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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CAL		3
0
BAL
@CHW		3
9
TEX
@CLE		3
7
DET
@KCR		3
1
MIL
@MIN		4
5		 
(15)
BOS
@OAK		9
6
STL
@CIN		2
11
PIT
@HOU		6
1		 
(12)
SDP
@MON		5
0
SFG
@NYM		0
1
LAD
@PHI		3
1
Saturday, May 13, 1972,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 14,510, Time of Game: 2:20
Rangers
3
10-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Indians
7
13-8
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dick Tidrow (3-2)
L: Rich Hand (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  5  1
Indians         0  0  6   0  1  0   0  0  X    7  9  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elliott Maddox CF 3 1 0 0 2 3 .246 .690 -0.022 0.33 0.010 -0.032 0.6 1 0
Dave Nelson 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .277 .706 0.001 0.32 0.021 -0.020 1.3 0 3
Don Mincher 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .127 .523 0.004 0.44 0.023 -0.019 -0.5 11 1 SB
   Tom Grieve LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .530 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Frank Howard LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .260 .748 -0.043 0.47 0.003 -0.046 -0.6 0 0
   Mike Paul P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Ford RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 .848 -0.027 0.35 0.004 -0.031 -0.6 3 0
Ken Suarez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.022 0.30 0.000 -0.022 -0.5 4 0
   Hal King PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .614 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dick Billings PH-C 1 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .624 0.014 0.29 0.014 0.000 0.9 1 1
Toby Harrah SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .589 -0.021 0.31 0.006 -0.027 -0.4 1 2
Lenny Randle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .540 -0.037 0.39 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 1 1
Rich Hand P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.016 0.68 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 1 1
   Casey Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jim Driscoll PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
   Jim Panther P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Larry Biittner PH-1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .397 -0.001 0.09 0.002 -0.003 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 5 3 5 8 .156 .427 -0.174 0.35 0.083 -0.257 -0.6 24 11
TB: L Biittner; D Billings; D Nelson; T Harrah; F Howard.
RBI: D Billings (4); F Howard (11); D Nelson (5).
2-out RBI: D Billings.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Billings-T Harrah; T Harrah-L Randle-D Mincher.
E: F Howard (4).
Baserunning
SB: D Mincher (1, 2nd base off D Tidrow/J Moses).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Del Unser CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .233 .608 0.119 0.85 0.140 -0.021 1.5 1 0 2B
Jack Brohamer 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .339 .738 0.069 0.39 0.070 -0.002 0.8 2 1 SF
Alex Johnson LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 .284 .763 -0.003 0.61 0.045 -0.049 0.9 2 0 HR,GDP
   Adolfo Phillips LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .595 -0.025 0.26 0.000 -0.025 -0.6 0 5
Tommy McCraw 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .353 .921 -0.016 0.18 0.001 -0.017 -0.3 8 1
Buddy Bell RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .282 .685 0.000 0.13 0.011 -0.011 1.3 2 0 2·2B,CS
Eddie Leon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .147 .433 0.036 0.31 0.042 -0.005 -0.5 2 2
Jerry Moses C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.063 0.61 0.065 -0.002 0.2 8 0
Dick Tidrow P 2 1 0 0 1 1 .231 .516 0.083 0.78 0.085 -0.001 0.6 1 0
   Steve Mingori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 7 9 7 2 5 .290 .807 0.326 0.43 0.459 -0.133 3.8 27 10
2B: B Bell 2 (4, 1 off J Panther, 1 off C Cox); D Unser (5, off R Hand).
HR: A Johnson (4, off C Cox; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Brohamer (2, off C Cox).
TB: B Bell 5; A Johnson 4; D Unser 2; E Leon; J Brohamer; J Moses; T McCraw.
GIDP: A Johnson (4).
RBI: A Johnson 3 (15); D Unser 2 (6); J Brohamer (7); B Bell (9).
