Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
July 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 5 2 3 2
Maddox rf 4 0 2 1
Ford lf 4 0 1 1
Billings c 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
  Biittner 1b 0 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 4 0 2 0
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 2 1 0
Stanhouse p 2 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 1
Jackson cf 4 1 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Voss rf 3 0 1 0
Tenace c 4 0 0 0
Hegan 1b 3 0 2 0
Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0
Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
Texas 110 000 200491
Oakland 200 000 000260
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Stanhouse  W (1-2) 8.0 6 2 2 4 6
  Pina  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (6-4) 6.2 8 4 4 2 4
  Fingers   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Locker   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6

  E–Stanhouse (1).  DP–Texas 3, Oakland 1.  PB–Billings (8).  2B–Texas Ford (11,off Hamilton).  3B–Texas Maddox (2,off Hamilton), Oakland Campaneris (1,off Stanhouse).  SH–Stanhouse (1,off Hamilton); Hamilton (1,off Stanhouse).  SB–Nelson 2 (33,2nd base off Hamilton/Tenace 2); Lovitto (8,2nd base off Locker/Tenace).  WP–Stanhouse (3).  BK–Stanhouse (2).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:25.  A–22,502.
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