Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
July 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 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 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 5 0 1 1
Harrah ss 5 1 3 0
Ford lf 4 0 1 0
Billings c 3 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jones pr,1b 0 1 0 0
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
  Biittner 1b 0 0 0 0
Lovitto rf 5 0 2 2
Randle 2b 5 1 1 0
Maddox cf 2 0 2 0
Paul p 3 0 1 0
  Pina p 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 5 0 0 0
Grich ss,2b 4 1 2 0
Baylor 1b,rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Belanger pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund rf 2 0 0 0
  Powell ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Oates c 0 0 0 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Texas 010 000 010 13111
Baltimore 000 100 100 0260
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul   6.1 5 2 2 1 4
  Pina   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Shellenback  W (2-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
6
2
2
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally   8.0 9 2 2 4 3
  Watt  L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
11
3
3
5
4

  E–Lovitto (4).  DP–Texas 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Texas Harrah (12,off McNally); Lovitto (4,off Jackson), Baltimore Grich (8,off Paul).  3B–Texas Lovitto (1,off McNally).  SH–Ford (5,off Watt).  IBB–Maddox (3,by McNally).  SF–Robinson (4,off Paul).  HBP–Johnson (3,by Pina).  SB–Randle (4,2nd base off McNally/Etchebarren).  CS–Maddox (6,2nd base by Watt/Etchebarren).  HBP–Pina (4,Johnson).  IBB–McNally (7,Maddox).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:47.  A–15,011.
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