Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
May 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 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 6, Oakland Athletics 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 1 2
Harrah 3b,ss 5 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 2 2 0 0
Billings dh,c 5 0 0 0
Harris cf 3 1 1 1
Sudakis 1b 4 1 1 1
Suarez c 4 1 4 1
  Lovitto pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Mason ss 2 0 1 1
  Carty ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse pr 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 2 1 0 1
Hegan lf 0 1 0 0
  Mangual lf 3 1 1 1
Bando dh 4 2 2 3
Jackson rf 4 0 1 2
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
McKinney 3b 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 2 2 1 0
North cf 4 0 2 1
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 8
Texas 051 000 000682
Oakland 240 002 00x881
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   3.0 6 6 6 3 2
  Gogolewski  L (0-2) 5.0 2 2 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
7
3
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   2.0 3 5 5 2 1
  Pina  W (4-1) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Knowles   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Fingers  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
5

  E–Sudakis (1), Lovitto (4), McKinney (1).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Bando (7,off Broberg); Jackson (9,off Broberg).  3B–Texas Harris (2,off Pina).  HR–Texas Nelson (3,2nd inning off Blue 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Bando (8,2nd inning off Broberg 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Mason (1,off Blue); Campaneris (1,off Gogolewski).  HBP–Johnson (2,by Pina).  SH–Green (5,off Gogolewski).  CS–North (4,2nd base by Gogolewski/Suarez).  WP–Pina (3).  HBP–Pina (4,Johnson).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:27.  A–3,471.
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