Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
May 22, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1973 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 1, Oakland Athletics 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 2 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 1 1 0
Harris cf 4 0 2 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Suarez c 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 0 2 0
Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Bando dh 4 1 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 1
  Mangual rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 2 1 1 0
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
McKinney 3b 3 0 1 3
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
North cf 2 0 0 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Texas 000 010 000171
Oakland 000 400 00x461
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  L (1-3) 7.0 6 4 1 2 2
  Foucault   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
1
2
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (9-2) 9.0 7 1 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
1
4

  E–Mason (4), Holtzman (2).  DP–Texas 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Campaneris (3,off Siebert); McKinney (2,off Siebert).  3B–Oakland Johnson (1,off Siebert).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Siebert).  SB–Nelson (6,2nd base off Holtzman/Fosse); North (15,2nd base off Siebert/Suarez).  CS–Harris (2,2nd base by Holtzman/Fosse); Campaneris (4,2nd base by Siebert/Suarez).  IBB–Siebert (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–1:39.  A–3,196.
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