2-out RBI: B Bell.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Baserunning
CS: B Bell (2, 2nd base by M Paul/D Billings).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Hand, L (0-2) 2 4 4 4 1 1 0 9.00 10 32 -0.240 1.21 -2.7
Casey Cox 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 4.09 10 2 2 -0.084 0.20 -1.7
Jim Panther 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 10.32 11 0 0 -0.005 0.03 0.2
Mike Paul 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 3 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.4
Team Totals 8 9 7 6 2 5 1 6.75 34 32 2 2 -0.327 0.35 -3.8
R Hand faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Tidrow, W (3-2) 7.2 4 3 3 5 6 0 3.24 32 60 0.161 0.36 0.8
Steve Mingori, S (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.31 5 2 1 0.013 0.27 -0.2
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 5 8 0 3.00 37 60 2 1 0.174 0.43 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 14,510.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Cleveland Indians
1 Elliott Maddox CF 1 Del Unser CF
2 Dave Nelson 3B 2 Jack Brohamer 2B
3 Don Mincher 1B 3 Alex Johnson LF
4 Frank Howard LF 4 Graig Nettles 3B
5 Ted Ford RF 5 Tommy McCraw 1B
6 Ken Suarez C 6 Buddy Bell RF
7 Toby Harrah SS 7 Eddie Leon SS
8 Lenny Randle 2B 8 Jerry Moses C
9 Rich Hand P 9 Dick Tidrow P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 0 123 RR CLE D. Unser R. Hand 14% 88% Double to CF; Leon Scores; Moses Scores; Tidrow to 3B
b3 0-0 0 12- CLE D. Tidrow R. Hand 8% 74% Walk; Leon to 3B; Moses to 2B
b3 0-0 0 1-- CLE J. Moses R. Hand 6% 66% Single to CF; Leon to 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO CLE A. Johnson R. Hand -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 2-0 0 -23 R CLE J. Brohamer C. Cox 5% 93% Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Tidrow Scores; Unser to 3B; Brohamer 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, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX E. Maddox D. Tidrow 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX D. Nelson D. Tidrow 1% 53% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- TEX D. Mincher D. Tidrow -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- TEX F. Howard D. Tidrow -1% 51% Mincher Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O TEX F. Howard D. Tidrow 3% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Unser R. Hand -2% 52% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Brohamer R. Hand 2% 55% Single to RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO CLE A. Johnson R. Hand -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX T. Ford D. Tidrow 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O TEX K. Suarez D. Tidrow 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O TEX T. Harrah D. Tidrow 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rich Hand facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles R. Hand -2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. McCraw R. Hand -1% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- O CLE B. Bell R. Hand -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O TEX L. Randle D. Tidrow 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O TEX R. Hand D. Tidrow 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O TEX E. Maddox D. Tidrow 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rich Hand facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- CLE E. Leon R. Hand 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- CLE J. Moses R. Hand 6% 66% Single to CF; Leon to 2B
b3 0-0 0 12- CLE D. Tidrow R. Hand 8% 74% Walk; Leon to 3B; Moses to 2B
b3 0-0 0 123 RR CLE D. Unser R. Hand 14% 88% Double to CF; Leon Scores; Moses Scores; Tidrow to 3B
Casey Cox replaces Rich Hand pitching and batting 9th
b3 2-0 0 -23 R CLE J. Brohamer C. Cox 5% 93% Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Tidrow Scores; Unser to 3B; Brohamer to 2B
b3 3-0 0 -23 RRR CLE A. Johnson C. Cox 5% 97% Home Run; Unser Scores; Brohamer Scores/unER
b3 6-0 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles C. Cox -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b3 6-0 1 --- O CLE T. McCraw C. Cox -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b3 6-0 2 --- CLE B. Bell C. Cox 0% 97% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 6-0 2 -2- O CLE E. Leon C. Cox -0% 97% Flyball: RF
6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 6.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
t4 0-6 0 --- O TEX D. Nelson D. Tidrow 1% 97% Strikeout
t4 0-6 1 --- O TEX D. Mincher D. Tidrow 0% 98% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-6 2 --- TEX F. Howard D. Tidrow -0% 97% Single to CF
