Texas Rangers vs California Angels
July 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Texas Rangers 1, California Angels 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0
Maddox rf 3 0 1 1
Ford lf 3 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 0 2 0
  Mason pr 0 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 4 0 0 0
Ragland ss 3 0 0 0
Harris 2b 2 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
Fahey c 3 1 1 0
Panther p 0 0 0 0
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Jones 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 4 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 2 0
Parker 3b,lf 4 2 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 1
Spencer lf 4 1 2 1
  McMullen 3b 0 0 0 0
Stephenson c 3 1 2 3
Berry cf 4 0 2 1
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
May p 4 1 2 0
Totals 35 8 13 6
Texas 001 000 000141
California 002 300 30x8130
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Panther  L (5-7) 4.0 8 5 3 3 2
  Cox   2.2 4 3 3 0 1
  Paul   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
6
3
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (4-8) 9.0 4 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
5

  E–Nelson (14).  DP–California 2.  2B–Texas Maddox (6,off May), California Berry (10,off Panther); May (1,off Panther); Stephenson (2,off Cox).  SH–Panther (3,off May).  HBP–Stephenson (4,by Panther).  IBB–Alomar (3,by Panther); Pinson (6,by Panther).  BK–Paul (1).  HBP–Panther (4,Stephenson).  IBB–Panther 2 (8,Alomar,Pinson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:12.  A–7,254.
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