Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 1
Jackson cf 2 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
Maxvill 2b 1 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 0 1 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 2 0 0 0
Odom p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 0 1 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 2 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 3 2 1 0
Lovitto cf 2 0 1 0
Biittner 1b 2 1 0 1
Billings lf 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 2 0 0 1
Fahey c 4 0 1 1
Mason ss 2 0 0 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
Stanhouse p 2 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 3 4 3
Oakland 000 020 000220
Texas 210 000 00x340
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (13-5) 1.1 3 3 3 3 0
  Hamilton   2.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Locker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fingers   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
5
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Stanhouse   4.0 2 2 2 7 4
  Lindblad  W (5-7) 4.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Pina  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
10
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Campaneris (23,off Stanhouse), Texas Nelson (14,off Odom).  SH–Lovitto (4,off Odom).  SF–Ford (5,off Odom); Biittner (2,off Hamilton).  HBP–Lovitto (2,by Odom).  SB–Lewis (2,2nd base off Pina/Fahey); Lovitto (10,2nd base off Hamilton/Duncan); Nelson (39,3rd base off Hamilton/Duncan).  CS–Lovitto (9,2nd base by Fingers/Duncan).  HBP–Odom (3,Lovitto).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:29.  A–4,674.
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