Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
July 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 4 1 3 0
Harrah ss 4 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 2 1
  Maddox pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Billings lf 3 0 1 0
  Jones 1b 0 0 0 0
King c 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0
Hand p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 5 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 1 0
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 4 1 2 1
Oates c 3 0 1 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 1 0
  Buford ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Texas 200 000 000270
Baltimore 010 000 000170
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hand  W (6-6) 9.0 7 1 1 4 7
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (10-8) 9.0 7 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Grich (7,off Hand).  HR–Baltimore Grich (6,2nd inning off Hand 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Billings (1,off Dobson); Powell (1,off Hand); Belanger (3,off Hand).  IBB–Buford (2,by Hand).  SB–Nelson (22,2nd base off Dobson/Oates).  CS–Billings (3,2nd base by Dobson/Oates).  IBB–Hand (2,Buford).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:21.
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