Texas Rangers vs California Angels
May 18, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1973 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 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0
  Lovitto 3b 2 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 2 0
  Grieve lf 1 0 0 0
Carty dh 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 1 0
Harris cf 3 0 1 1
Suarez c 2 0 1 0
  Stelmaszek c 1 0 0 0
Mason ss 4 0 1 0
Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 2b 3 2 1 1
  Alomar 2b 0 0 0 0
Meoli ss 3 1 1 1
Llenas lf 3 0 1 1
  McCraw lf 0 0 0 0
Robinson dh 3 1 1 2
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 1
Gallagher 3b 3 1 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Stanton rf 3 1 1 0
Torborg c 3 1 0 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 6 6
Texas 010 000 000182
California 250 000 00x761
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  L (3-3) 1.2 4 7 4 2 0
  Gogolewski   3.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Merritt   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
7
4
2
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (7-1) 9.0 8 1 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
10

  E–Harrah (10), Harris (8), Singer (2).  DP–Texas 1, California 1.  2B–Texas Burroughs (2,off Singer).  HR–California Robinson (6,1st inning off Paul 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Meoli (1,off Paul).  SF–Llenas (1,off Paul).  HBP–Robinson (2,by Paul).  HBP–Paul (3,Robinson).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–1:57.  A–13,926.
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