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TEX
@CAL		0
1
MIL
@CLE		5
1
BOS
@DET		2
3
CHW
@KCR		1
2		 
(11)
MIN
@OAK		3
4		 
(11)
PHI
@CHC		4
2
LAD
@CIN		3
1
SFG
@HOU		5
0
PIT
@NYM		0
4
ATL
@SDP		5
6
MON
@STL		3
2
Saturday, April 15, 1972,
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 13,916, Time of Game: 2:00
Rangers
0
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Angels
1
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
L: Dick Bosman (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  1
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Randle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.147 1.52 0.000 -0.147 -0.8 1 1
Dave Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0.032 1.08 0.082 -0.050 0.0 0 1
Don Mincher 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.173 1.25 0.014 -0.187 -0.7 5 1 GDP
Hal King C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .500 1.250 0.104 1.13 0.130 -0.025 0.6 7 1
Frank Howard LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.275 1.90 0.000 -0.275 -1.6 1 0 2·GDP
   Elliott Maddox RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Biittner RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.044 0.64 0.000 -0.044 -0.3 1 0
Joe Lovitto CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.030 1.09 0.033 -0.063 -0.2 3 0 SB
Toby Harrah SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 0.042 1.22 0.057 -0.015 0.2 4 2
Dick Bosman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.088 1.74 0.000 -0.088 -0.6 2 1 SH
   Paul Lindblad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 26 0 2 0 5 9 .077 .303 -0.579 1.29 0.316 -0.894 -3.3 24 7
SH: D Bosman (1, off A Messersmith).
TB: H King; T Harrah.
GIDP: F Howard 2 (2); D Mincher (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Mincher-T Harrah-D Bosman.
E: H King 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Lovitto (1, 2nd base off A Messersmith/J Torborg).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sandy Alomar 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .667 1.417 0.179 1.24 0.216 -0.037 1.4 2 5 SB,CS
Mickey Rivers CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.017 1.88 0.109 -0.092 -0.1 2 0 SH
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 0.115 1.66 0.164 -0.049 0.7 2 3
Jim Spencer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.074 1.22 0.019 -0.093 -0.6 10 1 GDP
Ken McMullen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.084 1.17 0.000 -0.084 -0.5 0 2
Vada Pinson LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .667 0.035 1.05 0.067 -0.032 0.1 1 0
Leroy Stanton RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.035 1.28 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 0 SH
Jeff Torborg C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.122 1.66 0.000 -0.122 -0.7 9 0
Andy Messersmith P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.109 1.49 0.000 -0.109 -0.5 1 2
Team Totals 26 1 5 0 2 6 .192 .442 -0.078 1.41 0.575 -0.653 -0.4 27 13
SH: M Rivers (1, off D Bosman); L Stanton (1, off D Bosman).
TB: S Alomar 2; L Cardenas; V Pinson; J Spencer.
GIDP: J Spencer (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 3. S Alomar-L Cardenas-J Spencer; L Cardenas-S Alomar-J Spencer; K McMullen-S Alomar-J Spencer.
E: L Cardenas (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Alomar (1, 2nd base off D Bosman/H King).
CS: S Alomar (1, 2nd base by D Bosman/H King).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Bosman, L (0-1) 8 5 1 0 2 6 0 0.00 30 74 0.151 1.36 1.1
Paul Lindblad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.072 2.96 -0.7
Team Totals 8 5 1 0 2 6 0 0.00 30 74 3 1 0.079 1.29 0.4
D Bosman faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Messersmith, W (1-0) 9 2 0 0 5 9 0 0.00 32 87 0.579 1.29 3.3
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 5 9 0 0.00 32 87 0.579 1.41 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: P Lindblad (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 13,916.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         California Angels
1 Lenny Randle 2B 1 Sandy Alomar 2B
2 Dave Nelson 3B 2 Mickey Rivers CF
3 Don Mincher 1B 3 Leo Cardenas SS
4 Hal King C 4 Jim Spencer 1B
5 Frank Howard LF 5 Ken McMullen 3B
6 Larry Biittner RF 6 Vada Pinson LF
7 Joe Lovitto CF 7 Leroy Stanton RF
8 Toby Harrah SS 8 Jeff Torborg C
9 Dick Bosman P 9 Andy Messersmith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX D. Mincher A. Messersmith 16% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 0-0 0 12- CAL L. Cardenas D. Bosman 13% 93% Walk; Alomar to 3B; Rivers to 2B
t7 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX F. Howard A. Messersmith 12% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 0-0 0 1-- CAL M. Rivers D. Bosman 11% 79% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Alomar to 2B
t9 0-0 0 --- TEX D. Nelson A. Messersmith -8% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)

