Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
May 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 1 3 0
Nelson 3b 2 1 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
  Biittner lf,1b 0 0 0 0
King c 3 0 0 1
Howard lf,1b 4 0 1 1
  Lovitto pr 0 1 0 0
  Grieve lf 0 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Randle 2b 3 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 1
Gogolewski p 3 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 2 0 0 0
Grich ss 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Baylor rf 4 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 2 1
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 0 0
  Oates c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Texas 200 000 001351
Baltimore 000 000 100141
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Gogolewski  W (2-1) 7.1 2 1 1 2 3
  Pina   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Lindblad   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Cox  SV (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (2-3) 8.0 4 2 2 3 9
  Alexander   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
9

  E–Biittner (1), Grich (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Texas Maddox 2 (4,off Palmer 2).  HR–Baltimore Blair (2,7th inning off Gogolewski 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Nelson (3,off Palmer); Ford (2,off Alexander).  IBB–Randle (1,by Alexander).  HBP–Buford (1,by Gogolewski).  HBP–Gogolewski (1,Buford).  IBB–Alexander (1,Randle).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:22.  A–6,040.
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