-3 | BAL | D. Baylor | P. Lindblad | Flyball: CF | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 99% | 1-3 | BAL | B. Powell | P. Lindblad | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 1-3 | BAL | B. Grich | P. Lindblad | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1. | |||||||||||
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