Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
May 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 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 2, Texas Rangers 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
  Phillips lf 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
McCraw 1b 4 1 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 3 1
Bell rf 4 0 2 0
Stanley ss 3 0 0 0
Wilcox p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Randle 2b 4 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 4 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
Billings c 4 0 1 0
  Lovitto pr 0 0 0 0
Ford rf 2 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrah pr 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Kubiak ss 4 0 0 0
Broberg p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 0
Cleveland 010 001 000292
Texas 001 000 000153
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  W (3-2) 9.0 5 1 0 3 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
3
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (2-1) 7.0 8 2 0 2 5
  Lindblad   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
0
2
5

  E–Brohamer (1), Fosse (3), Nelson (3), Billings (1), Kubiak (1).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Cleveland A Johnson (2,off Broberg); Unser (3,off Broberg).  SH–Wilcox (2,off Broberg).  CS–McCraw 2 (2,3rd base by Broberg/Billings 2); Maddox (2,2nd base by Wilcox/Fosse).  SB–Nelson (8,2nd base off Wilcox/Fosse).  WP–Broberg 2 (3).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:30.  A–5,859.
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