Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
July 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1972 at Cleveland 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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Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah ss 6 2 4 1
Jones 3b 5 0 0 1
Mincher 1b 6 0 0 0
Billings c 6 1 2 0
Biittner lf 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 0 0 0 0
  Nelson pr 0 1 0 0
  Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
Ford rf,lf 6 0 2 2
Lovitto cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Kubiak 2b 4 1 2 0
Broberg p 3 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 5 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein cf 5 2 1 0
Brohamer 2b 3 1 1 0
  Lolich ph 1 0 0 0
  Camilli ss 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 0 3 2
Johnson lf 4 1 2 1
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 1
McCraw rf 3 0 1 0
  Fosse ph 1 0 0 0
  Farmer p 1 0 0 0
Moses c 5 1 1 2
Duffy ss 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Lamb p 1 0 0 0
  Leon ph,ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Totals 43 6 12 6
Texas 001 020 020 0005111
Cleveland 101 000 021 0016121
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   6.1 7 2 2 3 5
  Lindblad   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Pina   0.2 0 1 0 1 1
  Paul   1.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Shellenback  L (1-4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.1
12
6
5
5
11
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lamb   7.0 6 3 2 2 7
  Mingori   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Farmer  W (1-0) 4.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
12.0
11
5
4
4
10

  E–Kubiak (2), Nettles (14).  DP–Texas 2.  PB–Billings (6).  2B–Texas Billings (7,off Mingori); Ford (8,off Mingori), Cleveland Lowenstein (2,off Broberg); Chambliss (8,off Paul); Nettles (12,off Shellenback).  HR–Texas Harrah (1,3rd inning off Lamb 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Moses (2,8th inning off Lindblad 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Howard (6,by Mingori); Kubiak (3,by Mingori); A Johnson (6,by Paul).  SF–A Johnson (2,off Broberg).  HBP–Nettles (2,by Broberg).  SB–Harrah (10,2nd base off Lamb/Moses).  HBP–Broberg (8,Nettles).  IBB–Paul (5,A Johnson); Mingori 2 (4,Howard,Kubiak).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:28.  A–12,382.
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