Texas Rangers vs California Angels
May 19, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 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 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0
Lovitto 3b 2 0 0 0
Biittner lf 3 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
Harris cf 4 0 1 1
Suarez c 2 0 0 0
  Stelmaszek c 1 0 1 0
Mason ss 4 0 0 0
Hand p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 3 1 1 0
  McCraw ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Meoli ss 5 1 2 0
Grabarkewitz 2b 3 2 1 0
  Alomar 2b 1 0 0 0
Robinson dh 2 2 0 0
Oliver rf 2 2 1 4
  Stanton ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 1 1
Berry cf 2 0 2 2
Gallagher 3b 3 0 1 1
Torborg c 4 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 10 8
Texas 000 100 000140
California 300 050 10x9101
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hand  L (2-3) 4.0 6 8 8 5 0
  Hudson   3.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Foucault   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
5
0
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (6-3) 9.0 4 1 1 5 12
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
12

  E–Meoli (4).  DP–Texas 1, California 1.  2B–Texas Epstein (3,off Ryan), California Gallagher (2,off Hand); Berry (5,off Hudson); Meoli (2,off Hudson).  HR–California Oliver (5,1st inning off Hand 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Spencer (1,off Hudson); Gallagher (1,off Hudson); Berry (1,off Hudson).  HBP–Robinson (3,by Hand).  IBB–Pinson (2,by Hand); Robinson (3,by Hand).  WP–Hand (1).  HBP–Hand (2,Robinson).  IBB–Hand 2 (5,Pinson,Robinson).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:24.  A–15,019.
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