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, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX L. Randle A. Messersmith 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX D. Nelson A. Messersmith 1% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX D. Mincher A. Messersmith 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CAL S. Alomar D. Bosman 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CAL M. Rivers D. Bosman -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CAL L. Cardenas D. Bosman -3% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-- CAL J. Spencer D. Bosman 2% 54% Alomar Steals 2B; Alomar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0-0 2 --3 O CAL J. Spencer D. Bosman -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- TEX H. King A. Messersmith -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX F. Howard A. Messersmith 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O TEX L. Biittner A. Messersmith 1% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen D. Bosman -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CAL V. Pinson D. Bosman -1% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O CAL L. Stanton D. Bosman -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O TEX J. Lovitto A. Messersmith 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah A. Messersmith 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O TEX D. Bosman A. Messersmith 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CAL J. Torborg D. Bosman -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CAL A. Messersmith D. Bosman -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- CAL S. Alomar D. Bosman 1% 52% Single to LF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O CAL M. Rivers D. Bosman -2% 50% Alomar Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O TEX L. Randle A. Messersmith 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O TEX D. Nelson A. Messersmith 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 --- TEX D. Mincher A. Messersmith -1% 53% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- O TEX H. King A. Messersmith 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O CAL M. Rivers D. Bosman -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- CAL L. Cardenas D. Bosman 3% 56% Single to RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- OO CAL J. Spencer D. Bosman -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O TEX F. Howard A. Messersmith 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 1 --- O TEX L. Biittner A. Messersmith 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- TEX J. Lovitto A. Messersmith -2% 53% Walk
t5 0-0 2 1-- TEX T. Harrah A. Messersmith -2% 51% Lovitto Steals 2B
t5 0-0 2 -2- TEX T. Harrah A. Messersmith -1% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 2 12- O TEX D. Bosman A. Messersmith 6% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen D. Bosman -3% 53% Lineout: P
b5 0-0 1 --- O CAL V. Pinson D. Bosman -2% 51% Strikeout
b5 0-0 2 --- O CAL L. Stanton D. Bosman -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O TEX L. Randle A. Messersmith 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t6 0-0 1 --- O TEX D. Nelson A. Messersmith 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 2 --- O TEX D. Mincher A. Messersmith 1% 56% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
b6 0-0 0 --- O CAL J. Torborg D. Bosman -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-0 1 --- O CAL A. Messersmith D. Bosman -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- O CAL S. Alomar D. Bosman -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
t7 0-0 0 --- TEX H. King A. Messersmith -6% 44% Single to RF
t7 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX F. Howard A. Messersmith 12% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 0-0 2 --- O TEX L. Biittner A. Messersmith 2% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 2-3-4
b7 0-0 0 --- O CAL M. Rivers D. Bosman -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-0 1 --- O CAL L. Cardenas D. Bosman -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b7 0-0 2 --- CAL J. Spencer D. Bosman 2% 54% Single to LF
b7 0-0 2 1-- O CAL K. McMullen D. Bosman -4% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
t8 0-0 0 --- O TEX J. Lovitto A. Messersmith 4% 54% Flyball: LF
t8 0-0 1 --- TEX T. Harrah A. Messersmith -5% 49% Single to RF
t8 0-0 1 1-- O TEX D. Bosman A. Messersmith 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Harrah to 2B
t8 0-0 2 -2- O TEX L. Randle A. Messersmith 7% 59% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 6-7-8
b8 0-0 0 --- CAL V. Pinson D. Bosman 7% 66% Single to 1B
b8 0-0 0 1-- O CAL L. Stanton D. Bosman -1% 64% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pinson to 2B
b8 0-0 1 -2- O CAL J. Torborg D. Bosman -7% 57% Foul Flyball: C
b8 0-0 2 -2- O CAL A. Messersmith D. Bosman -7% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
t9 0-0 0 --- TEX D. Nelson A. Messersmith -8% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t9 0-0 0 1-- OO TEX D. Mincher A. Messersmith 16% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 0-0 2 --- TEX H. King A. Messersmith -3% 56% Walk
t9 0-0 2 1-- O TEX F. Howard A. Messersmith 5% 61% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
Larry Biittner moves from RF to LF
Elliott Maddox replaces Frank Howard (LF) playing RF batting 5th
b9 0-0 0 --- CAL S. Alomar D. Bosman 8% 68% Walk
b9 0-0 0 1-- CAL M. Rivers D. Bosman 11% 79% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Alomar to 2B
b9 0-0 0 12- CAL L. Cardenas D. Bosman 13% 93% Walk; Alomar to 3B; Rivers to 2B
Paul Lindblad replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-0 0 123 R CAL J. Spencer P. Lindblad 7% 100% Wild Pitch; Alomar Scores/unER; Rivers to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Angels 1.

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