Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
May 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
May lf 5 1 2 1
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
Allen 1b 4 0 1 0
Melton 3b 4 0 1 1
Reichardt cf 2 0 2 0
  Johnstone ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Morales ss 4 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 3 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 2 0
Mincher 1b 2 1 1 1
  Howard ph,1b 1 0 0 0
King c 3 0 0 0
  Billings c 1 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
  Randle pr 0 0 0 0
Lovitto rf 4 0 1 0
Kubiak 2b 3 0 1 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Janeski p 2 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Driscoll 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Chicago 200 000 000270
Texas 100 000 000170
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (6-4) 7.2 5 1 1 2 8
  Forster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kealey  SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Janeski  L (0-1) 6.2 6 2 2 3 2
  Paul   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pina   2.0 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
4

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Chicago May (7,off Janeski); Reichardt (2,off Janeski); D Allen (5,off Pina), Texas Nelson (3,off Bahnsen).  HR–Texas Mincher (2,1st inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Andrews (4,off Janeski).  IBB–Johnstone (1,by Pina).  SB–Kelly (9,2nd base off Janeski/King).  CS–Lovitto (3,2nd base by Bahnsen/Herrmann).  WP–Pina (1).  IBB–Pina (1,Johnstone).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:24.  A–7,815.
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