t4 0-6 2 1-- O TEX T. Ford D. Tidrow 0% 98% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 8-9-1
b4 6-0 0 --- O CLE J. Moses C. Cox -0% 98% Flyball: 1B
b4 6-0 1 --- O CLE D. Tidrow C. Cox -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 6-0 2 --- CLE D. Unser C. Cox 0% 98% Walk
b4 6-0 2 1-- O CLE J. Brohamer C. Cox -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 6.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
t5 0-6 0 --- O TEX K. Suarez D. Tidrow 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t5 0-6 1 --- TEX T. Harrah D. Tidrow -1% 97% Single to CF
t5 0-6 1 1-- O TEX L. Randle D. Tidrow 1% 98% Flyball: RF
Jim Driscoll pinch hits for Casey Cox (P) batting 9th
t5 0-6 2 1-- O TEX J. Driscoll D. Tidrow 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Jim Panther facing 3-4-5
Jim Panther replaces Jim Driscoll (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-0 0 --- O CLE A. Johnson J. Panther -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 6-0 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Panther -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b5 6-0 2 --- CLE T. McCraw J. Panther 0% 98% Single to 3B
b5 6-0 2 1-- R CLE B. Bell J. Panther 1% 99% Double to LF; McCraw Scores
b5 7-0 2 -2- O CLE E. Leon J. Panther -0% 99% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 7.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
t6 0-7 0 --- TEX E. Maddox D. Tidrow -1% 99% Walk
t6 0-7 0 1-- TEX D. Nelson D. Tidrow -1% 98% Walk; Maddox to 2B
t6 0-7 0 12- O TEX D. Mincher D. Tidrow 1% 99% Flyball: SS
t6 0-7 1 12- O TEX F. Howard D. Tidrow 1% 99% Strikeout
t6 0-7 2 12- O TEX T. Ford D. Tidrow 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Jim Panther facing 8-9-1
b6 7-0 0 --- O CLE J. Moses J. Panther -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 7-0 1 --- O CLE D. Tidrow J. Panther -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-0 2 --- O CLE D. Unser J. Panther -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 7.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
Adolfo Phillips replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 3rd
t7 0-7 0 --- O TEX K. Suarez D. Tidrow 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-7 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah D. Tidrow 0% 100% Flyball: SS
t7 0-7 2 --- O TEX L. Randle D. Tidrow 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Jim Panther facing 2-3-4
b7 7-0 0 --- O CLE J. Brohamer J. Panther -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 7-0 1 --- O CLE A. Phillips J. Panther -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b7 7-0 2 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Panther -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 7.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Indians' Dick Tidrow facing 9-1-2
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jim Panther (P) batting 9th
t8 0-7 0 --- TEX L. Biittner D. Tidrow -0% 100% Single to LF
t8 0-7 0 1-- TEX E. Maddox D. Tidrow -1% 99% Walk; Biittner to 2B
t8 0-7 0 12- R TEX D. Nelson D. Tidrow -1% 98% Single to LF; Biittner Scores; Maddox to 2B
t8 1-7 0 12- O TEX D. Mincher D. Tidrow 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P; Maddox to 3B; Nelson to 2B
t8 1-7 1 -23 RO TEX F. Howard D. Tidrow 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B; Maddox Scores; Nelson to 3B
t8 2-7 2 --3 TEX T. Ford D. Tidrow -0% 99% Walk
Steve Mingori replaces Dick Tidrow pitching and batting 9th
Dick Billings pinch hits for Hal King batting 6th
Hal King pinch hits for Ken Suarez (C) batting 6th
t8 2-7 2 1-3 R TEX D. Billings S. Mingori -1% 98% Single to LF; Nelson Scores; Ford to 2B
t8 3-7 2 12- O TEX T. Harrah S. Mingori 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rangers' Mike Paul facing 5-6-7
Mike Paul replaces Frank Howard (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Dick Billings moves from PH to C
Larry Biittner moves from PH to 1B
Tom Grieve replaces Don Mincher (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
b8 7-3 0 --- O CLE T. McCraw M. Paul -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 7-3 1 --- CLE B. Bell M. Paul 0% 99% Single to 3B
b8 7-3 1 1-- OO CLE E. Leon M. Paul -0% 99% Double Play: Strikeout, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 7.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Steve Mingori facing 8-9-1
t9 3-7 0 --- O TEX L. Randle S. Mingori 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 3-7 1 --- O TEX L. Biittner S. Mingori 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-7 2 --- O TEX E. Maddox S. Mingori 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 7.

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