Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
May 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1973 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Torres cf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0
Duncan c 4 0 1 0
Lowenstein lf 4 2 2 2
Gamble dh 4 1 4 3
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Ragland 2b 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 2 0
Harrah 3b 5 2 3 1
Carty dh 2 3 1 2
Johnson lf 4 1 1 1
  Grieve lf 0 0 0 0
Billings c 5 1 3 2
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 3 0 1 2
Harris cf 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 4 1 1 0
Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
Cleveland 000 023 0005101
Texas 420 210 00x9130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Strom  L (1-6) 0.2 4 4 4 1 1
  Lamb   3.0 6 4 4 3 4
  Mingori   2.1 3 1 1 2 0
  Farmer   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  W (3-3) 5.1 6 3 3 0 3
  Gogolewski  SV (3) 3.2 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
6

  E–Ragland (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Texas 3.  2B–Cleveland Lowenstein (4,off Gogolewski), Texas Burroughs (3,off Strom).  3B–Cleveland Gamble (2,off Siebert).  HR–Cleveland Gamble (6,5th inning off Siebert 1 on, 0 out), Texas Carty (2,2nd inning off Lamb 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Johnson (1,off Strom).  IBB–Carty (1,by Mingori).  SB–Nelson (8,3rd base off Strom/Duncan).  WP–Siebert (1).  IBB–Mingori (1,Carty).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:43.  A–5,571.
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