California Angels vs Texas Rangers
April 24, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 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 4, Texas Rangers 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 2 2
Rivers cf,lf 4 0 1 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
Pinson lf 3 0 0 0
  Berry ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 1 1 1
McMullen 3b 2 1 1 0
Stanton rf 3 0 0 0
Torborg c 4 0 1 1
Messersmith p 3 0 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 5 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 5 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 1 0
King c 3 1 0 0
Lovitto cf 3 2 0 0
Biittner lf 3 0 1 2
Maddox rf 2 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 1 2 3
Stanhouse p 2 0 1 1
  Driscoll ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
California 011 001 100473
Texas 000 012 30x671
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (1-2) 6.2 6 6 4 7 2
  Allen   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
6
4
8
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Stanhouse   6.0 4 3 3 3 3
  Cox   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Lindblad  W (1-1) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
7

  E–Cardenas (4), Pinson (1), Spencer (1), Lovitto (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Mincher (2,off Allen).  HR–California Cardenas (2,3rd inning off Stanhouse 0 on, 1 out); Spencer (1,6th inning off Stanhouse 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Alomar (1,off Stanhouse); Biittner (2,off Messersmith).  IBB–Lovitto (1,by Messersmith).  SB–Alomar (3,2nd base off Cox/King); Randle (2,2nd base off Messersmith/Torborg); Nelson (4,2nd base off Messersmith/Torborg).  IBB–Messersmith (1,Lovitto).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:29.  A–5,561.
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