Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
May 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1972 at Cleveland Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 1 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 1
  Billings ph,c 2 0 1 1
King c 3 0 0 0
  Grieve ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Howard lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 3 1 1 1
Randle 2b 3 0 0 0
  Driscoll ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Bosman p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 1
McCraw 1b 3 0 3 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert p 1 0 1 0
  Camilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Leon ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Texas 110 000 010361
Cleveland 000 001 000171
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  W (2-4) 6.0 7 1 1 0 1
  Paul   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Pina  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (4-3) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Colbert   3.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Lamb   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Riddleberger   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Farmer   2.0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
5

  E–Driscoll (1), Lamb (1).  PB–Fosse (3).  3B–Texas Nelson (1,off Riddleberger), Cleveland Brohamer (1,off Bosman).  HR–Texas Ford (3,2nd inning off Wilcox 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bosman (6,off Colbert); Ford (3,off Lamb); Grieve (1,off Farmer).  IBB–Howard (3,by Farmer).  SB–Maddox (4,2nd base off Farmer/Fosse).  IBB–Farmer (1,Howard).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:34.  A–15,543.
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