California Angels vs Texas Rangers
April 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 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 2, Texas Rangers 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 1
Llenas lf 4 0 1 1
Pinson rf 4 0 2 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien 3b 4 0 0 0
Kusnyer c 3 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 1 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Rivers ph 1 0 1 0
Ryan p 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 1 0 0 0
  Silverio cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 4 1 1 0
Nelson 3b 3 1 0 0
Mincher 1b 5 1 1 3
King c 2 1 1 0
  Billings c 1 0 1 0
Howard lf 4 1 0 0
Biittner rf 2 0 1 0
  Maddox rf 1 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 2 0 2 2
Harrah ss 2 0 1 0
Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
  Panther p 0 0 0 0
  Driscoll ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
California 101 000 0002101
Texas 302 000 00x582
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (1-1) 2.1 5 5 4 1 2
  Murphy   2.2 1 0 0 3 1
  May   3.0 2 0 0 2 5
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
6
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Gogolewski   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Panther  W (1-0) 2.2 3 1 1 0 3
  Pina  SV (2) 6.0 4 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
8

  E–Llenas (1), King 2 (4).  DP–California 1, Texas 2.  2B–California Pinson (2,off Panther); Rivers (1,off Pina).  HR–California Cardenas (1,3rd inning off Panther 0 on, 0 out), Texas Mincher (1,1st inning off Ryan 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Panther (1,off Ryan); Biittner (1,off Ryan); Pina (1,off May).  HBP–Nelson (1,by Ryan); Randle (1,by Ryan).  IBB–Nelson (1,by May).  SB–Alomar (2,2nd base off Gogolewski/King).  CS–Biittner (3,2nd base by Murphy/Kusnyer).  HBP–Ryan 2 (3,Nelson,Randle).  IBB–May (1,Nelson).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:28.  A–11,586.
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