Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Texas Rangers 0, Oakland Athletics 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0
Maddox rf 4 0 0 0
Ford lf 3 0 0 0
Billings c 3 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 2 0 0 0
  Harrah ph 1 0 1 0
Hand p 2 0 1 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0
Rudi lf 1 0 0 2
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 0 0 0 0
  Hegan ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 1 0
Mangual rf 3 0 0 0
  Voss rf 0 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 3 1 1 0
Blue p 2 1 0 0
Totals 24 2 2 2
Texas 000 000 000–022
Oakland 001 000 01x–220
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hand  L (8-7) 7.1 2 2 1 3 8
  Lindblad   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cox   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
2
2
1
3
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (4-5) 9.0 2 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
5
  E–Nelson (15), Hand (2).  DP–Texas 1.  SH–Campaneris 2 (15,off Hand 2).  SF–Rudi 2 (4,off Hand 2).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–1:52.  A–19,423.
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