Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 13, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 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."

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Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson lf 5 1 1 1
Lovitto cf 3 1 1 1
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 1 1 2
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Billings c 4 1 1 0
Harrah ss 3 1 3 0
Harris 2b 4 0 1 1
Bosman p 1 0 0 0
  Mason ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 2 1 1 0
Rivers rf 3 1 2 1
  Stanton ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Pinson lf 4 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 2 2 2
McMullen 3b 4 0 2 1
  Parker pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1
Berry cf 4 0 1 1
Torborg c 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Kusnyer c 1 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Hiatt ph 1 0 1 0
  Motton pr 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Texas 000 012 200582
California 000 301 02x6110
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   6.0 7 4 3 1 3
  Lindblad   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Pina  L (2-7) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   6.2 7 5 5 2 7
  Allen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sells  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
8

  E–Jones (3), Harris (7).  DP–Texas 3.  2B–California Oliver (21,off Bosman); McMullen (17,off Pina).  3B–California Rivers (1,off Bosman).  HR–Texas Ford (13,6th inning off Messersmith 1 on, 1 out), California Oliver (19,6th inning off Bosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bosman (13,off Messersmith).  SB–Lovitto 2 (13,2nd base off Messersmith/Torborg,2nd base off Allen/Torborg); Harrah (15,2nd base off Messersmith/Torborg); Cardenas (1,2nd base off Pina/Billings).  WP–Sells (1).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:27.  A–4,113.
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