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Standings
TEX
@BAL		2
1
TEX
@BAL		3
1
BOS
@CAL		3
4		 
(16)
DET
@CHW		2
5
KCR
@CLE		1
2
NYY
@MIN		1
0		 
(11)
MIL
@OAK		0
7
PIT
@ATL		5
3
CHC
@CIN		2
3
SFG
@MON		12
1
LAD
@NYM		1
4
SDP
@PHI		8
5
HOU
@STL		1
2
Saturday, July 8, 1972 8:18PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 24,518, Time of Game: 2:03
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Rangers
3
32-43
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
6th, 15½ GB
 at Orioles
1
40-33
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
W: Casey Cox (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .673 -0.088 1.03 0.038 -0.125 -0.7 0 2
Toby Harrah SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .662 0.038 0.82 0.075 -0.037 -0.1 2 6
Larry Biittner RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .730 -0.091 1.02 0.000 -0.091 -0.6 4 0
Dick Billings LF-C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .689 -0.150 1.17 0.000 -0.150 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Frank Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .712 -0.085 1.20 0.000 -0.085 -0.4 9 0
   Dalton Jones 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .506 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Hal King C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .608 0.037 0.80 0.060 -0.023 0.1 2 1
   Elliott Maddox PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Joe Lovitto CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .187 .518 0.028 1.81 0.088 -0.059 -0.0 4 0
Ted Kubiak 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .590 -0.016 0.71 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 2 2
   Lenny Randle 2B 2 1 1 3 0 0 .208 .545 0.540 2.94 0.563 -0.023 2.3 1 0 HR
Casey Cox P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 0.004 0.45 0.020 -0.017 -0.1 0 2
   Paul Lindblad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 1 4 .167 .460 0.217 1.14 0.844 -0.626 -0.6 27 13
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
DP: 1. T Kubiak-T Harrah-F Howard.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: D Nelson (1st base by D Alexander).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .586 -0.057 1.22 0.037 -0.095 -0.4 2 0
Johnny Oates C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .835 -0.063 0.94 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 5 0
   Andy Etchebarren PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .492 -0.035 1.32 0.000 -0.035 -0.2 1 0
Don Baylor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .809 -0.083 0.90 0.000 -0.083 -0.6 2 0
Boog Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .615 -0.069 0.71 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 11 0
Bobby Grich SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .785 0.001 0.71 0.061 -0.060 -0.0 2 4 CS,HBP
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 .651 0.086 0.82 0.105 -0.019 0.8 0 0
Paul Blair CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .613 -0.026 0.97 0.000 -0.026 -0.4 2 0 SF
Davey Johnson 2B 3 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .659 0.158 1.05 0.158 0.000 1.2 1 3 2B
Doyle Alexander P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 -0.132 1.48 0.000 -0.132 -1.4 1 1 GDP
   Elrod Hendricks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .121 .396 -0.063 2.97 0.000 -0.063 -0.3
   Eddie Watt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 6 1 0 2 .200 .452 -0.283 1.01 0.361 -0.645 -2.6 27 8
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
DP: 1. D Johnson-B Grich-B Powell.
Baserunning
CS: B Grich (4, 2nd base by C Cox/H King).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Casey Cox, W (2-0) 7 6 1 1 0 2 0 3.38 26 63 0.070 0.90 1.4
Paul Lindblad, S (8) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.52 6 1 0 0.213 1.55 1.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 0 2 0 1.00 32 63 1 0 0.283 1.14 2.6
C Cox faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doyle Alexander, L (3-5) 8 5 3 3 1 3 1 2.96 28 62 -0.228 1.25 0.2
Eddie Watt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.16 3 0 0 0.011 0.15 0.4
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 1 4 1 3.00 31 62 0 0 -0.217 1.01 0.6
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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-1 1 12- RRR TEX L. Randle D. Alexander 56% 88% Home Run; Maddox Scores; Lovitto Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Robinson C. Cox -11% 31% Single to RF; Grich to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 OO BAL D. Alexander C. Cox 10% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 0-1 1 1-- OO TEX D. Billings D. Alexander -10% 19% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0-1 1 1-- TEX J. Lovitto D. Alexander 9% 32% Single to CF; Maddox to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TEX D. Nelson D. Alexander 4% 54% Single/Bunt
t1 0-0 0 1-- O TEX T. Harrah D. Alexander -6% 48% Nelson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah D. Alexander -1% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX L. Biittner D. Alexander -1% 46% 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 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Buford C. Cox -4% 42% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O BAL J. Oates C. Cox 3% 45% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BAL D. Baylor C. Cox 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Powell C. Cox 2% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O TEX D. Billings D. Alexander -2% 48% Lineout: P
