Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
May 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 1
  Phillips lf 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 2 3 0
McCraw 1b 3 0 1 1
Fosse c 3 0 1 2
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Stanley ss 3 0 1 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
  Mingori p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 5 0 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 5 1 2 0
King c 3 1 1 0
Howard lf 2 0 1 0
Biittner rf 3 0 0 0
  Ford ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Maddox cf 2 0 0 1
Harrah ss 2 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Bosman p 2 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Driscoll ph 1 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Lovitto ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cleveland 010 003 000480
Texas 000 000 020270
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (3-2) 7.2 6 2 2 3 12
  Mingori  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
13
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (1-3) 5.2 7 4 4 1 2
  Pina   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Paul   2.0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1, Texas 2.  2B–Cleveland Nettles (2,off Bosman); Fosse (4,off Bosman); Stanley (1,off Pina).  3B–Cleveland McCraw (2,off Bosman).  IBB–Fosse (3,by Paul).  HBP–King (1,by Perry).  SB–Brohamer (1,2nd base off Bosman/King); Unser (1,2nd base off Pina/King).  HBP–Perry (2,King).  IBB–Paul (1,Fosse).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–(none), 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:38.  A–6,570.
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