t2 0-0 1 --- O TEX F. Howard D. Alexander -1% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- O TEX H. King D. Alexander -1% 45% 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 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Grich C. Cox -4% 41% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Robinson C. Cox -11% 31% Single to RF; Grich to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 RO BAL P. Blair C. Cox 0% 31% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Grich Scores; Robinson to 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- BAL D. Johnson C. Cox -4% 27% Single to LF; Robinson to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 OO BAL D. Alexander C. Cox 10% 37% 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 0-1 0 --- O TEX J. Lovitto D. Alexander -2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O TEX T. Kubiak D. Alexander -2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O TEX C. Cox D. Alexander -1% 32% 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 1-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford C. Cox 2% 33% Flyball: 2B
b3 1-0 1 --- O BAL J. Oates C. Cox 1% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O BAL D. Baylor C. Cox 1% 35% 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 0-1 0 --- O TEX D. Nelson D. Alexander -3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah D. Alexander -2% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O TEX L. Biittner D. Alexander -1% 30% 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 1-0 0 --- O BAL B. Powell C. Cox 2% 31% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 --- BAL B. Grich C. Cox -2% 29% Hit By Pitch
b4 1-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Robinson C. Cox 3% 33% Grich Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 1-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson C. Cox 1% 34% 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 0-1 0 --- O TEX D. Billings D. Alexander -3% 31% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O TEX F. Howard D. Alexander -2% 28% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 --- O TEX H. King D. Alexander -1% 27% 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
Lenny Randle replaces Ted Kubiak playing 2B batting 8th
b5 1-0 0 --- O BAL P. Blair C. Cox 2% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- BAL D. Johnson C. Cox -4% 25% Double to LF
b5 1-0 1 -2- O BAL D. Alexander C. Cox 3% 28% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-0 2 -2- O BAL D. Buford C. Cox 3% 31% 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 0-1 0 --- O TEX J. Lovitto D. Alexander -3% 28% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- O TEX L. Randle D. Alexander -2% 25% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 2 --- TEX C. Cox D. Alexander 2% 27% Walk
t6 0-1 2 1-- O TEX D. Nelson D. Alexander -4% 24% 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 1-0 0 --- O BAL J. Oates C. Cox 2% 25% Flyball: 2B
b6 1-0 1 --- O BAL D. Baylor C. Cox 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-0 2 --- O BAL B. Powell C. Cox 1% 27% 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 0-1 0 --- TEX T. Harrah D. Alexander 8% 35% Single to SS
t7 0-1 0 1-- O TEX L. Biittner D. Alexander -7% 28% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 0-1 1 1-- OO TEX D. Billings D. Alexander -10% 19% 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 1-0 0 --- O BAL B. Grich C. Cox 1% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson C. Cox 1% 21% Lineout: CF
b7 1-0 2 --- O BAL P. Blair C. Cox 1% 22% 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 0-1 0 --- O TEX F. Howard D. Alexander -5% 17% Foul Flyball: C
t8 0-1 1 --- TEX H. King D. Alexander 6% 23% Single to CF
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Hal King (C) batting 6th
t8 0-1 1 1-- TEX J. Lovitto D. Alexander 9% 32% Single to CF; Maddox to 2B
t8 0-1 1 12- RRR TEX L. Randle D. Alexander 56% 88% Home Run; Maddox Scores; Lovitto Scores
t8 3-1 1 --- O TEX C. Cox D. Alexander -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 3-1 2 --- O TEX D. Nelson D. Alexander -0% 87% 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 1-3 0 --- BAL D. Johnson C. Cox -7% 80% Single to CF
Paul Lindblad replaces Casey Cox pitching and batting 9th
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Doyle Alexander (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks P. Lindblad 6% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 1-3 1 1-- O BAL D. Buford P. Lindblad 5% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Johnny Oates (C) batting 2nd
b8 1-3 2 1-- O BAL A. Etchebarren P. Lindblad 3% 94% 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 Elrod Hendricks (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Andy Etchebarren moves from PH to C
t9 3-1 0 --- O TEX T. Harrah E. Watt -1% 94% Flyball: 2B
t9 3-1 1 --- O TEX L. Biittner E. Watt -0% 93% Strikeout
t9 3-1 2 --- O TEX D. Billings E. Watt -0% 93% 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 1-3 0 --- O BAL D. Baylor P. Lindblad 4% 97% Flyball: CF
b9 1-3 1 --- O BAL B. Powell P. Lindblad 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1-3 2 --- O BAL B. Grich P. Lindblad 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 1.

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